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Responsible for Forecasting, Production Planning, Sourcing, Quality and Product Development for this leading brand in foodservice apparel.  Reduced product costs by 20% through resourcing, improved fabric quality with no increase in product costs through better negotiation.  Implemented incoming quality audits of fabric and garments for color and construction details.  Implemented quality manual for fabric and garments and design an improved garment specification to assure consistency of product from multiple vendors.

Exhibition Committee Chair, Member of The Board of Directors,Member of Long Range Planning Committee

Identify, evaluate and develop new textile and garment sources.  Develop key performance criteria for all fabric and garments by market segment.  Direct development of certified eco-friendly products for the uniform industry.  Execute business process analysis and pinpoint improvements to accelerate speed to market.

Director of Textile Services and Vendor Operations/Manager of Textile Services and Vendor Operations

Responsible for all phases of product development, technical design, raw material purchasing and quality assurance for Santoni seamless products.  Led staff of 17 through 4 direct reports.  Translated design concepts into cost-competitive and manufacturable products in a timely way without compromising the integrity of the design concept.
•	Doubled the volume of new products developed and brought to market.
•	Reduced product startup costs by 25% by simulating production startup as a step in the product development process.
•	Achieved 33% improvement in productivity by reducing the number of prototype submissions to gain fit approval.
•	Evaluated and selected factories, negotiated pricing, and supervised product startup process for all sourced products.

Director of Technical Design

Led $2.2 billion product development, technical design and sourcing operation.  Responsible for pattern and marker development, prototype and sales samples, color and fabric development, product costing, product management, sourcing, raw material purchasing and final product specifications.  Led staff of 55 through 10 direct reports.  In addition to achievements highlighted above: 
•	Achieved 33% reduction in product development costs by documenting, analyzing, and redefining the product development process. 
•	Improved speed to market by establishing best practice processes for seasonal product development by shrinking the product development cycle from 170 business days to 45 calendar days.

VP Product Development

Director of Sourcing

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David Stoklosa: Production Manager in Oak Park, IL

David Stoklosa

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Georgia Institute of Technology