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Product Developer

Highly-motivated and meticulous professional with a background in fashion and production, delivers superior results in a complex work environment. Excellent interpersonal skills and strong ability to build and maintain relationships. Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and aptitude for multitasking. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with out-of-the-box thinking with clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.

•	Initiate season development by creating development line sheets with style numbers and names by category, ordering Pantone color standards, and creating color cards
•	Create and maintain WIP for all development details including fabric, lab dip, strike-off, knit-down, and yarn-dye approvals for all categories tracking fit samples through technical design process 
•	Constantly communicate with international vendors regarding all submits, sample yardage, costing, surcharges, and fit and salesmen’s samples and organize samples for all meetings
•	Create and update line sheets for sales using Adobe InDesign throughout sales process
•	Assist in tracking sales of previous seasons in preparation for upcoming seasons including best sellers for fabric and style references
•	Set up initial development tech packs with fabrics, trims, style sketches, and inspiration images along with reference blocks if applicable

Actively collaborated with cross functional teams on matters related to production management, managing the operating procedures and communication for activities related to design changes, quality issues, new product development, and production support
Set up and maintained style information for 250 SKUs simultaneously using Axapta and NGC software
Generated approximately 50% reduction in quality rejects by managing quality control process leveraging cause and corrective action initiative
Administered the on-time delivery and production of new product lines through successful development, management, and release of purchase orders exceeding $150,000 through Axapta by actively managing six international vendors

Junior Spec Writer - Technical Design

Ensured that bulk production goods met expectations with regard to design, quality, and delivery through ongoing communication with two international vendors and eleven domestic partners
Collaborated with team to focus on customer satisfaction by supplying the highest level of service and quality of goods
Actively managed eleven clients concurrently with bulk production inquiries and preproduction sample approvals including trims, labels, and packaging
Used SAP software to enter supplier purchase orders amounting up to $7000 and client sales orders amounting up to $12,000
Consistently met deadlines 100% of the time to ensure company processes were completed

Global Production Coordinator

Used Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop to prepare line sheets and create tech packs, including fabric and wash and dye details, and garment specifications
Researched trends and contribute creative content for seasonal designs
Provided administrative support for lead designer, assistant designer, and production manager

Design Intern

Improved administrative procedures by migrating business records from paper ledgers to formulated MS Excel files creating better organizational efficiency with 20% less time required for weekly tasks
Oversaw payroll activities for fifty employees and accounts payable analyzing twelve vendor invoices and inventory for accuracy 
Established marketing campaign on social media platforms and tracked effectiveness using elementary web analytics, increasing reach by 45% and engagement by 33%

Administrative Assistant

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