DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Professional Summary Supervisory experience development production apparel sportswear. Experience management sourcing, product development, production technical design teams. Strong understanding domestic offshore sourcing. Extensive global travel sourcing, product development, manufacturing quality control. Experience Director Product Development July 2015 April 2016 Company Name City State Conducted analysis address production delays led time delivery product. Successfully led key projects resulted proactive external communication vendors agents. Developed, designed managed production posture performance apparel men woman, ensuring fit quality merchandise exceeded company standards. Hired managed new product team members. Managed aspects design development production, maintaining company timelines. Worked directly domestic offshore factories, ensuring quality timelines met company standards. Sourced fabric trims, developed new construction techniques initiated new concepts product line. Monitored multiple databases keep track company inventory. Managed product development team, maintained WIP report hired necessary staff needed. Planned executed purchase orders seasonal product lines. Worked closely cross functional teams, maintaining internal communication. Reported directly President company Sourcing Agent January 2010 July 2015 Company Name City State Lead independent consultancy transpose client's inspirations finished,viable collection. Travelled domestically internationally source fabrics, trims factories. Generated tech packs worked directly factories initiate development process. Managed step pre production process, ensuring quality fit finished goods achieved company standards. Organized client's sku plan ensure product line merchandised meet buyers specifications. Created maintained BOM ensure bottom line costs included finished cost goods. Technical Design Manager January 2008 January 2009 Company Name City State Managed team 22 technical designers/pattern makers, marker makers, graders sewing department. Improved production timelines, implemented cost saving construction techniques, standardized technical design processes. Created production standards internal personal follow addition private accounts factories. Developed company manual standardize pre production production process. Worked design, imports sales departments coordinate timely deliveries finished goods. Travelled globally accounts, vendors factories insure quality fit garments maintained company standards. Managed execution tech packs vendors agents. Conducted daily correspondence factories, vendors, accounts insure production timelines schedule. Analyzed evaluated cost effective solutions QC department execute timely deliveries finished goods. Managed company calendar maintain delivery schedule. Reported directly COO. Director Product Development January 2006 January 2007 Company Name City State Responsible set management technical design department. Accomplished company standards house departments offshore factories follow development process execution finished goods. Managed design development process designer sketch handover bulk production delivery. Responsible purchase Lectra CAD system, hired staff patternmakers, established standards fit, quality construction. Conducted daily correspondences offshore factories ensure timely deliveries finished goods. Extensive travel Asia follow development process finished goods. Managed offshore factories development production process ensure processes track. Worked freight forwarders customs brokers production process ensure documentation deliveries schedule. Worked closely sales manager ensure buyers aware new fits changes upcoming styles. Developed implemented vendor manual factories follow regards pre production process, specification system, packaging instructions shipping guidelines. Managed company calendar ensure departments meeting deadlines. Reported directly President company. Adjunct Faculty January 2005 January 2012 Company Name City State Developed advanced course curriculum Fashion Department Orange Coast College Long Beach City College. Facilitate development offshore technical packages include garment knock offs, pattern adjustments, appropriate fit, fabric qualities, package specifications garment costs. Students taught global communications use digital media, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel CAD systems. Technical Design Manager January 2002 January 2006 Company Name City State Responsible creation implementation technical design department improvement fit quality men, junior, swim toddler lines. Established executed company guidelines domestic offshore factories follow development finished goods. Hired managed staff pattern makers, technical designers, graders, marker makers sewers. Established working relationships offshore domestic factories. Created new specification system educated managers manufacturing personnel use. Created fit requirements factories production teams follow. Worked liaison design, production sales ensure fit, quality timely deliveries finished product. Worked design, merchandising production teams trouble shooting cost effective construction techniques. Managed day-to-day operations technical design department, managed deliveries offshore production. Follow customs brokers freight forwarders regards time deliveries finished goods offshore factories. Reported directly VP Production Production Manager January 2000 January 2001 Company Name City State Managed domestic offshore production women's sportswear technical skiwear. Sourced domestic offshore factories, managed B.O.M., created WIP reports, analyzed product costings margins; collaborated customs brokers insure timely delivery offshore product. Ordered production fabric trims domestic production. Maintained working relationships offshore factories regularly visiting factories. Performed inspections offshore factories regards efficiency markers, quality cutting overall construction fit finished goods. Worked sales team develop product, line plans skus. Issued purchase orders, cut tickets maintained inventories domestically offshore. Maintained WIP reports, production schedules timelines. Reported directly President company. Education Bachelor Arts Clothing Textiles. Focus Fashion Design 2010 California State University City State USA Professional Affiliations Member, Small Business Association (2008 present) Member, Alumni Association Skills Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel, Power Point, Word Excellent organizational skills. Team player. 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