Amanda Kostran
Product Development Manager at SAFEWAZE · Safewaze
Huntersville, North CarolinaIn My Own Words
I want to work in a competitive and motivated activewear company that values their employees and puts their customer's needs first. I would like to work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing or Sourcing.
Specialties: Active wear design
Work Experience
Sourcing Coordinator UA product
Founder Sport Group — home of Badger Sport, Alleson Athletic, Prosphere, Teamwork and Garb Athletics2019 – 2020
Sourcing Coordinator - Under Armour
Founder Sport Group — home of Badger Sport, Alleson Athletic, Prosphere, Teamwork and Garb Athletics2019 – 2020
Production Specialist
Alleson Athletic2016 – 2019
Work with all trim, fabric and garment manufacturer's to coordinate production and delivery. Evaluate on time delivery of all vendors. Ensure the vendors have the tools they need to deliver the products ordered in the time requested and work with them to provide them if they aren't available. Communicate to management when goods will not be arriving on time and help make arrangements to limit the consequences. Resourcing trims and updating trims information, costing and library.
Technical apparel designer
Alleson Athletic2015 – 2016
Created tech packs for new and existing styles. Created flat CAD drawings and technical sketches on Illustrator for line plan and tech packs. Created point of measurement graphics and how to measure reference guide. Measured and evaluated resource samples for QC, stitch counts and proper construction. Worked with factories for timeline of resourcing and pushing for samples when timeline was not met. Created a trims reference library for the factories and main office. Assisted in evaluating fit of new development and updating tech packs and development files.
Head Apparel Designer
Styles Ever After2009 – 2015
Create Illustrator flats and tech packages and line sheets. Photoshop model photographs and compile company look books. Sketch designs and create promotional pieces. Manage production, cut and sew one of a kind garments.
Design Intern
Calhoun Sportswear2007 – 2007
cut and sew samples, assist with production sewing, create new designs, pattern them and make samples, fix fit issues with patterns, digitize and grade patterns, attend weekly production and design meetings, photograph and document designs, create tech packages.