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Production & Development Manager

Engineering & Production

<p>Over 25 years of apparel experience working in cross-functional environments in the U.S. and abroad. Results-driven and decisive leader, with focus on achieving success and increased productivity through improvements in operations, quality control, product development, and production.</p>

-  Oversee all aspects of the Production/Development and Design departments.

-  Worked closely with designers, sewers and dye sublimation printers to achieve company goals.

-  Run a vertical factory here in house making our goods, from concept through finished products.

-  Sourcing new eligible factories, both in Asia and here domestically.
-  Heavy Domestic Production Services.

-  Drastically improved efficiency with timelines to market.

Production Manager

-  Work with specialty clients on SMU products.

-  Work directly with sourced factories and manage the product from concept through final delivery.

-  Price negotiations with factory and client.

-  Sourcing new eligible factories, both in Asia and here domestically.
-  Heavy Domestic Production Services.

Owner

Handle all aspects of Design / development / Print Room / transfer / Production floor, for a vertical dye sublimation advertising manufacturer.



Production Manager Freelance cut n Sew 

13 Apparel - Production / Sourcing Manager	March 2014 - June 2015

-  Oversee all aspects of the Production/Development departments.

-  Domestic Production Master, Brought on as a Consultant and loved the brand.

-  Price negotiations with factory and client.

-  Sourcing new eligible factories, both in Asia and here domestically.
-  Heavy Domestic Production Services.

-  Drastically improved Speed to market, on existing lines and new ones as well.

Consultant and loved the brand

Work with a small but efficient team to design, develop, and produce various garments from fire retardant racing
suits to board shorts.

-  Work closely with account managers on SMU products for specialty clients.

-  Work with Factories to insure on time merchandise in the quality the customer ordered.

-  Sourcing new eligible factories, both in Asia and here domestically.

Production/Product Development Manager COO

Managed office as well as developers for all clientele. 

Direct team of 12 to carry out day-to-day Production/development of Simso Tex private label brands, as well as full
service to mainstream manufacturers.

-  Maintain margins, costs, vendors and development of all brands, increasing GP margins.

-  Work directly with owner, designers, to better the company with systems.

Set up line plans, and implemented a good/better/best retail program.

Merchandising Manager

Direct team of merchandisers to carry out day-to-day development of Famous Stars and Straps, Rogue Status,
Expensive Tastes, and The Wild Ones lines.

-  Maintain margins, costs, vendors, and development of all brands, increasing GP margins.

-  Manage and maintain merchandising plans and calendars, improving delivery deadlines.

-  Work directly with owner/design director on styling and special projects

Director of Mens Merchandising

Global sourcing: Frequent travels to China to ensure product quality, design integrity, environmental compliance,
and seek out new vendors and factories, as well as negotiate upcoming pricing and scheduling.

-  Product development: ensure accurate tech packs and costing, oversee the handoff process.

-  Maintained company calendar with 11 annual deliveries.

-  Manage staff of 6, including quality control, product development, and production assistants.

-  Established infrastructure and standards in and for, product development, quality control, logistics, and production.

-  Attained a gross profit margin increase of 5%.

Production Manager/Product Development Manager/Sourcing Manager

Handled everything from Concept through finished product.  Managed the development teams, as well as production teams.  Implemented a QC division.

Director of Apparel

Direct design and production of men and women's mid-tier apparel and outerwear - Research fabrics, trim,
silhouettes and color blocking.

-  Manage all aspects of production, domestic and international - cost analysis, profit/loss, margins and logistics.

-  Sourcing and vendor relations with frequent travel overseas - QC guidelines, vendor compliance.

-  Establish departmental budgets as well as overall gross profit margin.

-  Technical design manufacturing


Additional Work history on request

Handled everything from Concept through store delivery.

Warehouse / Production Assistant

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