Kris Guzman

• Supervise apparel and hard goods product development and production for diverse brands/clients • Present on trend product concepts/collections that elevate the brand’s ecommerce assortment • Obtain price quotes, prepare buys, create purchase orders, and maintain deliveries/timelines • Establish new and valuable partnerships with screen printers, embroiderers, and vendors • Manage blank sourcing and reordering/restocking for the in-house on demand print program

• Led programs and projects related to apparel merchandise in the gaming lifestyle industry • Managed product creation, sourcing, manufacturing, tech packs, and POS • Communicated product process flow and timelines with internal/external designers and vendors • Conveyed production strategies and business status to internal/external partners with WIP reports • Organized and maintained trim and blank library

• Assisted in the development of new products that represented the brand and design aesthetic • Created and established a tracking process to improve the flow of the sample process • Arranged various spreadsheets that included project line plans and item set up

• Developed new styles and made improvements to the existing merchandise SKUs

• Analyzed new projects and consulted with the customer for any design, timing, and pricing issues • Reviewed that the needs of the buyer from sample requests to production orders were met

• Commented on fabrics, lab dips, and strike-offs with overseas vendors

• Created tech packs, updated fabrics and trimmings library, and relayed technical and creative ideas to head designer