Tina Riggs Gonzalez
GARDEN ASSOCIATE, SEASONAL · Home Depot
Alameda, CA
In My Own Words
Production Manager | Product Developer Technical Sportswear and Plush Toys
Production Management | Product Developer professional with extensive experience in coordinating new product development for domestic and overseas production with a strong focus on deadlines and process to build quality product. Strong background in design and development of men’s and ladies’ technical sportswear. Consistent record of achieving business objectives through strong relationships with in-house design team, pattern makers, and outside contractors to ensure product quality and efficiencies in production. Strengths include solid honest communication, problem solving skills and flexibility to adapting to change.
- Degrees in Fashion Design and Commercial Art, plus strong background in design and development for plush toys, accessories, men’s and ladies’ sportswear apparel. - Expert in production coordination and logistics for domestic and overseas operations. - Successfully coordinated and executed product lines within time and cost constraints of client or licensor, and in accordance with business model. - Worked directly with manufacturers on product aesthetics and cost to meet all team goals for line.
Work Experience
GARDEN ASSOCIATE, SEASONAL
Home Depot2017 – 2017
• Provided exceptional customer service. • Prepared store for morning opening, stocking shelves, putting away returns and preforming daily aisles safety check. • Maintained and watered outdoor and indoor plants. Assisted customers with issues regarding plants, lawn care and garden equipment.
TECHNICAL DESIGNER, CONTRACT
Nordstrom, Seattle2015 – 2016
• Measured and audited samples for production. Ensured that products met quality, aesthetics and Nordstrom’s strict brand requirements. • Handled development samples, including complete sample tracking process, to ensure samples met calendar deadlines. Prepare product for fit sessions. • Corresponded with multiple factories on fit samples through to top of production.
Outside Production Manager
Beyond Clothing2014 – 2015
• Set direction on production allocation to factories base on product specifications, machinery required for the product build and delivery schedule. • Managed correspondence with multiple domestic factories on size runs through to productions. Traveled to collection of domestic US manufacturers to manage onsite production. Negotiated most favorable product cost with outside vendors. • Measured and audited size runs for production. Ensured that products met quality, aesthetics and customer functional requirements. Provided in-house technical support on product construction from concept through to production launch. • Created purchase orders for stock and sales order in accordance with forecast demand. • Products included: Axios technical survival sports apparel for military and Helios technical sports apparel.
SEAMSTRESS
Modeschneiderei, Stuttgart, Germany2011 – 2013
• Tailored clothing to customer’s fit and desires. Operated and maintained sewing equipment. Ability to articulate customer's desired fit in English and German for multi-cultural environment of in-house team members and customers.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Rainbeau2005 – 2010
• Conducted all communication with vendors related to sample development and fit approvals. • Maintained BOM’s, trims, color standards and updates on tech packets. Governed third party testing on materials and products. • Evaluated and issued approvals on lab dips/print strike-offs and communicated comments to vendor. • Owned and managed development samples, including complete sample tracking process, to ensure sample consistency and on-time arrival to meet calendar deadlines. • Provided in-house technical support on product development from concept art through production launch.
SENIOR SOFTGOODS ENGINEER
Leap Frog Enterprises2004 – 2005
• Created strong team interaction with merchandising, design, vendors, planning, and quality assurance to ensure a coordinated and efficient process in production. • Supervised in-house art staff. Researched new fibers, fabrics, and trimmings. Identified new market trends and reviewed competitor lines. Generated and reviewed product development sheets for samples and production. • Identified and proactively resolved product quality and cost issues with cross-functional partners prior to the start of production. • Analyzed patterns and samples to ensure efficient use of materials. Calculated product cost estimates working from drawing, prototypes and patterns. • Spearheaded correspondence between U.S. and overseas offices. Traveled to cooperate headquarters in Hong Kong and to manufacturers in China.
