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•Developing 2-tier quality footwear for various prominent brands worldwide. •Approximately 2500 styles a year with sourcing nerve center in southeast China. •Sample room and production facilities. Created exclusive styles for in-house brands.•Monitored progress of costing with factories, sample rooms, until final approval of footwear for each clients needs.•Weekly updates at creating synergy with staff, management, merchandising until goods reach appropriate destination.•Attend supplier fairs for materials, components in synergy within Clients deadlines.•Overseeing, sales, development, styling, product placement and compliance.•Special make-up samples within time constraints from various clients in USA,Canada,EEC, Turkey & Asia.

•Producing 1st & mid-tier quality footwear . •Developing 1000 styles a year with sourcing nerve center in southeast China. •Created Sample room facilities in Southeast China•Manage flow of prototypes, salesmen samples in time for shows and buy meetings•Planned factory development strategies and allocations•Creative solutions with regard to added value on designs, materials reaching companies financial goals •Responsible for preproduction, production, quality control, costing & compliance.*Sourced materials with suppliers based on design request, within budget.•Works closely with production if need be resolved most delivery issues that came from development or clients demands.•Expedites, updated reports on prototypes, hardware mold approvals and PU and leather sampling materials.•Purchased materials for sampling needs, preproduction approval management utilizing mostly ISO compliant material's.•Travel assignments of at least 3 months in the year

•Negotiated License agreement (women's shoes) with top Japanese brand.*USA, Canada, Taiwan and PR• Organized and attended all major footwear trade shows• Worked with marketing and licensing ensure compliance timelines for archiving ,licensee & showroom samples• Prebuy production schedules and planning on a quarterly basis. •Produce and approved fit samples.•Reviewed all style's and material and prompt lead-times for design, merchandising, and production.• Attended and participated in concept, development, market and trend meetings for brand. • Responsible for all E-commerce Sales•Strong design aesthetic and understanding of Licenser's needs.

•Responsible for product placement, development compliance and technical advisor, in-house brands for BCBG Max Azria group.•Manage flow of prototypes, salesmen samples in time for shows and buy meetings•Responsible for preproduction, production, quality control, costing & compliance.•Sourced materials with suppliers based on design request, within budget.• Expedited timely reports footwear prototypes, new hardware mold approvals, PU,textile and leather sampling materials.•Participated in development and trend meetings for all in house 10 brands total•Interacted with multiple departments and associates at all levels of management and production facilities •Travel assignments of at least 4 months in the year•Monitored progress of costing with factory, sample rooms, management and merchandising until final approval of prototype for each brand needs.• Supervising design standard and quality and achieved costing goals from mass market to Luxury.

Developing mid-tier quality footwear . Responsible for line building, preproduction•International sales.•Responsible for preproduction, production, quality control, costing & compliance.•Sourced materials with suppliers based on design request, within budget.•interacted with multiple departments and associates at all levels of management•Expedited prompt reports footwear prototypes, new hardware mold approvals, PU,textile and leather sampling materials.

•Developing 2-tier quality footwear for various prominent brands worldwide. •Approximately 2000 styles a year with sourcing nerve center in southeast China. •Sample room and production facilities. Created exclusive styles for in-house brands.•Monitored progress of costing with factories, sample rooms, until final approval of footwear for each clients needs.•Attend supplier fairs for materials, components in synergy within Clients deadlines.•Overseeing, sales, development, styling, product placement and compliance.•Special make-up samples within time constraints from various clients in USA,Canada,EEC & Asia.

V.P international sales, Linebuilder, technical adviser.

Product placement, preproduction,quality control,costing, compliance, technical advisor and product manager. Responsible for component compliance and material approvals.• Strong design aesthetic and comprehension of Women's footwear

•Official distributor For KICKERS France.•Sales to all major retailer in Canada East. •Attended and organized all major Canadian tradeshoes•Travelled throughout Canada, opening and servicing accounts

Product development & Sales Mens shoes made in Italy. Branded John Charles and Private label Le Chateau Canada.•Producing 1st & mid-tier quality footwear •Planned factory development strategies and allocations