Strategic and operational responsibility for AFEC’s programs and the execution of itsmission

Assist start-up non-profit organization from ground up with marketing, fundraising, community outreach and launch of FreeFlight club.

Actively support educational efforts with school staff and executive teams to aid in the efficient operation of school activities in the areas of fundraising, tutoring, classroom, library operations, and strategic planning.

Selected to interview and place potential volunteer candidates for positions in Outreach and Student Internships.

Promoted to improve product quality through competitive analysis and comparison, lab testing, fit tests, and market research.• Advised leadership and implemented changes to denim fabric construction and washes to improve product quality for Gap, Inc. brands.

Promoted to execute processes and procedures for timely delivery of quality products throughout US and international markets – Canada, Europe, Japan.• Simplified, market pipeline process and workflow, eliminating redundancy while maintaining design integrity and quality. Enabled clear, cross-functional communication, quick decision making, improved production processes, and on-time delivery.• Created seasonal global production placement strategy to support merchandising profit goals. Anticipated potential cost/production issues and implemented strategic vendor placement to achieve financial goals—executed successful rollout to multiple departments.• Optimized and achieved profit goals by partnering with planning and merchandising, tracking past sales, and implementing alternate plans to react to markets, through greige good and bulk booking for responsive market capability and price leveraging.• Increased merchandising mark-up goals for high volume sale products through product-based costing.• Developed timeline and alternative scenarios for merchandising to support changing business needs and production issues in the event of factory shutdowns, strikes, unforeseen circumstances, and natural disasters. • Optimized profit goals through market change accuracy, implementing efficiencies, and reducing over or under stock items.

Promoted to deliver vision and execution to generate profits for new private label venture.• Designed and sourced exceptional collection of printed and woven fabrics, garments, and accessories based on seasonal trends driven by Fashion week in Milan, Paris, London, and NY. • Acquired new sources for fabrics and raw materials from Tiruppur, India, to optimize client design decision processes and selections.• Developed and launched company’s Men’s Wear Private label ‘Evoluzione’ marketed in Singapore, Thailand, Middle East, and Greece.• Increased orders by 50% through strategic product placement at promotional prices. Utilized volume prices based on basic styles available in bulk across department stores and prestige designer prices at exclusive stores; Takashimaya Department Store – Japan.• Created seasonal storyboard presentations that catered/appealed to the design needs of various clients.

Developed and implemented marketing strategies resulting in increased in house studio revenue.• Trained designers to create printed and woven fabrics using Textile CAD software, from Indo Design, Paris.• Supervised designing of corporate PR materials – logo, CD covers.

Selected to ensure timely delivery and quality products for European clients. • Collaborated to contribute to securing ISO 9002; conducted SWOT analysis and streamlined interdepartmental communication.• Effectively coordinated clients needs through production pipeline departments such as Master Tailor, Sampling, Fabric and Trims, Factory, Washing and Shipping, and Logistics.• Conducted weekly onsite and assembly line inspections of products at factory sites and random inspections at packaging.• Selected for “Train the Trainee’ program and successfully trained office staff on skills needed to execute job functions.• Inspected production sites in Sri Lanka and set up headquarters in Singapore.