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Brooklyn, NY, US

Brooklyn, NY, US

-Design custom jewelry and manage domestic production; review and critique CAD renderings, direct manufacturer on orders, perform quality control on finished castings and negotiate with suppliers-Sell fine jewelry collections through e-commerce and wholesale; allocate merchandise to stores and maintain inventory spreadsheets-Conduct target marketing.

Columbus, Ohio, US

• Partnered with design and merchandising to ensure sample execution meets expectations of designers’ vision while utilizing materials and constructions within merchant pricing strategy
• Responsible for negotiation and management of all costing from initial development through purchase order placement; proactively offer cost engineering options to cross functional teams that will maintain design.
• Managed development, communication and negotiations with vendor base and raw material base of custom hardware, prints and materials
• Effectively navigated within cross functional teams, executive leadership group and factory base to enable quick decisions and problem solving
• Provided weekly weighted margin reporting to senior leadership as well as other detailed product reports as needed for seasonal product presentations
• Traveled to China/HKG/Vietnam to manage design and development meetings, negotiate costing and oversee quality on the production line

Columbus, Ohio, US

• Managed leather/fabric sourcing, technique development, custom hardware, color and rolling R & Do Developed over 400 leather/fabric articles & 200 custom hardware pieces annually in multiple colorways/finishes
• Prepared and presented all materials and components for chief creative officer’s approval
• Created all tracking and informational systems across all materials by season for cross-functional teams’ easy reference.
• Liaison between nominated raw material suppliers and finished goods factories
• Communicated daily with overseas teams regarding development of handbags and materials
• Liaison between product development, production and design regarding material cost, performance and production status

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

-Led development of new products for sales to large retailers (Macy's, Bloomingdales, Sterling, etc.). Communicated with buyers to understand their needs, wrote specs for both in-house and international design teams, and coordinated production with manufacturers in NY, China, and India-Developed and customized samples for buyers; managed purchase.

Annapolis, MD, US

-Built client relationships and styled a variety of individuals with clothing and accessories in a boutique setting-Oversaw visual merchandising for jewelry, habitat and swim departments in display design and assembly -Continuously exceeded personal sales, items per transaction, and average dollar sales goals-Implemented new sales strategies; completed and.

New York, NY, US

-Worked directly for the VP of Public Relations; was the point of communication between the VP and the other interns -Organized an intern manual for assembling press/look books-Managed the front desk and all corresponding administrative duties-Pulled looks for sample trafficking and adjusted garments for fittings-Asked to return for New York Spring 2011.

-Assisted the CEO in design meetings for major retailers (Gap, Ann Inc., etc.) in search of new textures/colors for upcoming collections-Helped in all aspects of showroom maintenance: catalogued fabrics, advertised sample sales, and photographed/photoshopped new samples for design team’s reference-Attended trade shows and trend seminars on behalf of the.

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Built client relationships and style with clothing/accessories for a corporate clothing company
• Continuously exceeded personal sales, items per transaction, and average dollar sales goals
• Maintained large-scale inventory with replenishments from back stock
• Upheld in-store visual aesthetics and merchandising through product placement

Bs, Fashion Merchandising

High School