-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 through Facebook advertisements and elite social media partnerships-Established direct marketing campaigns for e-mail blasts and postcard mailers-Created and locally sourced a necklace for Johns Hopkins Pediatric Oncology; all proceeds go to their research-Featured in the "Hot Gifts" section of the December 2014 issue of Vanity Fair

• 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 integrity while optimizing factory efficiency and raw material yields• 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 • Collaborated with cross functional leaders to propose and implement initiative reducing production lead-times from 12 to 7 weeks • Established seasonal development/production calendar with milestone dates for both internal teams and external factory • Hired, trained and managed two direct reports • Built and maintained excellent partnerships with design, merchandising, marketing including the chief creative officer, VP of marketing and other executive leaders• Effective written and verbal communication across multiple countries/time zones including phone, email, text, WeChat

• 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

-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 orders-Ongoing merchandising of the entire diamond jewelry collection; built stories with associated marketing materials and campaigns-Represented KP Sanghvi in the Las Vegas JCK jewelry show to meet with buyers and establish new business

-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 submitted daily sales reports to the home office -Managed a team of 12+ sales associates on and off the sales floor

-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 Fashion Week; assisted with the model/garment itinerary, coordinated catering, and greeted guests

-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 company created a summary of new fabrics, styles and colors

• 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