Casey Schalich Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

• Analyze inventory vs. sales to determine and resolve discrepancies
• Determine open to buy based on inventory and sales forecast
• Create purchase orders and review buying plans with buyer
• Analyze historical sales data and forecast trends to plan assortment and inventory levels
• Source new and exciting beers and place orders with distributors
• Set prices for new inventory and schedule incoming inventory

Oakland, CA

• Managed production of a fashion focused social game from concept through development, beta testing and launch.
• Simultaneously managed production of a new game as well as production and maintenance of an existing successful game.
• Assigned projects to and managed technical designers, game developers, artists, animators, and UI/UX designers with as many as 7 direct reports.
• Worked with teams across platforms to implement game on multiple international social platforms.

• Partnered with CCO and CEO to research, plan and develop a new social game, including art style.
• Worked closely with CEO on developing art production schedule.
• Directed artists on game content and style, managed art production and deliverables.

• Worked with the designer to create and produce intricate costumes.
• Demonstrated expertise of apparel construction, patternmaking, and draping techniques.

Parras Denim

• Worked with mills and clients to develop new fabrics.
• Negotiated prices, lead times and deliveries for all sales.
• Issued and tracked purchase orders against mill capacity and schedules to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Managed business and sales development for all west coast clients. (including Levi Strauss & CO., J.Crew, Lucky Brand Jeans & Volcom among others)

• Issued and maintained purchase orders in SAP.
• Maintained tracking tools including IPS (inventory, production & sales) reports, helped identify risks and opportunities and bring them to the attention of cross-functional team members including merchandising and.

• Drove the Boy’s Red Tab division to become the fastest growing division in the company.
• Responsible for fabric, sundries and contractor cost negotiations- consistently exceeded margin and profit targets. Maintained seasonal costing templates.
• Managed development of garments, fabrics and denim finishes.
• Communicated with domestic and foreign vendors to source materials and facilitate development, pre-production and production. Traveled to Egypt to work with contractor facilities first hand.
• Collaborated with design and merchandising partners to ensure products met aesthetic, sales, safety, TOE (terms of engagement) and cost requirements.
• Initiated cross-sourcing of key products with multiple contractors and created a placement strategy which ensured responsive delivery of product in excess of demand forecasts while maintaining cost targets.

• Maintained tracking and records of all fabric, trim, and finish approvals.
• Worked with contractors to ensure on-time approvals of all pre-production and sample garments and components.
• Assisted product development specialist with developments and approvals.

• Hot Chilly's, Salsa, Peppers and Hot Juan
• Responsible for successful fabric, trim and contractor pricing, minimums, and lead time negotiations.
• Maintained detailed spec and technical approval records. Responsible for approving all garments and fabrics against spec and technical requirements.
• Responsible for approving all fabric and trim developments including lab dips, prints and finishes.
• Assisted in packaging and catalog copy and approvals.
• Researched trends for performance and active wear, focused on fabric and finish trends.

• Assisted in development of new designs and sample garments. Coordinated sample kits for factory approvals.
• Experience preparing for trunk and trade shows, coordinating press kits, assembling look books and line sheets, and editing product catalogs.

B.S., Apparel Design And Merchandising, Design Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Award for Most Marketable Line in the 2005 SFA fashion show.

Flash Design & Development, Web Design & Graphics, Metal Arts

Pattern Grading, Lingerie Design, Millinery

Jewelry Design

Apparel Design