Jennifer Echeverria (Gonzalez) Email & Phone Number

Newport Beach, California, Us

- Assist clients with all sourcing needs and directly assist with product Technical Design, Product Development, and production tasks as needed. - Take on responsibility for managing Seasonal divisions and leading weekly fittings with fit models involving design and PD teams.- Establish and maintain fit block/standards per client standards and branding strategy-- Also assist clients with figuring out what their standards should be if they are not clear or need consulting in these areas.- Work with overseas and domestic suppliers on sourcing raw goods, materials and services for hard and soft goods (i.e. all categories of apparel and accessories + items such as water bottles, kitchen supplies, and towels.)- Monitor pre-production and production sampling flow via WIP reports and T&A charts as needed- Conduct competitor research and fit analysis for recommendations on improvements in fit and emerging apparel technology.- Attend trade shows and network with suppliers to build relationships for future projects.

- Led allocation and provided services for incoming work flow from the company website.- Provided technical, design and development support as needed per client.- Responsible for helping clients navigate the Modern Brands Website and services provided including customer hand-off to factory partners.

Los Angeles, California, Us

- Responsible for managing the Women’s, Men's + Plus Size divisions and leading weekly fittings with fit models involving design and PD teams. - Monitor pre-production and production sampling flow for ALL assigned categories with weekly reports and direct communication with domestic and overseas factories.- Establish and maintain fit block/standards plus organization of tech packs via Excel and WFX( cloud based PLM)- Conduct competitor research and fit analysis for recommendations on improvements on fit and emerging apparel technology.- Manage vendor on boarding and training for WFX systems.

E-commerce women's swimwear boutique.

Manhattan Beach, California, Us

- Managed development and production for Domestic, South America and Asia vendors via weekly T&A and WIP reports - Managed my division (including 1 intern and 1 graphic artist) with ownership of products from hand off through production.- Responsible for vendor communication, pricing negotiations, and management of BOM’s for designated regions- Oversaw all shipment communication, Intertek inspections for bulk and material development.- Developed and track all trim and fabrics plus approvals with nominated suppliers.- Established the departments graphic t-shirt program with programs including apparel for sponsored marathons and specialty capsule collections (i.e. LA Marathon, BOBS, Skechers Heritage Collection x URBAN)- Responsible for proper communication flow of production WIP and costing with various departments and knowing who to advise for any changes that will affect different departments such as design, purchasing and vendor compliance.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Managed development and production for all divisions including MLB and NCAA via weekly T&A calendars and WIP reports. - Led vendor communication, pricing negotiations, sourced vendors, issued PO’s and managed BOM’s with domestic and international vendors (i.e. China, South Korea, India and U.S) - Responsible for tracking all shipments via 3PL logistics company and for coordinating Intertek inspections. - Managed and tracked all trim approvals with nominated suppliers along with placing PO’s and buy projections. - Responsible for working with various departments (Design, Planning, Sales and Marketing) to create company Production Calendar. - Created and maintained the companies Vendor Guide and worked with Accounting and Operations to implement company policy

-Responsible for managing all seasonal development for the Men's Seasonal division from concept through production.-In charge of wash and print testing projects to improve product based on company core values for environmental and social responsibility-Information hub for recommendations to Design/Merch team on style/ construction changes to maintain target pricing and design integrity-Ran the Alternative Sustainability Committee that helped certify the company as a Green Business by the City of Los Angeles

-Responsible for managing the Men's Seasonal, Custom /Collaboration divisions and leading weekly fittings with fit models involving design and merchandising teams for a combined average of 80 plus pieces per season. -Monitor pre-production and production sampling flow for ALL assigned categories and submit weekly WIP reports.-Serve as information hub for recommendations to Design/Merch team on style/ construction changes to maintain target pricing-Established fit blocks/standards that helped reduce proto sampling by approximately 20%

-Collaborated with design/ product development to create technical packages in Excel communicating garment specs, Illustrator CAD’s and technical construction to international vendors (i.e. China, Peru, Turkey and India) -Responsible for creating / updating internal manuals to helped train vendors for compliance (i.e. How-to-Measure Guide, Fit Camps)-Co-launched the Alternative Sustainability Committee that helped bring more awareness to the company’s internal sustainable business practices.-Co-founded the Alternative Classroom Program as an outlet for mentor ship and education to partner with local Colleges/ Universities.

-Created technical packages in Excel communicating garment specs, Illustrator CAD’s and technical construction to overseas partners in China. -Participate in an average of three weekly fittings involving client's design team and Buying Director. -Responsible for communicating fit and construction comments for an average of 18 plus pieces a week.

-Generated bilingual (English/ Spanish) fashion articles for Bridal and Contemporary fashion markets.-Provided art direction and styling for photo shoots used in print and electronic media

-Created technical packages on Excel with garment specs, Illustrator CAD’s, technical construction and upload to internal Share Point site. -Responsible for communicating with trim vendors and organizing Label and Trim master files including approval for quality, color and placement.-Created and implement how-to-measure and packaging manuals on Illustrator and Excel.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

-Executed floor plans created by the visual merchandising manager and the corporate merchandising team.-Utilized store resources and materials to promote goods in order to maximize sales. -Conducted research based on lifestyle concepts and trends, as well as store and regional attributes.

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

-Organization of source files, fabric and trims.-Completed and present special projects used in costing and sales meetings.-Conducted garment specification sampling for pre-production.

Bs, Apparel Merchandise Management, Emphasis In Production

Aa, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion/Apparel Design