Lydia Nelson Email & Phone Number

• Children's fabric designer
• Render handdrawn sketches and transform into digital patterns using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.

Saline, MI

• Designed, authored and photographed "Dreamy Quilts."
• Created and developed 14 projects in "Dreamy Quilts" from start to finish.
• Worked with publishing team to edit and complete manuscript ensuring pattern instructions, layouts, illustrations, graphic design, and photography was accurate and aesthetically on point.
• Attended various book singings and promotions
• Rated as a top craft book of 2016 by ABC news and rated as a “must read” in McCall’s magazine.

Saline, MI

A whimsical line of greeting cards, gift wrap, and calendars.

Featured artist in 10 page article in 2016 issue of Where Women Create

Rogers, Arkansas

• Researching and purchasing yarns of various colors, textures, materials, and weights from a variety of suppliers
• Knitting sweaters, blankets, hats, and toys for store samples including Entrelac and Fair Isle.
• Teaching knitting classes
• Attending industry trade shows to meet with suppliers and purchase yarns and notions

Concord, California

Author of "Dreamy Quilts" released in April 2015

Bentonville, Arkansas

• Responsible for the inbound and outbound perishable case volume forecasting for 41 Distribution Centers, enabling management to staff appropriately and plan freight flow
• Formulated the 2008 (Fiscal Year 2009) annual budget for all U.S. distribution networks (Grocery, Regional and Fashion) totaling over 225 billion dollars in sales, while working with Wal-Mart Logistics Finance
• Determined the 2008 Wal-Mart Distribution Center alignment using CAPS modeling software and cases forecast
• Created the 2008 realignment schedule for Wal-Mart stores based on Distribution Center capacity and case volume
• Maintained network alignments and realignments on a daily basis for all U.S. distribution networks for new, remodel and relocation stores
• Produced Distribution Center capacity and utilizations studies based on forecasted and actual case shipments

Peoria, Illinois Area

• Supplier consolidation project eliminating non-strategic sources
• Completed Green Belt training and participation on 6 Sigma projects
• Completed burn to shape database that involved analyzing and organizing over 7000 parts for the heavy fabrications division
• Communicated with suppliers on a daily basis via telephone and business trips
• Organized several intern social events, which allowed interns to become better acquainted

Management, Finance, General

Fashion/Apparel Design

Completed Textiles and Apparel Production classes