Nora Brown Email & Phone Number

Medford, Or, Us

• Design and develop wholesale and retail jewelry line sold on-line and through sales reps - domestically/internationally.• Costing and labor studies, source materials and findings for samples and production.• Create and maintain website, line sheets, catalogs and brochures. All product photography• Manage day to day small business practices including sales orders, social media, production, shipping, • Create artisan jewelry collections for wholesale orders, red carpet clients, fashion shows, editorial shoots and salesman samples.• Managed over 100 retail accounts and outside sales reps for namesake jewelry line.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Head of apparel product development and manufacturing for H.E.A.T. Inc.

Greater Nashville Area

Project manager of assigned styles, pre-costing, material, trim, label and packaging sourcing, analyze Customer design and make appropriate changes for production, sample making and/or oversee sample sewers, pattern and marker making on Gerber CAD, final cost analysis, create tech packs and technical drawings as needed, oversee production and quality control for boutique styles. Product includes apparel, accessories, baby gift items, pet products and medical accessories.

Product development of over 50+ high profile collage football teams game day uniforms. Develop technical fabrics and treatments, oversee wear and quality testing of fabrics and finished garments. Coordinate fit sessions, pattern revisions. Build factory specs/Bill of material sheets. Oversee production in domestic and overseas factories for construction issues and quality control. Worked extensively with domestic and oversees factories to ensure quality and fit. Lead developer on innovation development for team sports.

Pattern making for Bag and accessories • Pattern making using flat and computer pattern drafting techniques. Advise design team on best construction techniques and seam placements to use, taking into consideration production efficiency, material usage and end use requirements. • Cut/Sew design review and factory sew-by samples, build BOMs, material markers, technical specs and construction details.• Travel to domestic or overseas factories to understand factory capabilities, review first production samples. Trouble shoot with factory each season to make improvements for future production runs.

Portland, Oregon Area

Pattern making and R&D for new bag designs including military, special ops, medical equipment cases and sports bags, Pattern making, Construction of pre-production samples, Costing, production specs. • Assist production manager with first production run of a new style.