Associate Product Development Manager, April 2017 – March 2020 • Manage vendor relationships and daily communications through virtual meetings and email.• Coordinate and manage meetings between the technical department and development team to review each new prototype before SMS approval.• Attend fittings with designers and communicate any changes or concerns for proprietary designs until approval.• Work with cross-functional groups to ensure all style-related data are accurate in PLM.• Create BOMs for all Wacoal developments and ensure that all information, including cost, is accurate.• Assess and communicate any vendor-related risks to upper management based on the quality and performance of materials during the development stage to mitigate any issues for bulk production.• Negotiate, generate, and update cost sheets in PLM for proprietary designs.• Develop and maintain tracking tools to manage the material testing process to reduce bulk production risks.

Associate Product Development Manager (POLO & Purple Label, Haberdashery), September 2016 – April 2017 • Correspond with the Italian office in Bologna daily for all PL and POLO Developments. • Attend fittings and milestone meetings to implement all developments and changes and communicate these changes to the Bologna office. • Create tech packs for all PL and POLO developments and ensure that product components (including fabric information, trim, and artwork) are accurate in PLM. • Maintain a library of all product information, including fabric swatches, sketches, and trim developments from concept to stock approval. • Manage all developments from the proto stage to stock approval and communicate any changes to the Italy office in Bologna. • Initialize development for all SRS samples for PL and POLO products.

• Manage the graphic tee product development process by acting as the liaison between design, merchandising and production• Daily communication with overseas vendors to ensure clarity on all aspects of development• Responsible for sample tracking, reviewing submits and keeping detailed records on development progress• Secure that product information (including fabric information, trims, and graphic art) is accurate in PLM for vendors • Establish strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to insure product success• Manage work in progress (WIP) tracking and reporting for development team• Allocate the seasonal development to factories based on sourcing strategy that guarantees highest PMU • Ensure that products are engineered to cost standards and assist Product Manager in negotiating costs to achieve marginal expectations• Identify and resolve production issues at the development stage to avoid bulk issues for production

*Managed and tracked production detail, cut dates, delivery and booking milestones*Responsible for approving Top of production for style details and constructions*Ran weekly production capacity reports and assist in compiling and identifying issues that potentially impact on the business and escalate to manager*In charge of creating and maintaining accuracy of stylemaster, NRF codes, and PO's using Simparel

*Executed line sheets for market and proofread style master using Blue Cherry*Responsible for checking and receiving packages that includes TOP, PP, and press samples*Updated production tracking chart and WIP as needed*Ensure NRF color codes were assigned and PO's were prepared accurately*Generate cost sheets and PO's for production samples in BlueCherry

*Organized technical specs into a systemized collection of files according to season and silhouettes*Photographed, measured, and merchandised samples in the sales showroom*Implemented an organizational system designed to better manage an extensive inventory of market samples for buyers and the merchandising team*Supported Product Development team in the preparation of technical packages and cost analysis worksheets with the use of TXT.