Manage a team of four, who support all apparel and lingerie brands. Garment risk assessment at early development stage to ensure product will meet or exceed requirements, in relationship to performance & regulatory. Manage the team to conduct product performance testing and provide the appropriate care and content for the product. Liaison to execution team in Asia. Manage the workloads of the team and put into place procedures for teams to work collaboratively with cross functional teams.

• Manage DC QA process – potential result in a 25% efficiency improvement • Established Failure Analysis process which determined route cause on failures to document issue and corrective action to implement.• Liaison between corporate quality assurance and overseas QA Management team. • Conducted line reviews to ensure adopted styles met safety compliance criteria. • Managed Vendor Performance Management process and development of Vendor Scorecard to identify performance indicators to better assess and manage the vendor base.

Providing outreach to retailers and brands on the WRAP factory certification program.Develop and maintain contact list of retailers and brandsReview audits for quality content prior to certification

Launched and managed the Social Compliance and Quality Assurance (QA) departments for Macy's Product Development division, representing over $500 million for the domestic import program within various product categories, including ladies, mens, kids and home products. Conducted research on new product to determine required tests and regulatory needs to support new product category extensions. Directly responsible for vendor compliance and production in over forty countries. Managed a total staff of 16 people and two service providers with department annual budget of over $1.4 million. • Directed worldwide process of adherence to company Code of Conduct for Social Compliance with over 2000 audits conducted annually in over 40 countries – established KPI’s for monitoring the program. Established - audit protocol for 3rd party company, metrics for the program and continuous improvement process and education for internal and external associates on Macys program.• Created and conducted all training programs for QA/QC and Compliance – both internal and external. Annually trained over 200 associates and 100 suppliers.• Developed initial programs with third party service providers for both QA/QC and Compliance. Built formidable QA/QC and Compliance programs with third party service providers from annual revenues of zero to over $500 thousand and $2 million respectively. • Partnered with Merchants, distribution and vendors to ensure timelines, production and quality standards met and maintained • Published the QA/QC Manual utilized by domestic and international QA personnelResponsible for team development - continuous technical and corporate skills development

Managed team of Coordinators with 70% travel in North, South and Central AmericaProvided support for over 10 product categoriesManage relationships with cross functional partners Work with factories to ensure quality standards met and maintained.Review production schedules to ensure timely deliveries Managed work loads of team

Conducted in factory quality inspections using statistical auditing plansCoordinated schedule to ensure timely production schedules Coordinated with testing team to ensure product properly tested prior to inspection and quality standards met.Consulted with technical designer on fit and construction details.70% Travel within North, South and Central America

Managed local manufacturing ensuring Quality execution - responsible for 10 factories in NYC areaReview pricing met targeted cut, make and trim rates averaged rates 10% below targetCollaborated in technical design team to ensure proper execution on fit and construction

Supported the Tweeds catolugue - as technical designer, and quality control for western hemisphere. Created specifications and garment construction details for mens, women and unisex garments. In quality monitored the production to ensure the quality was met and ensured delivery timelines were adhered to.

Schedule factory's production, manage operator efficiency - improving efficiency by 15% through establishment of incentive programs. Determine piece work rates through time study details on detailed operationsManage factory work in process to meet weekly targets averaging 5% above target.Collaborate with design to ensure design intent is established in production environment.