BTE Design & sourcing is a company created to assist you from start to finish with your fashion or home goods company. We offer customized packages based on your needs whether it's in Design, merchandising, sourcing, production, and sales. Check out our website for further details or to contact us directly: www.btedesignsourcing.comwe offer specialized services in every category, some of our services include:Design/ Product development / Merchandising:• Full techpack, spec, grading overall fit and design services• Coordination of overall creative processes• Research and development of seasonal trends.• Full Graphic Design and Line sheet services.• Coordinate presentation materials for line previews and buy meetings.• Travel Europe/Asia to identify emerging themes and new inspirations. (offer full forecast reports)• shopping the trend/retail market seeking design inspiration (materials, fashion, color, trade shows).(offer full forecast reports)• Develop and ensure adherence to seasonal time & action calendar.• Ensure appropriate product development direction supports each brand's lifestyle, is trend right and is salable.Sourcing/Production:• Deep knowledge on sourcing markets: far east, middle east, Europe and Turkey. In categories such as textile, garment, denim, woven, knits, home textile and home accessories products.• Plan and execute a supply chain strategy.• Costing: first proto through final costing; including costing reviews and re-engineering styles.• Oversee directly time and action calendars to ensure timely completion of prototypes, sample line and bulk production.• Support directly the resolution of all garment related issues.• Oversee directly QC at time of sampling and production.• Oversee directly seasonal factory allocation, factory and capacity planning.

I have done promotional items and uniforms for various hotels and events throughout Belgium and Holland. Some examples are: Holy food market (gent), Voodoo village (music festival close to aalst), Milano (restaurant in Aalst), Laundry day (Antwerp), Graphic work for clothing brands, brand development, web design, and various furniture/uniform/staff/promotions for cafes and restaurants in amsterdam, rotterdam, brussels, gent, and antwerp.

I helped source new fabrications, and established sustainability certifications and standards for the factories they have also partnered with for years. Textap is a leading Dutch player in the field of bed linen. This 69-year-old family business carries well-known brands such as Romanette, Satin d'Or, Duimelot and Royal Comfort Jersey. The collections not only follow the latest fashion and living trends, but also guarantee pure quality and a timeless appearance.

• Handle multiple key accounts, collaborating with creatives and helping to build brands and product lines from concept to launch.• Manage and direct a network of creative and technical fashion, graphic, and accessory design professionals • Oversee a vast network of global manufacturing partners.

- Conducted market research and developed recommendations for working with farmers to influence behaviors towards more sustainable practices, through this plan we were able to create a vertical company by growing the cotton to finished product all under one roof and with this we were able to recycle our water and materials to reduce waste and energy.- Developed and implemented a sustainable Materials policy, as well as internal and external Sustainability Communications.- Scaled natural dye production by using recycled water we were able to bring natural dye to a large scale by educating and training the team and dying 220k units in 6 colors for a single order using 100% natural materials. - Brought ideas of circularity, regenerative materials, and sustainable innovation into the mainstream of baby and kids clothing, by making it affordable and by educating new moms through social media. - Launched the brand in 2018 Amsterdam, Holland, raised capital through sales from $5,000 to $145,000 in only 6 months.- Kidential has launched and sold to 8 countries and over 150 boutiques worldwide including Amazon and Walmart. - Moved head office to NYC in 2019 for fundraising to scale the business and was able to secure an investor for $250k- Hired and trained 8 essential workers including myself and set up local production in NYC, sewing masks using our certified organic cotton during COVID-19 crisis. - Management of all aspects of the business: warehouse, customer service, wholesale, social media, brand awareness, new development, sourcing, spec/patterns, QC, import/export, photoshoot/edit/upload, website design/update, branding.

Creating Men's and women's Collections, and managing production

Women's loungewear and home goods brand.

Altinci Cadde is a home goods and bedding website that was started with a team of 10 people, and after only 2 years expanded to 65 employees, stores all over Turkey, and with a profit of $2million a year. • Developed both international and local partnerships with Home Goods brands to create strategic profits and achieve gross margin performance.• Devised a rollout strategy to grow smaller Turkish designers by integrating well known European designers.• Created a team where we work together in planning and allocation to meet sales, gross margin and turnover goals.• Worked directly with overseas companies on development of both importing and exporting goods.• Creative director of all product and life-style photoshoots of website. • Accurately projected sales, markdown percentage, as well as receipts to calculate monthly open-to-buy report.• Prepared catalog fact sheets, copy and advise visual creative team how to shape sales on Site.• Maintained efficient vendor communications which will ensure prompt delivery.• Identify growth opportunities and risks in assortment and develop financial plans to Strategize on key holidays to combat each quarter loss by maximizing key items and price breaks.• Create special events through vendors to increase circulation on website.• Negotiated capital expenditure plans with the financial department for the restructure necessary to launch new vendors.• Managed monthly and weekly buying & merchandising to maintain correct balance between the sales, stock levels and margins.

Research and development for possible new developments in Istanbul with clients overseas.

• Concept, Design/Creative Direction/Production Director for R.P.S addict.• Launched a Women's apparel line (www.rpsaddict.com) hitting in over 580 boutiques throughout the US and all major department stores.• Developed products, production process and set up time and action calendars.• Administered sourcing, costing, time lines, and deliveries by personally traveling for sourcing and production.• Traveled to new factories or expanding facilities of existing factory base in growing countries in Bangladesh, India, Turkey, China and the US.• PADMA US Private Labels: Lowered production costs and increased margins by migrating business to low cost countries while maintaining quality. Achieved 28% cost savings by moving a program from China to Bangladesh.• PADMA US Private Labels included: Pacsun, Zara, Forever21, Macy’s, Chico’s, Delia’s, and Dillard’s.

Contemporary clothing buyer for both men's and women'sBuild window displays and maintain floor sets and merchandise the storeCreated website and maintain inventory and updates for websiteconducted photo-shoots and photo editing

• Worked directly with overseas factories, fabric mills, and trim suppliers to ensure delivery is maintained.• Created Production spec sheets, production graphic specs, and BOM for Lucky Brand, Nicole Miller, and Tommy Hilfiger intimate apparel brands.• Assisted Merchandising Director in day-to-day Merchandising and Product Development tasks for Tommy Hilfiger, Lucky Brand, and Nicole Miller Intimates and Sleepwear.• Followed up with factories, sourcing fabrics and trims, creating development charts and detail sheets, assisting design, attending fit sessions, and preparing garments for meetings.

• Oversaw Production - Created Tech packs, Lab dips and Final Approvals as well as daily communication with factories overseas and managing orders. • Analyzed and reviewed sample evaluations from conception to completion. • Created management systems to improve coordination and communication between Norma and outside contractors.• Developed strong relationships with domestic contractors and negotiate favorable terms of price and delivery.

• Assisted production coordinator in production planning, ordered placements, and tracked deliveries.• Responsible for purchase order entry process. • Compiled all information needed for line review. • Communicated with vendors on status of pre-production and in-line production products. • Ordered, tracked and manage all sampling.

• Hong Kong-internship study abroad. • Assisted in Holiday and spring ‘09’ for Product development (POUT).• Assisted in Holiday and spring ‘09’ design, free hand spec, and sample making (BBV).• Created design boards, hand specs, computerized specs, photo editing (LAUNCH).• Conducted Market and Trend research for graphics, prints, silhouette, fabrics, trims and color.

• Created graphic artwork for Couture Concept and Boy Meets Girl.• Assisted in all levels of the company, such as production, sales, and public relations.• Created press kits as well as catalogs and line sheets.• Designed a knitwear line for the contemporary market for spring/summer 07 and Fall/Winter 08/Spring 08.• Worked with Product Development team on all pending pre-production approval items.

• Created patterns for samples, cutting fabrics, and sewing garments (hand and machine).• Sketched and updated detailed flats.• Mixed custom colors and dying fabrics to be used for couture pieces.• Produced handmade fabric manipulations for garments.• Prepared garments for shipping, participated hands on with the decision making for the company’s fall collection.

Assisted in the set up and dressing for Milly and Lela Rose