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New York City Metropolitan Area

• Review and negotiate costing between multiple vendors.• Work with PD to ensure tech packs are sent out in time for costing. • Monitor production tracking for socks, apparel, and intimates via weekly WIP reports. • Communicate daily with factories and help troubleshoot any issues or questions. • Review compliance guides from all vendors. • Review and advise on inspection reports. • Ensure PP and TOP samples are approved in a timely manner.

New York, New York, United States

• Pass out wear test fits and google forms survey to selected fit models. • Review Fit models survey and summarize fit wear test results for Production and Tech Design team. • Handle shoe sales when wear test fits are passed back. • Review CC samples and advise comments or approvals to factories.• Track and review incoming wear test, CC, and QA samples.• Track all samples using a master tracker and update sample status daily.

New York, New York

• Correspond with factories daily to assist in any questions or comments.• Work closely with Tech Design, Design & Sales for comments or issues on garments.• Issue & edit Purchase Orders to factories on AMT.• Create & edit style numbers when requested.•Track and review WIP reports to keep track of production cycle.•Review labels and hangtag artwork for accurate representation of product information.

New York, New York

• Assist customers in-person and over the phone with styling and sizing recommendations.• Accurately process orders through our POS system.• Provide daily reports on store activity and customer feedback and insights.• Open and close the store responsibly and on time.• Actively tend to customers and establish and maintain client relationships with them.

New York, New York

• Assist in daily quality control of garments.• Help issue & edit purchase orders for different factories.• Keep track of care information & trims. • Update & input data for new samples & tracked status of samples on WIP reports.• Input trims data into BeProduct (PLM system). • Coordinate inspection appointments for every season to review if garment(s) is okay to release for shipment.• Execute and communicate all changes made and addressed by cross functional partners from the time the product is adopted through production.

Greater New York City Area

• Assist in daily quality control of garments and embroideries.• Clean up or repair any wrong pieces on garments.• Input garment data into system. • Assist with pickups and drop-offs at different factories.

Greater New York City Area

• Assist customers with shopping experience by using strong knowledge of products in the store.• Responsible for knowing a variety of brands like Ecote and Kimchi Blue in order to assist customers with merchandise. • Ensure women’s team is motivated and working together.• Help locate out of store merchandise for customers at different UO locations.• Maintain designated store section by keeping area clean and sizes in order.• Multitask in that section; must be clean, phone answered, greet customers, and send sales through MPOS.

New York City

• Assist in regular visits to pattern making studios and factories for routine status checks with production team.• Deliver fabrics, sew by samples, production duplicates packs, and trims to midtown factories.• Assist in quality control and pick up of finished production garments from factory. • Assist with seasonal photo shoots and presentations. • Contribute to seasonal market week set up and sales event. • Help in production fittings/compile and print fit notes and photos for pattern makers and factories.

Greater New York City Area

• Strong knowledge of Levi’s products including: 501 Originals, Waterless Jeans, Curve ID, and different fits. • Met personal sales goals, and along with others help make daily plans for store. • Responsible for filling floor or section for any high velocity items including: shirts, shows, and denim.• Complete customer experience with executing sales at the cash wrap.• Helped move items and sections around the store during overnight experience.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Production Management: Fashion And Related Industries

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Production Management

Exchange student in the Institute of Textiles & Clothing for Spring 2015.Classes included cutting room process, sewing machine work.

Associate In Applied Science, Advertising And Marketing Communications