• Seasoned fashion designer, product development, production and business manager with a strong track record of designing, developing and producing successful apparel brands with global manufacturing and distribution • Serial entrepreneur with a history of founding and managing successful businesses in fashion and beauty • Experience with both domestic and international design, development and production of apparels
Manage product development and production in house team from 1 st sample to production. Maintain communication with customer's management. •Maintain communication and schedule with customer's team. •Successfully manage production and development operations with domestic and import factories. •Manage all developments and production with ERP System. •Oversaw factories allocations, garment sourcing, tech pack, fitting, production. Schedule and maintain workflow. •Researched upcoming trends to ofer new emerging designs and concepts that speak to both clients' brand and market demands. •Managed development of samples and production in a wide range of categories, such as sweater knits, cut&sew knits, woven, activewear, tops, bottoms, dresses, swimwear, and intimate lingerie
Successfully started the U.S Operations for Reflex Garments Company (China based Company), including develop and manage the business operations infrastructure, supervise product development and production •Recruited and trained all new employees with procedure and ERP Systems. •Developed customer based with sales team in the US: Windsor, FashionNova, A'gaci, and more. •Maintain communication with customer's management team •Successfully manage production and development operations in China and the United States •Oversaw factories allocations, garment sourcing, tech pack, fitting, production. Supervise Work in Progress (WIP) to provide all samples to customers by due date. •Facilitate correspondences regarding international distribution and import matters •Researched upcoming trends to ofer new emerging designs and concepts that speak to both clients' brand and market demands •Managed development of samples and production in a wide range of categories, such as sweater knits, cut&sew knits, woven, tops, bottoms, dresses, and intimate lingerie
Responsible for the day to day operations of the salon including supervising staf, scheduling shifts, conducting marketing programs, and keeping records of expenses and revenues •Successfully started the Oh Waouh Beauty Salon, including developing a business plan, managing design layout, city permits and construction of the salon, and overseeing product selection and merchandising •Recruited, trained, and developed 18 stylists and aestheticians to serve clients •Efectively educated salon staf on industry knowledge and fashion trends using a combination of conference calls, email, training sessions, and one-on-one coaching •Praised by shareholders for entrepreneurial spirit, communications skills, and business leadership acumen
Won major wholesale clients including Nasty Gal and SKY Luxury, bringing in $3 million business •Managed a portfolio of wholesale and retail fashion clients worth $15 million in annual revenue including major labels such as Alice + Olivia, A.L.C, BCBG, BEBE, and Forever 21 •Manage product development and production in house team from 1 st sample to production. Maintain communication with customer's management. •Manage all developments and production with ERP System. •Successfully manage production and development operations in China and the United States •Oversaw factories allocations, garment sourcing, tech pack, fitting, production. Supervise Work in Progress (WIP) to provide all samples to customers by due date. •Facilitate correspondences regarding international distribution and import matters •Researched upcoming trends to ofer new emerging designs and concepts that speak to both clients' brand and market demands •Managed development of samples and production in a wide range of categories, such as sweater knits, activewear, cut&sew knits, woven, denim, tops, bottoms, dresses, swimwear, and intimate lingerie
Designed and developed Women's Fall 2013 Collection that received both runway and market success •Responsible for creating original designs, overseeing development of all sample production and line presentation, and managing brand marketing and promotion
Created and manufactured original custom garments for professional and personal use •Designed garments for personal and event wardrobe, public appearances, stage performances, commercial advertisements, awards formal attire and music video shootings •Responsible for developing and drafting complete patterns and drapes, sourcing unconventional fabrics and materials, overseeing development of garment, WIP and budgeting •High profile clients include Andre Young (aka Dr. Dre), Justin Bieber, Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent), Avril Lavigne, Will Smith, Rita Ora, and TLC •Praised by clients for creating unique and innovative designs with strong market appeal
Developed classroom curriculum for Fremont College's Fashion Program •Taught Fashion Portfolio, Illustration, Patternmaking, Sewing, Draping, and Fashion Entrepreneurship
Designed and developed a women's contemporary fashion collection from ideation to production
Managed a team of ten employees and generated $5.6 million average yearly sales volume •Designed, developed, and produced women's contemporary collections for department stores including Saks 5th Ave., Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom (Women), Macy's (Women, Men & Children) and boutiques including Dash, Madison, Fred Segal, Kitson, Lisa Kline, and LASC (Men's Contemporary) •Developed and designed Women's Lifestyle Collection for Saks 5th Ave., and worked closely with buyers to create and maintain the "Black Hearts Brigade" section in stores
Responsible for wardrobe selection and coordination, including styling and maintaining contestants' looks throughout shootings of episodes, promotional videos and commercials
Assist managing and coordinating styles on order from design department to production department
Designed and developed Women's Fall 2013 Collection, resulting in $30 million in sales •Responsible for conducting market and trend research, creating all new original design concepts, developing market samples and overseeing import development and production, as well as managing budgeting, line presentation, brand promotion, and staf training •Earned recognition for designs' aesthetics, strong market appeal, innovation, and originality
Worked closely with designer Nony Tochterman for Mercedes Benz/Smashbox runway shows