Experience

Byer California

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fabric Purchasing

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  - Communicate with overseas and domestic vendors to purchase fabric and negotiate price.

• Transportation Management and Order Allocations

  • Oct 2020 - Nov 2021

  - Requested routing from customers using their own portal website to schedule trucks for garment distribution.- Keyed garment orders into our system.- Keyed customer claim information for data analysis.

• Ship Sample/Bulk, Lab-dip, Strike Off Approvals

  • Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  - Received and communicated bulk, strike off, and labdip approvals to overseas and domestic suppliers.- Organized and maintained all fabric references. - Created a new system for organizing bulk references.

• Fabric Development

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

  - Communicated with overseas suppliers requesting lab dips and sample yardage as color standards.- Created a tracking system via Excel to keep inventory of sample fabric used for printing small quantities.

• Strike Off and Lab Dip Approvals

  • Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

• Fabric Testing

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2018



Old Navy through Career Group

• Denim R&D Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

  •Managed all adopted denim samples by organizing and labeling all headers, wash panels, sample garments and fit samples •Managed adopted denim from creating RDs to organizing spec sheets and maintaining master fabric grids using SmartSheets, SharePoint and Excel •Coordinated with design and global partners in requesting fit samples from vendors in the correct fit, wash and size •Met cross-functionally with Design and PD teams across all divisions to align and leverage denim fabric •Supported denim fabric developments in partnership with our global production team in HK and India by analyzing denim character, shade, and wash down capabilities •Coordinated mill week and innovation week meetings with mills and Design Show less



Lucy Activewear through 24 Seven Talent

• Alameda, CA

• Materials Coordinator

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

  •Ensured commercialized material information was accurately entered into WebPDM on a timely basis and neatly filed in a filing system I created •Coordinated all material lab dip requests on a seasonal basis •Communicated all information necessary for QA lab testing on a timely basis to designers and developers and fabric mills •Ensured commercialized material information was accurately entered into WebPDM on a timely basis and neatly filed in a filing system I created •Coordinated all material lab dip requests on a seasonal basis •Communicated all information necessary for QA lab testing on a timely basis to designers and developers and fabric mills



Jen Lew Designs

• Freelance Tailor

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2016

  •With extreme attention to detail, hem and darn/repair jeans •Provide excellent service in mending garments •Alter bridesmaid dresses for better fit •With extreme attention to detail, hem and darn/repair jeans •Provide excellent service in mending garments •Alter bridesmaid dresses for better fit



Kravet

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Fabric Sample Librarian

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2016

  •Was responsible for maintaining and managing the sample room •Received, cataloged, and managed over 40,000 different fabric samples •Fulfilled more than 50 orders a week using USPS/Fedex software •Collaborated with merchandiser in visual displays in the showroom •Supervised, trained and assigned tasks to showroom interns •Was responsible for maintaining and managing the sample room •Received, cataloged, and managed over 40,000 different fabric samples •Fulfilled more than 50 orders a week using USPS/Fedex software •Collaborated with merchandiser in visual displays in the showroom •Supervised, trained and assigned tasks to showroom interns



Holy Stitch

• United States

• Denim Seamstress Intern

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

  •Produced 2 complete pairs of jeans using single needle and overlock •Executed over 20 jean repairs using industrial darning machine •Prepared jean kits by cutting, pressing, and top stitching •Produced 2 complete pairs of jeans using single needle and overlock •Executed over 20 jean repairs using industrial darning machine •Prepared jean kits by cutting, pressing, and top stitching



DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stock/Sales Associate

  • Nov 2012 - Sep 2014

  •Main point of contact for online order fulfillment •Assisted with replenishment and stocking the sales floor •Provided excellent customer service on the sales floor and at POS •Main point of contact for online order fulfillment •Assisted with replenishment and stocking the sales floor •Provided excellent customer service on the sales floor and at POS



Betabrand

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Apparel Design Intern

  • Feb 2014 - May 2014

  •Created CAD flat sketches using Illustrator •Assembled tech packs, BOMs, and spec sheets using Excel •Organized and cataloged fabrics, trims, and garment samples •Conducted inspiration research for new product ideas •Communicated new designs to the production team •Contributed design ideas to the “think tank” •Created CAD flat sketches using Illustrator •Assembled tech packs, BOMs, and spec sheets using Excel •Organized and cataloged fabrics, trims, and garment samples •Conducted inspiration research for new product ideas •Communicated new designs to the production team •Contributed design ideas to the “think tank”



Androgyny

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Product Development/Graphic Design Intern

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  •Created flat sketches, line sheets, order forms, spec sheets, and swatch pages using Adobe software •Designed social network marketing campaigns •Created flat sketches, line sheets, order forms, spec sheets, and swatch pages using Adobe software •Designed social network marketing campaigns



Turning Heads

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Sewing Intern

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  -Worked with a high school student in designing and sewing a dress made from garments from Goodwill for Transformations 2012, a fashion show event hosted by Wells Fargo Bank. -Worked with a high school student in designing and sewing a dress made from garments from Goodwill for Transformations 2012, a fashion show event hosted by Wells Fargo Bank.