Experience

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  Omniverse Group

  • Los Angeles

  • Vice President Operations & Manufacturing

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Los Angeles

    ▬ OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE▬ COST & MARGINS ▬ KPI TRACKING▬ COMPLIANCE▬ DOMESTIC & IMPORT PRODUCTION▬ LED & OPERATED EFFECTIVELY | Evolved business model from sample room to manufacturer and import supply chain management.▬ EXECUTED GROWTH STRATEGY | Growing from 20K to 3M units covering both knits and denim production of 300 to 1M units per style.▬ LED ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE | Grew from 50 to 200 employees in 5 months with a scalable strategy for attracting and fostering talent engagement.▬ IMPLEMENTED CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM | Defined good manufacturing processes, data management systems, quality control, inventory, product and process controls, and training.▬ IMPROVED PROCESSES & CONTROLS | Created KPI and tools tracking supply and demand planning, inventory, quality, on-time delivery, and productivity.▬ OPTIMIZED MARGINS | Developed costing formulas and increased margin up to 10%. ▬ DELIVERED INDUSTRY-LEADING PRODUCTIVITY | Increased from 1,500 to 12,000 tees per day.▬ MASTERED CHALLENGING DEADLINES | Processed and produced 800 SKU for LIV Golf in 60 days.▬ ENSURED MULTISITE MANUFACTURING | +30 vendors optimized network capacities, total cost-effectiveness, and value to the customers.▬ QUALITY ASSURANCE | Improved reporting and reduced damage rate by over 5% through training, multi-step controls, and accountability.▬ COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION | Secured annual audits for Levi’s and Costco (WRAP/ Good manufacturing process (GMP)/ Code of conduct (COC)/ Supply chain security (SCS)).▬ CLIENT PORTFOLIO | +50 Clients, Luxury knits, Branded Merch, Private Label, Denim, Golf.

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  Lectra

  • France
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Account Director West Coast & Canada for Strategic Fashion & Apparel

    • Aug 2017 - Jan 2021

    ▬ LEADER IN CONSULTATIVE SELLING ▬ DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & IMPLEMENTATION▬ LED PROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONS | Identified digital transformation process goals, pain points, and action plan.▬ INSPIRED TRUST AND LOYALTY | Securing customer success as their trusted advisor. ▬ CREATED VALUE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS | Understanding and incorporating viewpoints to drive decisions. ▬ TOP SELLER in 2019-2020 | 1st USA sales of Kubix-Link ecosystem PLM-PIM-DAM▬ CLIENT PORTFOLIO |+200, Strategic, luxury, and mid-market accounts including Louis Vuitton, Hanna Anderson, Delta Galil, St. John Knits, 7 For All Mankind, Felina Lingerie, Joe’s Jeans, Columbia, La Jolla.

  • Account Director Canada for Fashion, Furniture and Technical Industries

    • Oct 2012 - Aug 2017

    ▬ TRUSTED ADVISOR▬ CUSTOMER SUCCESS▬ MADE-TO-ORDER▬ MASS CUSTOMIZATION▬ CUSTOMER SUCCESS | Built strong client relationships resulting in retaining all Canadian clients when moved to the USA.▬ TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY | Worked closely with clients to balance the desire/ need for change with an understanding of their organization’s effectively handle change to successfully implement and transform.▬ IMPLEMENTED MADE-TO-CUSTOM | 1st Canadian digital and equipment integrated platform connecting customer orders, patterns, markers, and fabric inventory through cutting.▬ STEADFAST RESOLVE | Secured annual recurring revenues and new account development in previously neglected territory.▬ CLIENT PORTFOLIO |+100 Clients, strategic, premium, and mid-market accounts including Jack Victor, Louis Garneau, Vêtements Cookshire Military Uniforms, Stephan H Helicopter Uniforms, Bell Helicopter, Joseph Ribkoff, Elan Furniture, Foliot Furniture.

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  The California Bag, LLC

  • Los Angeles + Paris, France

  • Vice President Operations

    • 2009 - 2012
    • Los Angeles + Paris, France

    ▬ LICENSE MANAGEMENT ▬ GLOBAL SALES & LOGISTICS▬ ORGANIZATION & STRATEGY▬ BUSINESS STRATEGY | Data research and analysis from a variety of sources to support the highly rapid business growth from $0 to $60M within 2 years. ▬ OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE | Monitored start-up metrics and drove continuous improvement through collaboration and communication.▬ DEVELOPED BEST PRACTICES | Collaborated with product development and full package manufacturers to ensure a robust pipeline for the distribution of multiple licenses including Hello Kitty, Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier, Paco Chicano, Crystal Rock.▬ IMPORT MANUFACTURING | Optimized capacities and total cost-effectiveness for a wide range of products including handbags, small leather goods, polos, and hosiery.▬ IMPROVED GLOBAL LOGISTICS | Partnered with multiple licensees to optimize global inventory deployment for +250 clients and distributors out of Paris, France.

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  DNAM Apparel

  • Los Angeles

  • Director Of Operations

    • 2008 - 2009
    • Los Angeles

    ▬ SALES & DISTRIBUTION | Managed daily operations sales and distribution of the Hello Kitty license

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  American Apparel

  • Barbados
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • VP Operations & Manufacturing

    • 2002 - 2008

    ▬ VISION & EXECUTION ▬ LEADERSHIP▬ LEAN PROCESSES ▬ OPERATIONS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ▬ SPEARHEADED TRANSFORMATION | Led teams from private label manufacturer to iconic brand retailer with 150 global stores.▬ INTEGRITY | Led transparently and consistently helping articulate the rapidly evolving vision of the owner. ▬ COACHED AND DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP TEAM | Fostered gender and race equality in management, and led the team with clear goals and commitment to improved performance.▬ COLLABORATED WITH INNOVATION TEAM | Seamlessly secured agile, rapid, and sustainable product development cycles to support the high growth trajectory. ▬ DEVELOPED PROCESSES | Created realistic goals and implementation plans that I supported with optimized workflows, data collection tools, inventory systems, and reports for each department.▬ DROVE SUSTAINABILITY & PROFITABILITY | Developed and maintained detailed costing from yarn to finished goods for 13,000 SKU (style, color, size).▬ DEMAND-PLANNING BLUEPRINT | Managed the supply chain process from limited matrixed wholesale styles to highly customized retail designs. ▬ EXECUTED FOR RESULTS | Orchestrated workload needs to support the rapidly growing team from 50 to 4,000 employees. managing the performance of 30 managers, 4K employees on 3 shifts▬ DELIVERED PRODUCTIVITY | Doubled productivity to 40,000 pieces per week in 2 months, ultimately growing capacity to 1M pieces per week. ▬ IMPROVED RESOURCE UTILIZATION | Worked continuously with the quality team and secured consistent, high-quality delivery. ▬ DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY | Initiated data collection and reporting needs, transitioned 175 users from File Maker Pro to ERP Microsoft Dynamics AX. ▬ SECURED LOAN | $3M loan to purchase and implement ERP Microsoft Dynamix AX.

  • Director Of Manufacturing

    • 2001 - 2002

    ▬ START-UP & SET-UP | Worked with founder, building from the ground up from a private label manufacturer to an international brand and retailer with over 150 retail locations, annual sales grew from $3M to $400M.

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  Talon International, Inc.

  • Los Angeles

  • Manager Private Label Programs

    • 2000 - 2001
    • Los Angeles

    ▬ CUSTOMER SUCCESS | end-to-end follow-up of + 20 major clients (Express, Limited).

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  Innovo Group, Inc.

  • Los Angeles

  • Coordinator Sample Room & Technical Designer

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Los Angeles

    ▬ FABRIC & SAMPLE MANAGEMENT | Managed fabric and finished sample inventory.▬ PRE-PRODUCTION TRACKING | Tracked and distributed over 1K samples per year for pre-production approval + 20 brands (DKNY, Calvin Klein, Joe’s Jeans, Bongo, Candies).

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  Sunrise Brands

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Coordinator Fabric & Production

    • 1998 - 1999
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

    ▬ WORKFLOW | Created documentation tracking programs from fabric approvals to shipping.▬ PRODUCTION | Coordinated contracts with vendors in USA and Mexico + 25 vendors.

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  BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP

  • Los Angeles

  • Menswear Product Development and Production Coordinator

    • 1997 - 1998
    • Los Angeles

    ▬ START-UP & SET-UP | Assisted in building the new Men’s division from ground up.▬ PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Coordinated product development of + 200 styles per season.▬ SOURCING & COSTING | Oversaw materials and production sourcing in Canada, USA, China, and Tunisia. Managed relationship and tracked production with international vendors + 40 vendors.