Experience

ALTUZARRA

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

• Director of Product Development

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Product Development Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2021



Gabriela Hearst

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

• Product Design and Development Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2018



Protagonist

• New York, NY

• RTW Product Development & Operations Associate

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

  -Managed design/development budget, reported weekly budget analysis to upper management -Implemented new and more efficient budgeting system, focused on the costs related to each stage of garment development -Managed RLM data entry at development stage, oversaw collection hand off to production -Liaison between design and pattern makers, factories, sales, production etc. -Developed new trials, met with design team daily to discuss construction issues to be resolved. -Supervised costing of the collection, ensure that all aspects of sample are accounted for -Assisted brand manager with collection planning and SKU count.



Proenza Schouler

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

• RTW Product Development Coordinator

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

  -Coordinated international sample making for women’s ready-to-wear, pre collections and runway-Traveled to Italy and work closely with garment and specialty factories (i.e. garment printing, embroidery, pleating facilities)-Managed day-to-day communication with factories and vendors in Italy and China-Attend fittings daily and provide designers with viable construction and fit solutions-Highly proficient in PLM. Create/edit/approve BOM’s, track department budget with PO’s-Manage development department’s budget-Coordinated fit model bookings for all department fittings. -Department liaison to public relations department. Coordinate VIP fittings/sales requests

• Product Development Assistant

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  -Created and edited all ready-to-wear line sheets. Updated fabric information, flats, and color ways daily-Managed style number allocation, spec binder, and fit photo organization-Assisted with day-to-day communication with factories and vendors in Italy and garment district-Prepared fabric and trim packs for sample making, managed development department shipments-Created/edited BOM’s. Added color ways, materials, and supplier quotes-Managed sample making budget, assisted in implementing PO use for design department budget tracking-Coordinated fit model bookings for all department fittings (runway and commercial)-Assisted in preparing showroom for runway looks, oversaw intern schedules

• Design Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  -Assisted with updating fabric boards, preparing minis, and organizing sketches-Sourced fabric/trims in garment district, prepared materials to be sent to Italy/China-Assisted with Spring ‘14 runway looks. Dressed models, worked closely with designers and stylists, and ensured all garments were properly packed for runway show-Assisted with creating colored sketches in Photoshop, updated flats in Illustrator-Assisted with specing garments before fittings, learned to prepare tech packs

• Production Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013



Michael Kors

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Brand Specialist/Sales

  • Oct 2010 - Jan 2011