Experience

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  Etnia Barcelona

  • United States

  • Sales Account Manager

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • United States

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  Europa Eyewear/Cinzia Designs

  • United States
  • Apparel & Fashion
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Territory Representative

    • Jun 2014 - Dec 2022

  • Product Development Manager

    • May 2005 - Jun 2014

    • Manage product development for Europa’s nine house brands: including optical frames, kid’s frames, reading glasses, and sunwear.Communicate with overseas manufactures through all phases of production including; drawings, prototype development, costing,material selection, and coordinating delivery.• Participate in design meetings to create eyewear collections. Develop collections using knowledge of frame construction, suggestingeye shapes, temple design, and color palettes appropriate for each brand. Organize prototypes according to brand and season.• Implemented new systems for tracking and organizing samples and product in development to keep the product team informed.• Maintain product release calendar.• Provide product development summary reports to executives on a regular basis.• Travel overseas to China and Italy several times a year for product development, sourcing and production.• Interface with other departments; Marketing, PR, and Sales to communicate information on product releases, provide samples formarketing purposes etc.• Travel with our sales reps within their territories to better understand customer needs in each market.• New product presentation at annual National Sales Meeting. Presented collection to entire sales team, discussed future releases andnoted comments from sales reps to inform buying decisions.

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  Baker Brothers

  • Job Coordinator

    • 2003 - 2005

    Responsible for handling coordination of contract process, frominitiation through execution, including heavy communicationbetween project managers/accountants and vendors. Workedwith internal clients to establish and maintain schedules for avariety of projects while monitoring project progress andcommunicating changes to appropriate individuals. Dailyinterface with the VP of Sales as well as the VP of Operations.

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  Skechers

  • Allocation Manager

    • 2001 - 2002

    Independently prioritized and accomplished multiple taskswithin established time frames by effectively planning and managing workload. Allocation of inventory for major accounts. Notify clientele of shipping coordination time frames as well as future merchandise of potential interest. Exceptionalinterpersonal, organizational, business communication and time management skills.

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  Kow Tow Productions

  • Personal Assistant to Bobcat Goldthwait

    • 2000 - 2001

    Managed my employer’s calendar, including schedulingappointments and making arrangements for meetings,conferences and travel. Arranged activities and services byidentifying and clarifying needs and desires. Responsible forhandling personal and family matters in an extremelyconfidential and professional manner. Personal errands,including but not limited to coordinating his child’s schedule.

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  CarsDirect.com

  • Finance Dept.

    • 1999 - 2000

    Focused on the execution of loan services, ensuring rapidresponse and satisfaction for the customer as well as thelender. Excellent response time and quality levels on variousqueues involving application processing and customer emailcommunication. Providing assistance with work overload fromother desks when necessary. Exercised judgment and madedecisions to promote smooth workflow in the team and ensurethat client demands were met.

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  Fred Segal Melrose

  • Sales Rep

    • 1996 - 1999

    Retail Sales and Customer Service