Experience

PrimaLoft

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Systems - Technical Developer

  • May 2021 - Present



The North Face, a VF Company

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

• Materials Developer

  • Jul 2019 - May 2021

  Denver, Colorado material development for lifestyle good, better, best categories. developed shell a fabrics for high volume franchises in lifestyle essentials (elevation, arroyo, flatirons, never stop wearing, class v). lead cross collaborative working group in a deep dive of woven bottoms in order to define TNF point of view on quality and performance. drove alignment within materials team on PLM data entry, lead sustainability team to incorporate more sustainable working practices within development team… Show more material development for lifestyle good, better, best categories. developed shell a fabrics for high volume franchises in lifestyle essentials (elevation, arroyo, flatirons, never stop wearing, class v). lead cross collaborative working group in a deep dive of woven bottoms in order to define TNF point of view on quality and performance. drove alignment within materials team on PLM data entry, lead sustainability team to incorporate more sustainable working practices within development team. lead initiatives for sustainable cotton by aggregating all TNF cotton fabric sources to define best partners, largest volumes and yarn sizes. lead decisions around implementing alternatively dyed fibers through analyzing historical buys to define opportunity to decrease surcharges, streamline color offerings, and implement more sustainable dying practices. implemented and built updated SOP for more streamline processes for yarn dyes and garment washes that incorporated more cross functional collaboration. Show less



PEARL iZUMi

• United States
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Material Developer II

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2019

  implemented 30% sustainable materials into product line in the first year of team’s social purpose initiatives, implement effective tools to increase time savings annually allowing 50-80% increase in material developments by decreasing overall workforce by 30%, develop product for the #1 and #2 fastest growing brand categories, bikestyle and mtb, streamline development process to decrease overall testing needs by 50% in 2 year period, implement streamlined process to incorporate and track… Show more implemented 30% sustainable materials into product line in the first year of team’s social purpose initiatives, implement effective tools to increase time savings annually allowing 50-80% increase in material developments by decreasing overall workforce by 30%, develop product for the #1 and #2 fastest growing brand categories, bikestyle and mtb, streamline development process to decrease overall testing needs by 50% in 2 year period, implement streamlined process to incorporate and track quality for bulk production, build and track vendor performance scorecards based off historical forecasts and supplier performance. correspond with overseas vendors, manage testing and color approvals for all materials, collaborate with cross functional teams to meet seasonal demands for material development, manage product team internship program, built case study, researched available partnerships, and implemented 1st ever LCA on 10 different product types, building out material sustainability scoring index for all PEARL iZUMi material developments, work closely with data software programs to develop new tools to capture innovative ways to continue to improve data and process management (data systems: yunique, centric, texbase)

• Materials Developer I

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2017

  Louisville, Colorado sourced and developed materials for all performance categories, collaborate with design, development and merch to develop fabrics that meet seasonal consumer and trend needs, manage and perform all development and commercialization testing, correspond with oversea vendors, research and development of advanced concepts for material commercialization, assist in development of data management software, color management for all materials and trims, build process management around data systems… Show more sourced and developed materials for all performance categories, collaborate with design, development and merch to develop fabrics that meet seasonal consumer and trend needs, manage and perform all development and commercialization testing, correspond with oversea vendors, research and development of advanced concepts for material commercialization, assist in development of data management software, color management for all materials and trims, build process management around data systems, analyze material testing data to make informed decisions around use and fit, program testing equipment to best fit companies needs, work closely with the proto shop to get all materials tested to ensure quality product of all sample fabric, sought out the business case to add new quality tests to material development process



Fashion Camp Create. Design. Sew

• Instructor

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2016

  lead instructional sewing classes to youth and adults, collaborated with owner to design trend driven patterns, create one of kind sewing patterns for instructional courses, improved consistency in pattern grading and fit, built out construction guidelines to be used by students and instructors, retail sales



Oakley

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

• Jr. Material Developer

  • Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  sourced and developed materials for performance and lifestyle categories, collaborate with design and merch to develop fabrics that meet seasonal consumer and trend needs, develop new sourcing partnership out of Central America for all new company sourced t-shirt program, manage quality testing for all materials used in apparel categories, correspond with oversea vendors, present new and innovative ideas in materials, assist in development of data management software, source and develop trims… Show more sourced and developed materials for performance and lifestyle categories, collaborate with design and merch to develop fabrics that meet seasonal consumer and trend needs, develop new sourcing partnership out of Central America for all new company sourced t-shirt program, manage quality testing for all materials used in apparel categories, correspond with oversea vendors, present new and innovative ideas in materials, assist in development of data management software, source and develop trims and hangtags, analyze and distribute projections and forecasts to key partners

• Jr. Trim Developer

  • Nov 2012 - Sep 2014

  Foothill Ranch, CA managed seasonal trim lab dips, correspond with oversea vendors, develop seasonal trims, manage trim library, assist in trim direction, research new and inspirational trim, increase BOM accuracy, product management systems (MatrixOne), manage special projects, material/application testing, streamline processes, manage and train new team members, forecast all trim development needs per season, collaborate with marketing to re-design and develop lower impact packaging for all products



CachCach

• Design Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2012

  Santa Ana, CA assisted head of design with seasonal collections, created seasonal technical designs and line plan, created one of a kind appliques, designed trend drive all-over prints, prepared samples for trade shows, assisted in the development and launch of online store, worked in factory bundling garments from cutting table to prepare for factory line sewers, prepared raw materials for cutting room floor



ProUnlimited

• Nike Global Apparel Material Library Assistant

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  assisted in defining seasonal fabric direction, assisted developers and designers from global product categories with fabric selection, managed special projects, managed library inventory, built out graphic presentations for seasonal trend direction in materials, worked in product management systems (PDM/Hyperion) to help find already commercialized materials that fit designer and developers seasonal needs



Dixon Recreational Center

• RecServices Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

  Corvallis, Oregon Area Interdepartmental communication, retail sales, participant registration programs, and memberships, customer service



Anita G, Inc.

• Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  Costa Mesa, CA designed and created presentation to pitch to Costco for sell in of Anita G products, built out product bill of materials, helped prepare raw materials for cutting room floor, built out patterns for sale of product, picking and packing for customer orders



Palmer Pletsch Publishing

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Intern/Scholarship Recipient

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Portland, Oregon Area Intensive sewing program participant and assistant, Collaborated with other sewing instructors to reach end goal, Collaborated with Creative Director in Web Design, and Style Content, Edited Looking Good: Wardrobe Planning and Personal Style Development for reprint