Experience

Peking Handicraft, Inc.

• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Brand Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Manages exclusive brands, Jessica Simpson and Vera Bradley, bedding Acts as the liaison between brand, design, sales, and coordinators in China to ensure that comforters, quilts, sheets, and shams are designed and priced to accommodate each brand Collaborates with design, the fabric coordinator, and brand to ensure that fabric strike offs are accurate to each brand aesthetic Responsible for numerous data entry - product forms, final approvals, carryover items - and that all are input into specific online portals and databasesWorks with production and sales to make sure that units are priced correctly and that items will be shipped by the deadlineCollaborates with sales and design to create patterns specific to the buyers' needs -- the goal is to tailor bedding from our exclusive brands so that their merchandise are fit to be sold to specific accounts -- department stores and online Communicates with China team when brand is looking for specific changes on bedding -- from there we develop pillows, quilts, comforters, etc with the necessary tweaks to send back to brand for approvalHelps graphics team to create brand decks and seasonal catalogues



Banana Republic

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager Womens Wovens, Tops, Skirts, & Dresses

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  Supports and works collaboratively with the design team and production partners with any questions related to woven fabrics such as changing the weave or the hand feel, negotiating prices with the mill to match with BR prices, negotiating fabric lead teams, and fabric color changesCommunicates with overseas partners to ensure that we receive appropriate fabrics for each season and all desired fabrics are ordered, tested, and developedPrepares seasonal presentations by pulling and researching fabrics appropriate to the trend and seasonManages all of Women’s tailoring samples by charting each fabric, desired style, and communicating with production partners overseas to ensure that the samples are made as requested and sent to San Francisco headquarters in a timely mannerResearches new, sustainable fabrics as well as developing our existing qualities into sustainable version for Sp’20 and onwards

• Assistant Manager of Mens Knits - Fabric R&D

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

  Acts as a liaison between designers, overseas partners, and mills to make sure that the seasonal collections run smoothly at the fabric and occasionally at the garment level Negotiates prices with mills/vendors Selects innovative and on-trend fabrics as well as classic knits that are appropriate for the mens teamResearches performance properties for new and existing fabric and also discusses testing protocols for performance qualities and all materials Orders sample material yardage in PLM -- this includes arranging lab dips, griege, ordering yardage and sending out development packages overseas by deadlineResponsible for filing swatches into the fabric library and all necessary data entry – budgeting and PLM for fabric ID creation and sample yardage orders



Old Navy

• Contractor/Fabric Coordinator

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Acts as a liaison between the Fabric R&D team and the Female Knits design departments: Women's Tops & Fleece, Dresses, Girls, Toddler Girls, New BornSupports manager in meetings to ensure that design teams' needs are met and is also responsible for being the point of contact when managers are travelingCorresponds with Gap Inc.'s sourcing manufacturing teams in Hong Kong to develop new and existing fabrics for the new season (Fall 2018 and Holiday 2018 etc.)Maintains a harmonious rapport with the Asia teams to ensure that the fabrics are created correctly and arrives on timeTracks new fabric developments and incoming packages that are detrimental as well as maintaining a tracker chart on Smart Sheets and or Excel for each fabric for every seasonCreates and organizes fabrics boards for presentations and provides fabric swatches to the design teams by the deadlines



Stitch Fix

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

• Fashion Stylist

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2017

  Focused on client retention and specialized in unsatisfied clients to rebuild the stylist/customer relationship and gain company loyalty Responsible for styling an array of female clients based on their extensive client profile Studied tips and tricks on styling women of all sizesWrite compelling, personalized notes that suggest the best ways to wear the items in each box or “Fix” client receivesAttend inventory presentations and monthly touch base meetings. Focused on client retention and specialized in unsatisfied clients to rebuild the stylist/customer relationship and gain company loyalty Responsible for styling an array of female clients based on their extensive client profile Studied tips and tricks on styling women of all sizesWrite compelling, personalized notes that suggest the best ways to wear the items in each box or “Fix” client receivesAttend inventory presentations and monthly touch base meetings.



Banana Republic

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sample Coordinator (Contract/Project)

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2017

  In charge of unpacking and organizing sample garments to get them ready to be showcased in the studio for the fall season Steamed an array of men's and women's ready-to-wear and preceded to take lay down shots of wovens and bottomsDressed mannequins and photographed all individual pieces -- dresses, blouses, jackets – and their preceding information cardsChecked inventory list to make sure that the mens woven shirt samples were present, along with each desired color for that styleOrganized sample garments on racks based on inventory list



Amorde LLC

• Freelance Design Consultant

  • Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

  Collaborated in creating Spring/Summer 2014 Eco-friendly line for company Designed men's and women's ready-to-wear; primarily jackets and denim pieces Research trends and Eco-friendly fabrics Pattern garments and create tech packs Collaborated in creating Spring/Summer 2014 Eco-friendly line for company Designed men's and women's ready-to-wear; primarily jackets and denim pieces Research trends and Eco-friendly fabrics Pattern garments and create tech packs



Curator

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2013

  Researched what the company requested; clothing, shoe companies, and blogs to partner with Designed clothing that represent the Curator style Forecasted colors and trend for future seasons, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Studied competitive companies Researched what the company requested; clothing, shoe companies, and blogs to partner with Designed clothing that represent the Curator style Forecasted colors and trend for future seasons, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Studied competitive companies



University of Hawaii at Manoa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Artist

  • Feb 2012 - Aug 2012

  Illustrated for Center for South East Asian Studies Collaborated with the Philippine Studies Librarian of UH in creating an online module for public schools across America Artwork focused on Philippine coral reefs Illustrated for Center for South East Asian Studies Collaborated with the Philippine Studies Librarian of UH in creating an online module for public schools across America Artwork focused on Philippine coral reefs