Experience

CCA and B, LLC dba The Lumistella Company
• Vice President - Sourcing and Supply Chain

  • Nov 2021 - Present


Carter's | OshKosh B'gosh

• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Director Quality Assurance

  • Feb 2018 - Nov 2021

  Lead teams of professionals in product integrity, quality assurance, quality operations, material development and sustainability for Carter's apparel brands in corporate headquarters.

• Director Quality Assurance

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2018

  Lead and manage corporate HQ quality, product integrity staff and DC quality audit teams.

• Director - Playwear Sourcing

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2016

  Lead a team of three Sourcing Managers and four Coordinators to source garment production for 100 million units of children's playwear annually. Develop and execute team strategies to meet divisional cost, quality and on-time delivery goals. Develop and maintain relationships with agents and factories throughout Asia and Central America.

• Sourcing Manager

  • Oct 2007 - Jun 2011

  Sourcing Manager for Carter's Brand Girls Playwear. Responsible for placement of production with vendors, price negotiation and monitoring the production process.

• Soucing Coordinator/Buyer

  • Apr 2003 - Oct 2007

  Managed day-to-day development and production of girls playwear sourcing for the OshKosh and Carter's brands.



Lake Winnebago B2B

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Associate Editor/co-founder

  • Apr 2002 - Apr 2003

  Wrote articles, edited and designed a monthly regional business publication centered on Northeast Wisconsin. Also sold advertising and served as a representative of the business at networking and public functions. Wrote articles, edited and designed a monthly regional business publication centered on Northeast Wisconsin. Also sold advertising and served as a representative of the business at networking and public functions.



Oshkosh Northwestern

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Editor

  • Oct 2000 - Apr 2003

  Copy Editor for news pages. Copy Editor for news pages.