Experience

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  Elbeco, a brand of LION Group

  • Product Development Specialist

    • May 2022 - Present

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  Pottstown School District

  • Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Marketing and Business Education Teacher

    • Jan 2019 - May 2022
    • Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

    ∙ Created and engaged students in marketing lessons and business education∙ Improved business education club - DECA by having students place to continue to National competition∙ Run the student store to ensure student fundraisers are successful while encouraging student learn of business operations

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  New Holland Apparel

  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Product Development Manager / Account Manager

    • Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

    ∙ Manage the product development and production process to ensure styles are commercialized correctly and in a timely manner so production can run smoothly and on time ∙ Serve as the liaison between the customer and factory partners. Communicate to both the customer and factory any concerns of development or before production starts ∙ Work with all internal teams closely - pattern makers, technical managers, costing team, production planning, and sample room - to ensure development process is running on time and to communicate any delays to the customer ∙ Work with fabric mills and trim suppliers to source materials for customers as needed

  • Account Support Specialist

    • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

    ∙ Communicated closely with all departments in product development process and served as liaison to bring product to commercialization including technical manager, costing, and factories ∙ Developed open and effective dialogue with customers to understand and identify needs and opportunities to grow business with NHA ∙ Assisted Account Manager with daily follow up duties as required by customers. Sent samples, swatches, pricing, and communicated closely in all phases of product development ∙ Built and maintained all raw material components and styles in Polygon Software (PolyPM) during development and final review before production started ∙ Developed relationships with material and trim suppliers and assisted in identifying key sources for current and new customers

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  David Yurman

  • New York, New York

  • Product Development Analyst for High Jewelry, Fine Jewelry, and Bridal

    • Sep 2012 - Jun 2014
    • New York, New York

    • Build styles and Bill of Materials for all new development styles in QAD software • Take all reference pictures of new styles and implement them in mechanicals for vendors by using Photoshop and InDesign • Maintain, provide, and communicate all product specific documentation as needed during development to vendors or jewelersincluding engineering reference documents, CAD files, mechanicals, purchase order, and stone specifications • Act as a liaison between vendors, David Yurman shop jewelers, and the design team, and quality control to solve any problemsduring the development of all new styles and collections • Manage all High and Fine Jewelry custom orders between merchandising team, design team, and vendors to ensure the customerreceives highest quality product in a timely fashion• Execute, resolve, and coordinate all High and Fine Jewelry repairs between repairs team, quality control team, and David Yurman shop jewelers to provide the repairs to the retail stores in a timely manner

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  New Holland Apparel

  • New Holland, PA

  • Product Developer

    • Jun 2011 - Sep 2012
    • New Holland, PA

    • Submit and track all strike-off submits including color approvals and wash tests while keeping open communication between Nike and our company’s factory in Honduras and Nicaragua with any development issues• Plan and execute all salesmen sample orders each season ordered by Nike; including ordering fabric and checking to make sure the factory order trims• Communicate between Nike and fabric/trim vendors when new fabric and trims are being ordered for pricing and information• Built styles of t-shirts and jerseys in the factories inventory system using Polygon software (Poly PM); to help the four different factories discern what is included in each garment• Maintain good relations with Nike when utilizing information from the bill of materials to meet their specifications when purchasing materials for production• Work with tech designers, the costing department, and factory by distributing information received from Nike including the bill of materials, tech packs and schematics

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  Coach

  • Limerick, PA

  • Sales Associate

    • Nov 2007 - Oct 2011
    • Limerick, PA

    • Designed floor and window displays including use of mannequins, graphics, and visual aids• Provided excellent customer service when assisting customers locate or select suitable items, contributing to increased sales• Performed cash and credit transactions with consistently high level of accuracy, ensuring discounts are applied properly

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  Arts’n Flowers by Patty Belsterling

  • Reading, PA

  • Intern

    • Sep 2010 - Apr 2011
    • Reading, PA

    • Executed and prepared for weddings and special events, including visuals details and centerpieces requiring excellent amount of detail and time management skills to ensure clients satisfaction • Worked on and gained perspective of small business operations ranging from billing and inventory to customer service and vendor collaboration