Material Developer

• Feb 2022 - Present

Product Development Specialist

• Apr 2021 - Present

Assistant Production Manager

• Sep 2020 - Apr 2021

Product Developer- Contractor

• Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

Managing development for accessories for EAI business, including bags, tees, headwear, gloves and towels. Managing development for accessories for EAI business, including bags, tees, headwear, gloves and towels.

Temp Compliance Manager

• Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

Contract job responsible for testing analysis, problem solving, material quality maintenance. Contract job responsible for testing analysis, problem solving, material quality maintenance.

Production Manager

• May 2015 - Jun 2015

Contract position to prepare Manduka's first apparel line for market- including label design, packaging, shipping, and production instructions. Contract position to prepare Manduka's first apparel line for market- including label design, packaging, shipping, and production instructions.

Development Manager

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

. Managed a four person team of developers for Oakley Men’s and Women’s Golf, Surf, and Training categories. Responsible for precosting, negotiation, maintaining vendor contacts and relationships, tracking on development goals and dates, production and PO tracking, special projects. Extensive travel, onboarding new vendors, training, on-site development. Increased gross margin 10% over two seasons. . Managed a four person team of developers for Oakley Men’s and Women’s Golf, Surf, and Training categories. Responsible for precosting, negotiation, maintaining vendor contacts and relationships, tracking on development goals and dates, production and PO tracking, special projects. Extensive travel, onboarding new vendors, training, on-site development. Increased gross margin 10% over two seasons.

Senior Product Developer

• Feb 2007 - Dec 2011

Assisted with precost, fabric development, fit sessions, and maintain delivery dates for million-dollar product lines. Developed all fabrics for SP09-SU09 and SP12 lines. Took on women's performance underwear responsibility and was involved in direct development at factory, biomechanical testing, size set fitting, and wear testing. Travel extensively to Asia for direct development, pricing negotiations, and kit development. Led a trim pricing project in 2009 which generated $70K savings for our group's core mesh short business.

senior garment developer

• Jan 2002 - Dec 2011

I've been working in apparel development at Nike for almost a decade.

Sports Graphics developer

• Jan 2003 - Sep 2004

Responsibilities include creating and maintaining illustrations and specs, developing materials, pricing, sourcing, fitting, and coordinating garment production through foreign liaison offices.

Senior Developer

• Sep 2004 - Feb 2007

kits, developed materials, trims, and graphics, keep abreast of account revisions, partner with design and merchandising to develop and deliver styles on a 7 month timeline, cross-trained new team members, sharing knowledge in PDM, PPS, GIS, Excel, Outlook, and other Nike processes and systems. Coordinated Women's SRT fit sessions. kits, developed materials, trims, and graphics, keep abreast of account revisions, partner with design and merchandising to develop and deliver styles on a 7 month timeline, cross-trained new team members, sharing knowledge in PDM, PPS, GIS, Excel, Outlook, and other Nike processes and systems. Coordinated Women's SRT fit sessions.

Garment Developer

• Jul 1999 - Jun 2001

Apparel Developer for Soccer, Special Make-Ups, Youth/Kids. Built specifications and development kits for overseas factories, developed trims, fit and corrected prototypes. Received award bonus in 2001. Initiated digital imaging program and trained co-workers in department. Apparel Developer for Soccer, Special Make-Ups, Youth/Kids. Built specifications and development kits for overseas factories, developed trims, fit and corrected prototypes. Received award bonus in 2001. Initiated digital imaging program and trained co-workers in department.

Senior Technician

• Jan 1997 - Jul 1999

Performed merchandise testing in physical, chemical, and wash labs, conducted visual color rating, assisted fabric research projects, and helped train new employees. Performed merchandise testing in physical, chemical, and wash labs, conducted visual color rating, assisted fabric research projects, and helped train new employees.

Assistant designer

• Jan 1996 - Dec 1996

Responsible for first patterns and samples, fabric designs, developed color stories and illustrations, photo styling, checked overseas samples/fabric lab dips. Performed extensive computer design work and general support. Responsible for first patterns and samples, fabric designs, developed color stories and illustrations, photo styling, checked overseas samples/fabric lab dips. Performed extensive computer design work and general support.