Student career coaching as alumni member of Virginia Tech Fashion Merchandising & Design Advisory board Product development, sourcing, production and brand launch strategy for Charlotte, NC-based womenswear startup The Dress Designer. Advised best practices for import production and logistics, and connected brand with key suppliers and manufacturers. Product innovation for AskHue, a fashion color-matching application, leveraging expertise in apparel and e-commerce color processes. Provided expert insights to shape future features and advised on UI/UX enhancements for improved usability.

Facilitated agile delivery as Scrum Master for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Demand Planning (DP) workstreams within global implementation of o9 Solutions integrated supply chain software. Supported two interdependent teams of Haleon product leaders (PO, PM), business stakeholders, o9 representatives and Accenture engineers responsible for building essential forecasting and reporting functionalities. Steered teams through hybrid project plan owned by Haleon and Accenture, employing both SAFe scrum and waterfall methodologies to deliver epics within phased releases. Managed MVP roadmap for additional KPI reporting interfacing o9 and PowerBI. Fostered Scrum adoption among teams and leadership by tracking and presenting quantifiable improvements to effort commitment, velocity, defect resolution and burndown across sprints and quarters, despite capacity fluctuations. Strengthened interpersonal relationships and fostered a candid and considerate team dynamic conducive to continuous

Supervised development, sourcing, costing, buying production, and inbound logistics for growing womenswear subscription service. Led existing buying team and established new product development team to support creation of proprietary programs. Implemented initiatives to increase control of finished good inventory, merchandise mix, product quality, and cycle times. Reduced reliance on wholesale suppliers by increasing custom orders and launching private label production. Challenged and negotiated vendor conditions contributing to excess inventory, such as requiring buyers to purchase full size ranges of available stock regardless of demand. Built vertical manufacturing agreements with existing wholesale vendors and established relationships with new manufacturing partners. Improved finished good (FG) costs and production lead times by collaborating with factory leadership to engineer styles, construction, and order volumes to maximize productivity. Analyzed end to end supply chain and i

Managed product development and production costing and execution for womenswear e-commerce startup. Created and managed internal and external calendars, coordinating stakeholder accountability to enforce critical path milestones. Analyzed small business processes to improve strategies and reduce costs. Designed automated Excel tools for Work-In-Progress (WIP), calendars, cost masters, and cash flow projections to improve transparency Created SOPs for development and production teams to use to train new employees.

Led product development, costing, pre-production, and raw material purchasing for luxury denim brand. Managed raw material purchasing and inventory (MRP) Spearheaded finished good counter-sourcing initiatives utilizing understanding of international trade agreements.
Apr 2018- Dec 2019 New York, NY

Led development, vendor negotiations, raw material and finished goods costing, and production for men's apparel. Managed complex vendor allocation strategies to meet aggressive product cost, quality and fulfillment targets. Participated on steering committee for adoption of Microsoft D365, contributing insights to help inform customizations to meet business requirements

Managed team of three assistants and collaborated with factory, creative, technical, and logistics teams to resolve production challenges. Led weekly WIP meetings to align on approvals, risks, and deliveries. Contributed to SAP implementation steering committee to define business requirements, inform design of customized functionality, perform user acceptance testing, and train users.

Supervised costing, allocation, and production for contemporary womenswear, engineering products to meet cost, margin, and delivery targets. Developed and led team of three production assistants. Collaborated with vendors and logistics teams to implement fulfillment strategies.