Cindy Cai

•Liaison between Creative, Product Development, Sales and China for all production specification,
scheduling and execution
•Place all product purchasing orders with china and ensure requirements and timelines are strictly
adhered to
•Work with 3rd party testing labs to resolve discrepancies with reports and inconsistencies
•Review product test reports to ensure all applicable testing requirements have been fulfilled

•Communicate with Product Development, Creative and Sales to rectify any discrepancies
•Communicate with oversees to resolve issues that arise during production to avoid late deliveries
•Inspect and approve all Pre-production samples against approved samples for consistency
•Inspect final production to ensure it meets approved standards and to call out inconsistencies before merchandise is sent to retailer
•Create Cad drawings according to customers need by using Illustrator, Photoshop

• Product development and design for flatware and cutlery
• Create technical sketches and illustrations showing full product specs
• Ideation and generation of new designs for cutlery handles
• Design new product illustrations, mockup samples and presentation boards for customer meetings
• 3D rendering in SolidWorks for special customer presentations and factory specs
• Create marketing proposals in Power Point and InDesign
• Responsible for overseas communication with factories on proto-types and production
• Review specs against proto-type and pre-pro samples and communicate approval comments to factories

• Participate in design brain storming meetings for all new customer projects
• Visit aquariums, zoos and museums as well as research ideas online and via various publications to create inspirational boards and idea outline for new projects
• Create Photoshop illustrations of interior design layouts for aquariums, zoos and museums
• Assist with 3D modeling in Rhinos and 3D max

• Designed soft goods for the 2010 Asian Olympic Games consisting
• Conception and design creation for shoes, backpacks and accessories
• Assisted in trend research and new product ideation