Alina Rose

- Responsible for the design and development of the apparel and accessories
- Oversee and manage all Apparel Development process, partnering with Creative Director and cross functional teams s to maintain calendar goals
- Communicate daily with overseas internal office and factories to ensure calendar dates are maintained
- Manage work in progress (WIP) tracking and reporting for product development
- Approve strike offs, lab-dips and graphics making comments in a timely manner in order to meet deadlines
- Communicates changes to achieve final fit and construction to meet brand requirements
- Hand over samples to production team making sure all design information is confirmed
- Provide factory performance progress, implementing changes where needed for improvements
- Coordinates all samples for buy meetings, photo shoots and Direct to meet calendar dates
- Confirm the final cost for garments
- Responsible for fabric, trim and component sourcing and keeping track
- Lead weekly production meetings
- Perform all cost negotiation and procurement processing
- Mentor a team of assistant and associate product developers

- Managed development process of several categories for the following brands:
Urban Outfitters, Anthropology, Wildfox, Caelum, Quest Apparel, One Fine Day, Peace and Pearls, True Religion, A.Che, Echo,
- Implemented new policy and procedures for smooth and on time production
- Managed sourcing and approval of new fabrics, trims, components and lab-dips.
- Daily communication with overseas factories to make sure on time delivery of SMS and production goods
- Ensure monthly reports and costing is accurate
- Adhered to each companies aggressive development and production calendar
- Researched new fabrics, trims, and components for each category
- Researched the market, conducted trend reports and traveled to trend shows
- Finalized all technical packets for production hand off to overseas factories
- Worked with cross functional teams to ensure all deadlines are met

- Responsible for the full cycle development and design of several brands in the following categories:
Activewear, lounge, fleece, sweaters, swim, dresses and tops
- Adhered to companies strict and tight deadlines without compromising quality
- Researched new fabrics, trims, and components for each category seasonally.
- Introduced new silhouettes at competitive price points
- Researched the market, conducted trend reports and traveled to trend shows
- Maintained all SMS records
- Updated and finalized all technical packets for production hand off to overseas factories
- Communicated with overseas vendors and factories daily
- Led fit sessions to ensure developed goods are as requested; made changes as needed
- Collaborated with a team of assistant and associate product developers
- Worked with cross functional teams to ensure all deadlines are met

- Presented development sheets to the supervisor for approval and partner with vendors for specifying development details
- Followed-up with vendors/factories on all styles and communicate any changes or additional details
- Acquired knowledge of development sheets and the material, color, and construction of pieces
- Kept track of all development reports to achieve target adoption rate and improve the development process for future seasons
- Research customer reviews for fit and design feedback to apply in current and future development
- Partnered with vendors to source trims and fabrics
- Communicated with overseas vendors and factories daily
- Managed SMS ordering and tracking with several show rooms