SUMMARY
An Apparel Industry Management professional seeking challenge and development within an international merchandising and merchandise buying market. Passionate about lifestyle brands and revolutionizing the apparel market through innovative trends and technology.
EDUCATION
FIDM / The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, California
Degree: Apparel Manufacturing Management Spring 2011
Apparel Process I & II Technical Flat Sketching
Merchandise, Specification, and Costing Production Cost & Cost Control
Textile Science & Testing Global Trade Dynamics
Apparel Management Technology Ownership and Finance
PROJECTS / Related Works to Merchandising and Production
Brand Creation: Designed Spring/Summer 2011 line, sourced vendors, produced production time line
Merchandise Plan: Create line distribution plan for department stores, per budget and sales plan
CSULB / Long Beach State University, Long Beach, California
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Communication Studies, Fall 2005
EXPERIENCE
Quiksilver Americas Inc. Huntington Beach, California (December 2008- present)
Manager, Logistics
- Manage over 70,000 Cubic Meters (CBMs), equivalent to 30,000 Purchase Orders of imports from Asia origins to USA and Canada
- Implement cost savings strategies; analyze and negotiate international rates, lead ocean, airfreight, and drayage
- Facilitate RFP process (Request for Proposal)
- EDI implementation; data quality management
- Regulate and enforce vendor compliance
- Analyze justifiable airfreight against inventory
- Design tools providing WIP visibility from PO upload to warehouse delivery
- Liaison between third party logistics provider (3PL), freight forwarders, drayage, and customs house brokerage
- Manage supply chain operations, business strategy and efficiencies
- Implement, train, and educate users on Logistics platform software
- Assisted in SAP ERP system implementation; vendor master conversion and user operations
Maersk Inc. Costa Mesa, California (April 2006 - December 2008)
Contract Coordinator (April 2006 - November 2006)
Logistics Analyst (November 2006 - December 2008
- Assist Sales to set up and maintain customer contracts
- Trace and track imports for major accounts: BCBG, Kellwood Inc.
- Assist in project management for FOB Yantian migration program: BCBG
- Responsible for communicating globally to ensure customer SOP compliance
PHILANTHROPY
- Team World Vision: Fundraising for clean water in Africa and training for the LA 13.1 half marathon
- Fundraising goal $4,000
- Surf Aid International: Swim For Life
- Raised over $1500 to improve health care in isolated regions of the world
- St. Judes Children’s Hospital: Up ‘til Dawn
- Recruited over $2,000 in event sponsorships and donations
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