Work Experience
MOST RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE AS A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR AT SIGNAL BRANDS.
Ran two product development divisions for guess travel and men’s bags.
Technical & CAD Design: Communicated design and style information daily to overseas vendors by generating tech-packs and CADs, aligning with seasonal collections and specific account needs.
- Sample Management: Oversaw sample coordination from factory communication to quality review, ensuring adherence to specifications and seamless transition to photography and e-commerce. Reviewed and approved bulk fabric, hardware, and artwork for color and quality for production. Managed, tracked, and organized all approved swatches for the material library.
- PD Chart Management: Maintained comprehensive PD charts with up-to-date material, hardware, and costing information, facilitating clear communication with manufacturing partners.
- Sample Management: Oversaw sample coordination from factory communication to quality review, ensuring adherence to specifications and seamless transition to photography and e-commerce. Reviewed and approved bulk fabric, hardware, and artwork for color and quality for production. Managed, tracked, and organized all approved swatches for the material library.
- PD Chart Management: Maintained comprehensive PD charts with up-to-date material, hardware, and costing information, facilitating clear communication with manufacturing partners.
Highly skilled Additive Manufacturing Designer, with 4 years of experience digitizing engineering drawings of components, parts, structures, and assemblies, including 2 years supporting the Aerospace industry at Raytheon.
Experienced with using CAD digitizing techniques and skills to develop, edit, and revise 3D models, renders, and wireframes of products, parts, and prototypes.
Demonstrated ability to complete major layouts of engineering drawings, including drawings prepared by others in accordance with standard engineering drafting practices. Skilled with making engineering calculations, determining scaling, and inserting reference planes to prepare or revise specifications. Adept at preparing pattern generating or artwork tapes for mask fabrication and operating plotters to obtain drawings.
Highly computer literate with proficiency in a wide variety of CAD software such as CREO, Windchill, SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, and KeyShot.
Trained in Cleanrooms, Six Sigma, Kaizen, FOD, ESD, PPE, and HAZMAT.
Obtained secret security clearance.
Freelance Product Design work
created a detailed tech pack of the Ohio State Buckeyes pullover hoodie for manufacturing purposes at Colosseum athletics.
Freelance Product Design work
Helped 3D design the Oxibox for a small start-up company, a non-toxic and eco-friendly way to sanitize backpacks, shoes, soft toys, garments, and more.