Product Development
San Francisco Bay Area
Product Development
San Francisco Bay Area
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
April 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 7 months)
•Vendor identification, RFQ (requests for quote), quote analysis, vendor selection, contract development, and contract negotiation.
•Develop sources for new products and OEM products.
• Head the growth and management of the apparel division of the business, a major strategic growth area
• Strengthen business relationships and operations through onsite visits to vendors in South Asian countries
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
July 1999 — May 2003 (3 years 11 months)
• Managed design, production and delivery of proto-design lines for Levi Strauss, Next (UK), French Connection UK and Abercrombie & Fitch.
• Shortened the Design-Produce-Approval feedback cycle from 4-weeks to 2-weeks, by eliminating bottlenecks in the critical path.
MBA , Marketing/ Branding , 2003 — 2004
MS , English Literature , 2001 — 2003
Fashion Design , 1996 — 1999
macroeconomics, branding, consumer products, fashion art, theatre and illustrations.
American Marketing Association - http://www.marketingpower.com/, Innovators and Entrepreneurs Club, Cohort MBA Newsletter Committee
Cohort Team Spirit Award - Dec 2004
Dean Scholarship, August 2003 – Dec 2004
Outstanding Student Award, June 1994