Accomplished and results-driven professional with 4+ years of experience in overseeing commercial and residential building projects within time and budgetary constraints. Equipped with a record of success on process improvement, combined with demonstrated abilities in defining innovative solutions and methodologies for safe and cost-efficient operation.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Project Manager
MBG Inc., & DMCG, Inc
08.2020 - Current
Supervised an on-side workforce of 10 – 12 construction workers
Worked closed with designers, engineers, owners, and vendors on new projects
Monitored progress according to schedule milestones by scheduling labor, ordering materials and providing coordination on the site with other trades
Successfully delivery 3 full restaurants, 1 club, 1 full restaurant renovation, and a few residentials
Work closely with legal and city departments on permits by drawing diagrams and forms
Oversee the restaurants by walkthroughs 2 times a month checking for repairs, hazard areas, and making sure there are protocols for all areas
Making sure the standards of the restaurants visual, cleaning, organization and standards are up to apart of each venue
Decorated and design decorations on each restaurant according to each holiday
Familiar with compliance Conducted routing walkthroughs with Health department, Fire department, and ABC department for permits
Oversee the City departments protocols and make sure to accomplished completed the guidelines
Tailor managers protocol process handbook list per department and venue
Wal-Mart / CTL Production Coordinator
Self Esteem Clothing Inc. / All Access Apparel Inc.
06.2013 - 06.2017
Verify and approved technical compliance for Wal-Mart and support day-to-day business needs between Self Esteem and Wal-Mart
Communicated and coordinated with factories to ensure quality and timely production processing on a daily bases via emails, in person and skype meetings
Worked closely with design team, costing team, technical design team and art department on new and upcoming orders
Organize and coordinate with design team the technical packages, QTX, artwork and screen placements for suppliers on each season
Responsible for Wal-Mart/CTL submits for Lab Dips, Shade Bands, Preliminary/MAP Testing, Pre-Production, Gold Seal, Aesthetics, TOP, Production and overrides for Wal-Mart division by following WM protocol
Responsible to ensure timely follow up with suppliers and communicated fabric quality, sew by fabric and MAP testing
Responsible to maintain fabric library, files by style and all records on regards Wal-Mart divisions Kids, Jrs & Plus
Created style folder system, MAP Testing fabric library and login system didn't existed
Responsible to review all bulk fabrics, shade bands approvals, updates on BOM's/ PO's and T&A / WIP reports
Attended weekly Wal-Mart status meetings
Fabric Technologist
Guess, Inc.
09.2008 - 01.2011
Ensure the quality of fabric to high standards by analyzing garment test reports from Bureau Veritas using Guess protocol
Reviewed submissions of bulk fabrics from suppliers before and after finished process
Employed PLM (Enovia) system to organize and update records of fabric materials and master records
Interacted daily with suppliers to reference test results and approve fabrics
Attended to handoff & color meetings where designers, merchandisers and buyers discuss the release of a new product line
Responsible for incorporate care instructions recommendations and forward master library standards to suppliers for new product line
CTL Fabric / Color Coordinator
Jerry Leigh of California Inc.
09.2006 - 03.2008
Oversee all domestic and international production, fabric and garment testing protocol for Wal-Mart
Familiar with spectrophotometer readings for consumer testing laboratory, CTL forms, color solutions and pantone standards
Color coordinator for Kohl’s, K-Mart, Sears, Mervyns’, Harajuku, Toki Doki, Disnep, Wal-Mart and more licensed partners
Worked closely with fabric buyers, designers, and suppliers on fabric and color development
Worked closely with QC supervisor on in-house testing results, calibration records and analytical instrumentation manual reports
Maintained organized the library on a weekly bases that included lab dips, shade bands, color cards, color standards swatches, cads, sales orders, color solutions and CTL paper work
Merchandiser Assistant
Warnaco Inc.
02.2003 - 09.2006
Merchandiser Assistant for Wal-Mart White Stag Plus size Division
Traveled frequently to Wal-Mart corporate headquarters for meeting with buyers, suppliers and DMM on new designs line and developments
Prepared development / submittal sheets for handover to vendors, including lab dips, trims, labels and fabric development
Prepared tech packs, worked closely with the production team and technical designer team on fit comments
Responsible for establishing solid relations with suppliers
Assistant Designer
Topson Downs
06.1998 - 01.2003
Design accessories and oversee special developments for licensed partners and sourced and purchased all sample fabrics and trims for each season.
Created and maintained an extensive fabric and trims color library
Responsible for review all send outs, embellishments and assist the design team
Coordinated the duplication of samples per season, as well attending to all the needs of sample room
Managed the design and development department, making sure the trims and embellishments meet the standards of each brand
Researched upcoming fashion and shopping trends from European nations
Coordinated promotional trade shows on upcoming trends
Education
Fashion Designer -
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA
01.2001
H.S. Diploma -
Theodore Roosevelt High School
Los Angeles, CA
01.1996
Skills
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Estimating
Blueprints
Cost control
Planning
Designing
Permit processing
Diagram drawings
Construction management
Tailor managers protocol process handbook list
Independence
AS400
PLM
Enovia
Basic Photoshop
Illustrator
Windows XP
Excel
Word
ABS
Retail-Link
Garment Base Pro
Training
2009, Cotton Incorporated: Fabric Finishing, Chemical and Physical, Los Angeles, CA
2010, Bureau Veritas: One Source, Los Angeles, CA
2017, Basic life support and Heart saver first AID programs
Timeline
Commercial Project Manager
MBG Inc., & DMCG, Inc
08.2020 - Current
Wal-Mart / CTL Production Coordinator
Self Esteem Clothing Inc. / All Access Apparel Inc.