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Arun Lamba

professional experience

**/****-**/**** ***** Fabrik/RAD Clothing Los Angeles, CA

Product Development Manager

Worked with Design to create, manage, and deliver a product line that consistently

increased revenue, gross margin, and market share

Ensured product deadlines were met on time and within budget for multiple seasons

Assessed production execution issues to ensure that all initiatives supported the

brand's aesthetic

Communicated priorities to Design to ensure all timelines are met

Ensured garment testing was preformed in adherence to specifications and standards

Cost engineering in workmanship

Attended quarterly business review meetings

Applied recommendations to improve sampling process

Set up of an in house sample room consisting of 10 sewers, 2 sample cutters, and 2

assistants

Managed monthly sample room report outlining sample room output versus cost.

2011-2012 Thomas Wylde

Culver City, CA Product

Development/Pre-Production Manager

Lead all design development meetings to understand all fabric and trim requirements

for the season.

Perform all communication and follow - up with oversea vendors for initial

development through salesman samples

Obtain all approvals for trims, hardware, lab dips, fabrics prior to duplicate

production

Negotiate prices for all trim, fabric, and leather

Prepare costing for complete collection

Hand off all development to Production in a timely manner

Approve and process all invoices related to development

2005- 2011 VF Corporation, Splendid/Ella Moss Los Angeles, CA

Senior Product Development Manager

Lead product development team to seek out new business opportunities by developing

new product items/categories, and manufacturing partners.

Fabric and Trim Development

Collaborate with Design on new fabric, trim, and washes.

Attend initial design development meetings to understand desired product for the

season.

Lead line in process meetings to gain understanding of seasonal design concept.

Perform initial communication and follow - up with vendors and internal business

partners.

Counter source fabrics and special finishes for price and flexibility

Follow up with testing on newly developed fabrics.

Monitor over development

Responsible for all sample development and related communication throughout the

season.

Ensure on - time delivery of all development, including samples.

Achieve PD volume and IMU goals for the assigned merchandising categories

Recommend improvements and develop strategies to improve overall department

efficiency.

Product Development Manager

Managing a team of 30 employees: 1st sample/duplicate sewers, cutters, finishers,

design assistants, designers and patternmakers

Creating and organizing a Sample Department to streamline the duplicate process for

all divisions.

Overseeing and managing the production of over 9,000 samples (450 styles) a month:

Organizing the cutting, sewing, dyeing, trimming, allocation, and shipping of

duplicates to showrooms on a monthly basis for 7 divisions.

Creating and implementing time and action calendars for all divisions, collaborating

with cross functional teams to monitor and execution of key target calendar dates.

Conducting line in process meetings with all divisions to enforce deadlines

Overseeing, tracking, and managing 1st sample (development) process: 1st through

duplicate stage, setting up and monitoring sample tracking logs.

Pattern Room Manager: overseeing/prioritizing work flow for 9 patternmakers,

interviewing and hiring new employees, setting work schedule for patternmakers during

market weeks

Maintaining constant follow up with contractors, dye houses, garment finishers, trim

and fabric vendors.

08/2001 - 03/2004 Matt & Nat

Montreal, Quebec

Product Development Coordinator

Managing 1st sample process: overseeing the shipping of duplicates to showrooms,

organizing the making of color cards, line sheets, flip books, and press books

Testing new fabrics, working with dye houses for lap dips, maintaining a productive

design room

Sourcing for new fabric and trim, both domestically and internationally

Managing the fit process: having patterns corrected and released for marker making

Preparing special samples for major private label retailers

Preparing/analyzing high/low reports for each collection.

Assistant Designer

Reported directly to the Designer for assistance and assignments.

Duties included researching trends/silhouettes according to design direction,

technical flat sketching, setting up appointments with fabric and trim vendors,

participating in fabric meetings, maintaining fabric library, following up on sample

yardage inventory and maintain season fabric swatch book, creating tech packs for

overseas projects, merchandising and product development, participating in design

meetings, communicating with sales reps on best selling styles and colors,

researching styles and trends, preparing technical sketches using Adobe Illustrator,

having samples cut, sewn, and dyed, sourcing for fabric and trim, and working with PR

company for brand exposure.

Education

03/2004-1/2005 Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Los

Angeles, CA

Apparel Manufacturing Management/Product Development President's Honor

Roll GPA: 3.98

09/1998 - 01/2002 McGill University

Montreal, Quebec

BCom, Double Major: Finance/Management Information Systems

Honor Roll GPA: 3.65

Languages/computer skills

English, French, Punjabi, Hindi, Knowledge of Spanish/MS Office, Adobe Illustrator,

Freehand, Knowledge of WebPDM, Simply Accounting System, Pacific Apparel Systems.

Certified in AIMS.

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