Olivia Burca

+1-917-***-**** New York, NY ad3801@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/oliviaburca SUMMARY

Experienced in apparel innovation and sustainability, with a focus on fabric research and development. Skilled in leading projects from concept to production, introducing new trends, and enhancing sustainability. Expert in cross-functional collaboration, strategic planning, technical design department, and driving the development of technical specifications.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Program and Project Management Sustainability Business Strategy Net Zero Advocacy Climate and Energy Policy Cross-functional Team Leadership Stakeholder Engagement Circular Economy Global Operations Executive Communication Strategic Planning & Implementation EXPERIENCE

Sustainable Future Lab Oct 2023 - Present

Founder & Director New York, USA

● Spearheaded sustainable education for stakeholders, enabling integration of sustainability into global operations, focusing on net-zero initiatives.

● Developed and led climate partnerships, promoting decarbonization strategies and advocating for sustainable policy changes within corporate settings. Logitech Sep 2021 - Apr 2023

Sustainability Program Manager New York, USA

● Led the development and implementation of a global sustainability strategy and programs, aligning with Net Zero emissions targets and the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

● Influenced teams in a cross-functional environment, to empower material R&D, ensure alignment, collaboration and achieve an annual reduction and avoidance of over 19,000 tonnes of CO2e.

● Enhanced executive leadership's awareness and decision-making in sustainability, through strategic projects that focused on measuring, managing, and reducing carbon emissions while increasing employee engagement by 80%.

● Managed a task force of partners to drive a refurbishment strategy, and collaborated across the organization to drive new programs, resulting in X3 product initiatives.

● Implemented design for sustainability principles for every new product initiative, including marketing guidelines, increasing the initiative by 900%.

Flex May 2019 - Aug 2021

Senior Design Process and Technology Engineer II Boston, USA

● Led sustainability for the Boston site, and championed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on educating teams on climate change, clean energy, and Net Zero.

● Analyzed supplier capabilities to inform the product development lifecycle, enhancing fabric selection, increasing the sourcing strategy by 80%.

● Translated client needs into actionable strategies and products, secured additional investment, advised on the construction of the innovation center, and expanded the space by 10X.

● Drove innovation in product design, research and development, continuous improvement and manufacturing for confidential projects, resulting in a 433% increase in project engagement.

● Led Employee Resource Group (ERG): “ Women-In-Tech” for Eastern America, fostering social responsibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Wearable X Sep 2016 - Mar 2019

Product Development Lead New York, USA

● Led product development for the world’s first smart activewear, bringing the product to market within 8 months.

● Managed the international production process, as the liaison with mills, vendors & the manufacturing team on any issues.

● Oversaw operations, manufacturing, supply chain, garment fitting, construction, pattern making, grading and sourcing.

● Developed product using fabrics made from recycled materials, highlighting a commitment to innovative fabric solutions and sustainability.

Intel, New York, USA Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

Garment Engineer Contractor New York, USA

● Designed and developed wearable tech products by integrating data visualization into four products. EDUCATION

Parsons The New School of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major: Fashion Design 2012-2016, New York, USA Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, Major: Textiles 2014-2015, London, UK CERTIFICATIONS

Agile Project Management, Google Certifications Mar 2024 The Oxford School of Climate Change Course, Oxford Climate Society Dec 2023 Strategy and Sustainability, IESE Business School Jun 2023 The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking + Exercising Leadership, HarvardX Sep 2023 SKILLS

Project Management: Airtable, Asana, Notion, Jira, Confluence, Trello Productivity: Microsoft Suite ( Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites) Figma, OpenAI, MidJourney, Mural, Miro

Design: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), Optitex Prototyping: Sewing, Laser Cutting, Sculpting, Weaving, Knitting Languages: French

PUBLIC SPEAKER

Circular Economy: Opportunities for Women in Tech, EUTech 2023, Virtual Logi PLAY 2022- Making the Gaming Industry More Sustainable 2022, Berlin, Germany IPC- E-Textiles Summit Conference 2020, Virtual

AIChE- Polymer and Textiles Conference 2020, Virtual Parsons guest lecturer for MFA Design & Technology students 2019, New York, USA WEAR -Smart Fabrics/Wearable Technology Conference 2018, New York, USA Functional Fabrics Fair-Textiles & Technology: Inventing New Business Models for Tomorrow’s Smart Clothing, Javits Center 2017, New York, USA

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