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Michelle Waugh

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Assistant Product Development Manager - Women’s Knits
Alameda | United States

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Michelle

I am very passionate about product development and delivering superior products in an efficient and cost-effective way.

For the past three years, I have worked in the merchandising and design departments of the swim and apparel industry's most iconic brands, such as Roxy, Billabong, and my current company, Add-Black. At Add-Black, I develop private label swimwear for a major mass-market retailer. Along with product development, my responsibilities include managing all print and color approvals as well as negotiating costing. Prior to my employment at Add-Black, I majored in Apparel Merchandising and Management with a minor in Marketing Management at Cal. Poly. Pomona. Throughout my college career, I was very active in the AMM department and was on the executive board as well as President of Fashion Society, a club that focused on exposing students to the fashion industry through guest speakers, field trips, and the production of our annual fashion show. Along with fashion, I am passionate about snowboarding, surfing, and the outdoors.

Trajectory

May 2018 — Now
Assistant Product Development Manager - Women’s Knits · Old Navy
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Jul 2017 — May 2018
Product Development Assistant · add-black
- Communicating with overseas factories and mills daily and ensuring deadlines are on target - Negotiating product costing with factories - Sourcing new fabric - Assembling and sending development packages to factories and mills - Creating and maintaining color and print tracking charts and proto development charts - Managing all strike-off, lab-dip, and hardware approvals - Maintaining color and fabric binders with swatches, detail sheets, and test results - Logging and organizing all development samples received and sent - Uploading and managing color library in PLM system
Jun 2016 — Jun 2017
Merchandising and Design Intern · Billabong USA
Set up styles in PLM system, updated line sheets using Adobe Illustrator, organized samples, assembled color cards, and provided other assistance to Women's Merchandising and Design department.
May 2016 — Aug 2016
Sales Associate · Lucky Brand
Assisted in visual merchandising and styled customers.
Apr 2015 — May 2016
Women's Shoe Sales · Macy's
Displayed outstanding customer service and maintained visual standards on the floor.
Jun 2015 — Aug 2015
Merchandising and Design Intern · ROXY
Set up styles in PLM system, conducted trend research, and created and updated line sheets using Adobe Illustrator.
Jul 2014 — Sep 2014
Salon and Designer Shoe Sales · Nordstrom
Displayed excellent customer service by building client relationships and maintained visual standards on floor and stock room.
Oct 2012 — Jul 2014
Lead Cashier · Levi's
Supervised and trained employees, ran hourly sales reports, styled customers, and processed sales and returns.
Apr 2013 — Sep 2013
Intern · Simone Vianna (Fashion Stylist)
Produced blog content and worked backstage at fashion shows.
Jan 2013 — Mar 2013
Intern · Sacramento Fashion Week
Worked backstage with models, designers, and stylists.
Jun 2012 — Apr 2013
Intern · Allison Marie (Fashion Stylists)
Produced blog content and assisted with photo shoots and fashion shows.

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Education history

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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

B.S. in Apparel Merchandising and Management with a minor in Marketing Management | 2013 - 2017

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