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Yvan Tran

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Senior Materials Developer @ Vuori
Denver | US

Skills

  • Fashion
  • Fashion Illustration
  • Fashion Design
  • Apparel
  • Sewing
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Interests

Fashion
Camping
Volunteering
Hiking
Event planning
Diy
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Industries

Bike
Fashion
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Skate
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Yvan

My experience and interests include: fabric development, sourcing, outdoors, sustainability, personal finance, and bass guitar.

Let's connect! Email me at ttranyvan@gmail.com for any inquiries.

Trajectory

Sep 2024 — Now
Senior Materials Developer · Vuori
Aug 2021 — Aug 2024
Materials Developer · The North Face, a VF Company
Manage on time materials developments for Youth, Prints, and Collaborations. Collaborations: TNF x Supreme Spring 2023 TNF x Comme des Garçons 2023 TNF x Undercover 2023 TNF x Supreme Fall 2023 TNF x Supreme Spring 2024 TNF x Undercover Spring 2024 TNF x IKB Fall 2024 TNF x Comme des Garçons Fall 2024 TNF x Cecilie Bahnsen Spring 2025 Partner with mills, Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design, and QA to deliver innovative fabrics that meet performance, aesthetic, sustainability, and costing needs. Manage and improve print development process: Manage print developments across all categories. Partner with the main print house to lead the digital sms printing process in order to reduce leadtime. Update the WIP tracking chart by moving it from Excel to Airtable and adding new features. Partner with the Digital Product Creation team to introduce 3-D methods to improve the material development process. Establish relationships with international partners: South America and Asia sourcing teams, mills, and factories.
Dec 2019 — Aug 2021
Associate Materials Manager · Eddie Bauer
Manage on time material developments for men’s and women’s sportswear, SMU, and Collaborations (4 seasons per year). Collaborations: Eddie Bauer x ASAP Rocky Partner with mills, Design, Merchandising, Sourcing and QA to deliver innovative fabrics that meet performance, aesthetic, and costing needs. Organized and created the mill matrix as a resource for the teams. Establish relationships with international partners: Asia sourcing teams, mill, and factories.
Feb 2019 — Nov 2019
Junior Materials Developer · TravisMathew Apparel
Manage on time material developments for in line and SMU (2 seasons per year). Establish the fabric library for cross-functional teams to use. Oversee internal wash test sample process to test against lab testing results. Lead and present fabric adoption meetings to senior management. Establish relationships with mills and factories in Peru and Asia.
Apr 2018 — Feb 2019
Sourcing Assistant · TravisMathew Apparel

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Education history

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Woodbury University

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) | 2018 - Present

Connections

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Matthew Hickey

Founder
Be Kind Vibes

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