K Cho

Company logo, care label and brand design Cosmetics production Receiving, packing and shipping

Owner - BAR SOAP BROOKLYN LLC - Brooklyn, NY

(2014-04)

• Company logo, care label and brand design
• Cosmetics production
• Receiving, packing and shipping
• Website and social media management

Fabric Buyer, Production Coordinator - Notations Inc. - New York, NY

(2007-02 - 2014-04)

• Review new orders daily and assign it to suppliers and factories
• Forecast fabric issues that impact margin, timing and quality; initiate design, pattern department for a discussion for solution
• Provide recommendation and solution when the possible fabric production issues are identified
• Issue fabric purchase order by e-mail in PDF format daily
• Buy fabric from domestic and overseas suppliers, for overseas garment factory: Indonesia, China, USA and Mexico
• Approve lap dips, Strike-Offs, handlooms and bulks according to the company policy per customers
• Negotiate and confirm fabric prices, support garment costing
• Conduct between suppliers and factories on bulk fabric issues; trouble shooting for fabric quality, and delivery
• Communicate with factories and suppliers to ensure on time garment delivery daily
• Update fabric library per quality, season, program and customer
• Attend production status meeting to review delivery, and to solve technical problems and prices
• Overseas fabric delivery, by reviewing per customer, delivery and suppliers
• Train new hires to develop a quality team
• Keep up with the latest technical developments in fiber and fabric

Cake Denim Project, Team Leader - Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY

(2006-02 - 2006-05)

Led and designed dyeing and finishing methods for three different looks of jeans for women's denim market, guided them to the final products by assigning tasks to team members, with advice from industry professionals

Intern, Women's Collection - Donna Karan New York

(2005-02 - 2006-05)

Organized fabrics, trim library, picked up trims from pattern room and suppliers, provided administrative support to the team

Graduate - Special Education K-12 - Fordham University (2028-05)

Bachelors of Science - Product Management: Textile - FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, State University of New York (2006-05)

Associate in Applied Science - Fashion Merchandising Management - FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, State University of New York (2005-12)