Kelsey Sandoval

• Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, collaborating cross-functionally with Design, Materials, Merchandising, and Production to deliver innovative, brand-right product assortments. • Own and drive development calendars, ensuring all milestones are met and cross-functional teams remain aligned to seasonal launch timelines. • Partner with Merchandising and Design to introduce new concepts, techniques, and technologies that support continuous product innovation and market differentiation. • Negotiate strategic vendor partnerships and product costs- including lead times, MOQs, and volume discounts- to maximize margin and achieve sales goals. • Ensure best-in-class quality by partnering with the QA team and aligning all product to TravisMathew’s performance and brand standards. • Assess and optimize current practices by implementing scalable policies, processes, and tools to improve operational efficiency and support business growth. • Mentor and develop a high-performing product development team, setting clear goals, providing training, and fostering career growth opportunities. • Stay ahead of industry trends, development methodologies, and best practices to maintain TravisMathew’s competitive edge. • Support organizational excellence through the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of department-wide policies and procedures.

• Collaborate with Design, Technical Design, Materials, Merchandising, Sales, Sourcing & Supply Chain to lead the development of product, which meets financial, performance, and quality standards • Lead and mentor team of developers, fostering a positive work environment with clear expectations • Effectively communicate & work cross functionally to improve processes to match company growth • Provide visibility to calendar dates missed and possible downstream impact to cross functional partners • Evaluate current processes and propose improvements as needed while also identifying new processes to streamline product development • Support and train team through new PLM system roll out • Manage vendor relationships through factory visits and monthly calls, ensuring sample and production deadlines and costing targets are hit • Prioritize development schedule for team, outlining key dates to stay on calendar timeline • Support AQL Team when issues/problems arise during Final Audit • Manage and measure performance of team through sku analysis- quantitative, and qualitative assessment • Develop talent within team by increasing skill and knowledge of developer through training and action plans, setting clear priorities through yearly goals

• Mentor and manage product development team. • Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Design, Merchandising, R&D, and Production to oversee the development of product. • Manage product development process from protos into production, ensuring team adheres to development calendar milestones. • Negotiate product costing with vendors- ensuring achievement of margin objectives. • Align with M&D teams on new techniques and concepts to continuously support product innovation. • Evaluate current practices and develop and implement streamlined processes with buy-in from cross-functional partners. • Order and track sales samples. • Ensure style master data is validated. • Support team when building tech packs, reviewing/commenting on submits and samples.

• Communicate directly with the factories to execute approved style, fit, color, and construction. • Source materials and trims to ensure quality, factuality, and price points are met to oversee the development of product. • Manage proto, sample, counter-sample, and production approvals to ensure the company's quality standards are met and deliverables are received on time. • Follow development process per established company calendar. • Control and adhere to company's high quality standards by monitoring product details and specs throughout the product manufacturing process. • Fit new silhouettes and fabrics to ensure design is properly executed. • Collaborate with design team to provide insight and feedback regarding execution of design.

Adjunct Professor teaching: FASH 3: Intro to Careers in Design and Merchandising FASH 10: Textiles, Fibers and Fabrics

• Manage SKUs from various VF Brands • Cost all new developments on internal cost sheet and brand cost sheet • Communicate issues from the factory to the brand and find solutions • Receive and review SMS buys • Send weekly development recaps and SMS WIPs to brands • Collaborate with factory to produce samples from proto to P.P.

• Private label product development for Made in Los Angeles factory. • Provide tech packs to domestic and overseas vendors. • Source new fabric and trims for customers from local and overseas vendors. • Oversee fabric development and sample design. • Send weekly development recaps and SMS WIPs to brands • Attended fit meetings with pattern makers to ensure all product correctly executes

• Design and develop children’s apparel collections, supporting the full design-to-production lifecycle from concept through sample approval. • Partner with pattern makers and print vendors to review fit and approve strike-offs, ensuring accurate color and construction.