Paige Malengo

-Drive time and action calendar to guarantee deadlines are met and collection is developed on time -Define atelier agenda based on daily objectives and evolving design needs and fabric delivery -Supervise sample room process from pattern to finished sms -Manage Patternmakers, Cutters and Sewers in in-house atelier -Manage entering of BOM’s and working with production to answer questions, resolve issues and update with most accurate information possible. -Work with denim, sweater, and knit consultants to ensure product being made with outside factories meets calendar deadlines. -Partner with Design to track, organize, and update all designs in RLM database and sample room flow boards. -Develop and order seasonal sample trims -Oversee garment dye and wash sample development. Launch lab dips and manage sample wash and dye. -Manage overseas development -Assemble initial costing from vendors and work with production team to ensure viability for bulk -Monitor merchandising plan and track under and over development -Responsible for production pass off meeting

- Source and develop fabric -Manage fabric, trim and sampling budgets -Source and develop seasonal trims -Issue Purchase Orders for trims in time to meet calendar deadlines -Maintain accurate Trim WIP tracking chart including counter options for bulk -Diligent correspondence with vendors to track approaching shipment deadlines, and relay trim delivery and tracking information to factories -Attend spec passes and handoffs to tech with patternmakers and design -Attend fittings and relay and fit notes and updates -Manage proto/sample receivings and pass offs, and maintain daily communication with domestic factories and in house sample room to meet calendar deadlines -Set up BOMS and send to local and overseas factories -Track finished samples and assess quality of samples – relay workmanship comments to factories as needed -Update BOMs after sample approval/alterations before handover meeting -Manage sewers and patternmakers workload in atelier

-Review leftover linings and place lining orders as needed each season -Place fabric POS and manage fabric inventory -Work with design to source/develop season trims -Negotiate trim prices/manage budget -Manage calendar deadlines -Maintain accurate Trim WIP tracking chart including counter options for bulk -Diligent correspondence with vendors to track approaching shipment deadlines, and relay trim delivery and tracking information to factories -Update WIP Tracking Chart for entire overseas and domestic sampling process and send updated WIP to factories as needed -Prepare sketches for fittings, attend fittings and update BOMs after fittings accordingly -Manage proto/sample receivings and pass offs, and maintain daily communication with domestic factories and in house sample room to meet calendar deadlines -Set up BOMs for SMS and deliver complete packages to local factories -Ensure factories have all materials for SMS and protos (pattern, sew by, fabric, trims) during development season -Track finished samples and assess quality of samples – relay workmanship comments to factories as needed -Update BOMs after sample approval/alterations before handover meeting

-responsible for supporting the development process from concept to line launch. - Creates and issue purchase orders (PO’s), track shipments & monitor domestic and overseas - Responsible for capturing lining shipping/receipts in overseas Work-In-Progress (WIP) - Utilize current fabric inventory in atelier to capture cost savings during the development process - Coordinates overseas fabric needs and captures inventory movements in overseas WIP - Responsible for coordinating additional Atelier needs (i.e., moving fabric from overseas factory to Atelier) - Responsible for development linesheets - Responsible for creating initial market linesheet - Request copies of overseas patterns - With guidance of manager, own special project execution (ie: cut up’s, runway accessories, etc.) - Enters all fabric/trim information and costs into Cost Sheets - Responsible for collecting all yield information from atelier and overseas vendors - Recruit interns - Manages daily workloads for interns - Responsible for inception and maintaining throughout the season for embroidery/embellishment and line progress reports -As needed for style master setup and techpack details -Creation and maintenance of seasonal production standards

-Assisting the product development and design departments with daily duties -Helping to analyze data and prepare for the upcoming season -Completing both office work and working on illustrator -Sourcing materials, trims and hardware for the collection -Helped to prepare garments for the 2015 Fashion Week show, including fraying fabric and fixing trims -Worked backstage as a dresser during the fashion show -Copying and cutting patterns -Creating and developing trim boards -Updating trim sheets, development WIPS and other charts on Excel as well as Cut ticket binders -Helping source and gather materials for Met Gala gown

•Directed set-up and break-down of sample sale; Visual merchandising and organizing displays •Cashier, assisted customers, personal shopped for clients •Conducted inventory of sample shipments coming in; Charted sales post sample sale •Assisted in highest selling day in Sample Sale thus far: $17,000/day.

•Preformed a variety of office functions; analyzed data and sent out daily sales •Attending vendor meetings, buy meetings, and a variety of function development speakers

Style Guru: •Wrote weekly column on trends (including related articles, hyperlink trends, photograph subject etc.) •Social media updates on trends and posts (Twitter, Facebook, Pintrest, Tumblr and Instagram)

Sales Associate. •Greet/assisted customers with purchases during opening weeks at new store location in SoHo, NY •Set-up and take down of store with new inventory

Merchandising Intern at BCBGMaxazria •Performed a variety of office work, including logging samples on Excel and other spreadsheets •Organized showrooms and displays •Attended buying meetings; purchase orders, set up conference rooms •Shipped out samples, packed and delivered to clients

•Performed a wide variety of office functions, including analysis and organization of electronic and paper files. •Worked to scan and convert paper files into pdfs •Attended workshops and meetings about networking and potential openings of franchises.

Merit Scholarship Cum Laude Honors