Deborah Wallace

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About Deborah Wallace

Accomplished product manager and manufacturing leader with expertise in apparel and intimates design. Proven success managing product development from concept to consumer, translating raw ideas into profitable and functional reality. Creative, analytical, and a collaborative professional with talents that can fathom a design brief from every angle and execute on time deliverables to meet company goals. Excellent at providing lifecycle communication management between vendors, designers, and manufacturing/production teams to reach uncompromisingly high quality and service delivery standards. Inspires, develops, and supports direct reports within a company's culture to grow and advance. Also, a Published Author. Core Competencies: Product (Development) Management | Well Organized |Excellent Communication Skills | Staff Training | Presentation Skills | Project Management | Effective Leadership Skills | Time Management | Collaborative Problem Solving Skills | Quality Assurance | Cost Analysis | International Travel (Relationships) Skills | Patternmaking and Grading | Fit Guidelines | Forecasting | Inventory / Demand Planning | Raw Materials | Garment Construction & Manufacturing Process knowledge | Live Model Fittings | Budgets Technical Systems: Software: Microsoft Office Suite 365 - Excel, Word, PowerPoint | NGC Flex PLM | Web PDM | Adobe - Photoshop, Illustrator | Centric PLM CAD: Gerber Accumark (Certified 13.0)| Lectra Modaris (Certified 6.1)/Diaminio | Assyst PDS Key Accomplishments Develop new, well fitting Team Sportswear products for successful introduction. Work in partnership with Design and Sales team on Customer needs. Produced successful final fit of the New Low Profile Minimizer Bra; Pillow cup Collection, & “Up for Anything” Strapless. Improved Spanx Bra-llelujah Collection of bras for production and opened the door to Nordstrom and Dillard’s as true bra manufacturers, increasing Bra sales by 15% during each introduction. Organized and completed extended size project for Full Figure woman in Bra-llelujah Full Coverage Bra & latest Strapless Bra for 2019. Launch with positive customer reviews; company saw increase in Full Figure bra sales. Developed innovated sport bras into New Active collection for on time launch, exceeding company's financial goals for collection's introduction year. Created standards, procedures & grading templates for PLM database to accommodate sizing spec sheets, supporting vendors with pad development to increase productivity by 10% Contact info: deborah.wallace1202@gmail.com