emily pei

Duluth Trading Co.- Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin

Fabric Development Specialist 

July 2016 - Present

 

• Developing and testing fabrics for all categories. 

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Cabela's - Sidney, Nebraska​

Material Procurement Fabric Specialist​

June 2015 - June 2017

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• Management of Fabric Liabilities reduction by 75% in first 6 months

• Manage fabric Development Testing

• Report on Commodity pricing of yarns

• Negotiate pricing of Carry Over fabric

• Create library for in production swatches

• Work with Quality team to mitigate risks

• Create fabric Care Guide to educate Associates

• Present Directors and Merchant teams with Fabric Technology trends

• Create customized test standards for development and marketing insight

• Review labeling for bulk production. 

 

University of Northern Iowa- Textiles and Apparel

Lab Assistaint

January 2015-May 2015

 

• Maintain climate conditions for testing lab

• Research procedures for new lab equiptment

• Execute proper techniques for quality testing

• Design, Print, and Process custom fabric 

• Assist students in learning about fabric quality testing

 

University of Northern Iowa- STEM

STEM Ambassador: Textile Material Science

August 2014-May 2015

 

• Speak to local youth promoting STEM initiatives in formal and informal presentation

• Create science oriented programs to promote textile science

 

PVH Corp.- Tommy Hilfiger- New York

Children's Production Intern 

June 2014-August 2014

 

• International/India communication

• Enhance presentational skills through intensive professional marketing project

• Mediate comments between designers and buying office on graphic “strike offs”

• Statistical analysis comparison of product pricing through Excel

• Professional readiness “College to Corporate” sessions

• Costing analysis

• Research and update production software with import tariffs on apparel items

• Attend fit sessions 

• Shipment tracking

• Create filing system for received “strike offs"

 

 

University of Northern Iowa-Textiles and Apparel

Lab Assistant

March 2014-April 2014

 

• Prepare materials needed for quality testing.

• Execute ASTM Tongue Tear and Grab Tests.

• Assist in AATCC Laundrometer and Weatherometer Tests.

• Assist in ASTM Abrasion Tests.

 

 

Cabela’s LTD- Hong Kong

Quality Assurance Textile Specialist Intern

May ​20, 2013 - July 26, 2013 

 

• Consolidated fabric suppliers and complete fabric library

• Resourced fabric due to quality issues, price point, and quantity ordered

• Negotiated with suppliers on improvements in quality and price per yard

• Requested fabric samples from suppliers, sent in fabric for testing and reviewed test results

• Gathered information on mills/suppliers to analyze and create graphs on productivity/supplier relations

• Inputted fabric identification information into a company wide database

• Sourced/researched future suppliers in Europe and Japan to improve quality, meeting higher standards

• International communication throughout Asia

• Assisted in managing fabric development for new garments

• Worked with a third party testing agency on a heat transfer label quality testing project 

• Communicated between fabric suppliers and designers to source fabric based on a design

• Traveled to garment factories/fabric mills on observatory inspections in China and Taiwan

 

 

21st Annual UNI Fashion Show

Executive Artistic Director 

December ​2012 - April 2013

 

• Conceptualized theme- “Pow! A Super Hero Catwalk”

• Wrote script, lighting cues, sound cues

• Headed stylization committee- make up, hair, model props, music

• Budgeted funds

• Managed models and ran rehearsal to a schedule

 

 

 

20th Annual UNI Fashion Show

Director of Models

December ​2011 - April 2012

 

• Assisted executive directing team

• Recruited models

• Fitted models

• Contacted and managed models throughout rehearsals

 

 

 

Kennedy High School-Vocal Music Department

Show Choir Costume Assistant                  

​September 2011 - May 2012

 

• Assisted in planning and constructing show choir costumes

• Aided in mending/tailoring/fitting issues

• Traveled with show choir ensemble to competitions assisting in managing costumes and in execution of stage presence