FRANK BIBBO 6 Carole Court, Manalapan, NJ 07726 * 917-370 -9556 * fb1253682@westpost.net DIRECTOR- Production /V.P.

Of MANUFACTURING / OPERATIONS Capacity Planning / Sourcing / Negotiations / Domestic Factories / Offshoring / Project Management Process Improvement / Startups / QC / Cost Controls / Prici ng / Shipping Directed all aspects of apparel manufacturing and production operations. Worked with factories in Asia, Central America and Domestic contractors. Built oper ational teams and support systems for manufacturers. Established QC standards. C ollaborated with design, sales and production on new products to dramatically bo ost sales. Fluent in Spanish and conversant in Italian. Expanded Adrienne Victoria Designs (AVD) production, boosting capacity and sales eight-fold. Ramped up manufacturing to meet key Cach retail orders, delivering on time and g aining repeat business. Improved operations and sourcing for In Group Ltd., achieving record profit mar gin. Identified and rectified potential $1M Fabrikant back order problem within 48 ho urs of discovery. Special Skills: Finding new alternatives to meet and overcome challenges. Forgin g relationships with suppliers to solve sourcing needs. Coordinating production with sales and marketing to calibrate high-margin finished goods. Recruiting, tr aining and mentoring staff to achieve company goals. Speaking/writing fluent Spanish and "Conversing in Italian" Professor at Parsons school of fashion design teaching production management. BA, Business Management, Fairleigh Dickinson University. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS Expanded Adrienne Victoria Designs (AVD) production, boosting capacity and sales eight-fold. Joined company when revenues were $5M with production team that cou ld not deliver new orders on time. Took command of manufacturing and shipping. Established more efficient systems of operation and built new production team. O pened lines of communication with new factories for added capacity. Laid groundw ork for increased sales to $47M in 2007. Ramped up manufacturing to meet key e order, delivering on time and gaining repe at business. AVD major customer, Cache retail sales grew and orders were taken f or four-month delivery cycle despite current production at full capacity. Source d new factories, establishing criteria for quality and price. Shipped October an d November orders in September, as needed and December orders in October. Produc t sold well at retail mproved operations and sourcing for In Group Ltd., achievi ng record profit margin. Three years into startup, orders began to increase. Se rvicing key accounts became critical to future success. Researched and develope d new manufacturing alliances. Built stronger production teams and developed sys tems to meet all deliveries. Established workable wholesale prices for margins a nd for sales teams. Serviced and delivered all orders, resulting in banner year in sales and record profits. Identified and rectified potential $1M Perry Ellis back-order problem within 48 hours of discovery. Company fell behind on delivery due dates. Analyzed back ord ers and discovered more than $1M of goods on-hand but not shipped. Took initiati ve, planning and leading weekend recovery process. Directed pulling, packing and shipping all back-orders with successful completion over two-day period. CAREER HISTORY Consulting and Sourcing. Worldwide Solutions. 2008---Current. Principal ow ner doing consulting for start up designer companies. Guiding them from design through all aspects of manufacturing to final shipping set-up. Director of Manufacturing. Adrienne Victoria Designs, 2001-2008. Managed product ion and shipping for High end apparel. Made Evening / Day dresses and all Sport swear , Woven Bottoms and Knit Tops in Guatemala and China. Developed all syst

ems of operation and helped co. grew from $5M to $47M. Executed all private labe l orders. worked with all buyers in Cache.. delivering on-schedule at highest qu ality standards and agreed-to pricing. Directed staff of 15 Production Manager, KSK Designs, 1999-2001. Managed production office with staff of 20. Sourced all garments for factory assembly. Responsible for quality contr ol, deliveries and price negotiations for $30M enterprise. Principal Owner. Bibbo Ltd., 1995-1999. Developed Evening wear collection. . Fi nanced and established all operating departments for startup company. Developed systems of operation and built \\sales, finance, design, production and shipping for $3M operation. Principal Partner/V.P. Manufacturing..... In Group Ltd., 1985-1995. Product... Womens Bottoms and Knit Tops. Set-up and directed manufacturing operations. Hi red all personnel. Sourced factories, negotiated labor rates and wholesale price s. Responsible for quality and deliveries of all orders for $22M enterprise with staff of 25. Production Coordinator, Perry Ellis 1980-1985. High end womens company. Perform ed production management functions, including issuing cutting tickets, sending p atterns for marking/grading for prestigious designer. Negotiated prices with sup pliers.