George Sanchez
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George Sanchez
Former Director of Technical Design, PVH Corp, USA
Biography
George Sanchez is a Cuban-born Designer who graduated with a degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. He also holds a Certificate in Tailoring and Millinery from F.I.T. George started his career as an Assistant Designer to Betsy Johnson in the 80’s. He was quickly promoted to designer a year later! After several years at Betsy Johnson, George moved on to designing women’s jeans then menswear. Wanting to be knowledgeable in all aspects of garment manufacturing, George took on the challenge of learning the technical process alongside the creative phases. This decision has served him well! George has worked in the technical design sector for high profile companies such as Disney, Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren and currently as Director of Technical Design for PVH Corp in NYC.
Presenting: Case Study – Enhancing Supply Chain Communication with FastFit360° Technology
16 Jul 2013, 11:50
Maximising speed-to-market and meeting consumer trends/demands in a real-time environment
- How does FastFit360° technology change the standard workflow paradigm?
- Using FastFit360° to support global design collaboration by overcoming the inability of suppliers to access PVH’s internal data systems
- Streamlining the complete supply chain and workflow between PVH and its retailers and suppliers
- Replacing the need for multiple couriered physical samples with 360° cloud-accessible e-samples for approval
- Reducing the traditional lengthy 6-12 week sampling process with one of 5-6 working days
- Supporting sustainability, reduced time to market and overall supply chain costs