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Aneela Fazal
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Sustainable Fabric Sourcing Manager, Softlines and Packaging @ The Walt Disney Company

About Me

➠ Accomplished product textile/material engineer specializing in product development through astute analysis of markets and competitors to identify opportunities for expansion. Skilled at fostering and building relationships with strategic partners to support increased market penetration. ➠ Influencer and subject matter expert in developing new, innovative materials, products, and processes at the intersection of science and design in highly cross-functional, ambiguous, and high-volume multinational manufacturing environments. ➠ Driving new product design, overseeing the full developmental cycle from conception through quality assurance to delivery and launch. I bring the demonstrated capacity to build high-performance teams, promoting a collaborative environment that enables projects to be completed on time and within budget. ➠ Reliable, adaptive, and collaborative working style fueled by diversity of thought and drive to empower multidisciplinary interactions that accelerate strategic innovation initiatives. ➠ Leveraging strong business management and operational abilities, facilitating the development of structures, processes, and systems that ensure high-quality products are produced. ➠ Complex problem-solver, and corporate catalyst for inspiring, responsible, and high-impact consumer-centric innovations. ☛ Key Skills ☚ ✦ Strategic Planning/Analysis ✦ Project Management ✦ Material Development/Management, Sourcing and Procurement ✦ Profit Maximization ✦ Cost Control/Reduction ✦ Product Development ✦ Process Improvements ☛ High Profile Collaborations ☚ ✦ Tom Sachs - Mars Yard Overshoe ✦ Samuel Ross - Nike x A Cold Wall ✦ Alyx Collaboration with Mathew Williams - Nike MMW FREE TR 3 ✦ Virgil Abloh - The Ten Off White ✦ Back to the future - EARL HyperAdapt 1.0 Self Lacing shoes ✦ Jun Takahashi - Japanese Street Brand designer Vaporfly and Pegasus Turbo 35 Gyakusou ✦ Jerry Lorenzo - Fear Of God ✦ Skepta’s – Air Max Deluxe ✦ Supreme Boucle - Air Max Tailwind ✦ Supreme - Nike x NBA Collection ✦ Travis Scott Special Release - Air Force 1 ✦ Comme Des Garcons Homme - Plus x Nike's Air Max 180 ✦ Kendrick Lamar - Air Max 18 ✦ Cristiano Ronaldo - Air Force1 CR7 ✦ Cristiano Ronaldo - Nike’s Gold Air Max 97 ✦ NYC Denim Label 3x1's Nike Air Force 1 Pack

My Skills

  • Design Management
  • Fashion Design
  • Industrial Design
  • Product Design
  • Product Development Process

My Career

Sustainable Fabric Sourcing Manager, Softlines and PackagingThe Walt Disney CompanyNovember 2022
Current

Footwear Material Product Creation, Innovation Special Projects CollaborationsNikeFebruary 2016 - June 2018

Footwear Material Development Product Creation, Young Athletes InitiativeNikeApril 2015 - February 2016

Apparel Sr Product Developer - Promotional Athlete Apparel, Running, Track & FieldNikeJanuary 2012 - April 2015

Apparel MerchandiserMedsonsMay 1992 - July 1996

My Education

Karachi UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Textile Sciences and Engineering

The Art InstitutesAssociate's degree, Graphic DesignAssociate

NC State College of EngineeringTextile Technology and Manufacturing, Textile Science

My Details

Country
  • United States
Languages
    Years of Experience
    • 10-15 years
    Timezone
    • Pacific Standard Time
    Member Since
    • May 20, 2020

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