Wei (Julia) FAN
Fürth
Summary
21 years’ experience in flat knit field. Passionate about knitting for both apparel and footwear. Well known about knit in detail and skillful to communicate with Asian suppliers. Already started to extend expertise to other textile fields and broaden career.
Development professional with strong background in managing and guiding development projects from inception to completion. Excels in fostering team collaboration and achieving targets in dynamic environments. Recognized for problem-solving abilities and adaptability to evolving project needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Knit Development Manager
Adidas AG – Headquarter in Herzogenaurach, Germany
01.2016 - Current
- Guided footwear business units to develop knitted upper material. Contacted with Asian suppliers to execute the knit material development. Assisted legal department. Drove yarn development. Organized and hosted knit training. Supported material development in woven/warp knit/weft knit
- Involved into apparel business with seamless and flatknit
Assistant Technical Designer
Stoll America, New York, USA
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Organized production in-house including PPS approval, knitting and finishing coordination, quality control and delivery date.
- Pattern making due to customer’s request
- At contract knitting factories – Educated staff and shared information/experience of production. Made coordination between internal and external production. Quality controlled and ensured the delivery date.
Junior Designer
The Knit Resource Center, New York, USA
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Interpreted the ideas of clients into knitted fabric whether a swatch or whole garment by analyzing stitches, generating graphs, making pattern for garment, writing internal knitting orders, assembling panels or garments, finishing, maintaining the swatch library and yarn inventory, gained experience about sewing, linking, steaming and washing.
Technical Designer
Lafayette 148 - New York, Production Facility in China
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Coordinated knitwear product development from stitch, proto, sample to duplicates. Translated all tech packs and instructions from designer and product management. Supported to solve issues and find solutions. Maintained PLM system for knitwear. Interpreted technical training for technicians.
Trainee – Technician – Sales Assistant
Stoll International Fashion & Technology Center, Shanghai, China
01.2004 - 01.2009
- Learned knitting, machine operation and software, became a technician and worked on seasonal collection and customer request for sampling and production. Later, moved to sales position to be a connection between customer and technician for task translation and problem solving.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Geography and English
Harbin Normal University
Harbin, Heilong Jiang Province, China06.2004
Skills
- Full integrated in fashion garment
- Rich knowledge in footwear development
- Language: Mandarin, English, German (A2 level)
- Course design
- Staff training
- Training material development
- Complex Problem-solving
Timeline
Knit Development Manager
Adidas AG – Headquarter in Herzogenaurach, Germany
01.2016 - Current
Assistant Technical Designer
Stoll America, New York, USA
01.2014 - 01.2016
Junior Designer
The Knit Resource Center, New York, USA
01.2012 - 01.2014
Technical Designer
Lafayette 148 - New York, Production Facility in China
01.2009 - 01.2012
Trainee – Technician – Sales Assistant
Stoll International Fashion & Technology Center, Shanghai, China
01.2004 - 01.2009
Bachelor Degree - Geography and English
Harbin Normal University
HOBBIES
Walking in nature, Swimming, Cycling, Cooking