# Cynthia McMullen

**Fabric Nerd · Pepperell, United States**

Vast experience in innovation, product development, supply chain for end-to-end consumer products.

Profile: https://path.cv/cynknits

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## Experience

### Fabric Engineering Manager at Coolcore
*Apr 2023 – Present*

Manage full product lifecycle for 200+ SKUs across global supplier network. Build Power BI dashboards to drive roadmap decisions and supplier performance tracking.

### Product Developer / Designer at Covetrus (SmartPak)
*Jan 2022 – Apr 2023*

Managed end-to-end product development for 60+ SKUs and led cross-functional collaboration. Reduced development timelines by 3 weeks and improved margins by 5%.

### Textile Technologist - Contractor at Battelle
*Apr 2021 – Oct 2021*

Supported R&D and materials testing for US Navy protective wear programs. Conducted supplier site assessments and developed technical documentation.

### Innovation Knit Engineer - Contractor at VF Corporation
*Apr 2019 – May 2020*

Collaborated with suppliers to develop new solutions for future product pipelines. Standardized programming processes to improve production efficiency.

### Knit Footwear Designer at Skechers
*Feb 2016 – Apr 2018*

Led commercialization of new material technologies across 20+ product models. Sourced and on-boarded new manufacturing partners in China and Italy.

### R&D Manager at Renfro
*Dec 2012 – Jan 2016*

Directed R&D team of 6 technicians and managed prototype development cycles. Streamlined testing and validation processes to reduce speed-to-market by 2 weeks.

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## Skills

Power BI · Power Automate · HubSpot CRM · Texbase PLM · SmartSheet · Asana · Adobe Suite · AI Tools · Strategic Sourcing · Product Lifecycle Management · Demand Planning · excel · word · copilot · AI prompt engineering · product development · innovation · material sourcing · data insights · budgets

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## Projects

### Mini Portfolio

Brief look at my portfolio

[View Project →](https://www.behance.net/gallery/72095867/Cynthia-McMullens-Portfolio)

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## Links

- **LinkedIn**: https://linkedin.com/in/cynthiamcmullen