Design Lead, Soft Goods Designer, Global Sourcing Manager, Business Development Manager, Legal Counsel, American Airlines Team

Approximately nine months during which we concepted and bid a suite of products, negotiated a contract, sourced and onboarded new vendors, and met a tight product development timeline.

• Project Brief

• Initial Concepts

• Material Samples & Feedback Document

• Vendor/Manufacturer Capabilities Matrix

• Contracts & Vendor Agreements

• Product Spec Sheets

American Airlines had a very strict budget and compliance regulations for their onboard amenities that we had to meet. Many of our usual vendors were unable to meet these constraints, so we had to find alternative vendors that were familiar with aviation compliance regulations, met our targeted BOM cost & MOQ’s, while also maintaining the high quality standard for sleep Casper had established. I helped expedite this process given our tight timeline by researching and identifying vendors who specialize in hospitality amenities and supporting our Sourcing team in the final evaluation and vendor onboarding of the awarded manufacturing partner.