This document summarizes the qualifications and experience of Cindy Regan, including her educational background, professional experience, skills, and areas of expertise. She has over 30 years of experience in apparel design, product development, merchandising, and teaching. She is published and has worked in both academia and industry.

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Published Author, US DOE Fellow
CINDY REGAN, Ph.D.
875 DEL RIO AVENUE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405
DRCINDYREGAN@ICLOUD.COM
805-­440-­4598
VALUE
I can provide value to your company because I am a self-­starter, an experienced trained professional, and
I am ready to get started on projects
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
United States Department of Energy Fellow in Integrated Manufacturing 1994-­1997
Author, Apparel Product Design and Merchandising Strategies
One of two professors that established a new Bachelor of Science degree in Apparel Management
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
• Taught Apparel Design and Analysis, Apparel Design and Merchandising Strategy, Apparel Product
Development, Apparel Product Development Simulation, Apparel Pre-­production, and Apparel
Technical Design
• Associate Editor Design and Aesthetics for the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal
• Took design courses in creative design, design analysis, small business needlework enterprise, flat
pattern, sewing, draping, interior design, advanced clothing construction, and weaving
• Research projects in performance apparel design and smart clothing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
California Polytechnic State University Pomona
Professor | January 1997-­December 2015
• Taught senior capstone courses requiring extensive coordination for students to learn by doing. I
empowered and led students to design, develop, and produce a live apparel product line for resale
in the campus bookstore. As a team, students produced a product line and learned to meet tight
deadlines within the apparel supply chain to create production patterns, produce markers, source
raw material, and manufacture product
• Taught seasonal line development from design concept to line release
• Imbedded computer software into all courses including computer graphics, CAD, and Excel

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• Taught technical design and specifications including sample review, detail construction,
measurement specifications, sourcing raw materials, costing, and margin calculation
Sage Publications
Clothing and Textiles Research Journal | January 2011 – May 2015
Design and Aesthetics Associate Editor (pro-­bono)
• Critical review of manuscripts to ensure proper research protocol for research journal publication
• Selected blind reviewers
• Reviewed manuscripts to determine submission readiness
Author Apparel Product Design and Merchandising Strategies
Pearson | September 2004 -­ March 2015
• Textbook details the apparel product development process
• Originated chapters on product development from company strategy through line release
• Developed detailed prospectus outlining market demand and targeted courses
• Wrote unique fictional vignettes as chapter introductions for college level textbook
• Managed book permissions
• Managed students to create 100 textbook illustrations
• Publishing experience included working directly with acquisition editors, freelance technical editors,
developmental editor, and international production
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA
Assistant Professor | September 1989 – June 1992
• Co-­authored two National Science Foundation Small Business Innovative Research Grant Proposals
with Stylometrics and Industrial Engineering professors
• Co-­authored grant proposal with Industrial Engineering professor on Industrial Uniform safety
requirements
• Bridged partnership with Industrial Engineering professors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Developed new courses incorporating spreadsheet and graphic illustration software
California State University Chico, CA
Lecturer | August 1986 – June 1989
• Taught retail and interior design courses
• Quickly learned and developed Excel templates and computer-­aided design
• Commenced scholarly record
Robinson’s Department Store | Torrance, CA
Area Sales Manager | June 1981 – June 1983
• Managed $500,000 Housewares Department in a new branch store

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• Supervised, scheduled, and reviewed employees
• Executed physical inventory
• Managed return-­to-­vendor
White-­Elna Sewing Machine Company, Cleveland, OH
Promotion and Sales Consultant | 1979
• Teamed with multiple sales managers to drive sales of home sewing machines
EDUCATION
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA, USA
Doctorate of Philosophy, Clothing and Textiles 1997
• Ph.D. Dissertation: A Concurrent Engineering Framework for Apparel Manufacture originated a
comprehensive apparel product development framework involving a network of textile suppliers,
product developers, and apparel manufacturers. Dissertation research provided on-­site case study
experience with in-­depth interviews. The results were 180 hierarchical flowchart diagrams detailing
the current apparel product development process and proposed apparel concurrent engineering
process.
University of Wisconsin-­Stout, Menomonie, WI, USA
Master of Science, Apparel Design and Related Arts 1986
• Taught synthesis practicum course in which students operated two boutiques housed in the
Apparel Design and Related Arts Department. I shopped wholesale trade shows, ordered from
vendors, and led students to be accountable for sales and to supervise teams.
• Thesis: Apparel Color Preferences of Female College Students from Varied Family Incomes
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Bachelor of Science 1980
INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
Visitations and working relationships with over 50 distinct apparel manufacturing headquarters or
production environments
• Observed a multitude of organizational cultures
• Evaluated efficiency for a variety of production systems
• Comprehensive knowledge of fabric, contract production, and sourcing process
• Can evaluate and improve production scenarios for improved communication, total cost calculation,
and material requirements planning

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• Observed and interviewed individuals to assess product development and manufacturing process,
responsibilities, and constraints
• Worked directly with product development associates, sample operators, and cutting associates to
produce apparel line
• Excellent collegiality with industry associates to build academic relationships
WRITING AND EDITING EXPERIENCE
Research Publications
• Comparative analysis of mechanical properties for pointe shoe fabrications
• Concurrent engineering for product development in mass customization for apparel industry
• Model for optimizing the textiles complex value chain
• Apparel executives' industry perceptions: Implications for academia
• Enterprise modeling for the apparel industry
• Addressing the complexities of logistics value chain in the apparel industry
• Design for manufacturability: Earlier integration of apparel manufacturing activities in product
development
• Applicability of the engineering design process theory in the apparel design process
• Apparel executives’ industry perceptions: Implications for academia
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Software Experience Total
Years
Last
Used
Adobe Illustrator Graphic illustration 13 2015
Visio, Top Down Flow charts, Process diagrams 12 2009
MS Office Suites Word processing
Presentations
29 2016
Excel Template creation: Time and action
calendar, merchandise assortments, 6-­
month plan
28 2016
Computer-­Aided
Design
Pattern-­making 17 2015
Web software
user experience
Textbook companion webpage
Learning management
3 2015
SPSS Descriptive statistics 3 2015
SaaS Dropbox, MS One Drive, GroupMe,
Adobe Creative Cloud (AI)
6 2016
Video Creation Camtasia 2 2015