# Amie Gutierrez > Soft Goods Industrial Designer | Design Project Management | Design Consulting Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/amie ## Work Experience ### Color Engineering Project Manager at Apple @ OSI Engineering Jan 2025 – Present | Cupertino, CA Color EPM contract assignment at Apple HQ. Employed by OSI Engineering. ### Freelance Design Expert, Soft Goods Product Development @ Gembah Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Associate Director of Design Operations & Principal Program Manager @ Enlisted Design Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Oakland, California, United States ### Principal Program Manager @ Enlisted Design Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Oakland, California, United States ### Product Designer, Product Development Team, Pottery Barn Kids & Teen @ Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States Led soft-goods industrial design, product development, CMF, textile design, for the bags, luggage, and travel category under the brand label Pottery Barn Teen. Design lead and program management for brand collaboration and licensed projects with Disney, Warner Bros. Harry Potter, Marvel, Star Wars, Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, Roxy, Lilly Pulitzer, Kelly Slater, Element Skateboards, Wrangler Denim. Design execution and licensed product category leadership accounted for a 50% increase in gear sales during Holiday '16 - Spring '20 seasons. Awarded the 2018 designer of the year award by WSI Brand Leadership Team. ### Multidisciplinary Designer @ Freelance, self-employed Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States Client List: The North Face, Old Navy, ZÜCA, Amber & Ash Services: Design consulting, soft-goods product design, fashion design, product development, technical specifications, textile design, CMF, design strategy, art direction, sourcing ### Design Operations Manager, Accessories @ lululemon athletica Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Internationally recruited and relocated under a category A work visa to grow the Lululemon Design, Product Development & Innovation Teams. Operationally aligned RD&D staff to innovate from design brief through to global retail launch for Spring '14 - Spring '16 Lululemon accessories product lines. The accessories $1M annual business category was comprised of hard-good & soft-good products manufactured across 10 factories: Water bottles, yoga mats + props, hats, hair accessories, gloves, footwear, and bags. ### Senior Product Developer, Soft Goods @ Incase Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Product Developer @ Incase Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Lead Textile Print Designer @ JanSport, a division of VF Outdoor Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | San Leandro, California, United States ### Color Analyst @ The North Face Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | San Leandro, California, United States ### Assistant Designer @ DeAnna Gibbons Millinery Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Millinery Apprentice @ DeAnna Gibbons Millinery Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Presentation Supervisor @ Mulberry Neckwear Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Richmond, California, United States ### Design Intern @ Mulberry Neckwear Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 | Richmond, California, United States ### Retail Sales Associate, Textiles & Rugs @ IKEA Group Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 ### College Radio DJ @ KDVS 90.3 FM Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 | Davis, CA Controlled the airwaves with a weekly 2 hour radio show dedicated to promoting up-and-coming bands & local concerts ### Entertainment Director, ASUCD Entertainment Council @ UC Davis Jan 2002 – Jan 2006 | Davis, CA ### Concert Production/ Concert Promotion - Vacaville Teen Center @ City of Vacaville Jan 1998 – Jan 2002 | Vacaville, CA ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Design in Specialization in Textiles and Fashion Design - Psychology Minor University of California, Davis ### Professional Education in Sustainability Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology ### Short Course in Sustainable Product Design Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London ### Extended Education: Illustration California College of the Arts ### Study Abroad: Textile History University of California, Davis ### Sustainability Studies MIT Professional Education ### Design in Industrial and Product Design University of California, Davis ### Sustainability Studies MIT Professional Education ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amiegutierrez - Portfolio: https://www.sentfromspacestudio.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/amie JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/amie/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13