Our Leadership

Partner Digital Product Lead

keith.hoover@blackswantextiles.com

Keith Hoover is a recognized global pioneer in developing and implementing manufacturing-centric product development processes. His expertise spans creative product design through technical manufacturing execution. At Under Armour, Hoover championed Project Glory at the Under Armour Lighthouse, a new model for product development and manufacturing, based on virtualization and local-for-local sourcing. Hoover was the first in the US to implement large-scale end-to-end global digital color management for a major retailer ($70B). He has worked hands-on in mills worldwide and led development for multi-million dollar textile programs in China, India, Pakistan, and Korea. Hoover has a long string of accomplishments bridging the creative and manufacturing processes, thus providing the ability to effectively communicate with all facets of the fiber and textile supply chain.

• JCPenney – Director of Global Color and Fabric Innovation 

• Lands’ End – Senior Manager, Design Resources 

• Target Corp – Senior Manager of Global Color Services 

• Fruit of the Loom – Director, Color Management 

• Polo/Ralph Lauren – Art Director, R&D Color Technologist

Partner Digital Manufacturing Lead edward.hollyday@blackswantextiles.com

Edward Hollyday, IV is an innovative leader in apparel manufacturing and supply chain management with a passion for disrupting the industry through the implementation of Digital Twin and Industry 4.0 Technologies. His proficiency and passion drive him to create dynamic business relationships, optimize production efficiency, and provides foresight into technology. Hollyday has a keen outlook and creative ability to understand and implement advancements enabling progress in the industrial market. He earned his Bachelors of Science degree while studying Business Administration at Goldey-Beacom College, a preeminent business school in the US. Hollyday serves as an advisory board member for Delaware Technical Community College’s Innovation and Technology Center, which supports the training of automation technologies in manufacturing throughout the State of Delaware.

Key Customers

Merck, Nestle, McCormick, Astra-Zeneca, Northrop-Grumman, Kimberly-Clark, DuPont, Unilever

Key Partners

PTC, Siemens, Rockwell Automation, ABB / B&R, General Electric (GE), Cognex, Keyence, Universal Robots, Pilz, Henderson Sewing

Partner 

frank@hendersonsewing.com

Frank Henderson serves as CEO of Henderson Sewing Machine Company, a third-generation global supplier of machines, parts, and supplies for the sewn products industry. The company does business in more than 34 countries, supplying the machines that stitch together the world. Henderson has been a pioneer in developing technologies that bring automated sewing into the garment factory. He is a strong advocate of automation and robotics and sees the creation of a digital fabric model as a prerequisite to unlock robotic handling of flexible material. Henderson’s vision is to accelerate the time from the production line to the distributor to a matter of days thereby changing the model of the entire apparel and sewn products industry. “Only through the implementation of digitalization will we provide the opportunity for the apparel manufacturing sector to move closer to where the products are sold.”