Cone Denim
Kyle Talhelm is a seasoned technical specialist with extensive experience in the textile industry, currently serving in this role at Elevate Textiles since January 2019 and at International Textile Group's Cone Denim Division since January 2017. Previous positions include independent contractor roles at a former law firm and Forefront Technologies, as well as educational roles within the Alamance-Burlington School System. Talhelm's career began with Cone Mills Corporation, where responsibilities included technical and process improvement specialist duties, and earlier experience as a lab technician at Cotton Incorporated. Talhelm holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Chemistry from North Carolina State University, earned between 1991 and 1995, following graduation from John T. Hoggard High School.
Cone Denim
A leading denim mill and innovator for more than 125 years, Cone Denim delivers unparalleled expertise and advanced denim capabilities that service and inspire the global market. Cone promotes both sustainable practices in its operations and development of new denims. From performance denims and superior SGENE® technology to vintage re-creations of CONE® Deeptone Denim reaching back to the early 1900s, Cone offers unique collections of PERFORMANCE, STRETCH, SELVAGE, and NATURAL INDIGO denims crafted out of the Cone®3D R&D incubator. Cone Denim operates as part of Elevate Textiles with manufacturing capabilities in Mexico and China and a global network of sales, product and merchandising professionals based out of Greensboro, NC.