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Since graduating FIDM '06, strategically worked for many small companies to learn diverse operation models, target customers, and take on as many roles per capability.

Goal: Establish company in eco-luxury market. Conscientious high fashion.

Assignment: Gilead Sciences
-Administrative works
-Project planning

Assignment: Sephora.com
-Beauty advisor
-Customer service

Independent Contractor

-Interpreted designer’s ideas to sketches & CADs
-Interpreted and adapedt color and fabric trends to fit target customer (Missy & Plus Size market)
-Worked closely w/ patternmaker & sample-maker during fit sessions
-Revised changes and update
-Tech paks and line sheets 
-Assisted in photo styling
-Attended NYFW2013 with designer to market brand
-Alteration and styled runway debuts
-Miscellaneous – Do-What-It-Takes tasks


Associate Designer

-Interpreted designer’s ideas to sketches & CADs
-Interpreted and adapedt color and fabric trends to fit target customer (Missy & Plus Size market)
-Worked closely w/ patternmaker & sample-maker during fit sessions
-Revised changes and update
-Tech paks and line sheets 
-Assisted in photo styling
-Attended NYFW2013 with designer to market brand
-Alteration and styled runway debuts
-Miscellaneous – Do-What-It-Takes tasks

- Performed extensive market research to ensure designs are trendy for private-labeling
-Studied the lifestyle of clients to ensure products/services are offered accordingly.
-Analyzed demographics thoroughly to understand core clients based on: annual income, discretionary income, education level, spending habits, cultural connections, and inspirations
-Compiled a precise target customer to base our design, production and marketing processes around
-Assisted head designer in conceptual development
-Collected images for inspiration repertoire
-Created mood boards to visually narrate concept
Hand sketched ideas rapidly to illustrate ideas for director’s immediate yes/no approval vote
-Created technical flats true to silhouette, proportion, and fit per market.
-Communicated w/ oversea factories to follow up with samples' status of completion to ensure timely arrival
- Put together tech paks with each illustrated style in hand sketch, technical flat sketch, specs, sewing details, call-out

Assistant Designer

- Performed extensive market research to ensure designs are trendy for private-labeling
-Studied the lifestyle of clients to ensure products/services are offered accordingly.
-Analyzed demographics thoroughly to understand core clients based on: annual income, discretionary income, education level, spending habits, cultural connections, and inspirations
-Compiled a precise target customer to base our design, production and marketing processes around
-Assisted head designer in conceptual development
-Collected images for inspiration repertoire
-Created mood boards to visually narrate concept
Hand sketched ideas rapidly to illustrate ideas for director’s immediate yes/no approval vote
-Created technical flats true to silhouette, proportion, and fit per market.
-Communicated w/ oversea factories to follow up with samples' status of completion to ensure timely arrival
- Put together tech paks with each illustrated style in hand sketch, technical flat sketch, specs, sewing details, call-outs, etc
-Updated and maintained tech pak library for all style numbers
-Worked closely with in-house patternmakers, graders and cutters to achieve desired fit
-Presented style numbers and persuaded buyers that designs are marketable, timely per trends, and easy to sell.
-Obtained and kept track of purchase orders
-Followed through with purchase orders’ deadlines by managing prototyping process and warehouse deliveries.

-Drafted first patterns per designer’s ideas and sketches
-Advised technical expertise to execute designer’s creative goals
-Revised designs as needed to create feasible garments
-Assisted in research and sourcing fabrications and trims
-Participated in fit sessions to correct any fit issues
-Corrected and revised patterns per feedback from fit sessions
-Finalized patterns and blocks in production pattern manila
-Created tech paks ready for production


Patternmaker

-Drafted first patterns per designer’s ideas and sketches
-Advised technical expertise to execute designer’s creative goals
-Revised designs as needed to create feasible garments
-Assisted in research and sourcing fabrications and trims
-Participated in fit sessions to correct any fit issues
-Corrected and revised patterns per feedback from fit sessions
-Finalized patterns and blocks in production pattern manila
-Created tech paks ready for production

-Performed extensive market research to ensure designs are trends-sensitive without losing company’s core visual aesthetics
-Studied the lifestyle of clients to ensure products/services are offered accordingly.
-Analyzed demographics thoroughly to understand core clients based on: annual income, discretionary income, education level, spending habits, cultural connections, and inspirations
-Compiled a precise target customer to base our design, production and marketing processes around
-Assisted head designer in conceptual development
-Collected images for inspiration repertoire
-Created mood boards to visually narrate concept
-Presented concepts along with head designer in company-wide meetings
-Notated meeting feedbacks per graphic team, production team and business team.
-Revised concept mood boards based on feedbacks
-Hand sketched ideas rapidly to illustrate ideas for director’s immediate yes/no approval vote
-Created technical flats true to silhouette, proportion, and fit. 

-Performed extensive market research to ensure designs are trends-sensitive without losing company’s core visual aesthetics
-Studied the lifestyle of clients to ensure products/services are offered accordingly.
-Analyzed demographics thoroughly to understand core clients based on: annual income, discretionary income, education level, spending habits, cultural connections, and inspirations
-Compiled a precise target customer to base our design, production and marketing processes around
-Assisted head designer in conceptual development
-Collected images for inspiration repertoire
-Created mood boards to visually narrate concept
-Presented concepts along with head designer in company-wide meetings
-Notated meeting feedbacks per graphic team, production team and business team.
-Revised concept mood boards based on feedbacks
-Hand sketched ideas rapidly to illustrate ideas for director’s immediate yes/no approval vote
-Created technical flats true to silhouette, proportion, and fit. 
-Explored graphic themes closely with graphic designer to ensure collection is cohesive, also to ensure prints & patterns are harmonious with style aesthetics.
-Created specifications based on sample size pattern block
-Put together tech paks with each illustrated style in hand sketch, technical flat sketch, specs, sewing details, call-outs, etc.
-Collaborated with in-house samplemaker and production staff to see design process from concept to sample, sample to production.
-Worked with print and dye houses to ensure colors are precise, quality assurance, timeliness in delivery
-In charge of working with sales reps, showrooms and vendors.
-Supported company at trade shows through set-up, merchandising, marketing, Q&A
-Networked with fellow industry leaders to bring brand image to attention

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