Fashion

Streetwear

Tech

Couture

I have worked in the Fashion Industry since 2004.  I earned my AA in Fashion Design in June 2012. I have professional experience in department store retail, high-end retail, manufacturing and production, pattern making,assistant design, and as a freelance designer.

I am currently seeking to expand my horizons and work for a company with potential for growth in contemporary women's wear. 

I have worked closely with owners of companies and in the largest swimwear manufacturer in the United States. I know what it takes to move forward in this fast paced industry.

Specked garments before and after fitting
Updated tech pack with fit comments on Microsoft Excel
Edited fit pictures with fit comment illustrations on Adobe Illustrator
Averaged about 4 tech packs per day depending on amount of edits required per garment.

Freelance Technical Designer

Updated reconstruction notes to PLM 
Spec garments and updated revised specs
Uploaded all photos from sample fitting and resizing
Organize samples per season 
Create fitting notations on Adobe Illustrator with all adjustment specifications

First patterns through Production 
Attended 3 fittings per week 
Pattern adjustments on Gerber 
Construction sheets on Adobe Illustrator with complete sewing procedures. 
Worked together with designer and sample sewing room to ensure product is correctly sewn with correct fabric in time for production deadlines.

Patternmaker Trainee

Technical Sketching, cost sheets
Daily updating of line sheet, pattern sheet, and pattern cards
Fabric sourcing/kept track of fabric headers from each fabric source
Collaborated with designer for decisions of color and print fabrics for Fall collection
Met with buyer to show line and described details of garments
Created P.O.’s, ordering sample and production fabrics
Helped manage production of Lucky Brand T-Shirts(lab dips, testing,emails)
Ticketing samples, keeping samples in production order

Assistant Designer

Manage production of entire line 
Buying wholesale products and managing production process of screen printing and embroidery
Sales marketing, sales in events
Creating excel cost sheets with information of size, color, and placement of screens and embroidery
Communicating with manufacturers 
Quality control

Freelance Designer

Managed all social media profiles(facebook, MySpace, twitter)
Sales Representative for premier independent brand
Exceeded sales to be represented in 29 stores nationwide
Phone calls, filing, bookkeeping, invoices, receipts

Design Intern

Maintained schedule of dying, printing, screening, embroidery, finishing, and shipping
Distributing apparel for sample sewing, dying, and embroidery
Quality controlled for all apparel
Pack orders for shipment
Collaborated with designer for decisions of color and style of garment
Managed data and inventory of website
Filing, faxing, phone orders
Traveled to New York to assist in tradeshow sales and display set up

Production Assistant

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