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JANET HUTTON
12244 6th Ave. NW
Seattle, WA  98177
206-228-2967

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Twenty Six years experience in the apparel industry working for women’s, men’s and children’s manufacturers.  Expertise includes technical design, fitting, pattern making, construction details, communications with overseas agents, with attention to detail and adhering to industry deadlines.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Technical Designer, Nordstrom, Inc., Seattle, WA       					02/2014–01/2015
Prepare & Maintain design packages, using FlexPLM and Adobe Illustrator, with technical drawings, construction details, fabric, color, and garment fit specifications.
Conduct weekly fit sessions on fit models to evaluate samples and advise fit comments and pattern corrections for the Womens Division.
Approve construction details, fit, and quality of samples for final bulk production.

Technical Designer, SanMar, Issaquah, WA       						09/2009 – 02/2014
Collaborate with buyers to develop Outerwear & Active Knit styles for Women’s and Men’s line.
Prepare design packages with technical drawings, construction, fabric, color and fit specifications. 
Conduct weekly fit sessions on fit models to evaluate samples and advise fit comments and pattern corrections.
Approve construction details, fit, and quality of samples for final bulk production.

Freelance Technical Designer, Cutter & Buck and Eddie Bauer Inc., Seattle, WA       	11/2007 - 1/2009
Prepare & Maintain design packages, using PLMon, Web PDM and Adobe Illustrator, with technical drawings, construction details, fabric, color, and garment fit specifications.
Conducted fit sessions on models, evaluate samples, and advise fit comments and pattern corrections for knit & woven styles in the women’s and men’s line.

Technical Designer, Nordstrom, Inc., Seattle, WA				   	    8/2004 - 2/2006
Prepared & Maintained spec packages, using Web PDM and Adobe Illustrator, with construction details, technical drawings, fabric, and garment fit specifications for each delivery.
Conducted weekly fit sessions on models to evaluate samples and advised fit comments and pattern corrections for sweater, knit & woven styles in the women’s private label line.
Corresponded daily with manufacturer agents to maintain the standards of quality for all styles.
Collaborated with production planner about manufacturing status on all styles to ensure timely delivery.
Approved construction details, fit, and quality of samples for final bulk production.

QA Specialist, Helly Hansen, Auburn, WA					   	    6/2003 - 4/2004
Conducted product inspections of outerwear apparel to insure the quality of the brand.
Improved return procedures which reduced number of calls to customer service resulting in higher customer satisfaction.

Product Manager, The TJX Companies Inc., Framingham, MA    	        	   	            2000-2002  
Designed quality private label apparel for the women’s and children’s division.
Coordinated concept meetings with buyers to plan 175 styles for each season.
Prepared spec packages, using Excel, Corel Draw, Micrographics, & PDM, with technical drawings, construction details, fabric, color, and fit specifications.
Conducted fit sessions, evaluated pre-production samples, and advised fit comments for all styles.
Corresponded daily with Asian and European agents to ensure the production of quality apparel.

 Technical Designer, The J. JILL Group, Inc., Quincy, MA			           	            1998-1999
Collaborated with buyers to develop 100 styles per season for the women’s sportswear line.
Prepared design packages with technical drawings, construction, fabric, color and fit specifications. 
Conducted weekly fit sessions with models and prepared reports to ensure the quality of the J.Jill brand. 
Approved construction details and fit of samples for final production.
Established a style library with computer sketches to streamline the development process.

Designer, Susan Bristol, Inc., Boston, MA					           	            1994-1997
Designed and created 75 styles for the new women’s dress line.
Developed embroidery artwork and fabric embellishment techniques for dress line.
Prepared illustrations and design storyboards for each season’s dress line.

Designer, Good Lad of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA			           	                         1993-1994
Designed toddlers and infant dressy apparel for girls’ and boys’ lines.
Supervised product design process from first sample through production stage.
				
Designer, Ocean Pacific Childrenswear, Denver, CO		        	           		            1990-1992
Designed 4-6X and toddler active sportswear, outerwear, and dresses for girl’s line.
Assisted in the design and development of prints/textiles for each season’s collections.
Rendered prints and prepared design storyboards for sales meetings.
			
Assistant Designer, Forecaster of Boston, Boston, MA, 					            1988-1990
Supervised all designs of women’s coats from first sample through production stage.
Researched and tested textiles, insulations and trims for all new outerwear products.
Tracking of samples through correspondence with overseas manufacturers.


EDUCATION

Fashion Design, School of Fashion Design, Boston, MA 			    	      		        1988

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 
University of New Hampshire, Plymouth, NH 				    	      		        1982

Prepare and Maintain design packages using FlexPLM and Adobe Illustrator, with technical sketches, construction details, fabric and garmet fit specifications for Plus womens clothing line. Conduct weekly fit sessions to evaluate samples and advise fit comments and pattern corrections for the womens line.

Technical Designer

Worked with Buyers to develop Outerwear and Active knitwear for womens & mens line.

Worked on Active outerwear line, developing Tech packages and fitting garments for womens & mens line

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Work History

Nordstrom

SanMar

Eddie Bauer

Plymouth State College

School of Fashion Design