Freelance, Garment Maker/ Technical Design

• Creating custom garments for clients from patternmaking to fitting to make sure proper fit is achieved.
• Generating tech pack and specs for small companies based on patterns provided from factories, for future reference on re-orders.
• Altering garments to fit clients that have lost or gained weight to keep cherished pieces.
• Learning CLO 3D to provide digital rendering and pattern manipulations to new generation of garment manufacturing.

• Manage fit for Target swimwear, Missy and juniors private label, kids, coverup garments and loungewear from initial design fit to final TOP fit library.
• Attended fittings, documented fit comments for changes and sent final corrections to factories and schedule fast turnaround on sample for our priority vendors to 1 week instead of 2 to 3 weeks.
• Prepared specifications for prototypes and communicated with suppliers about fabrics and trims.
• Maintained fit consistency across all brand items and developed new cup shapes for use in future styles increasing base fit styles by 50%.

Swimwear Technical Designer

• Active involvement in direct letter of credit orders, raw material development, negotiating and scheduling development sample orders
• Manage 2 technical design assistants teaching them the fit guidelines of each brand
• Maintaining proper fit for each line and customer, creating and grading specs, maintaining library of styles and previous TOP samples for repeat orders and Catalog customers
• Manage T&A calendar and WIPS, communicate delivery information and elevate production and timing issues to Director
• Communicate approvals overseas on Labels, COO Markings, Fit, TOP, fabric, Color, QA, Testing
• Determine sourcing strategy with cost assessment strategy factoring multiple producers, HTSUS duty and transportation costs

Technical Design/Production Coordinator

• Create financing opportunities for small fashion companies through angel investors and VC funding. Find and create sourcing partners with local and international garment factories to partner with small designers to launch new fashion line.
• Completed training programs to remain updated and further develop Sales proficiency.
• Generating and delivering leads daily with over 500+ cold dials a day resulting in 20 leads daily.

Consultant / Stockbroker

• Helped Missy team on special projects differentiate new Brand concept in preparation for Macy's capsule collections launch for Madonna and Karl Lagerfeld
• Established new fit specs for Kmart's new Sophia Vergara swimwear collection Measured and created fit appropriate garments for missy and plus size
• Mediated open communication with Design and Production teams to increase efficiency, and implemented priority workflow for fit across all other teams; Boys, Men's, Swim, Women's, Cut and Sew Knits, Toddler, Gift, Sweaters
• Rectified fragmented Tech-Pack format, decreasing user error saving turnaround time on each line item

Swim Technical Designer

United States
• Worked with Senior Designers to provide accurate and complete design packages for 150 designs quarterly. Sketched artistic and fresh designs for consideration.
• Gathered information regarding market trends and competitor activity.
• Designed seasonal 100"x100" Vision Boards to enhance buyer interest based on current market trend research to establish innovative product offerings.

Fashion Design Assistant

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Iraida Kounina: Freelance, Garment Maker/ Technical Design in Los Angeles

Iraida Kounina

Self

Malibu Design Group

Shenanigans

Visionary

Global Brands Group, LFUSA

Nina Leonard

Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion Institute of Technology, State University