New York City Metropolitan Area
A dedicated apparel industry professional with years of experience in technical design, product development, and creative design: including aspects such as fit, spec writing, block developement, patternmaking/manipulation, merchandising, production, and design. Motivational leader, a team player, strong communication, analytical, and presentation skills. Experience with daily communication and traveling to overseas showrooms and knit/woven factories in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Guatemala, and Honduras Proficient in Microsoft Excel (creating tech packs & adding formulas for grading), PLM, Illustrator, Photoshop, Outlook, and Microsoft Word . Specializing in womens/mens knits and wovens including categories such as bare, short/long sleeve, dresses, sweaters, fleece, sleep/lounge, active, and graphic tees.
Oversee Women’s Woven & Knits, Swim, Active, Cold Weather, and Special Projects. Divisions include Missy, Petite, and Plus
Managed multiple brands including Club Room, Greg Norman, John Ashford, Tasso Elba, and Big & Tall *Viewed and evaluated vendor samples & patterns to give direction on pattern corrections, while effectively communicating fit intent, balance, and construction to vendors via fit notes, diagrams, digital photos, digitizes patterns, and corrected garments *Improved, developed, and standardized block library *Worked with Sr. Management team on corporate initiatives, such as new brands, customer focus groups, and global market sizing/country requirements. *Worked collaboratively & maintained cross-functional partnerships with department heads of Design & Production. *Compiled detailed analysis of market data showing trends in style and fit of competitors. *Supervised and mentored direct reports to efficiently and effectively develop skills necessary to meets the needs of each category while partnering cross functional teams to ensure alignment of priorities and direction to enhance, evolve and elevate the quality of the product as well as the business while to time and action calendars. *Reconciled and created department budgets. *Created department processes & efficiencies to strengthen communications, speed to market, and improve product execution *Served as a company liaison for technical design team in communications with domestic and overseas vendors.
*Execute product from design handoff through production by developing initial spec dimensions & construction instructions to meet design's required aesthetic/vision following Design sketches /original samples/mock ups *Provide instructions to domestic/ overseas factories pertaining to style execution, pattern corrections, & company standards while adhering to deadlines *Utilize live models and forms to ensure fit, construction, and details match or exceed company expectations *Work collaboratively with cross functional team members to meet company goals, standards, and target deadlines. *Manage a team of technical designers with perfecting fit, illustrating pattern corrections, producing fit comments and meeting weekly & daily responsibilities. Manage workloads for the team while ensuring timely completion and adherence to calendar deadlines using various reports. *Lead high level fittings & cross functional team meetings such as Block Review, Seasonal Design Intent, and Various Presentations.
*Collaborated with product development team on initial sketch through preparation of specs and development of tech packs for communication with vendors *Partnered with Technical Director on sample specification, construction details, comments & timelines *Responsible for entering fit comments and measured specs in Excel for vendors and factories communication *Assisted technical design team with illustrating pattern corrections by flat sketching and taking fit notes *Coordinated daily with product development team to prioritize the submission of technical packages and meet approval dates
*Assisted design team on initial sketch through preparation of specs and development of tech packs for communication with vendors *Responsible for assisting technical design team with reviewing samples for measurements, construction details and comments *Responsible for entering fit comments and measured specs in WebPDM for vendors and factories communication *Assisted technical design team with illustrating pattern corrections by flat sketching and taking fit notes