Functional Skills
E-commerce Implementation
Process Manufacturing
Communications
Software Skills
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Sector Experience
Consumer Goods
Manufacturing
Retail
Experience
Freelance
Design
DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR
1/2020 - Present
• Completed various illustration and design projects for clients such as NYX Cosmetics, Netflix Family, Louis Vuitton, Tombow USA, Prang, Mattel, Cult Gaia.
ModCloth
Design
DESIGNER
10/2015 - 12/2019
• Designed and owned cut and sew knitwear, fully-fashioned sweaters, soft woven tops, outerwear, structured and soft woven bottoms for ModCloth label collection from concept to final production.
• Conducted trend and fabric research and created inspiration/design/fabric boards per collection.
• Prepared technical hand and digital sketches, line sheets, and development technical packages.
• Created original artwork for textile/prints, embellishments and embroideries.
• Created original artwork for sweater knit intarsias, fairisle patterns, and jacquards.
• Partnered with technical design team by participating in fittings and leading corrections.
• Responsible for managing design team assistants in leading organization and design process.
• Partnered with print design artist to create seasonal print artwork for garments.
• Sketched fashion illustrations of seasonal collections for wholesale presentations.
• Conducted trend and fabric research and created inspiration/design/fabric boards per collection.
• Prepared technical hand and digital sketches, line sheets, and development technical packages.
• Created original artwork for textile/prints, embellishments and embroideries.
• Created original artwork for sweater knit intarsias, fairisle patterns, and jacquards.
• Partnered with technical design team by participating in fittings and leading corrections.
• Responsible for managing design team assistants in leading organization and design process.
• Partnered with print design artist to create seasonal print artwork for garments.
• Sketched fashion illustrations of seasonal collections for wholesale presentations.
FORTUNE SWIMWEAR
Design
ASSISTANT DESIGNER
12/2014 - 9/2015
• Assisted swimwear and swim cover-up designer with creating CAD illustrations and flat sketches.
• Shopped fabrics and trims for new sample developments.
• Researched current trends and inspiration for new body developments.
• Sketched swimwear and cover-up CADs for private label accounts including Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Walmart, Kmart, Chicos, Karen Kane, and Catherine's.
• Created original artwork for textile/prints, embellishments and embroideries for swimwear and coverups.
• Attended fittings and responsible for communicating between designers, patternmakers, and production team for line production.
• Organized and maintained fabric books, sample requests, and files for seasonal collections.
• Shopped fabrics and trims for new sample developments.
• Researched current trends and inspiration for new body developments.
• Sketched swimwear and cover-up CADs for private label accounts including Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Walmart, Kmart, Chicos, Karen Kane, and Catherine's.
• Created original artwork for textile/prints, embellishments and embroideries for swimwear and coverups.
• Attended fittings and responsible for communicating between designers, patternmakers, and production team for line production.
• Organized and maintained fabric books, sample requests, and files for seasonal collections.
Bailey 44
Design
DESIGN ASSISTANT
7/2014 - 11/2014
• Assisted knitwear department designer with creating CAD illustrations and flat sketches for tech packs.
• Created original artwork for sweater knit intarsias, fairisle patterns, and jacquards.
• Created and updated style cards for seasonal collections.
• Responsible for measuring prototype specs for fittings.
• Updated tech packs with callouts and fit comments.
• Developed and maintained necessary records, spreadsheets and files for efficient operations.
• Sourced fabric and knit downs from local and overseas manufacturers.
• Created original artwork for sweater knit intarsias, fairisle patterns, and jacquards.
• Created and updated style cards for seasonal collections.
• Responsible for measuring prototype specs for fittings.
• Updated tech packs with callouts and fit comments.
• Developed and maintained necessary records, spreadsheets and files for efficient operations.
• Sourced fabric and knit downs from local and overseas manufacturers.
La Made
Design
DESIGN ASSISTANT
4/2014 - 6/2014
• Assisted design team with creating CAD illustrations and flat sketches for technical packs.
• Assisted in creating technical packages with direction from senior designers.
• Assisted in creating technical packages with direction from senior designers.