• Design All-Star/School Cheerleading uniforms, and gymnastic leotards• Design activewear • Design banners and backdrops• Customer consults• Prepare detail flats and tech packs• Graphic Design• Prepare print files for factory

• Managed a special-task design team and collaborated with other department leads• Developed a multi-layered communication pipeline with multiple departments from the trend department to the product coordinators and technical designer to oversee overall development from idea to final production• Managed products by attending fits, authorizing color/trim approvals, and follow-up production• Designed concepts for multiple top-selling domestic and worldwide items• Delivered tech packs and detailed flat sketches under tight deadlines• Regularly assumed graphic design duties to contribute to graphic design team• Sourced yarn, fabrics, and trims to forecast upcoming season/trend

• Spec garments samples for Sweaters/knitwear for each stage of production• Assisted tech designer on fittings with live model or mannequins• Illustrated detailed drawings and specs corrections for vendors

Assistant Designer (Apparel line: Nicholette) November 2006-September 2007• Created a system to streamline production between designer and product coordinator• Designed and prepared tech packs and organized presentations for buyers• Communicated with overseas vendors Design Assistant (Nouveau Fabrics)• Matched customer’s color from computer design software onto fabrics• Organized and optimized company filing and records system

• Organized inventory of fabrics and materials• Managed the transporting of fabric samples from downtown vendors• Apprentice to pattern-makers/sewers with hand stitch and trace patterns