My passion + experience in apparel design allows me to effectively bridge the gap between design ideation, technical construction, and customer fit needs. I work directly with design teams for Columbia’s biggest and fastest growing categories, including APAC, PFG (professional fishing gear), and Outerwear. As a strategic partner to design leads, I specialize in garment construction and turning innovative design ideas into reality. By helping design and product development align their… Show more My passion + experience in apparel design allows me to effectively bridge the gap between design ideation, technical construction, and customer fit needs. I work directly with design teams for Columbia’s biggest and fastest growing categories, including APAC, PFG (professional fishing gear), and Outerwear. As a strategic partner to design leads, I specialize in garment construction and turning innovative design ideas into reality. By helping design and product development align their vision, we effectively create styles that achieve product initiatives and resonate with the modern consumer.Both functional + emotional aspects are equal parts critical in great design and are central to accelerating category growth.My role: - Provide design + technical design leadership to teams across categories (APAC, PFG, Outerwear, and more)- Develop technical specifications for new apparel designs- Create highly complex detail sketches to convey design intent- Develop and QA prototypes + provide detailed feedback- Analyze fit and make critical adjustments before GTM- Collaborate with design leadership on ideas + help designers go from idea to reality- Provide high-level knowledge of garment construction to cross functional partners- Manage design & production schedules to ensure deadlines are always met- Communicate with vendors & suppliers about materials, timelines, design adjustments, etc.- Ensure complex Bill of Materials (BOMs) are set up properly as well as color + key info are inputted accurately- Develop clear documentation + tech packs w/ new designs, colors, + the overarching approach for better designs & faster production-Create detailed + visually appealing CADs for catalog and GTMExtremely skilled w/ new innovations, cross-functional Comms, garment construction, providing detailed documentation, + mentoring design & tech design teamsExpertise in Adobe (Illustrator, InDesign, etc), PDM, + fashion illustrations that drive ideation & collaboration Show less

- Creative concepts, strategy, and detailed design & development plans from the latest sportswear trends to my passion for high fashion evening wear- Prototyping, apparel testing, fitting sessions, and design feedback- Apparel branding and product design strategy

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Planned and managed large-scale fashion shows for Yane Mode, taking creative concepts through show implementation and successfully bringing them to life.Helped select model’s used for shows and style’s worn, including pre-show garment fitting sessions. As backstage wardrobe director, responsible for all fittings during live performance.Example show:https://www.notjustalabel.com/collection/yanemode/yane-mode-runwayRecommendation from Yane Mode:"Danielle… Show more Planned and managed large-scale fashion shows for Yane Mode, taking creative concepts through show implementation and successfully bringing them to life.Helped select model’s used for shows and style’s worn, including pre-show garment fitting sessions. As backstage wardrobe director, responsible for all fittings during live performance.Example show:https://www.notjustalabel.com/collection/yanemode/yane-mode-runwayRecommendation from Yane Mode:"Danielle was appointed as a backstage lead for the YANE MODE fashion show for FashioNXT in Oct. 2013. Her position consisted of coordinating the line up and model fitting as well as dressing-up the models backstage; she also coordinated with photographers, makeup artists and hair dressers directly to make sure everything was perfect. Danielle performed at a high level and could take on any task while at the same time handling preparation of the show. She easily handled any design request and showed a true sense of fashion understanding during the model lineup. Her quick response to the environment was highly appreciated and showed her flexibly and easy ability to multi-task. She was a joy to work with and her positive attitude and patience make her a great member of any team. I would easily recommend Danielle as a part of any fashion related position in the future. She consistently exceeded expectations and delivered on all expectations!" Show less

Restored dozens of delicate and distressed textiles to display quality as a curator of 16th century —> present textiles for Blue Rider Design (now TextileHive). Responsible for digitalization of all textiles into categories based on materials, design style, etc. in online archive.