• Successfully introduced new categories including Footwear, Handbags and Leather Goods, Jewelry, and Ready-to-Wear, designing and developing each product to maintain and evolve Mea Culpa’s brand identity, resulting in an increase in brand recognition and a boost in overall sales.• Developed a comprehensive collection of trims, hardware, logos, textile prints, and fabrics, along with packaging and branding elements, enhancing product consistency and elevating brand aesthetics, which contributed to an increase in customer loyalty.• Implementing thorough T&A processes to manage development and launch timelines in sync with the fashion calendar and special releases, ensuring timely product launches and reducing time-to-market.• Establishing and maintaining partnerships with overseas factories to meet production needs and efficiently managing purchase orders, leading to a reduction in production costs and an on-time delivery rate.• Supervising and supporting in-house pattern making and sample production, CAD, and tech packing, as well as the management of assets, fabrics, and trims, resulting in an improvement in product quality and an increase in team productivity.

• Pioneered the creation of a streamlined and autonomous business model, achieving six-figure sales in its first year and laying a solid foundation for sustained growth and profitability.• Orchestrated the end-to-end production of Footwear and Accessory designs from sketch to completion, effectively communicating with factories in New York and overseas to ensure high-quality execution and reduce production errors.• Strategically outsourced tasks and managed talent for graphics, technical design, and content creation, ensuring a cohesive and compelling brand image that enhanced brand visibility and customer engagement, leading to a 25% increase in social media following.• Established collaborative partnerships with stylists and VIP clients, resulting in features in prestigious publications such as Vogue, Paper Magazine, and InStyle, which significantly boosted brand credibility and market reach.• Leveraged strategic planning and innovative design to consistently meet market demands, driving brand growth and establishing a strong presence in the fashion industry

• Supported the Manager and Design team in developing seasonal collections by sourcing materials, liaising with suppliers and factories, and overseeing the production process from inception to market, contributing to an increase in on-time collection launches.• Acted as the liaison between in-house teams, supporting the atelier, efficiently managing deliveries and WIP reports, and preparing Tech Packs, Cutters Musts, and BOMs, which streamlined operations and reduced production delays.• Prepared sample packages, ensured sample quality, reviewed lab dips, sourced materials from the garment district, organized materials storage, maintained inventory, operated the pattern plotter, and cut patterns, improving sample accuracy and quality.• Meticulously managed documents and patterns, ensuring seamless communication and organization within the team, leading to a reduction in errors and improved workflow efficiency.• Assisted in set production and e-commerce styling, collaborating with models and operations teams to execute photoshoots for e-commerce, proficiently managing fittings, and working closely with VIP clients and stylists, which enhanced the visual appeal of products and contributed to an increase in online sales.

• Led the product development for Women's Ready-to-Wear, overseeing the entire lifecycle from sketch to showcase at New York Fashion Week, resulting in a successful collection launch that enhanced brand visibility and received positive media coverage.• Sourced premium materials from the garment district and coordinated interns to ensure optimal support for the sampling process, contributing to an improvement in material quality and reduced sampling delays.• Managed pattern cutters and seamstresses, ensuring timely project completion and maintaining atelier organization, which led to a 15% reduction in project turnaround time and improved atelier efficiency.• Actively participated in fit meetings, taking notes and reviewing garment alterations, ensuring accurate and timely adjustments that improved garment fit and overall quality.• Conducted talent casting for both the NYFW show and the S/S 24 campaign, demonstrating a discerning eye for top-tier talent selection, resulting in a high-impact show and campaign that significantly boosted brand appeal and media interest.

As an Operations Assistant with Studio Vert, I gained knowledge and learned how to communicate and coordinate with a team as I overlooked and edited blueprints of residential projects, delivered prints to get approved by the building department, and liaised between team and clients.

Marked up product prototypes with color and fabric content, created color cards using Pantone swatches. In addition, I filed product prototypes for the company's databases, created line sheets, used Microsoft Excel to organize data, and researched future trends to plan for the upcoming season.