As a Fashion Designer with a history of 10+ years, I design best-selling apparel products and enable teams to meet ambitious product development deadlines. I do this by analyzing the latest fashion trends, leveraging my knitwear expertise, continuously streamlining workflows, and evaluating customer feedback.Throughout my career, I created highly popular fashion designs in both the menswear and women’s clothing categories. For instance, at Trina Turk, I boosted sales by 17% YoY by designing customer-oriented menswear collections after co-founding the menswear division. I was able to do so by collaborating with the sales team to analyze and predict popular trends. A key reason for my success is that I place great emphasis on ascertaining best-in-class product quality. For example, at Design Merchants, I traveled to Asian garment factories to oversee quality inspections for key customers, Talbots and J.Jill. during an inspection, I identified and escalated a hard-to-spot design flaw, consequently preventing a major product recall. Another reason for my success is that I continuously improve product development processes. At Laundry by Shelli Segal, for instance, I doubled team productivity by establishing a system to organize product-related information. If you’re looking for someone who designs eye-catching garments, specializes in sweaters and knitwear, and enables YoY revenue growth, I can be reached via email: gstarla@icloud.com. Key Skills: Apparel Design | Design Room Management | Fabric Selection & Review | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Vendor Management