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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

• Director of Technical Design-Premium brand of women’s, men’s and children’s clothingDirector of department overseeing staff of 4 Technical Designers
• Actively managed efficient fit session procedures resulting in a 15% increase of styles fit per week.
• Execution of company’s “How to Measure Manual.”
• Established seasonal fit intent sessions with high level design and merchandising teams.
• Lead on projects creating a block pattern library, block specs and standardizing grade rules.
• . Team leadership skills includes direct report touch bases, monitoring professional development, assignment of special projects above usual TD tasks, semi-annual assessments and analysis of workloads.

Stamford, Connecticut

• Dir. of Technical Design-Lifestyle brand of women’s, men’s and children’s clothingDirector overseeing staff of 5 Technical Designers
• Spearheaded project to create and catalog block specs and pattern library resulting in the reduction of 30% fit samples and an average of 20% reduction of fit model bookings.
• Managed all aspects of restructuring team assignments according to business needs and seasonal shifts further promoting reliable communication with cross-functional partners.
• Conducted weekly meetings with direct reports for problem solving, providing feedback, strategizing workload and fostering support of career and organizational visions.

Stamford, CT.

• 2014-2018Manager of Technical Design- Girls, boys, and infant division
• Created protocols to streamline product development.
• Initiated protocol to reduce plastic sample packaging by 35%.
• Lead all fit sessions both on live models and mannequins.
• Drove in-store live fit events and in-house size scale fittings.
• Visited factories working on sample development, established quality standards and analyzed factory capability.

New York, NY

• Clients included: Macys, Pendleton Woolen Mills, Chico’s, Stella & Dot, Sundance Catalog and Alfred Dunner
• Involved in all technical aspects of product development, garment construction, and TD related production issues.
• Accountable for all pattern corrections, tech packs and sample tracking reports.

New York, NY

• Technical Design Manager-Girls Division of JAG Girl’s division labels included Jessica Simpson tween and toddler. LEI, Costco
• Developed block patterns for all denim and woven bottoms ensuring a consistent fit throughout all products. Initiated fit standardizations and graded specs for newly formed toddler division.
• Acknowledged at all levels for my professionalism and knowledge in leading fit sessions and parlaying my factory experience into quality standards and construction details.

White Plains, New York

* Manufacturer with $125M in sales from exclusive client Aeropostale and JimmyZ* Responsible for men's, women's and children's knitwear, denim and woven product* Successfully reduced the number of fit samples by 80% fulfilling aims of overseas trips to correct patterns and minter quality

New York, NY

Senior Technical Designer* Worked exclusively on all sweater and C/S knitwear product in Missy, Plus and Petite size ranges.*Ensured all technical aspects of garments met fit and construction specifications. Issued development tech packs, conducted live fittings and worked with vendors on costing.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Buying And Merchandising

Certificate - Completion Of 6 Week Online Course, Fashion And Sustainability: Understanding Luxury Fashion In A Changing World

Activities and Societies: This 6 week course focused on sustainable fashion design, sustainable manufacturing, human rights issues and.