Jennifer F. Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, Wa

Spring/Summer 2017 - assisted with production patternwork changes & truing in advance of SS17 production orders. Autumn/Winter 2017 - created and altered patterns for sample making & salesman samples in preparation for AW17 market/shows. Assisted with sample sewing.

Bellevue, Wa

Managed Men's Core Knits & Sweaters for the FH17/SS18 development season. Managed Proto samples, Pattern & Color development for SS18. Presented at key milestone meetings for SS18. Managed product changes pre-production for FH17. Helped to develop initial concept, fabric, pattern & silhouette development for FH18.

Lead Designer for Youngmen’s Tops, reporting to the Head Designer. Managed initial Color, Concept & Pattern for FA16 & SP17. Managed Design & Development workload as it related to the Tops Division, Initial Sample requests through final line Salesmen Samples. Managed Fabric Development for Tops. Helped to manage and develop Assistant Designer under Tops Division. Traveled for inspiration, competitor shopping & development purposes.

Continued to support the Senior Designer with all of the below duties. Managed larger capsules within the broader lines we manage. Take more of a lead with pattern design/development.

Bellevue, Wa 98004

Support the Senior Designer with all phases of development; including vendor communication, proto development, sketch and line presentations, and tech pack generation. Design and manage mini-capsules within each season. Present at milestone meetings & Line Review meetings. Manage lab dip and trim approvals, Partner with our PD partners to ensure Production files are up-to-date with the latest approvals. Pattern development; color & layout approval to bulk approval. Manage trim development; from… Show more Support the Senior Designer with all phases of development; including vendor communication, proto development, sketch and line presentations, and tech pack generation. Design and manage mini-capsules within each season. Present at milestone meetings & Line Review meetings. Manage lab dip and trim approvals, Partner with our PD partners to ensure Production files are up-to-date with the latest approvals. Pattern development; color & layout approval to bulk approval. Manage trim development; from development phase and into production. Maintain strong partnerships and positive work relationships across our various cross-function teams. Assist design team with the transition to a new PLM system, Tradestone. Show less

Assist Senior Designer with all aspects of development; Hand Sketching initial concepts, Inspiration images/boards, Technical Sketches, Color and Pattern inspiration; Lab dip requests and color tools for milestone meetings, Trim Development. Manage production approvals and vendor communication. Create initial Tech Packs for Proto stage in WebPDM.

Assist Designer with development phase of each clothing season, including concept and inspiration, initial sketches and development tech packs. Generate and help to keep these tech packs updated and correct in Web PDM as changes are made throughout the development and costing stages. Assist with proto sample requests and vendor correspondence. Work with the Merchandising team to prepare presentation boards and color all bodies for Assortment Reviews and other meetings. Approve and comment on… Show more Assist Designer with development phase of each clothing season, including concept and inspiration, initial sketches and development tech packs. Generate and help to keep these tech packs updated and correct in Web PDM as changes are made throughout the development and costing stages. Assist with proto sample requests and vendor correspondence. Work with the Merchandising team to prepare presentation boards and color all bodies for Assortment Reviews and other meetings. Approve and comment on lab dips and trims/findings submissions for each season as it moves into production. Show less

Seattle, Wa

Head Apparel Buyer 2000-2007Wrote all men’s and women’s apparel orders; future and at-once. Generated apparel sales reports & budget. Merchandised apparel on sales floor. Maintained inventory, responsible for receiving and inventory management. Anticipated new trends and responded to emerging trends with in-season ordering. Collaborated with both reps and designers to refine future color stories and clothing styles to respond to our particular consumer and market.

Apparel Design Internship Summer 2009Developed sample tech packs for Fall 2010 garments. Made detailed illustrations of Fall 2010 jacket and vest to assist factory in developing a prototype. Made changes to tech packs after 1st prototypes from the factory. Compiled size/grading sheets for carry-over styles for the Oiselle product line.

Aas, Apparel Design

Activities and Societies: Apparel Design Department Tutor Selected by faculty as one of two student tutors. Tutored fellow students.

Ba, Double Major, Archaeology & English Literature

Activities and Societies: NCAA Division 1A Track and Field (4 years), Captian Indoor and Outdoor Seasons 1994-1995 Graduated Cum Laude