*Manage Pattern development process and schedule for both the Colette Patterns and Seamwork Brands*Lead and mentor Pattern Makers and both in house sewing team and independent contractors, currently a team of four*Draft and fit patterns for the Seamwork Pattern brand*serve on Strategy Council to help lead and shape the future of the brands and company

Sleepwear and all Licensed styles, including Disney, Peanuts, Dr. Suess, Star Wars, and Warner Brothers

Clients:*DOEN, Women's Contemporary -Technical Design*DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION, UGG Australia, Men's, Kid's, and Infant's Loungewear -Patterns (first through production), Tech Packs, and Spec packages*TOAD & Co. ACTIVEWEAR Women's knit tops, bottoms, and dresses -Technical Design- Tech Packs, Spec packages, and fit comments*FIGS- Men's and Women's Medical Wear -Technical Design -Refined Master Grade Rule, collaborated on Spec and Tech Pack Templates,

Worked closely with Designers and Product Developers to fulfill Designer vision in the following Men's and Women's categories: Performance Baselayer, Trailrunning, Lifestyle, Yoga, and Bodywear.Duties included: *Create patterns, construction specs, and measurement charts based on designer sketch and direction*Evaluate protos in formal fittings*Handle all pattern changes with updates to measurement charts and specs*Create any mock ups needed to send to factory for difficult construction challenges*Produce yields to aid with costing*Maintain plotter and handle plot requests from Product Developers and Designers*Leverage pattern workload between myself and three other pattern makers.*Spearheaded various projects including standardizing the measurement charts, created a complete "How To Measure" manual for vendors, expanded and organized Block Library.

Responsible for Women's styles in the following categories: woven shirts, pants, shorts, skirts, dresses, and outerwear; body wear, knit dresses and outerwear.Duties included:*Create Tech Packs and track samples through production with overseas vendors*Attend fittings and convey fit comments and construction changes to vendors using Yunique plmOn and Adobe Illustrator*Analyze return rates, re-fit styles, and make corrections to improve style and lower returns*Collaborated with Designers and Merchandisers on a project analyzing the pant and jean fit to create blocks to base future styles off of

Duties included:*Prepare all patterns for production, including changes made in fittings, digitizing, and grading using the PAD pattern making system*Fit and make necessary adjustments on Pre-Production and TOP samples*Create and plot all markers, update for future cuts with changes made in TOP fittings*Meet with local contractors on a regular basis to improve both patterns and markers*Create all Face Cards (Piece Sheet), sewing instructions and diagrams*Handle all fabric shrinkage tests and logs*Maintain digitizer and Plotter

Semi-custom Women's Pants company*Designed six new styles*Tested and introduced at least eight new fabrics*Hired and supervised a Production Assistant, sewers, and interns*Created new grade rule table to better sync patterns up with current market standards*Collaborated with consultants and production sewers to increase efficiency and decrease production time*Responsible for spec sheets, quality control info, and individual pant quality control*Managed all fabric, trims, production sewing equipment, plotter, Gerber software and Cutter