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California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Expert at first and production patternmaking and grading for children’s, women's, men’s, plus size, active sports, and better contemporary lines. Strong experience with Optitex PDS, product development, tech design, with special skill in grading specifications, fit, pattern knock-offs and pattern engineering for factory production.

Vista, California, United States

Manager of all patterns, prototypes, tech design and product fitting for competitive cycling company. Engineered cycling kits and triathlon suits that were worn at Kona, utilizing PDS software, exporting to Illustrator for laser cutting accuracy. Worked closely in factory with industrial machinery to optimize production capacity.

Carlsbad, Ca.

Manager of the pattern creation process for the adidas golf brand. Executed patterns using Gerber PDS for innovative and complex apparel in collaboration with Design, Marketing, Brand Operations and Sourcing. • Coordinated with Marketing, Design and Development the establishment of Basic Patterns for golf. Drafted patterns, fitted samples for approval and maintained library which supported and expedited the seasonal development of in-line styles.• Re-engineered the fit of the men’s golf polo shirt. Remodeled and upgraded the pattern, which resulted in fewer customer complaints and first time approval of prototypes.• Calculated and implemented new grade rules for women’s golf pant. Coordinated cross-functional teams to review fit models with the updated grading, which led to the approval and adoption of the improved fit for over 10 in-line styles.

San Diego, Ca

Successful Adjunct Instructor in the Clothing Construction Certificate Program for the Community College District's Continuing Education department. Outstanding instruction of industry flat patternmaking, intermediate sewing and advanced sewing. Solid ability to connect with a variety of student populations.

San Diego

Administered the Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandizing degree programs by monitoring student academics, quality of classroom instruction and development of industry based curriculum.• Headed up student retention program by identifying at-risk students. Built relationship and set goals to retain students through to graduation.• Maintained excellence in AA degree program by exceeding the state’s accreditation requirements.

Greater San Diego Area

Instrumental in upholding the college’s level of education by hiring, developing, and motivating faculty. Curriculum writing and program development.• Strong faculty leadership through example, winning 2008 Teacher of the Year. • Produced exceptional classroom outcomes in advanced patternmaking, apparel construction, grading and computer-aided manufacturing using the Lectra System.

Chula Vista

Engineered production patterns with the Mycrodynamics CAD system. Expert at streamlining production.

Undergraduate Studies

Aa, Liberal Arts

4.0 GPA