Anuja Lachake: Volunteer in Sunnyvale, CA

1) Research on swimwear and resort trends and assist in Spring/ Summer 2021 design concepts consisting of swimsuits, bikini tops and bottoms, dresses and swim trunks for menswear, womenswear and kidswear. 2) Develop prints and patterns, flat CAD designs, tech packs and line sheets through Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. 3) Create repeats prints patterns and re-color and make artwork revisions using pantone shade cards.

1) Shadowed the Creative Head and Senior Designer in developing Spring/Summer 2020 designs, line sheets, look books, pattern making, market research, research on competitor brands, photo shoots, styling. 2) Organized and filed fabric and trim library and inventory database reports on Excel. 3) Assisted technical designer for fit sessions, measure prototypes, update technical comments and garment construction details. 4) Created detailed tech packs and specification sheets for Fall 2019 through Illustrator and InDesign. 5) Managed and updated online retail website contents like price, products, available sizes through Shopify.

1) Designed ready-to-wear and couture costumes with intricate hand and machine embroideries as per customer requirements. 2) Collaborated with product development teams to develop concept boards for Spring/Summer 2018 based on current trends relating to color palette, style, fabric, silhouette and artwork colorway development. 3) Presented best possible alternative to reduce overall costs by 30%, manage supplier relations and enhance business. 4) Negotiated and coordinated with key mills and suppliers for approval of fabric, yarn, and color identification. 5) Issued purchase orders, maintained and updated order processes and cost sheets as per sales, price, item and vendor. 6) Managed approval of fabric samples, lab dips and strike-offs (S/O). 7) Determined bill of materials (BOMs) to effectively set cost parameters and reduced budgets for production costs by 15%.

1) Designed, developed sketches and produced a womenswear and menswear collections as per 2017 seasonal trends consisting of wovens, outerwear, bottoms, denims and knits. 2) Reviewed and approved the prototypes and salesman samples and followed up with factories for sourcing, product sampling, fit and pre-production approvals (PP), fabric and trim approvals and timely quality check. 3) Resolved manufacturing and costing issues with overseas and domestic vendors through strong communication and effective organization leading to increase in production efficiency by 20% 4) Updated and maintained work in progress (WIP) reports as per BOMs, spec sheet, grading, denim wash and dye processes. 5) Supervised and coordinated with factories to track bulk production.