Cynthia C Campbell: Fit and Technical Design Manager in Norwalk, Connecticut

CYNTHIA CORIN CAMPBELL 57 Rowayton Woods Drive, Norwalk, CT 06854 (203) 543-3313 Cell (203) 849-3125 Studio Cymbrion@gmail.com Profile: Intuitive, Passionate, Creative Technical Designer with expertise in innovation, Product development, and fit for Men’s, Women’s, and Children’s Cut & Sew Knits, Sweaters, Active Sportswear, and Outerwear. Focused problem solver able to complete multiple projects simultaneously. Capitalizes on strong computer skills in Digital PLM, Illustrator, to decrease number of fit iterations and increase speed to market. Genuine, communicator with cross-functional teams. Cymbrion, Freelance Technical Designer 2012 to present FILA Men’s Tennis 2021 • Measuring samples, Active Fittings, creating comments, updating specs in PLM Ralph Lauren Collection Sweaters 2018 to 2019 • Providing Proto Development in Flex PLM, Grading expertise, intuitive Fitting, concise Fit Comments and Construction sketching thru Illustrator, Patternmaking, and Sample making, following Designer’s intent Previous Clients include The Arrivals, Human B, Calvin Klein Performance, Kate Spade Tommy Hilfiger Sport, licensed by G-III Apparel 2019 to 2020 Technical Designer, Women’s Outerwear • Fit from Showroom Sample thru Graded Bulk Approval for Women’s Outerwear and Wovens • Collaboration with Outerwear Designer on creating CADS for Line Presentation • Adobe Illustrator sketches for Fit Comments, Flex PLM transition from Spring 2020 forward The MORET Group 2015 to 2016 Technical Designer, Women’s, Girl’s, Men’s, Boy’s Skechers Performance Activewear • Development of Initial Specs/ Blocks, Fit from Proto/ Showroom Sample, thru Graded Bulk Approval in Excel • Extensive Industry Sizing review to establish Size Charts for Skechers in all categories for all their vendors Calvin Klein PERFORMANCE, licensed by G-III Apparel 2012 to 2015 Technical Designer, Women’s Performance Activewear, specializing in Outerwear, Wovens, Knits • Fit from Showroom Sample thru Graded Bulk Approval • Adobe Illustrator sketches for details, in depth Pattern adjustments, Excel grading Ralph Lauren, New York, NY 2009 to 2012 Technical Designer, Children’s Division • Managed team of three Technical Design Associates thru mentoring, directing, coaching, empowering • Partnered with Design Director to set up initial spec package in Web PDM, Adobe Illustrator ANDREW MARC, New York, NY, subsidiary of G-III Apparel 2006 to 2009 Technical Design Director, Ladies Andrew Marc and Marc NY Outerwear, Girls Andrew Marc Outerwear • Reworked Ladies Alpha Grade Rule [XS-S-M-L-XL] and Numeric Rule to better reflect Industry standards • Supervision, Mentoring of Assistant Technical Designer and Freelance Technical Designers on Web PDM • Andrew Marc Girls - Created unique Girls Grade Rule to include sizes 4 - 16 in one Web PDM Grade chart TOMMY HILFIGER U.S.A., Inc., New York, NY 1997 to 2005 Technical Designer Director, International Licensing 2000 to 2005 • Responsible for fit and approval of all clothing for International Licensees including Outerwear, Sweaters, Cut & Sew Knits, Bottoms, Woven Shirts, Jeans, Swimwear, totaling 1800 styles per year, using 90 Grade Rules • International Licensees: Europe [through 2003], Panama [all of South America], Japan [through 2002] • Grew Europe Men’s Sportswear from 15 styles to over 300 styles per season, surpassing U.S.A. numbers • Senior Technical Designer for HILFIGER ATHLETICS, Ferrari, Big & Tall, Retail Outlet 1997 to 2000 • Won Team Award with HILFIGER ATHLETICS for best performance in 1999 DANSKIN, Inc., New York, NY 1995 to 1997 Performance Activewear Designer, Missy, Children’s Designer, Tennis, Golf, Outdoor Adventure, Walking * Highlights: Introduced Sublimation Printing, for both Engineered and Continuous Printing, Print re-coloring in Adobe Photoshop, Presentation Boards in Adobe Illustrator, Knit Design for Sweaters, Jacquards, and Stripes, Fabric Introductions such as Micromattique, MicroMove, Microfiber Fleece with ESP • Worked directly with Nadia Comanice, Olympic Gold Medalist, and the Romanian Gymnastics Team • Designed a highly successful Children’s line focusing on Gymnastics and Sublimation Printing on Velour, winning an ERNIE Award for Best Children’s Activewear in 1997. Cannondale Corporation, Bethel, CT 1992 to 1994 Bicycle Clothing Designer • Designed Technical High-Performance Bicycling and Cross training clothing for Men and Women • Product Management: Sourced and secured Cannondale exclusives for new Fabric Development, lab dips, Garment Construction Analysis and Costing via BPCX and Excel spreadsheet w/ margins, yields, pricing, and preliminary forecasts. Manufacturing interface daily with domestic factory and outside Product Suppliers. • Volvo Cannondale Mountain Bike Racing Team: Obtained $60,000 sponsorship for Team from DuPont, promoting their 160-denier Cordura in a wet printed jacket, Dura-SOX, a unique knit of Cordura Yarn and Cool-Max, Malden’s recycled Fleece Jacket, Sublimated Microfiber fleece Titleist, Footjoy Worldwide, Fairhaven, MA 1989 to 1992 Golf Apparel Designer • Titleist’s first in–House Designer: Designed, Merchandised Spring and Fall Collections of multiple thirty-five- piece Color Stories working with agents and factories in Scotland, Italy, Kentucky, and Asia • Knit development of sweaters, Jacquards, and yarn dyed striped shirts and the industry’s first XCR Windproof sweater. Created print patterns for shirts, Gore-Tex Rainsuit; co-development of all patterns, plaids, stripes for trousers and walk shorts with Olympic Bronze Medalist, Scott Allen Corbin Ltd. Licensed the Titleist line in 1990 and Design/ Development moved to Corbin’s New York City office • PGA Show “Shirt of the Show” winner for Print Shirt showing the world of Golf Maser, USA, Woburn, MA 1988 to 1989 Freelance Skiwear Designer • Designed 40-piece Skiwear Collection for the U.S. Market. Provided conceptual, technical, and Catalogue sketches with spec info, color and fabric selection, counter sample approval. Line sold out twice. SKYR Skiwear, Winchester, MA 1986 to 1988 Skiwear Designer • Designed SKYR Skiwear for Men, Women, and Children, Bill Koch XC by SKYR, and SKYR Sport • Responsible for Technical illustration for all designs, line development, fit, specs, Intense Offshore involvement with Trading Company, including daily faxes, extensive Foreign travel. Focus on Gore-Tex Skiwear • Worked with Bill Koch, Olympic Silver Medalist, USA Olympic Men’s Biathlon Team, and Women’s Biathlon Team Education: User Experience (UX) Design Course, Cornell University, Online. Currently in Progress 2023 Clo3D Course, Parson’s New School , Online Currently in Progress 2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design, Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Art 1986 Intensive Adobe Illustrator Course, Parson’s School of Design, New York, NY Adobe Photoshop, Danskin, Inc., New York AS300, Quattro Pro, Excel, Microsoft Word, Macintosh, Cannonade Corporation, Bethel, CT Cymbrion@gmail.com CYNTHIA CORIN CAMPBELL page 2 57 Rowayton Woods Drive, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 (203) 543-3313 cell (203) 849-3125 studio

Creative Technical Designer with expertise in innovation, Product development, and fit for Men's, Women's, and Children's Outerwear, Sweaters, Active Sportswear, and Cut & Sew Knits. Focused problem solver able to complete multiple projects simultaneously. Capitalizes on strong computer skills in Digital PLM, Illustrator, to decrease number of fit iterations and increase speed to market. Genuine, communicator with cross-functional teams. Cymbrion, Freelance Technical Designer 2012 to present

Creative Technical Designer with expertise in innovation, Product development, and fit for Men's, Women's, and Children's Outerwear, Sweaters, Active Sportswear, and Cut & Sew Knits. Focused problem solver able to complete multiple projects simultaneously. Capitalizes on strong computer skills in Digital PLM, Illustrator, to decrease number of fit iterations and increase speed to market. Genuine, communicator with cross-functional teams. Cymbrion, Freelance Technical Designer 2012 to present

Measuring samples, Active Fittings, creating comments, updating specs in PLM

Measuring samples, Active Fittings, creating comments, updating specs in PLM

* Fit from Showroom Sample thru Graded Bulk Approval for Women's Outerwear and Wovens * Collaboration with Outerwear Designer on creating CADS for Line Presentation * Adobe Illustrator sketches for Fit Comments, Flex PLM transition from Spring 2020 forward

* Fit from Showroom Sample thru Graded Bulk Approval for Women's Outerwear and Wovens * Collaboration with Outerwear Designer on creating CADS for Line Presentation * Adobe Illustrator sketches for Fit Comments, Flex PLM transition from Spring 2020 forward

2018 to 2019 * Providing Proto Development in Flex PLM, Grading expertise, intuitive Fitting, concise Fit Comments and Construction sketching thru Illustrator, Patternmaking, and Sample making, following Designer's intent Previous Clients include The Arrivals, Human B, Calvin Klein Performance, Kate Spade

2018 to 2019 * Providing Proto Development in Flex PLM, Grading expertise, intuitive Fitting, concise Fit Comments and Construction sketching thru Illustrator, Patternmaking, and Sample making, following Designer's intent Previous Clients include The Arrivals, Human B, Calvin Klein Performance, Kate Spade

* Development of Initial Specs/ Blocks, Fit from Proto/ Showroom Sample, thru Graded Bulk Approval in Excel * Extensive Industry Sizing review to establish Size Charts for Skechers in all categories for all their vendors

* Development of Initial Specs/ Blocks, Fit from Proto/ Showroom Sample, thru Graded Bulk Approval in Excel * Extensive Industry Sizing review to establish Size Charts for Skechers in all categories for all their vendors

Women's Performance Activewear, specializing in Outerwear, Wovens, Knits * Fit from Showroom Sample thru Graded Bulk Approval * Adobe Illustrator sketches for details, in depth Pattern adjustments, Excel grading

Women's Performance Activewear, specializing in Outerwear, Wovens, Knits * Fit from Showroom Sample thru Graded Bulk Approval * Adobe Illustrator sketches for details, in depth Pattern adjustments, Excel grading

* Managed team of three Technical Design Associates thru mentoring, directing, coaching, empowering * Partnered with Design Director to set up initial spec package in Web PDM, Adobe Illustrator

* Managed team of three Technical Design Associates thru mentoring, directing, coaching, empowering * Partnered with Design Director to set up initial spec package in Web PDM, Adobe Illustrator

Ladies Andrew Marc and Marc NY Outerwear, Girls Andrew Marc Outerwear * Reworked Ladies Alpha Grade Rule [XS-S-M-L-XL] and Numeric Rule to better reflect Industry standards * Supervision, Mentoring of Assistant Technical Designer and Freelance Technical Designers on Web PDM * Andrew Marc Girls - Created unique Girls Grade Rule to include sizes 4 - 16 in one Web PDM Grade chart

Ladies Andrew Marc and Marc NY Outerwear, Girls Andrew Marc Outerwear * Reworked Ladies Alpha Grade Rule [XS-S-M-L-XL] and Numeric Rule to better reflect Industry standards * Supervision, Mentoring of Assistant Technical Designer and Freelance Technical Designers on Web PDM * Andrew Marc Girls - Created unique Girls Grade Rule to include sizes 4 - 16 in one Web PDM Grade chart

* Responsible for fit and approval of all clothing for International Licensees including Outerwear, Sweaters, Cut & Sew Knits, Bottoms, Woven Shirts, Jeans, Swimwear, totaling 1800 styles per year, using 90 Grade Rules * International Licensees: Europe [through 2003], Panama [all of South America], Japan [through 2002] * Grew Europe Men's Sportswear from 15 styles to over 300 styles per season, surpassing U.S.A. numbers

* Responsible for fit and approval of all clothing for International Licensees including Outerwear, Sweaters, Cut & Sew Knits, Bottoms, Woven Shirts, Jeans, Swimwear, totaling 1800 styles per year, using 90 Grade Rules * International Licensees: Europe [through 2003], Panama [all of South America], Japan [through 2002] * Grew Europe Men's Sportswear from 15 styles to over 300 styles per season, surpassing U.S.A. numbers

Won Team Award with HILFIGER ATHLETICS for best performance in 1999

Won Team Award with HILFIGER ATHLETICS for best performance in 1999

Tennis, Golf, Outdoor Adventure, Walking * Highlights: Introduced Sublimation Printing, for both Engineered and Continuous Printing, Print re-coloring in Adobe Photoshop, Presentation Boards in Adobe Illustrator, Knit Design for Sweaters, Jacquards, and Stripes, Fabric Introductions such as Micromattique, MicroMove, Microfiber Fleece with ESP * Worked directly with Nadia Comanice, Olympic Gold Medalist, and the Romanian Gymnastics Team * Designed a highly successful Children's line focusing on Gymnastics and Sublimation Printing on Velour, winning an ERNIE Award for Best Children's Activewear in 1997.

Tennis, Golf, Outdoor Adventure, Walking * Highlights: Introduced Sublimation Printing, for both Engineered and Continuous Printing, Print re-coloring in Adobe Photoshop, Presentation Boards in Adobe Illustrator, Knit Design for Sweaters, Jacquards, and Stripes, Fabric Introductions such as Micromattique, MicroMove, Microfiber Fleece with ESP * Worked directly with Nadia Comanice, Olympic Gold Medalist, and the Romanian Gymnastics Team * Designed a highly successful Children's line focusing on Gymnastics and Sublimation Printing on Velour, winning an ERNIE Award for Best Children's Activewear in 1997.

* Titleist's first in-House Designer: Designed, Merchandised Spring and Fall Collections of multiple thirty-fivepiece Color Stories working with agents and factories in Scotland, Italy, Kentucky, and Asia * Knit development of sweaters, Jacquards, and yarn dyed striped shirts and the industry's first XCR Windproof sweater. Created print patterns for shirts, Gore-Tex Rainsuit; co-development of all patterns, plaids, stripes for trousers and walk shorts with Olympic Bronze Medalist, Scott Allen Corbin Ltd. Licensed the Titleist line in 1990 and Design/ Development moved to Corbin's New York City office * PGA Show "Shirt of the Show" winner for Print Shirt showing the world of Golf

* Titleist's first in-House Designer: Designed, Merchandised Spring and Fall Collections of multiple thirty-fivepiece Color Stories working with agents and factories in Scotland, Italy, Kentucky, and Asia * Knit development of sweaters, Jacquards, and yarn dyed striped shirts and the industry's first XCR Windproof sweater. Created print patterns for shirts, Gore-Tex Rainsuit; co-development of all patterns, plaids, stripes for trousers and walk shorts with Olympic Bronze Medalist, Scott Allen Corbin Ltd. Licensed the Titleist line in 1990 and Design/ Development moved to Corbin's New York City office * PGA Show "Shirt of the Show" winner for Print Shirt showing the world of Golf

Designed 40-piece Skiwear Collection for the U.S. Market. Provided conceptual, technical, and Catalogue sketches with spec info, color and fabric selection, counter sample approval. Line sold out twice.

Designed 40-piece Skiwear Collection for the U.S. Market. Provided conceptual, technical, and Catalogue sketches with spec info, color and fabric selection, counter sample approval. Line sold out twice.

* Designed SKYR Skiwear for Men, Women, and Children, Bill Koch XC by SKYR, and SKYR Sport * Responsible for Technical illustration for all designs, line development, fit, specs, Intense Offshore involvement with Trading Company, including daily faxes, extensive Foreign travel. Focus on Gore-Tex Skiwear * Worked with Bill Koch, Olympic Silver Medalist, USA Olympic Men's Biathlon Team, and Women's Biathlon Team

* Designed SKYR Skiwear for Men, Women, and Children, Bill Koch XC by SKYR, and SKYR Sport * Responsible for Technical illustration for all designs, line development, fit, specs, Intense Offshore involvement with Trading Company, including daily faxes, extensive Foreign travel. Focus on Gore-Tex Skiwear * Worked with Bill Koch, Olympic Silver Medalist, USA Olympic Men's Biathlon Team, and Women's Biathlon Team