Associate in Arts Degree and Fashion Design Certificate

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Freelance technical designer and patternmaker

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PATTERNMAKER / TECHNICAL DESIGNER / FIT TECHNICIAN

I make tech design packages, and computer-generated and manual patterns for a wide variety of apparel.

•	Patterns 1st thru production made on Gerber for Adidas men’s, boy’s, big and tall boardshorts.
•	Developed and maintained specs and graded measurements, which were emailed to global contractors, made fit correction comments with photos, and / or sketches, for factory to resubmit corrected garments.
•	Scheduled fitting with models and senior management to develop final fit for production.
•	Set-up and organized the pattern library.

Patternmaker

•	Worked closely with product development and design to direct and maintain consistent fit and attention to detail.
•	Set up and evaluated fittings on live models.
•	Reviewed garment construction, and measurements.
•	Managed fit sessions, listed comments, sketched pattern correction manually & updated PLM style/spec sheet.
•	Set up initial tech packs with applicable grading rules.
•	Coordinated and prioritized new daily goals for Element Men’s, Plan B and Von Zipper for Billabong.
•	Created and maintained spec sheets.
•	Made correction to manual first patterns from designer sketches to send to vendors.
•	Provided complete overseas tech packages consisting of proper specs and designer-approved fit garments prior to sending to vendors.

•	From designer sketches, created first patterns through production for missy market – mostly draping to produce corresponding pattern, as well as computer-generated and flat-pattern dresses, fashion-forward blouses, skirts and jackets for office to cocktail markets.
•	Created solid fitted blocks for the above product lines.
•	Performed fast turnaround for complicated design construction of knit and woven garments.
•	Performed fittings with designer on all prototypes, and made pattern corrections.

•	Created refined tech packages to be sent overseas.
•	Performed fittings with live model youth bottoms (specifically boys, kids, and toddlers) since May of 2005.
•	Met strict deadlines to consistently produce perfectly fitted boys, kids and toddler block bottoms which served as blueprints for the whole season.

Tech Designer / Patternmaker (Youth Division)

•	Contributed to the $19 million dollar boardshort revenue increase since 1991.
•	Administrated boardshorts for young men, kids, and junior lines for 8 years, revised patterns on the computer throughout the working day to produce accurate production patterns for domestic release.
•	Was responsible for 100% of first-through-production patterns for domestic boardshorts.
•	Performed live fittings with designer on all prototypes received from overseas.

Patternmaker (Boardshort Division)

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Huda Lapsarouk: Freelance technical designer and patternmaker in Garden Grove, CA

Huda Lapsarouk

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