Jennifer Koeckhoven: Senior Designer in Newport Beach, California

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- Heading up RTW Cut & Sew Division, reporting directly to VP - Research current trends and shop market for reference samples for both knits and wovens categories (current market / consignment / and vintage) - Apply findings from research to generate sketches and design a seasonally relevant, cohesive collection that is well balanced in fabrication and thoroughly merchandised - Generate tech-packs with clear silhouette, garment construction, and trim information to overseas factories. - Correspond daily with factories / vendors / mills for sample development - Travel to 4x yearly to Asia for development / sourcing - Travel to Europe for market research / shopping with VP - Manage Product Development Associate - Work with cross functional teams from sample development through bulk production

- Designed, sketched and tech packed both woven and cut & sew for all categories - Reported to Design Director and VP of Design - Managed daily correspondence with factories for all phases of development

- Designed, sketched and tech packed both woven and cut & sew for all categories - Reported to Design Director and VP of Design - Managed daily correspondence with factories for all phases of development

- Collaborated with and reported directly to Vice President on concept, trend research, and design development - Proposed concepts, created computer and hand sketches, presented tears/market research, compiled samples to reference detail/silhouette (vintage/bought/or top-selling repeat bodies) - Headed up structured wovens categories including all Denim and Outerwear. - Collaborated / led freelancers in developing soft wovens designs - Designed/managed knit active / heritage categories - Created technical sketches and tech packs for prototypes/salesman samples/production - Collaborated with technical designer in developing specs and processing all fit comments from prototype through to production - Created styles in DeSL; processed all design updates and changes from initial sketch to production - Communicated with Hong Kong office on all stages of development with daily email correspondence, line plan updates, and notification processes in DeSL - Collaborated with men’s design team to create brand synergy by identifying details/colors/creative ways in which to align men’s and women’s categories while elevating overall brand image

- Designed/ managed complete fashion collections for the Sportswear line, reporting directly to CEO/President of Design Ulli Ehrlich: - This included outerwear, down program, jackets, blouses, dresses, skirts, sweaters, tops, pants, denim, fleece program for ski & accessories, and all cooresponding embroideries/ graphics/ embellishments - Created all technical sketches/ tech packs/ BOMs for prototypes/ SRS /production - Sourced/ developed innovative fabrics/ trims/ prints/ embellishments at frequent vendor visits - Selected, calculated, and initiated ordering of fabric and accessories/ hardware for sampling - Worked directly with in-house pattern-makers and sample-sewers to develop internal prototypes - Led fittings for my styles; communicated/maintained organized record of all comments/changes - Communicated with factories in Asia/Turkey to ensure accurate, on-time prototype development - Collaborated with product manager, technical design, sales and production teams to ensure timelines were met, and that style, quality and price met objectives - Participated in seasonal meetings with agents to present collections/ identify growth opportunities - Traveled seasonally within Europe for sourcing and trend research, including: Munich Fabric Start, Premiere Vision Paris, View Munich, Texworld Paris, Performance Days Munich, Bread and Butter Berlin, Premium Berlin, and ISPO Munich - Traveled to Turkey for product development/ sourcing/ factory visits

- Assisted with fittings and presentations of the sweaters collection to cross functional teams - Sat in on sourcing meetings with yarn and knit design sources

- Researched trends - Sourced trims, beading, and accessories for in house sampling - Designed embellishment layouts - Dyed fabrics for samples