Michelle Wong: Freelance Designer in Long Beach, CA

• Designed mens and womens activewear targeting the millennial and gen Z market with trend forward designs, compelling product stories and premium materials • Produced CADs, techpacks, graphic and patterns prints, trims and fabric washes • Specced and conducted fit sessions for all development and pp samples • Liaised with overseas manufacturers on a daily basis to source fabrics and trims, produce samples, negotiate costing and contracts, and complete production • Produced and styled apparel photoshoots for ecommerce

-Design brand driven unisex collection from jackets, tops, bottoms, to handbags and accessories -Identify and establish unisex size scale for all categories -Create techpacks and convey construction directions to vendors

-Create development and production techpacks for 1st collection launch -Provide full grading for all key items to set as company’s fit standard -Collaborate with Founder to select fabrics, trims, and colors -Create prints and patterns for development -Source factories and mills that are experienced with performance wear

-Oversee complete design process from initial sketching to execution and production of final product -Develop and propose color and fabric trends to the President and Vice President of Sales and Merchandise -Research concepts and inspirations from markets online, online trend sources, actual runway, and traveling Europe -Responsible for creating brand focused designs incorporating well established trends for the entire womenswear line -Coordinate with private label buyers and collaborate with project team members to provide customer-focused products and to ensure client expectations are met -Design capsule collections for juniors, mens, and children sizes 4-16 -Review and approve standards, submits, and fits with production team -Provide solutions for design issues relating to fit, fabric, and trimming

Designer April 2016 - April 2017 Associate Designer August 2015 – April 2016 -Managed the design process from conception through production for over 220 styles per season for the womenswear line -Pitched trend/fabric/color to the Creative Director and the Executive Vice President of Sales -Generated mood/trend/fabric boards through researching new ideas, technology, and other related design inspirations -Designed into well established and upcoming trends through fabric and trim selection/sourcing, creating initial sketches and techpacks -Worked closely with production team to ensure timely delivery of high quality product -Reviewed all submits and samples from 1st sample to TOP for approval -Communicated with overseas factories on a daily basis to coordinate sampling and production -Conducted fittings and managed corrections and alterations -Established brand identity through composing collection catalogs and creating logos, trims, hangtags, and prints -Delegated to freelance and assistant designers

-Created, colored, and edited flats for Resort and Spring 2016 -Assisted in development of samples by transferring patterns, cutting fabric, sewing samples, and packaging drop- -Participated in fitting sessions by dressing models, recording looks with Polaroids, preparing and organizing the -Maintained cleanliness and ease in the office by organizing and managing, samples, libraries, and sources

-Created applique layouts and offered creative input for upcoming collections -Assisted the designer with cutting, sewing, and embellishing accessories -Prepared orders for shipment by pressing and packaging accessories -Managed orders and merchandise through generating and tracking invoices, payments, and receipts

-Designed trims/embellishments for samples and development -Trimmed, embellished, and adjusted samples to be shown to customers -Generated detail sheets, BOMS, purchase order, and handled receipts -Created and maintained multiple libraries: trim, fabric, print, color, and samples -Maintained cleanliness and ease in the office by organizing and managing, samples, fabrics/trims, libraries, and -Facilitated communication between designers, production, sample room, and fabric and trim department