Pam Mbanga: Head Designer in Los Angeles, CA
Pam Mbanga
Head Designer
Los Angeles | United States
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PHILANTHROPY
Head Designer | 03/2021 - Current
Active, athleisure and knits designer. Partner and work closely with domestic and international factories
ensuring that each design is unique in its detailing and produced as outlined. Responsible for researching
trends and colors for each season in order to develop seasonal direction mood boards for each collection.
Source fabrics and prints that are in line with producing garments that are suitable for everyday wear and
research dye techniques for each collection and design. Responsible for preparing sketches and tech packs for
each collection outlining details and specs for correct SMS and production. Responsible for updating and
maintaining all design folders and WIPs so that the design, tech, and production teams are informed and aware of any changes.
SAGE THE LABEL
Senior Designer | 03/2019 - 03/2020
Responsible for designing full collections of tops, bottoms, dresses, jumpsuits, outerwear, sweaters, and athleisure. Sourcing fabrics and prints that inspired the Californian freethinking lifestyle of the clientele.
Developed seasonal direction mood boards to get to market timely showcasing the everyday wardrobe line.
Researched trends, colors, and dye techniques for each collection throughout the season. Created and developed tech packs outlining every detail. Whilst working closely with domestic and international factories
ensuring timely delivery of each collection by communicating daily and utilizing effective time management
skills. Responsible for specing and maintaining garment direction once received from factories; scheduled, and
conducted fittings, and noted and updated all sketch and fit corrections and BOM's. Worked closely with pattern and sample makers, maintained concepts, fit expectations and original direction of line, and created
embroidery and graphics. Responsible for updating and maintaining all design folders and WIPs so that the design, tech, and production teams are informed and aware of any changes.
LOVESTITCH
Designer | 05/2017 - 03/2019
Responsible for designing a full, versatile collection of women's wovens, knits, athleisure and sweaters that is
inspired by beauty, culture, love, and femininity; created embroidery and graphics and developed sweaters from design creation to final product. Tasked with researching trends, colors and developed seasonal direction
mood boards. Responsible for sketching and developing new styles for the current customer base and
attracting new customers who embrace the brands philosophy. Attended fittings and noted and updated all
sketches, fit changes, and BOM's. As the designer maintained concepts, fit expectations, and original direction
Resume of the product line. Tasked with specing and maintaining garment direction once received from vendors after
developing tech packs and communicating with factories to ensure the timely delivery of collections.
KELLWOOD
Designer | 03/2013 - 04/2015
Responsible for designing women's contemporary brand. Styles designed included wovens, sweaters, knits,
athleisure, and activewear. Worked closely and collaborated with the design team across all aspects of design
and production, including designing garments, and researched trends and fabrics to create mood boards, and tasked with creating tech packs for sweaters, wovens and knits. Sketched new concepts and created line
sheets; and worked with pattern makers, sewers, graphic designers, and technical and production teams.
Worked with inhouse pattern and sample makers and responsible for developing technical design packages,
trim sheets and samples. Oversaw fittings, approvals, sourcing, and specs.
KELLWOOD
Associate Designer | 03/2012 - 03/2013
Promoted
Responsible for sketching new concepts and created line sheets; and worked with pattern makers, sewers,
graphic designers, and technical and production teams. Worked with inhouse pattern and sample makers and responsible for developing technical design packages, trim sheets and samples. Oversaw fittings, approvals,
sourcing, and specs.
THOMAS WYLDE
Associate Designer | 01/2011 - 03/2012
Education history
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Associates of Arts
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Associates of Arts
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