Sarah Powers-Gross: Technical Designer: Activewear in Redondo Beach, CA
Sarah Powers-Gross
Technical Designer: Activewear
Redondo Beach | United States
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Industries
Fashion
Work experience
Fashion Nova
Technical Designer: Activewear | 01/2021 - Current
Head Technical Designer for the Nova Sport Activewear Line
TechStyle: Fabletics
Technical Designer | 09/2013 - 07/2017
• Assembled tech packs from development stages through production.
• Developed technical specifications including measurement specs, grading and
construction details.
• Worked closely with designers, head technical designer, production and
executives as well as import and domestic vendors.
• Attended all fittings for 1st samples through production and recorded accurate
measurements and fit notes on spec sheets.
• Facilitated the transition of apparel styles from design concept / first prototype to
a final, production-ready sample offering solutions to correct fit and construction
for challenging styles.
• Corresponded daily with import factories sending and tracking comments and
followed up on prototypes.
• Worked with tight calendar time constraints prioritizing workload to meet fast
approaching deadlines with a sense of urgency.
• Created library of block patterns to maintain fit consistency within product
categories.
• Updated tech packs after each fitting illustrating pattern corrections and style
comments using PLM, Excel, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Acted as point of contact for vendors answering fit, spec, pattern, trim and
construction questions.
Beyond Yoga
Technical Designer | 02/2013 - 08/2013
• Technical Designer for women's athletic line
• Created and updated technical specifications for all samples from Proto through
SRS to Bulk production.
• Attended fittings with the head designer to create thorough technical packs in
Excel based upon fit comments.
• Constructed detailed sketches of designs, specs, and grading for technical packs.
• Communicate with patternmakers, production and design.
Kellwood
Associate Designer | 03/2012 - 01/2013
• Associate Designer for women's contemporary woven and knitwear lines.
• Created comprehensive library of CADs in Illustrator for flat designs and line
sheets.
• Completed technical specifications including measurement specs, grading and
construction details.
• Created color charts for new development lines.
• Worked with in house production team to dye and source all fabrics, yarns and
trims for development.
• Prepared cut tickets Completed PO's for production fabrics and trims.
• Worked closely with head designer, in-house sewing and pattern production and
vendors.
• Imputed tech packs into Web PDM and prepared cut tickets for in-house
patternmakers.
• Facilitated the transition of apparel styles from design concept/first prototype to a
final, production-ready sample offering solutions to correct fit and construction
for challenging styles.
• Worked with tight calendar time constraints prioritizing workload to meet fast
approaching deadlines with a sense of urgency.
• Updated tech packs after each fitting illustrating pattern corrections and style
comments.
Belldini
Designer (Sweaters) | 01/2010 - 01/2012
• Worked closely with designers, technical designers, production and executives as
well as import and domestic vendors.
• Communicated, coordinated, and tagged samples to ship to salesman.
• Attended weekly design meetings to share and analyze future styles per season.
• Assisted in fittings and recorded measurements and fit notes on spec sheets.
• Developed designs for lines such as: Kids, Junior, Outlet, and Black Label.
• Identified and alerted design, technical, and production teams about potential
production, quality and costing issues and made recommendations to insure brand
integrity was maintained.
• Continually researched competition in the market for various design and
construction techniques, new technology, trends and fit.