Fashion

Outdoor

Founder and Designer

Creative & Design

Design
Patternmaking & grading
Quality control
Sourcing
Managing online store
Sewing
Customer service
Social media interaction

Produce new designs/CADs based on current trends; present in catalog using AI and Photoshop.
Maintain daily communications with overseas factories - sourcing, quality control, lab dips, strike offs, trims, prototypes/samples, etc.
Oversee the design process from initial idea to final commercialized product.
Create and revise Tech Packs when needed based on samples received.
Track prototypes and samples using a PDM system (OSAS).
Maintaining an up to date stock catalog using InDesign.

Product Development

Patternmaking & Grading
Marker laying and planning
Cutting (YJ 50 electric cutter)
Quality control
Preparing fabric (prewash/shrink)
Supervising production
Technical flat illustrations
Creating line sheets
Fabric inventory
Sample/prototype sewing
Industrial sewing machine troubleshooting
Interviewing potential employees

Accomplishments
-Set up a production facility
-Implemented an effective system of creating a final product from initial design idea
-Successfully worked with a wide array of fabrics (silk, knit, 
woven, ITY, etc)
-Created patterns for a variety of garments (dresses, pants, blouses, etc)

Production Manager and Patternmaker

Patternmaking
Grading
Marker laying and planning
Cutting
Quality control
Sourcing
Preparing fabric (prewash/shrink)
Liaison with retail store
Filling custom orders
Completing alterations
Liaison with seamstresses
Training
Supervising five employees
Technical flat illustrations
CAD (Tukatech)
Filling in for retail associates

Accomplishments
- Maintaining quality and quantity of production while decreasing number of full-time employees
- Developed new system of organizing fabric resulting in 15% reduction in waste
- Played a key role in assisting Vanna White's stylists which resulted in Vanna wearing Jet apparel twice on Wheel of Fortune
- Internship Summer 2011

Lead Production and Patternmaking Assistant

Assisted with patternmaking
Assisted with production of sample garments (cut, sew, finish)

Intern

Assisted all phases of production from design to embellishment
Fabric and trim procurement
Liaison with seamstress

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