Experience

Bemis Associates

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Apparel Application Developer

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Self Employed

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Owner

  • Feb 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Create, design and supervise apparel patternmaking, digitizing and grading, including Plus sizing • Provide guidance and forward progress on spec development and fit guidelines • Manage team member production workflow and serve as techniques consultant • Collaborate closely on technical illustrations, technical editing and graphic design for independent home sewing pattern production • Craft and produce print and surface designs • Create, design and supervise apparel patternmaking, digitizing and grading, including Plus sizing • Provide guidance and forward progress on spec development and fit guidelines • Manage team member production workflow and serve as techniques consultant • Collaborate closely on technical illustrations, technical editing and graphic design for independent home sewing pattern production • Craft and produce print and surface designs



Massif®

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pattern Maker

  • Dec 2014 - Feb 2018

  • Sample Room Manager for a team of 7 employees; managed daily workflow, provided guidance and mentoring to ensure completion of projects; boosted team productivity and increased morale • Implemented project tracking procedures; Resulted in increased production and consistent production timelines from development to invoice fulfillment • Oversaw and managed completion of patternmaking from first to production ready including block development and grading • Sample Room Manager for a team of 7 employees; managed daily workflow, provided guidance and mentoring to ensure completion of projects; boosted team productivity and increased morale • Implemented project tracking procedures; Resulted in increased production and consistent production timelines from development to invoice fulfillment • Oversaw and managed completion of patternmaking from first to production ready including block development and grading



Pendleton Woolen Mills

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Womenswear Garment Development / Technical Designer

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

  • Produce apparel patterns including Regular and Plus size fitting and development of pattern templates through Gerber Software • Communicate pattern changes to offshore manufacturing partners • Produce apparel patterns including Regular and Plus size fitting and development of pattern templates through Gerber Software • Communicate pattern changes to offshore manufacturing partners



Wayward Seamstress

• owner

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2011

  Costume, clothing and soft good manufacture, specs and tech packs. Fit and construction feasibility. Collaboration with Design entrepreneurs. Costume, clothing and soft good manufacture, specs and tech packs. Fit and construction feasibility. Collaboration with Design entrepreneurs.



FIDM

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2011

  • Developed curriculum for Fashion Design and Product Development departments • Instructed sewing, draping, flat pattern making, 2D CAD pattern making, grading, marker making, Web PMD, spec development, tech pack development, and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator classes • Developed curriculum for Fashion Design and Product Development departments • Instructed sewing, draping, flat pattern making, 2D CAD pattern making, grading, marker making, Web PMD, spec development, tech pack development, and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator classes



Killing My Lobster

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Costumer for "reboots"

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2011

  Comedic vignettes for the technologically titillated running April 7-24 at The Jewish Theater 470 Florida Street SF, CA Comedic vignettes for the technologically titillated running April 7-24 at The Jewish Theater 470 Florida Street SF, CA



Firefly Style

• San Fancisco, CA

• Production Sewing

  • Jan 2008 - Oct 2009

  Production piece work sewing women's knit garments. Production piece work sewing women's knit garments.



Latitude LLC

• Freelance Patternmaker

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

  Developed Patterns and Tech packs for Women's knit yoga wear. Developed Patterns and Tech packs for Women's knit yoga wear.



Dirtheads

• developer

  • Apr 2003 - Oct 2008

  Development of pants for dirt boarding - extreme active wear. Men's wear. High-impact abrasion resistant pant development. Materials sourcing, Developed Pattern, Technical specifications and tech packs, made recommendations regarding construction requirements for durability. Development of pants for dirt boarding - extreme active wear. Men's wear. High-impact abrasion resistant pant development. Materials sourcing, Developed Pattern, Technical specifications and tech packs, made recommendations regarding construction requirements for durability.



XSSM

• Developer

  • Nov 2006 - Dec 2007

  Development of a custom compression ensemble for use during spinning excercise Development of a custom compression ensemble for use during spinning excercise



adidas

• Germany
• Sporting Goods
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pattern maker

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

  patterning children's apparel, Spec maintenance,Children's fittings, development and maintenance of children's block library, womens pattern development, Team and license pattern development and pattern updates patterning children's apparel, Spec maintenance,Children's fittings, development and maintenance of children's block library, womens pattern development, Team and license pattern development and pattern updates



Tunepocket

• Developer

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2006

  generated an Ipod carrying device to be attached to clothing Materials research, pattern development, spec development generated an Ipod carrying device to be attached to clothing Materials research, pattern development, spec development