Experience

VIAVIA

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• RTW Designer

  • Jun 2023 - Present

• RTW Associate Designer

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Everly Clothing

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Nov 2020 - Mar 2022



Forever 21

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Designer

  • Mar 2018 - Nov 2020

  Contemporary and junior designs of knit & woven tops, dresses, structured & soft bottoms, outerwear, soft jackets Contemporary and junior designs of knit & woven tops, dresses, structured & soft bottoms, outerwear, soft jackets



Kellwood Company

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Designer - Copper Key Junior (Dillard's Private Label)

  • May 2017 - Mar 2018

  -Ability to translate current, upcoming trends into monthly collections while ensuring each style was brand appropriate -Created tech packs for oversea’s developments which include fabric, trim, color information, construction details, garment measurements-Daily correspondence with multiple oversea vendors to ensure showroom samples are ready in a timely manner: sent fit, lab dip comments, fabric approvals, ordered of trims & fabrics-Responsible for in-house developments: worked closely with pattern maker, approved drapes, ran sewing room, worked with local dye & print houses-Responsible of organization and maintenance of style files for each delivery which included fabric, trim, construction details -Attended design fittings-Proposed new ideas through researching of trends, shopping, magazines, trend sites, and runway shows for each delivery -Attended & actively participated in all pre-line and post-line meetings while taking detailed notes-Created line sheets using Web PDM, maintain BOMs Show less

• Associate Designer - Trend Analyst

  • Nov 2016 - May 2017

  -Primary role: Worked directly with the Design Director serving as a creative advisor across all associated brands: GB Juniors, GB Girls, My Michelle, XOXO, Gibson & Latimer - Revamped board layouts for a new, fresh look - Conducted current and future trends with different media avenues: forecasting sites, magazines, blogs, competitor sites, news, etc... -Conceptualized trend, color, fabric, style out boards for each delivery for each brand -Created wall vignettes that correlated with forecasted trends -Attended all design meetings with Design Director and assisted with new design injections as team neededLiaison between design team and vendors: -In charge of fabric library with new incoming fabrics -Implemented a new organizational system for tracking and storing -In charge of setting up overseas vendors -Requested & followed up for new developmentsAssist in teams' needs: -Followed up & assisted with new projects: sourcing & dying of fabrics & trims: Kohl's Blouse Project & MM Pants Project -Developed overseas tech packs -Created flat sketches, CADS, recolored fabric patterns, Show less



Damo Textile Inc

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Associate Designer

  • Dec 2015 - Oct 2016

• Assistant Designer

  • Feb 2015 - Dec 2015

  -Worked directly under the head of design for operational and administrative support for all stages of design-Created flat sketches, facecards, and colorcards-Corresponded daily with overseas office and domestic vendors for sourcing



Art of Style Boutique

• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Intern

  • Jun 2011 - May 2012

  -Assist in inventory management, opening & closing of store, marketing efforts, website management, visual merchandising, sales -Assist at seasonal & charity fashion shows -Assist in inventory management, opening & closing of store, marketing efforts, website management, visual merchandising, sales -Assist at seasonal & charity fashion shows



Uvo Luxury

• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Intern

  • Sep 2011 - 2012

  -Worked in team environment for design of products, product improvements, assisted in problem solving of hardware, details, trims -Assisted in marketing efforts with blog articles, trend research -Created the lookbook with collaborative efforts with Victoria Lynn -Worked in team environment for design of products, product improvements, assisted in problem solving of hardware, details, trims -Assisted in marketing efforts with blog articles, trend research -Created the lookbook with collaborative efforts with Victoria Lynn