Experience

BCI Brands

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

• Product Development Manager

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  •Research and develop new methods, categories, and special techniques to inject newness and innovation into the line's assortments •Manage the technical designer, development calendar, goals, and tech team workflow•Work closely with designers to source, research, and develop special material and garment developments•Own and manage all domestic and overseas time and action calendar •Attend fitting for original design samples/protos with designers, communicating comments to factories in a timely manner •Work closely and proactively with design and production teams to resolve delivery and material issues •Attend all production fittings providing input and keeping a record of changes for design •Source and approve trims from development stage through production Show less

• Associate Technical Designer and Development Coordinator

  • Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Manage development calendar and tech team workflow• Support head designer with special material and garment developments.• Works closely with design and production to resolve delivery issues affecting production as needed• Attend all production fittings, give input, and keep a record of the fittings for design.• Responsible for all initial and fit sample tech pack.• Work with production team for any design changes after market.• Work closely with design team to develop initial designs, tech packs and garment technicalspecifications• Create and update specification tech packs• Communicate with overseas and domestic factories to get SRS made correctly and on time• Attend fitting for all original design samples/protos with design.• Responsible for woven and C&S showroom sample tech packs. Show less

• Associate Technical Designer

  • Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Responsible for initial tech-packs, measurement, construction, sample tech-packs, and production tech-packs• Run fittings with designer and live model • Measure all samples to make sure they arrive on spec and as requested• Communicate daily with overseas teams• Work with overseas and domestic factories to get garments made correctly and on time• Create and execute on the vision of the Design Director, ensuring that the product is consistent with market trends, while defining the brand identity and overall business strategy Show less



Buci

• Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Technical Apparel Designer

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  • Draft, drape, and create final pattern interpreting design croquis with a high level of quality and fit • Analyze designs to determine required resources, factories, and construction • Source fabrics and factories to meet company strategies • Create tech packs, line sheets, and cutting tickets • Oversee production for quality control, liaise with factories • Conduct fittings and adjust pattern according to changes • Draft, drape, and create final pattern interpreting design croquis with a high level of quality and fit • Analyze designs to determine required resources, factories, and construction • Source fabrics and factories to meet company strategies • Create tech packs, line sheets, and cutting tickets • Oversee production for quality control, liaise with factories • Conduct fittings and adjust pattern according to changes



Ajaie Alaie

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

• Technical Apparel Designer

  • Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Responsible for initial tech-packs, measurement, construction, sample tech-packs, and production tech-packs • Measure all samples to make sure they arrive on spec and as requested • Reflect necessary adjustments of prototypes in tech pack • Responsible for initial tech-packs, measurement, construction, sample tech-packs, and production tech-packs • Measure all samples to make sure they arrive on spec and as requested • Reflect necessary adjustments of prototypes in tech pack