Experience

VolumeCocomo Apparel, Inc.

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Director

  • Mar 2019 - Present



Notations

• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Designer

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2019



Volume Cocomo

• New York NY

• Head Designer of Missy Tops, Knits and Wovens

  • Feb 2013 - Feb 2016

  *Head Designer of Missy Tops *Work closely with sales teams in creating cohesive Top collections for each season *Create inspirational presentation boards for trend, color and product assortments. *Shopped stores weekly as well as research online blogs and websites for the latest fashion trends *Create detailed Technical packages sketch and spec and send to overseas factories *Communicate daily and lead live fittings via Skype with overseas production team from first fitting to final T.O.P., working closely with patternmakers on all designs. *Articulate and communicate all technical fit comments to overseas offices and send PP and TOP approvals to the factory *Fit weekly with live models in N.Y. offices on all missy and plus production fits. *Shopped fabric and trim market weekly for latest trends of fabrics and trim *Managed sample room of sewers providing guidance with patterns, trimming and fabrics to execute final sample Show less



New York & Company

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Designer

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2013

  *Technical Designer for Casual Knit tops Division as well as Active Wear Division *Created Technical development packages for oversees vendors working closely with Design Team/Merchants in creating and designing new styles for each season *Lead fit session using live model 3 times a week to review 1st fit samples, pre-production samples and reference samples *Lead all production fittings to management *Created all Technical packages on WEB PDM system to vendors *Excellent communication with Merchants,Design, and our vendors from first development to final production samples Show less



Big m inc.

• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager of Product Deveopment and Technical Design

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2012

  Senior Technical Designer for over 8 years. Implemented Tech Packages for oversees for the following categories: Sweaters, Woven blouses, knit tops, dresses, swim, coats, active wear, denim and career jackets and pants. Product Development from 1st fitting through T.o.p. Lead fittings twice a week on live fit model, fitting 80% of merchandise to ensure good fit before shipping styles to our stores. Developed Sweaters & swim for every season working closely with the buying team. Acted as a Liason in label development as well as Hang tags. Manager of Label inventory going to our vendors. Set up vendor guide aiding our vendors. Worked on color cards for each season. Show less



Mapssy International

• New York

• Designer

  • 2001 - 2002

  Designed clothing line for private label accounts, and for catalog for Victoria Secret, Jc penney and other accounts. Oversee sample room from 1st fit sample to finished product. Designed clothing line for private label accounts, and for catalog for Victoria Secret, Jc penney and other accounts. Oversee sample room from 1st fit sample to finished product.



Winer Industries

• New York

• Designer

  • 1994 - 2000

  Designed clothing line for private label accounts, as well as catalogs such as Victoria Secret, JCPenney and others. Oversee sample room, shop fabric market for latest fabrications & trims as well. Worked direct with buyers in the showroom. Developed presentation boards for showroom meetings. Designed clothing line for private label accounts, as well as catalogs such as Victoria Secret, JCPenney and others. Oversee sample room, shop fabric market for latest fabrications & trims as well. Worked direct with buyers in the showroom. Developed presentation boards for showroom meetings.



Jeffrey Craig

• New York

• Assistant Designer

  • 1992 - 1994

  Assistant to Designer, designing pivate label clothing for The limited,Express, Mervyns. Co-managed sample room. Assistant to Designer, designing pivate label clothing for The limited,Express, Mervyns. Co-managed sample room.