Heather Ortiz

Knitwear Development Intern at DION LEE
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Knitwear Development Intern
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      - Support the design process from conceptualization to market - Issue style number, set up tech pack and create flat technical sketch - Assist in generating BOM including all garment components into PLM system: fabrics, yields, trims, stitching, labels and packaging - Maintain digital files, boards, tracker, seasonal catalogs, BOMs, line sheets and range plan documents - Assist in yarn and trims sourcing, development and organization - Communicate with factories and vendors - Actively participate and take detailed notes in fittings and meetings - Collaborate with other teams internally to organize and keep track of sample processing - Support Senior Designer across special projects as needed - Work cross-functionally across Wovens and Accessories as needed Show less

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Apparel Print and Pattern Intern
      • Jan 2023 - May 2023

      - Preparing print packages, including CAD artwork/repeats/technical print information/specific placement measurements within calendar deadlines. - Assisting in maintaining seasonal print chart, including ready dates for sample yardage, approval status, print placement, and any additional information specific to print. - Making color comments/approvals on print submits, strike-offs, and bulk submits. - Creating presentation print boards and color cards for key Concept and Line Presentation meetings. - Updating/maintaining print quality reference books with swatches, fabric detail sheets (FDS), and print quality limitation charts. - Attending department and cross-functional team meetings, as well as those with outside studios/artists. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Admissions Office Receptionist
      • Aug 2022 - May 2023

      - Greeting, checking in, and attending to prospective students/families for their campus tours- Clerical work including record-keeping and data entry, as well as management, monitoring, and communicating of tour attendance- Answering client questions and general customer service - Connecting students to admissions counselors and referrals to other needed departments- Communication with superiors and tour guides about tour group information, inquiries, concerns, requests, etc.

    • Resident Advisor
      • Aug 2020 - May 2023

      - Experience working with first-year, upperclass, and graduate students, both remotely and in-person- Responsibilities include: building community in the residence halls, event planning, creating and sharing newsletters, distributing & communicating information, designing bulletin boards, creating/maintaining inter-staff relationships, peer counseling, time management training, conflict resolution/mediation, crisis management, incident report-writing, being "on call" to attend to resident needs- Clerical work during weekly office hour shifts Show less

    • Admissions Tour Guide
      • Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

      - Gave tours of Pratt Institute campus to prospective students and families- Communicated information about art and design programs- Answered questions and gave advice about academic and student life, as well as application process and portfolio- Development of customer service and public speaking skills- Occasional clerical work in overseeing the front desk, acting in a receptionist role

    • United States
    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Fashion Design/Operations Intern
      • Jan 2022 - May 2022

      - Assisted with photo shoots including model casting and styling - Social media management - Assisted with design tasks, such as digital technical drawings/flats - Point of contact for NYC showroom to help facilitate wholesale orders and inquiries - Oversee shipping schedule for upcoming orders - Assisted with photo shoots including model casting and styling - Social media management - Assisted with design tasks, such as digital technical drawings/flats - Point of contact for NYC showroom to help facilitate wholesale orders and inquiries - Oversee shipping schedule for upcoming orders

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Office/Lab Assistant: Math & Science Department
      • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

      - Assistant to department chairs and professors with daily tasks and clerical work, such as data entry, office management, and scanning/copying - Helped with proctoring classes when professors were unavailable - Maintaining, managing, and overseeing science lab and preparing classrooms for lab activities - Graphic design work and advertisements - Helped with planning, logistics, and production for department events - Helped troubleshoot technology/computer issues - Assistant to department chairs and professors with daily tasks and clerical work, such as data entry, office management, and scanning/copying - Helped with proctoring classes when professors were unavailable - Maintaining, managing, and overseeing science lab and preparing classrooms for lab activities - Graphic design work and advertisements - Helped with planning, logistics, and production for department events - Helped troubleshoot technology/computer issues

    • United States
    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Intern: New York Fashion Week (Spring 2020)
      • 2020 - 2020

      - Fashion show production assistant - Front of house/back of house assistance - Runner between check-in and show floor - Helped with check-in and organizing show participants by department - Fashion show production assistant - Front of house/back of house assistance - Runner between check-in and show floor - Helped with check-in and organizing show participants by department

    • United Kingdom
    • Textile Manufacturing
    • Production Intern: New York Fashion Week (Fall 2019)
      • 2019 - 2019

      - Fashion show production assistant - Front of house/back of house assistance - Runner between check-in and show floor - Helped with check-in and organizing show participants by department - Fashion show production assistant - Front of house/back of house assistance - Runner between check-in and show floor - Helped with check-in and organizing show participants by department

Education

  • Pratt Institute
    Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Fashion Design
    2019 - 2023

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