Experience

Winneconne Community School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Enrollment Coordinator - Student Data Specialist - Secretary

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  District Enrollment Coordinator, responsibilities include enrolling new district families, open enrollment, tuition waivers, summer school, state reporting, and assistance with WISEid, Edfi, WISEdata, and OPAL. District SKYWARD point of contact providing consultation to all office, support, and teaching staff. Provide general training opportunities and ongoing training to ensure proficiency in the District. Manages the bi-annual student count in the District and reconcile with DPI/WISEdata. Assist teaching staff with management and implementation of student testing and manage data in ACT, Forward, iREady. Show less



Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, Inc

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Membership Engagement Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2022

  Part of a cross-functional team providing customer care and ensuring the strength of the Girl Scout Movement by developing and executing effective recruiting strategies to increase awareness and participation in Girl Scouting through a variety of in person meetings, presentations, and networking opportunities with community organizations, corporations, schools, educators, faith-based intuitions and other community constituents. Responsible for securing girl and adult volunteer participation and community partnerships through community cultivation, lead generation, and follow-up. Show less



JanSport, a VF Company

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

• Product Developer - Collegiate Apparel - JanSport

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2017

  Responsible for JanSport Collegiate Product Development from design concept to store floor. Seasonal and replenish-able color development and approval from lab dip to bulk, including heather development. Fabric development and approvals with mills and vertical manufacturers. Trim and garment label research, development, and approvals. Responsible for garment design, construction, and graded fit specifications within Adobe Illustrator and Gerber PDM software. Share spec information with vendors utilizing a cloud based application. Prototype through production spec, pattern, construction, and design approval. Travel to factories during development and sample time frames to oversee spec and quality approvals. Share spec, grade, and fabrication information with graphic artists to ensure art placements will fit on all garment sizes and locations, and R&D testing is completed on new fabrications and colors. Presentation of product design to internal sales, sourcing, and finance teams on a seasonal basis that includes preparing PowerPoint documents to support visual trend research and style offerings. Additional presentations of final in-line product to independent sales representatives and one on one with key accounts and collegiate buyers. Product launch and trade show coordination of merchandising displays and fashion shows. Assist with catalog concept and layout approval. Attend and assist at on-site photo shoots with live models in studio and lifestyle settings as well as studio bust shots to ensure the product fit and appearance is accurate. Trend research through subscription trend websites, social media applications, and paper subscriptions. Determine trends appropriate to the collegiate market and work with graphic artists to develop print, embroidery, applique, and heat seal graphics. Create and release a monthly trend newsletter to independent sales reps and key accounts on the cloud. Show less



Carters Inc.

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

• Systems Manager - Product Development

  • Mar 2006 - Dec 2009

  Provided expertise and knowledge of all systems used by Product Development in order to maximize the systems' potential and streamline the development process. In partnership with the IT department, implemented new systems and upgrades as necessary and with minimal disruption to productivity.

• Technical Design Manager

  • Jan 2003 - Mar 2006

  Manager over Technical Design Girls and BoysDirected product flow from design through product technicians and sourcing. Lead technical wall reviews and classification meetings.Managed a staff of 9 Product Technicians that measured, placed artwork, created garment and construction specifications, and made patterns.Established new fit and construction methods seasonally.



Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc.

• Creative Designer

  • Jul 2000 - Jan 2003

  Developed seasonal styling, collection assortment, and color palette for newborn and infant girl product lines.Created and maintained garment illustrations and costing package information.Directed Graphic Artists in direction of print and placement art development.

• Technical Designer/Associate Merchandiser

  • Aug 1998 - Jul 2000

  Maintained PDM specification, construction, and costing package information.Coordinated the manufacturing of salesman samples and entered all designer comments on prototypes and sales samples.

• Product Design/PDM Administrator

  • Aug 1997 - Aug 1998

  Maintained control of customized programming and user database for the Gerber Product Data Management system.Acting Product Design Engineer for Layette, Girl's Swimwear, and Menswear lines.Developed and monitored procedures of the entire Product Design team.

• Product Design Engineer

  • Aug 1996 - Aug 1997

  Created patterns, construction specifications, and assembly diagrams for designs developed by merchandising utilizing PDM, Designer, and Accumark software.Launched construction and fit for fancy dress assortment.Maintained databases for specifications, grade rules, and tolerances.

• Senior Pattern Coordinator

  • Jan 1991 - Aug 1996

  Input piece data in Gerber AM-5 and Accumark systems.Dealt with marking facilities to solve cutting issues.Established training of Pattern Coordinators.