Experience

AREA
• France
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director Of Technical Design

  • Apr 2022 - Present

6397
• United States
• Director Of Technical Design

  • May 2021 - May 2022


Jason Wu

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Technical Designer

  • Dec 2018 - May 2019

• Senior Technical Designer

  • May 2015 - Dec 2018


DVF (Diane von Furstenberg)
• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Senior Technical Designer

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2019


Loeffler Randall

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

• Senior Technical Designer / Product Development and Production Manager Apparel

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  ✴ Launched FW15 premier capsule collection of outerwear coats in leathers, shearlings, woven’s and neoprene ✴ Set up the foundation for the company’s first import ready-to-wear line: custom created tech packs, BOM’s and costing perimeters ✴ Solely responsible for the entire development with two factories: Turkey and China ✴ Created and managed the development calendar for all deadlines with factories, mills, design and operations ✴ Conducted fittings and communicated all revisions to factories ✴ Created the brand’s size run, base size fit and worked with NYC grading company to align the fit across both factories ✴ Managed cross-functional communications with creative director, sales, operations and materials ✴ Presented the creative director with options for development and material ideas and solutions ✴ Material and trims development. Worked with vendors on lab dips, PO’s and managed deliveries to factories ✴ Worked with an independent and remote designer ✴ Solely traveled and managed trips to Turkey for development and production trips ✴ Interviewed multiple factories to determine allocation based on factory capabilities and costing



Marc Jacobs

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

• Technical Designer / Apparel Product Developer

  • Dec 2014 - May 2015

  ✴ Special Projects ✴ Special Projects


B3.0 Apparel Athletic Wear
• Technical Designer

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2015


adidas

• Germany
• Sporting Goods
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • Feb 2011 - May 2012

  ✴ Women’s Training Business Unit for US and global markets, aprox. 100 styles per season.✴ Team leader in company wide efficiency initiative “design to cost” ensuring target price and product designs were aligned through the creation process, resulting in weighted FOB reduction.✴ Managed product costing negotiations with factories and suppliers throughout development. Ensured all products were created in accordance to a target FOB while also meeting design's vision.✴ Communicated daily with factories and cross-functional team concerning product development.✴ Advised garment construction and fabrication for manufacturing.✴ Built BOM’s for US and global.✴ Organized business unit meetings with design, marketing and costing departments.✴ Proficient in embellishment techniques incl. screen prints, appliqués, and embroidery. ✴ Visited and developed on site Asia and Latin America factories.✴ Discussed allocations with planning and managed factories throughout development.

• Technical Designer/ Pattern Maker

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2011

  ✴ Head patternmaker for high profile promotions: NBA, NCAA-W, and WNBA on-court promo and retail apparel.✴ Patterned and developed the WNBA team product, a new Adidas BU for a 5 season run. Gerber CAD technology. ✴ Created the all new customized fit and grading for the WNBA through analyzation of body data and wear testing on NCAAW players. Thus becoming the WNBA fit.✴ Patterned and developed Adidas’ Tech-fit product. Adidas’ premier technology innovations.✴ Worked cross-functionally with design, marketing, materials, and innovation teams on compression analysis. ✴ Facilitated/ conducted fittings. Created measurement size specifications. Supported PDM on fabrication.✴ Concluded the final say in fit related issues during the development process.✴ Communicated daily with factories and cross-functional team concerning pattern development.✴ Visited and developed on site Asia and Latin America factories.



Billie Jo Retro

• Co-owner

  • Apr 2004 - Apr 2010

  ✴ Collaborated with design to create profitable ideas and concepts within small business limitations. ✴ Created timelines for product development, factory planning, marketing and sales. ✴ Sourced fabrics and trims. Managed deliveries for fabric and production start/ end times. ✴ Managed tech pack handovers from design to factories in Dallas, Texas. ✴ Collaborated with design to create profitable ideas and concepts within small business limitations. ✴ Created timelines for product development, factory planning, marketing and sales. ✴ Sourced fabrics and trims. Managed deliveries for fabric and production start/ end times. ✴ Managed tech pack handovers from design to factories in Dallas, Texas.



Anna Cohen

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Pattern Maker/ Sourcing/ Production Mgr/ Product Developer

  • Jun 2007 - Mar 2008

  ✴ Supported owner with seasonal mood/ concepts for inspirational and innovative design ideas through final execution and marketing approval. ✴ Hand drafted first patterns thru final sample size patterns: sew muslins, lead fittings, pattern revisions and created spec packages. Aprox. 35 styles a season. ✴ Established local and LA, CA manufacturing. Oversaw production traffic. ✴ Communicated tech packs, sew by’s and materials for development and manufacturing. ✴ Managed employees and interns daily in the Development Department.