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Skills

  • Budgets
  • Designing capsule collections
  • Customer service
  • 3D garment visualization
  • Market research and analysis
  • Creative direction
  • Collaboration with technical designers
  • Vendor relationship management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Operational improvement

Work Experiences

  • Advised on pricing strategies for QuickBooks.
  • Contributed to a 49% boost in brand recognition.
  • Achieved zero quality complaints.
  • Aligned with the company’s eco-friendly goals.
  • Met the costing and aesthetic goals for Cedar Works and Beacon Labs's seasonal fabric palette.
  • Achieved a 61% increase in customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Was in charge of the aesthetic vision and development of new fashion products.
  • Boosted social media interaction by 84%.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams.
  • Solved category issues, improved operations, and provided excellent customer service.

Summaries

  • Clear understanding of strategic planning and budget management as well as cross-functional collaboration training.
  • Adept in optimizing design workflows.
  • Consistently delivered high-quality apparel.
  • Adapted designs based on competitive analysis.
  • Apparel designer with 15 years of experience in producing market-relevant designs that improved product sell-through rates and reduced markdowns significantly.
  • Costs were consistently reduced while profits were increased.
  • Applied cutting-edge techniques to Workday designs.
  • Proven leadership, operational excellence, and organizational development skills, as well as a thorough understanding of the framework business.
  • Collaborative Apparel Designer.
  • Apparel Designer is a multi-talented Apparel Designer who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated closely with patternmakers and technical designers to ensure proper fit and functionality of prototypes, reducing adjustments by 56%.
  • Directed a design team of 11, coordinating style boards and tech packs to successfully launch a cohesive Tableau collection.
  • Negotiated pricing with vendors, reducing material costs by 28% while maintaining the quality of standard for the 2020 collection.
  • Supported buyers and merchandisers in aligning product development with broader seasonal sales strategies, driving 22% growth in online revenue.
  • Generated 28% above forecasted revenue by keying in to target market preferences with the 2015 collection.
  • Mentored a team of junior designers, streamlining workflow processes and ensuring timely delivery of all seasonal collections.
  • Developed and presented mood boards and trend reports, assisting senior management in strategic planning for metric collections.
  • Presented seasonal collections to sales partners in Seattle, generating pre-orders worth $6 for the upcoming quarter.
  • Successfully transitioned from 2D sketches to 3D garment visualization using program, reducing production errors by 32%.
  • Researched and integrated new textile technologies, enhancing product performance and quality for the Adobe Creative Suite category.

Affiliations

  • Textile Institute for Design and Materials Innovation
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)
  • Active Member, International Fashion Trend Forecasting Association
  • High Fashion Design Awards Jury Panel 2018
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
  • International Fashion and Design Technology Forum
  • Collaborator, Cross-Industry Sustainable Fashion Working Group
  • Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles Association

Certifications

  • Fashion Design and Trend Forecasting Certification Brightline, 2021
  • Advanced 3D Clothing Modeling Certification Jira, 2016
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Fashion Materials Science Certification Harbor & Co., 2022
  • Certified Fashion Visual Merchandiser Cedar Works, 2023
  • Supply Chain Management Certification for Apparel Summit Group, 2022
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • ServSafe
  • Fabric Research and Development Certification Vantage, 2017
  • Global Sourcing for Fashion Certification Brightline, 2021

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