Education
May 2011
Tarrant County College
Associate of Arts
August 2014
University of North Texas
BFA Fashion Design
Skills
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Datacolor Readings
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WebPDM/PLM
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Blue Cherry
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Adobe Suite
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Microsoft Office
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Timeline Tracking
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Reading Test Reports
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Representing Company to Customer
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Tech Pack Building
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Sewing Construction
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Fabric/Trim Sourcing
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Trend Research - WGSN & Trend Bible
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Gerber PDS/ Accumark
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Power Bi
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Presentation
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Internal & External Communication
Work Experience
Feb 2022 - Present
April 2020 - July 2023
July 2020 - July 2022
Nov 2018 - July 2022
Aug 2017 - Nov 2018
Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
July 2014 - Aug 2016
Michael's - Product Designer (Hardgoods/ Softgoods)
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Utilize style guides to design for category by season.
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Translate conceptual inspiration into products, patterns, icons, & typography.
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Produce technical spec packs for new product concepts.
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Create Ideation presentations to share with the larger team.
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Do trend research using WGSN & Trend Bible & apply it to our customer base.
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Build schematics to be presented to teams within organization.
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Use Power Bi to track sales and ensure products represent the target customer.
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Collaborate with Product Managers to deliver products in a timely manner.
Qkids - Online English Teacher
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Teach and promote the development of the English language to children in China using Qkids online platform.
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Implement games, stories, and reading comprehension activities to one to four students at a time.
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Foster a fun, comfortable, & educational environment with children.
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Prepare for each lesson by gathering needed materials for teaching.
Haggar Clothing Co. - Product Development Manager
(Casual, Dress, Outerwear, Loungewear, & Shirts)
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Review fabric & trim testing to ensure they pass standards.
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Set color standards using Datacolor machine/program.
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Request & Review packaging material with Marketing team.
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Build production styles in Blue Cherry.
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Review PP/TOPs
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Lead company wide meetings regarding production concerns.
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Communicate with Sam's, Walmart, & Costco regarding approvals & testing reports.
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Communicate with Canada team.
Haggar Clothing Co. - Assistant Designer (Casual)
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Communicate with factories & mills on approvals, samples, & delivery dates.
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Create/update BOM’s in WebPDM.
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Present product to customers during sales meetings. (Kohls, Amazon, Target, & Macy's)
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Assist Associate Designer by leading cross functional meetings.
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Assist Associate Designer in design process (selecting trend, colors, fabric, & trims)
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Travel to Florida to present product to our customer service team.
Pinpoint Merchandising - Apparel Designer
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Create mood boards based on trend research, per customer to create a design strategy.
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Design apparel per customer.
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Source fabrics & trims at Las Vegas Magic Trade Show.
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Create tech packs (not measurement specs).
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Create Art Files.
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Communicate with factories & customer regarding fabric, trims, & packaging.
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Check construction & art of garments.
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Manage production from factory to USA port to customer.
Wohali Outdoors - Lead Technical Designer
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Managed a team of 3 tech designers.
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Built tech packs using PLM.
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Measure & QC fit, PP, & TOP samples.
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Communicate with factories regarding fit issues & production timeline.
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Communicate with customer - AXE & BPS (kids , men's t-shirts, & men's & women's hunting)
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Travel to Missouri for training from Bass Pro Shop.
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Work with sourcing manager to stay on schedule based on product calendar.
Med Couture - Product Development Specialist & Assistant Patternmaker
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Communicate with factories & customer regarding fabric, trims, & packaging. (NY Presbyterian & Hospital for Special Surgery)
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Organize all approvals for record keeping.
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Assist Design Director & Head Pattern Maker in launching a new collection "Activate".
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Create patterns using Accumark/Gerber.
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Work alongside the tech designer & Head Patternmaker to direct seamstress & cutter.
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Create salesmen sample Po's in Blue Cherry.
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Review PP’s & TOP’s in WebPDM.
Participation/ Awards
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Nov 2021: LBD - The Legal Hospice of Texas - Charity Event
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Feb 2017: The Pin Show 2017
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May 2014: Art Wear Award/Fashion Show (Won the Golden Scissors Scholarship)
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April 2014: Honey Bee Gala Fashion Show - Charity Event
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March 2014: Dallas Fashion Career Day
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February 2014: Simple Red-10 years of Go Red Fashion Show - Charity Event