Education

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Atlanta, GA
B.F.A. Fashion Design

Experience

Mud Pie LLC. Atlanta, GA
Senior Technical Designer

Oct 2014 - April 2020

  • Sketched and assisted fashion designers in creating new silhouettes, and advised on fabric and construction techniques

  • Draping and pattern solving for new apparel styles

  • Creating and maintaining size grading to ensure fit consistency across each category

  • Establishing fit standards and quality control protocols for women’s apparel

  • Leading fit meetings and adjusting fit corrections

  • Proper measuring, alteration, and approval of each fit through bulk production sample

  • Helped to develop testing standards for garments and fabrics to improve quality reports

  • Partnered with Quality Assurance to develop protocols on product quality execution and inspections

  • Maintained fit calendar and production schedule for each style

  • Worked with merchandising to negotiate costs for specific styles

  • Managing daily communication with overseas vendors

  • Traveled overseas to work with vendors and factories to expedite fit calendars

  • Traveled to overseas sourcing offices and factories to work with technical teams to calibrate, train, educate, and understand factory capabilities

  • Helped define the needs of the tech department and partnered with software developers to create a PLM system and managed the testing before implementing the system

  • Built working libraries of construction, measurements, and basic block templates in PLM

  • Created and implemented protocols for design hand-off/sketch passes to ensure all appropriate components are gathered for a complete tech pack to be initiated

  • Seasonal market research of trends, styles, grading, and apparel techniques

  • Managed dress form research and standardizing our Alvanon forms

  • Handled daily communication and scheduling of fit models and established fit models for each size to ensure fit consistency across all piece types

  • Creating and maintaining internal size charts, model size charts, and tracking of measurement changes

  • Hired, trained, and developed technical designers in their roles

WHIT-NY New York, NY
Design & Production Intern­ – 2014

  • Worked directly with Whitney Pozgay on new styles and pattern-making for Spring 2015

  • Assisted with choosing and developing fabric samples

  • Assisted in organizing Spring 2015 presentation

  • Created hand-drawn as well as CAD flats & illustrations

  • Assisted in directing Spring 2015 look book photoshoot

  • Worked with printing companies LTS Designs and Preview developing printed fabric samples

  • Sourced materials for Spring 2015

  • Worked with local factories on production daily

  • Designed look for NYFW Barbie Lounge by Whit-NY

  • Developed and maintained line sheets

  • Responsible for working with factories, creating tech packs, measuring spec sheets, and oversaw fit corrections.

Skills

  • Sewing, draping, pattern making, fashion sketching, illustration, technical flats, and CAD

  • Knowledge of textiles, fiber classification, fabric manipulation, dyeing techniques, print development, finishing methods, weaving, metals, and jewelry

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Web PLM

  • Strong directing and communications skills with local and

  • overseas factories

  • Coordinating and fitting with live models

  • Alvanon form fitting

  • Size grading, technical Specs, tech packs

  • Communication

  • Problem-solving skills

  • Ability to prioritize based on urgency

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Resourcefulness

  • Leadership and mentorship skills

Achievements

  • Selected to participate as a panelist representing
    Mud-Pie fashion at America’s Mart 2017 Fall show

  • Collection published in Superior Magazine, digital August 2014 issue (ULTRA) photography editorial.

SCAD Atlanta Style Lab Mentor Program

  • Selected from my senior class in 2013 to participate in a mentor program with designer, Whitney Pozgay, in the conception and design of my senior collection.