Professional Experience​

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Summersalt - Clayton, Mo

Associate Designer, Jan. 2022 - present

• Supporting the Design Director and Senior Designers of swimwear and apparel, and work closely with the rest of the Summersalt team with designing swimwear & apparel.

• Creating flat sketches using Adobe Illustrator, print design mock-ups using Adobe Photoshop, linesheets & trend reports using Adobe InDesign.

• Completing style initial specs/ detail descriptions/ BOM's in Centric PLM.

Technical Designer, Dec. 2019 - Jan. 2022

• Worked in collaboration with Pattern Making, Fashion Design, and Product Development teams to develop swimwear & apparel.

• Tracked sample production with vendors.

• Assisted in sample fittings and adjusted specs accordingly with Summersalt standards & design direction.

• Created technical packages for vendors using Excel and Centric PLM.

Plus Size Fit Model, March 2019- Jan. 2021

• Communicated with Design & Pattern Making with regards to fit, movement, and comfort while modeling new style fit samples.

• Provided constructive and specific feedback to ensure garments wear well and meet fit, quality, comfort and aesthetic standards.

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Under the Nile - Chesterfield, Mo

July 2017- Dec. 2019

Product Development Manager/ Technical Designer

• Assisted the owner/head designer in design decisions for babies and toddlers.

• Created CAD designs and collections using Adobe Illustrator/ Photoshop.

• Created technical specifications for products in the collections, pointing out any corrections needed to be made by the production factory.

• Conversed with the production factory on a regular basis, checking on samples/ production progress via email/ phone.

• Updated the store website database with new styles for wholesale and retail.

• Assisted wholesale and retail customers with purchase orders.

• Created wholesale and retail customer invoices.

• Organized upcoming photo shoots- casting calls for models, styling, set up.

 

Sydney’s Closet - Maryland Heights, Mo

Aug. 2015- July 2017

Technical Designer/Seamstress

• Assisted the owner/head designer in design decisions for plus size special occasion dresses.

• Created new designs using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

• Created Technical Packages for different styles, pointing out any corrections that need to be made by the production factories.

• Conversed with production factories and checking on production progress via email/phone.

• Produced Inspiration Slideshows with Powerpoint.

• Created paper patterns for new design concepts, to be sent to the production factories.

• Mended any in stock items that need sewing repairs.

• Sewn samples of new design concepts, to be shared with production factories to follow.

• Took photographs of design samples in the photo studio.

• Updated our current database of styles for wholesale/retail.

• Filled/packed orders to be shipped to wholesale and retail customers.

 

One by Amelia Freeman - St. Louis, Mo

Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2015

Freelance Seamstress & Patternmaker

• Sewn custom designs created by the designer/owner of One.

             

Optima Graphics - Fenton, Mo

Jan. 2010 - July 2015

Lead Seamstress

• Oversaw the sewing department and making sure jobs are completed to the customers’ satisfaction and on time.

• Managed ‘Track 2’ sewing jobs, which are larger tension graphics that cover metal frame structures

• Collected measurements and making specs for large tension graphic jobs

• Communicated with customer service reps about custom jobs

• Took over supervisor responsibilities in the supervisor’s absence: includes overseeing and troubleshooting in multiple departments

• Packed/Labeled orders that needed to be shipped to customers.

 

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Education

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Stephens College - Columbia, Mo

BFA in Fashion Design & Product Development.​

 

*References are available upon request