Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago
BFA Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Technology
Certificate of Pattern Making


Bespoke Post Technical Design Consultant                          May 2025 - June 2025
Advised ways to improve communication to ensure comments are clear / implemented by overseas suppliers.
I created excel templates to auto populate graded measurements for QC and to submit for standardization.
I prepared my evaluation of the vendor grade rules for consideration to modify. In my time consulting I prepared
and led fittings, advised comments to the agent, and learned from + shared my experience with the team.

Freelance Draper + Studio Assistant                         March 2025 - June 2025
Draped a corset for a custom client from a reference image. I supported the senior pattern maker
executing flat pattern edits, digitizing patterns with Gerber systems, and created / proof read cutters musts.

Victoria Secret Contract Fit Technician                         November 2024 - February 2025
Fit Fall’25 Proto samples for Dream Angel Intimate Apparel

Nora Gardner Technical Designer & Product Coordinator                       June 2024 - October 2024
Manage Sample Development; Lead fittings, advise comments to pattern makers,
pass patterns to marking and grading, take markers and fabric to cutting room,
bring cutwork + trims to the sample maker, fit approve samples for nyc production.
+ managing costing; tracking spend, calculating retail garment prices.

John Varvatos Technical Designer Menswear                                             October 2022 - March 2024
Lead fittings, write comments, communicate fit adjustments to overseas suppliers
Create and maintain WIP priority, request samples when needed 
H1 goal; Evaluate and align woven sport shirt grading for collection / entry
Cross-function with production team to update cancellations / style amends 
Chase TOP ETAs for timely shipment release

Madewell Associate Technical Designer, Cut & Sew Knits October 2021- November 2021
Communicated Garment Construction written as ISO Standard Stitching Language;
#401 Chainstitch, #406 Cover Stitch, #516 Overlock Seam, etc.

Williamsburg Garment Co. Seamstress for Denim Repair October 2021- November 2021
Worked with Denim Thread Quality applications; Tex 105 / 80 / 60 and operated industrial machinery

Ferrara MFG,
Technical Designer                                                                                                           March 2021 - July 2021
Technical Design processes in a Domestic Factory

GTI Imports March 2018- March 2021
Associate Technical Designer, Cut & Sew Knits        

Mood Fabric             July 2016 - December 2017
Teaching Assistant for Sewing and Draping courses          

Diane Von Furstenberg             January 2016 - September 2016
Embellishment + RTW Design Intern  

Skills / Programs

Local + Overseas Experience

Flat Pattern Design
Muslin / Proto Sewing
Creating Cutters Musts
Fit Analysis + Size Grading
Tech Pack Creation + Specs
Technical Illustration
Construction Design
Costing / Calculating Yield

Gerber Accumark PDS + Digitizing
Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop
Excel + Microsoft Suits
Flex PLM, Centric PLM, Wave PLM, RLM, + Airtable + Asana

Men’s + Women’s,
Wovens, Cut & Sew Knit,
Denim, Embroidery,
Tailored Women’s Wear

Certificate Program