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