Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago
BFA Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
Certificate of Pattern Making
Intimates International Technical Designer February 2026 - May 2026
Advise fit comments and approve grading for bra fittings.
Freelance Pattern Maker + Technical Design Consultant March 2025 - February 2026
- Freelance Pattern Maker at Luz Studio; working in a studio on custom evening wear + bridal patterns
draped corsets + dresses + skirts, supported sr pattern maker pattern edits, digitizing via Gerber, creating cutters musts.
- Technical Design Consultant at Bespoke Post; Advised technical strategy and process, lead fittings and write comments
- Lead Pattern Maker + Proto Seamstress for AKNVAS show samples for Spring 2025 Collection
- Technical Design Consultant for start up Rouge Fidel; Educate supply chain operations for domestic and local manufacturing.
Share estimated costs for sampling and production. Represented RF at Kingpins Denim Trade show interviewing manufacturers
and collecting business cards, developed sketches + proto tech packs for 2 denim styles
- Seamstress for AKNVAS show samples for Fall 2026 Collection
Victoria Secret Contract Fit Technician November 2024- January 2025
Fit Fall’25 proto samples for Dream Angel intimate apparel team
Nora Gardner Head 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
Freelance Technical Designer / Pattern Maker Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
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
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
Bra Fitting + Intimate Apparel
Tailored Women’s Wear
Wovens + C&S Knit + Embroidery