Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago
BFA Fashion Design

Freelance Pattern Maker + Technical Design Consultant         April 2025 - Present
- Freelance Pattern Maker at Luz Studio; working in a studio on custom evening wear + bridal patterns
draped corsets + dresses + skirts, supported sr pattern maker editing patterns, digitizing via Gerber, creating cutters musts.
- Technical Design Consultant at Bespoke Post; Advised technical strategy and process, lead fittings and write comments
- Pattern Maker for AKNVAS show samples for Spring 2025 Collection
- Technical Design Consultant for start up Rouge Fidel; consult on 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 proto tech packs; illustrator sketches, BOM, construction details, spec, + grading.
- Seamstress for AKNVAS show samples for Fall 2026 Collection
- Technical Designer, Intimates International; advise fit comments + approve production grading for bras + intimate apparel
- Pattern Maker + Seamstress, AKNVAS VIP; Ariana Grande dress in “Hate That I Made You Love Me” music video

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, calculate retail 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
Williamsburg Garment Co, Madewell, Luz Studio, Private / Custom Client

Ferrara MFG, Technical Designer, Domestic Factory                                                                    March 2021 - July 2021
Tailored Women’s Wear; Ralph Lauren Purple Label Women’s

GTI Imports Associate Technical Designer‍ ‍March 2018- March 2021
Junior + Missy Cut & Sew Knits

Skills / Programs

Local + Overseas Experience

Bra Fitting + Intimate Apparel
Tailored Women’s Wear
Women’s Woven + C&S Knit
Men’s Woven + Denim

Fit analysis + Grading
Advise comment + own specs
Flat pattern design
Muslin proto sewing
Creating cutters musts
Technical illustration
Construction design
Costing / Calculating yield

Gerber accumark PDS + Digitizing
Adobe illustrator + Photoshop
RLM, Flex PLM, Centric PLM,
Excel + Google + Airtable

FIT