9376544543
Portland, OR
COLLEGE OF DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, ART, & PLANNING
Bachelor of Science in Design, 2020.
Major: Fashion Design
Participated in Professional Practice Program.
Alternated semesters of classroom study with work in the field of Fashion Design.
GPA: 3.98
Apparel and Shoe Brand
August 2023 – Present | Lead Sustainable Product Future Design
Worked with L.A. based brand ‘Uprisers’ to design an upcycled apparel collection using unsold Nike garments. Designed, patterned, sewed, and fit the garments while aligning with collaborator on creative direction. Participated in fittings and managed fit, design, trim, material, graphic and pattern updates which I communicated to factory partners and collaborators. Maintained technical sketches, BOMs, tech packs, trims, and line plans across all other collections. Developed designs for quick turnaround projects for football clubs and ACG. This included designing silhouettes, graphics, CLO3D mockups, 3D modeling for 3D printed elements, patterning, and sewing final samples.
March 2022 – March 2023 | Technical Designer II Contractor
Created mock-ups of seasonal styles in CLO3D to determine garment fit, style lines, and graphic applications. Conducted fittings, generated tech packs, and communicated with factories on sample creation. Re-imagined Blocks Library to be more user-friendly and created realistic renders of Nike’s blocks for easy design-reference. Worked on products across Men’s Sport Performance, Basketball, Football, and Running with a focus on wovens.
UNSPUN | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Robotics & Digital Apparel Company
September 2021 – March 2022 | Digital Designer
September 2020 – September 2021 | Production Associate
Conducted market research, gathered inspiration, and designed product upgrades such as new jean silhouettes, jean accessories (patches and keychains), and branding hits. Designed pitch decks for brand collaborations, social media content, and updated product packaging. Redesigned tech pack and created flat sketches for production. Created high resolution renders of unspun jeans in CLO3D for VIP customers and investors. Produced custom pant patterns for customers based on their digital body scan in VStitcher. Advised styling and model posing for photoshoots.
CALVIN KLEIN | NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Apparel Brand
September 2020 – January 2021 | Freelance 3D Designer
Worked with Calvin Klein design team to recolor 3D garments in Lotta for new market decks. Worked on Calvin Klein Underwear, Lounge wear, and Ready to Wear. Photoshopped undergarments and lounge wear onto models. Created digital heathered knit fabric swatches for 3D use.
FINAL FRONTIER DESIGN | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Wearable Technology Studio
August 2019 – December 2019 | Production Intern
Constructed outer garment for EVA space suit prototype. Developed patterns and sewed prototype for a Lunar Boot insert that allowed a small foot to fit into a large boot. Constructed medical compression garment, communication cap, and liquid cooling garment. Developed patterns and sewed costumes for Adidas and Dell.
IZQUIERDO STUDIO | NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Costume Studio
September 2019 – October 2019 | Freelance Sewer
Created costumes via a broad range of construction techniques such as sewing, gluing, drilling, painting, etc. Attended fittings for clients ranging from Good Morning America, The View, Ralph Lauren, Madame X Tour, and the Oceanside Museum of Art in Sand Diego.
MARA HOFFMAN | NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Apparel Brand
May 2018 – August 2018 | Design Intern
Sourced trims and fabrics for upcoming collections and gained insight into sustainable garment production at scale. Coordinated with local factories on sample construction and created yields to determine fabric quantity needs. Generated tech packs and prepped garments for internal / external presentations.
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Honors Program
Director’s Choice Award for senior collection
Finalist for HYPEBEAST Commencement Program
Cincinnatus Scholar
Jay Ott Scholarship
Margaret Voelker-Ferrier Scholarship
Fashion Design Co-Op Student Achievement Award
Golden Brush Award
Sustainable Fashion Initiative Member
Adobe Suite, Product Design, Graphic Design, Sewing, Draping, Tailoring, Textile Proficiency, Illustrating, Print and Pattern Development, Weaving, Knitting, Fabric Welding, Laser Cutting, Foreign Language Proficiency (Greek, French)
TECHNICAL
Pattern Making, Factory Yields, Tech Packs, Lab Dips, Color Cards, CADs, RLM, PCX, Trend Forecasting
3D DESIGN
CLO3D, Browzwear, Optitex, Unity, Blender, Maya Autodesk, VRay, Substance Painter, Weight Painting & Rigging