SKILLS              

  • Areas of expertise: intimate apparel, men’s wovens, bridal, missy sleep/loungewear, children’s textile, cold weather accessories, hosiery, activewear, slippers.

  • Strong aptitude in Adobe CC applications, Microsoft Office, and PLM applications.

  • Skilled in draping, pattern-making, construction, grading, and knowledge of knits and needle counts.

  • Proficient in creating CAD illustrations, technical flats, spec sheets, tech packs, trend forecast presentations, and packaging design.

  • Strong understanding of the branded market via private labels and licensed brands.

  • Experienced in textile surface design: wovens, knits, screen prints.

  • Fluent in Mandarin Chinese (spoken/written).

EXPERIENCE       

SENIOR DESIGNER

11/2009-Present                         Gold Medal International                                                    New York, NY

  • In charge of all men’s and some women’s hosiery, slipper, activewear and cold weather accessory design, development, and production for private label brands, in-house brands, and licensed brands.

  • Act as sole liaison between overseas vendors and domestic customers.

  • Produce linesheets, trend forecast/presentations, and CAD illustrations to be used as sales and marketing tools.

  • Spearheaded the launch of 9 new licensed and private label programs for the company.

  • Travel to overseas factories to manage the development and production of samples/goods.

  • Shop domestic and European markets for trend direction to be used as design inspiration and forecasting tools.

  • Lead trend and design meetings for private label customers.

  • Provide technical and design expertise in customer meetings alongside the sales team.

ASSOCIATE DESIGNER

02/2008-05/2009                         Russell Newman/ Karen Neuburger Ltd.                        San Rafael, CA

  • Collaborated with Design, Pattern-making, and Quality Control to create technical flat illustrations and tech packs.

  • Assisted Design Director in developing and designing current collections from initial concept to final production.

  • Created new style protos and BOM’s in WebPDM for overseas development.

  • Produced seasonal catalogs and linesheets to be used as sales tools.

  • Created and designed flat templates and 3D mock-ups for gift packaging used for presentation and initial costing.

 

DESIGN ASSOCIATE

09/2007-02/2008                         Amy Kuschel Bride/ Kuschel & Co,                                  San Francisco, CA

  • Worked directly under the Head Designer in the design process of new collections.

  • Assisted in presentations and runway shows during the bi-annual Bridal Show in NYC.

  • Conducted fitting sessions for custom-fit bridal gowns alongside the pattern-maker and sewer.

  • Created promotional mailers to be used as sales and marketing tools.

 

DESIGN ASSISTANT

03/2007-09/2007                         Nice Collective                                                                    San Francisco, CA

  • Reported directly to Sample Manager and Pattern-maker for various aspects of sample production.

  • Produced technical illustrations and updated current linesheets.

  • Reinforced quality control of incoming garments.

 

DESIGN ASSISTANT          

05/2006-11/2006                         Dark Garden – Unique Corsetry                                        San Francisco, CA

  • Assisted the Production Manager in all aspects of corset and bridal production.

  • Maintained visual presentation of store-front and workshop.

  • Created patterns for custom bridal orders.

 

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE/ASSISTANT MERCHANDISER

06/2001-12/2003                         C.S. Associates, Inc./ Jante Shoes                                   City of Industry, CA

  • Assisted clients in-store/ over-the-phone and operated company booth at WSA Shoe Convention.

  • Assisted the Merchandiser in sample selection/production.

  • Designed yearly catalogs, promotional advertisements, and new company logo.

EDUCATION

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO

2004-2007                         Fashion Design                                   San Francisco, CA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - IRVINE

2001-2004                         Mathematics                                   Irvine, CA       

RECOGNITION

SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK

08/2006                          Emerging Stars Fashion Show              San Francisco, CA

  • Received Best Emerging Designer Award.