Fashion Designer
Creative, hardworking, and well-rounded Fashion Designer with over 12 years of work experience. A strong track record in and understanding of the apparel and fashion industry. Skilled in Design, Hand Sketching, CAD Sketching, Techpacks, Fabric Sourcing, Tea, Management, Merchandising/ Presentation, and Factory Communication, with experience in PLM and Garment Construction. Additionally, experienced in Graphic Design and UX/UI Design.
Resume - Experience
Head Designer
1822 Denim | May 2026 - Oct. 2026
Designs and manages all off-price Missy, Missy Plus, Junior, Junior Plus denim.
Implemented new work procedure and work structure to the team.
Helps guide and provide leadership to assistant.
Does market and trend research, shopping, and presentation, develop color and trend boards for the season.
Collaborates with tech team in fittings and the development of new styles.
Participates in buyer meetings.
Reviews and provides comment on all production submissions.
Communicates daily with overseas factories for new development, costing, fabric and trim sourcing.
Creates all artwork, embroidery, specs, sketches for all Tech Packs.
Creates CADs to share with sales team, buyers, and factories.
Collaborates with CEO and VP of Sales on upcoming developement.
Senior Designer
Ikeddi| Nov. 2024 - April 2026
Designs, manages all juniors dresses, jumpsuits, skirts, and sets, while guiding and managing associate and assistant designers.
Increased in skus and orders on dresses & jumpsuits within the span of 6 months.
Developed new team processes to streamline workflow organization.
Works with local sewers and patternmaker to develop samples & fit samples for meetings and production.
Collaborated with tech team in fittings and the development of new styles.
Merchandise showroom and participates in buyer meetings .
Reviews and provides comment on all production submissions.
Communicates daily with overseas factories for costing, fabric and trim sourcing,
and sketch requests.
Works with art team to develop new prints and provides them assistance in
recoloring prints during tight deadlines.
Creates CADs to share with sales team, buyers, and factories.
Creates Techpacks using PLM.
Senior Designer
Jordache | Nov. 2020 - Oct. 2024
Manage and design Jordache Girls (stores & ecom) for Walmart and Jordache Premium tween line which includes denim, knit/woven tops & bottoms, and dresses for boutiques and dept. stores.
Established the online presence of the Jordache Girl brand and promoted customer access to the products by pushing for and mocking up its official website.
Collaborate with the Design Director to create and style photoshoots.
Create lookbooks, and editorial books each season.
Create embroidery and appliques for each season.
Evaluate lab dips, strike-offs, hangtags, trims and bulk fabrics, and communicate comments to the production team and overseas team.
Interface with oversea factories on a daily basis to develop samples, help source trims, and follow up on deadlines.
Collaborate with the technical design team to create specs and garment details/construction and attend to all fittings.
Construct and update tech packs for factory garment production in the development and ordering phase.
Collaborate with the Art team to create prints and adapt color changes.
Associate Designer
Mamiye Brothers | Aug. 2019 - March 2020
Managed and design the junior brand (Wallflower) for Kohls with designer to forecast and execute trends, styles, create packaging designs, and rebranding.
Created sketches and CADs for new designs, providing regular updates for submission to the sales team.
Communicated with oversea factories on a daily basis to develop samples, help source trims and fabrics, as well as follow up on deadlines.
Collaborated with the technical design team to create specs and garment details/construction.
Created and updated tech packs for factory garment production in the development and ordering phase.
Worked together with the graphic design team on a daily basis to create prints and color changes.
Associate Designer
Sunrise Brands | June 2018 - July 2019
Introduced Diane Gilman Brand to different fabric vendors and new fabrications that received highly positive feedback, which generated new orders and sales for the season.
Worked directly with the head designer in developing the denim-wear line in Missy and Womens Contemporary.
Communicated with oversea factories on a daily basis to develop samples and provide them with specs, sewing instructions, and deadlines in a timely manner.
Responsible for sourcing trims and non-denim fabrics.
Created tech packs for factory garment production.
Delegated daily tasks and projects to the team in order to meet deadlines while Head Designer was away.
Responsible for one sole brand and took ownership on executing trends, embellishment/trims, and fabrics.
Communicated with fabric vendors daily to request fabrics and gather fabric information.
Associate Designer
RMLL/ Carole Wren | April 2017 - May 2018
Worked directly with the head designer in developing an entire sportswear line. Biggest clients were Dressbarn, Burlington, Maurice, and Bealls.
Communicated with oversea factories on a daily basis to develop samples and provide them with specs, sewing instructions, and deadlines in a timely manner.
Responsible for sourcing trims of each sample.
Created tech packs for factory garment production.
Delegated daily tasks and projects to assistants.
Participated in meetings with buyers, gathering information on what they liked and what they were seeking.
Daily communication with fabric vendors, requesting fabrics and obtaining fabric information.
Implemented an organization for categories and folders containing fabrics, sketches, and samples that were sent out to each buyer in order to efficiently follow up and manage things they liked.
Worked with local sewer for quick sample development.
Associate Designer
Joe Benbasset | Sept. 2015 - April 2017
Worked directly with the head designer/senior designer and assisted with the development and execution of all lines, including juniors, missy, plus, and kids.
Organized and maintained fabric library as well as establishing and researching initial pricing for the fabric buyer and owner for proper garment costing.
Responsible for CAD work and boards for interested buyers.
Created “on order” CADS for sales and buyers.
Organized and maintained online photo library of all garments, which was accessed by all staff members and the executives.
Contacted and scheduled weekly fittings with models.
Maintained inventory of in-house samples, sewing details, and trims.
Responsible for trim sheets/tech packs for factory garment production.