An enthusiastic go getter with a background and passion in the design and development of performance and technical outerwear striving to be part of a team creating new and innovative products for the outdoor lifestyle.   

Techincal Outerwear, Apparel, & Accessories Designer & Developer at 686

• Lead the design and development from concept to production for all Women's and Youth collection as well as assisting with Men's.

 

Technical Outerwear Developer at 686

• Work with the seinor designer and overseas vendor to develop the entire 686 collection from outerwear to apparel to accessories.

 

Assistant Technical Designer at Quiksilver Inc.

• Focusing on Roxy, Quiksilver, and DC snowboarding apparel. Also working on Quiksilver jackets, boardshorts, knits, and T-shirts

Product Line Management Intern at Quiksilver, Roxy, and DC Snow Soft goods

•   Assisted product line managers in managing and organizing the development of the collections.

Technical Design Intern at Quiksivler Inc.

• Assisted technical designers in daily tasks to create well-fitting and quality constructed garments.

Lead Functional Clothing Design Research Assistant



Teacher's Assistant for multiple Apparel Design course

• Intro to apparel design and development, Pattern making, Quality Analysis, Functional Clothing Design, Portfolio Development

Promotions and Marketing Manager for the Apparel Design Department at the University of Wisconsin Stout



Freelance CAD and Technical Designer

 

• Technical outerwear design and development

• Apparel fittings & pattern making

• Apparel construction

• Quality analysis of clothing

• Bill of materials (BOM's)

• Technical design specifications and measurement charts

• Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

• Microsoft office

• Functional clothing design

• Research and Development

• Technical Flats

• Sweater design

• Product management 

• Eye for proportion and scale

• Creating garment standardizations 

• Marketing

• Accessory and footwear design

• Perfume briefs

• Textile knowledge

• Collection development

• Print design

• Trend research

• Visual line plans

• Costing sheets

• Organization

• Detail and deadline oriented

• Creative problem solving

• Leadership skills

• Great communication

• Optimistic motivator

• Self Motivated

• Great team player

• PLM 

• Gerber

University of Wisconsin Stout

Bachelors of Science

Apparel Design and Development



London College of Fashion

Study Abroad

Apparel Design and Retail course work

• Snowboarding
• Wakeboarding
• Paddle Boarding
• Hiking
• Photography
• DIY Crafts
• Creating
• Reading
• Traveling