Lana Allison
EXPERIENCE:
BARCO uniforms: **-**-*7 to 9-15-2018
1st through production 3D Gerber patterns v 11.1
Strategic partners: 9-15-2016 to 11-20-2017 uniforms.
1st through production patterns oputex
Liberty Love 9/28/2015 TO 9-5-2016
First through Production patternmaker
Knits, woven tops and dresses. Fittings, fit approvals, specs
Gerber v9 all design room duties
BCBG freelance 1/30/ TO 9/252015
BIG STRIKE: 7/06/2014 TO 1/26/2015
TOPS N DOWNS: Freelance 3/28/2014 to 6/27/2014
ROGER GARMENTS 5/29/13-3/21/14
First through production patternmaker
Fittings, fit comments, specs, fit approvals pp and tops. All design room duties.
Freelance- Unger Fabrik, Swat Fame, Fan brand and Six Degrees 7/18/12 TO 5/26/13
First through production patternmaker, juniors, missy and contemporary
Fittings, specs, fit approvals to pp and top. And all design room duties.
Gerber, Tukatech and excel.
TEMPTED APPAREL 10/10/11 to 7/6/12
First – production patternmaker, KIDS AND JUNIORS,
Fittings, fit comments patterns all design room duties
Tukatech, Gerber and table patterns
Jaya Apparel Group – Vernon, CA 7/10-6/11
Gerber first- Production patternmaker
Steve Madden dresses and Patterson J Kincaid.
Patterns and fittings and all design room duties. Fit comments etc.
John Paul Richard -- Calabasas, CA 7/09-2/10
Gerber Production Patternmaker
Fittings send dxf files and fit comments to Asia
Specking the garment, check the grading and digitizing patterns
FRELANCE Patternmaker --Los Angeles, CA 2/09-7/09
Scandal Royal- Manual 1st – production patterns
Apparel ventures- Gerber patternmaker 1st- production patterns
Tess – Manual patternmaker- 1st patterns
Mellies (Sweeties), Santa Monica, CA 3/05-2/09
First through production Pattern Maker
Tech designer sending fit comments to china through excel
Ran a very busy design room, being the only patternmaker in the company Kept 2 sample makers and 1 cutter busy
Handled dups. for 12 showrooms sending out cuts and sewing for the dup
Sourcing fabrics and trims
Performed all fittings and all other design room duties
Skilled in tuka and table patterns as well as Gerber, grading and production management
Hale Bob, Los Angeles, CA 2/03 03/05
First through production Pattern Maker
Ran design room, import china, writing specs. Fittings and duos better line.
All design room duties.
Authentic Fitness, Commerce, CA 6/02 2/03
Freelance
First through Production Pattern Maker
Produce patterns on the Gerber system for swimwear. Working on Ann Cole, Locker and Ralph Lauren Sport lines. Writing specs, fittings and production patterns.
DREAM GIRL, Los Angeles, CA 4/99 6/02
First through Production Pattern Maker
Produced patterns for lingerie and club wear.
Conducted fittings, created specs,
Checked QC samples and did the grading.
Other duties included catalog shoots, casting models, and working on the set. Also assisted the designer in all ways and attended the trade shows.
MG APPAREL, Los Angeles, CA 2/96 - 4/99
First through Production Pattern Maker
Produced patterns for missy dresses and sportswear, large sizes, junior dresses and sportswear and kids dresses. Also was responsible for sorting trims and fabrics, performed fittings, approved computer grading, and approval samples from contractors, and performed in-house quality control duties. Supervised sample cutters and sewers, and approved specs for home shop channel, and input on designing the lines. Sold to Sears and JC Penney's etc.
MAXOU, Los Angeles, CA 6/95 - 2/96
First through Production Pattern Maker
Produced patterns for better contemporary dresses and sportswear, better kids dresses and sportswear. Performed all design room duties and fittings.
JALATE, Los Angeles, CA 1/94-6/95
First Pattern Maker
Produced patterns for JALATE kids junior dresses and missy sportswear. Performed all fittings
AUTHENTIC FITNESS (SPEEDO) Commerce CA 6/93 - 1/94
First Thru Production pattern Maker
Produced first through production patterns for Women's swimsuit line,
Men's water shorts, Men's active wear, and Women's active wear.
Produced and generated specification sheets, worked with the Orient and fitting