PRODUCT TECHNICIAN
TECHNICAL DESIGNER
WOMEN’S APPAREL DESIGNER
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
(Create detailed image boards/concept
boards, textile prints, color stories,
trend/market research boards)
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
(Analyze customer artwork, create and detail CAD
sketches, textile renderings, textile prints, flats, floats, and apparel engineering documents)
PLM
(Generate tech pack in PLM. Update design details
for garments. Submit fit comments, track sample
and proto requests)
ADOBE INDESIGN
(Create magazine covers, create articles for various media)
PATTERN DESIGN SOFTWARE
(Gerber Technology: Accumark, Cut works, Plotter,
PDS, CAD, Optitex)
MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Sharepoint,
Outlook)
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SKILLS
HONORS & ACTIVITIES
“DESIGNER OF THE MONTH “
DETROIT IS YOUR COUTURE FASHION
COMPETITION WINNER- JULY
LEVI’S ARTS THREAD 2018
ALCHEMY, KENT STATE ANNUAL
FASHION SHOW
ROCK THE RUNWAY
AVANT FASHION SHOW
MACY’S FASHION SHOW CHICAGO, IL
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EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
BACHELOR’S OF ARTS:
THE FASHION SCHOOL
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent OH
MAY 2018
FASHION DESIGN
STUDY ABROAD
KENT STATE FLORENCE, Florence IT
JANUARY-MAY 2017
3.1 GPA
RALPH LAUREN, NEW YORK NY: PRODUCT TECHNICIAN
FEB 2020-APR 2020
This position required the orchestration and development of products for Polo Ralph Lauren Wom- en’s Soft Tops by assessing and creating garment specifications, tech packs, and standards within PLM. As product technician, daily responsibilities were to own and develop product from the 1st proto to the final production approval stage. This role presented the opporntunity to demonstrate a strong level of communication, technical, and problem-solving skills. DEVELOPMENT OF TECH PACKS IN PLM
Verify all correct components are available to build and complete tech pack. Identify risks with fit, execution, and construction within assigned categories. Execute garment measuring and full external and internal garment evaluations of fabric, construc- tion & overall finishing.
Submit requests for mockups and revisions after Design review (i.e.: embossing, scales, artwork placement, engineered embellishment placement, patchwork, details, etc.) Collaborate and coordinate with Design and PD to offer options to meet design teams goals and margin targets for new fits and constructions.
Update comments, construction details and photos for fittings in PLM. Communicate across teams ensuring that seasonal deadlines are met and product delivery goals were successuful.
Ensure details, aesthetic intent and construction were consistent from vendor to vendor on like styles.
Maintain workload efficiently to meet individual deadlines and pull information from PLM when needed.
Support other team members when needed.
Correspond with sourcing offices and suppliers to ensure questions were answered and details were clear and concise.
Attended meetings, fittings and reviews ensuring product details were accurate and to standard. CONSTRUCTION
(Draping
Pattern design
Fitting
Specifications
Industrial manufacturing
Sample making
Cutting
Sewing
Strong construction knowledge
Attention to detail)
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SKILLS CON’T
SWIMOUTLET.COM, WESTCHESTER OH INTERN
MAY 2017-AUGUST 2017 EMBROIDERY & CUSTOMIZATION TECHNICIAN Embroidered garments and products according to customer specs utilizing CAD images and industrial embroidery devices
Worked with heat press to customize CAD images onto products Quality Control: verify standard according to customer product & order specifications ALSICO USA, KENT OH: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN MAY 2018-JULY 2019 TECHNICAL DESIGNER
This position requires analyzing customer specific requests to develop samples, embroidery artwork, and labels. Technicians provide communicative support to the sales, merchandising and pattern design team, assuring completion and follow-through of products from the development stage to production stage, creating and reviewing documents such as BOMs, PLM, tech packs, purchase orders, samples files, and final garment specifications. Utilize Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator to create tech packs, CAD sketches, flats, textile renderings, garment floats, and apparel engineering documents
Analyze pre-production samples to create and confirm preliminary BOMS. Create & maintain cost log from first sketch to final prototype. Utilize Microsoft Excel, Access & Mysis to edit and verify BOMs and costing for production. Analyze customer BOMs to create pre-production samples Oversee creation of production samples according to customer technical specifications. Utilize BOMs and coorespondence to achieve customer product standards Utilize Gerber PDS to edit and create patterns for production. Work with plant supervisors to edit patterns in an attempt to maxamize quality and minimize cost Utilize vendor samples to verify and recommend shades and trims for development ompile customer coorespondence into detailed documentation for third-party vendors. Develop, proof, and analyze customer artwork using Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop & Illustrator Worked with Juki, Pfaff, Consew and Sahl industrial sewing machines to create garments for production
EXPERIENCE CON’T DANIELLE ONYIA