Mar **** - Current Ugrow Education - Co-Founder - Creative Director Irvine, California
• Designed all Art programs: Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Sculpting, Comic Design
• Partnered with local community centers and schools to offer Art education
• Managed and hired staff
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020 Stoney Apparel Corp - Mauby Offical - Lead Designer Los Angeles, California
• Create New Missy Line from Fit to Aesthetic
• Designed and Developed first Missy launch: flat sketch into CADs with Techpack
• Collaborated with factory, production, and technical designer to ensure target dates and fits
• Created a cost and calendar to meet 2month IH samples for sales meeting
Nov 2016 - Feb 2020 Sanctuary Clothing - SMU Designer Los Angeles, California
• Develop concept designs per season while also aiding Sales Direction with Merch Sku plan
• Design and Develop all flat sketch into CADs and update according to order
• Create tech packages & line sheets for accounts
• Work closely with the production team & Factories to execute designs (S/O,L/D,Trim,Cost Approvals)
• Directed fitting sessions to ensure accurate fit in development and production stage
Sep 2015 - Nov 2016 Genious Group LLC: GeinouGroup.la - Technical & Fashion Designer Los Angeles, California
• Work directly under Design Director Adriano Goldschmied to develop concept design
• Create tech packages & line sheets for collections
• Assist Pre-Production manager in development process
• Spec Pre-Production samples and take part in collection fittings
Jan 2016 - Jul 2016 Novella Bridal - Seamstress San Francisco, California
• Assisted head seamstress in all alteration, managed appointments, resolved fit issues
Aug 2014 - Dec 2015 Victoria’s Secret - Bra Specialist Lead San Francisco, California
• Awarded ‘Angel of the Month’ for the month of November 2015 as a Bra Fit Specialist
May 2012 - Jun 2013 Club Monaco - Stylist San Francisco, California
• Awarded as one of the top 10 sales associates in the district in 2013
Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 MNLP for RRig.co.kr- Freelance Producer San Francisco, California
• Developed storyboards to execute RRig by Basic House’s Fall/Winter collection for commercial advertisement
• Participated and assisted in all filming sessions to translate mood from director to model
Feb 2010 - May 2010 Sola Bella - Design Internship Waco, Texas
• Spearheaded marketing efforts by presenting the brand to university students in a classroom setting
• Provided technical measurements for construction to an overseas manufacturing company
• Sketched customized garment inspirations based on clientele’s specification
HONORS & ACTIVITIES
• Participated in the backstage AAU SP 2015 Fashion Show as part of the alterations team
• Portfolio selected to show at the NY 2015 Supima design convention for prospective designers
• Assigned as technical consultant to MFA student Christian Willman for the MBFW 2105 collection
• Lead Technical Designer for MFA student Vienna Weiyena for her 2015 senior proposal
SKILLS
• Garment construction, tailoring, pattern-making, knitwear pattern-making, draping, shoe design and sketching
• Adobe Suites: Photoshop and Illustrator, Computer Aided Design; Microsoft Suites: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Languages—Fluent in English & proficient in Korean