Senior Product Designer

BioWorld Merchandising | April 2022 - April 2025 (3 years)​

• Lead designer for new womenswear initiative on Heroes & Villains brand

  • Designed officially licensed apparel and accessories including outerwear, lounge, sleepwear, active wear, headwear, slippers, and handbags​

  • Initiated kitchen textiles program including napkins, placemats, and table runners

  • Collaborated with actress Vivien Lyra Blair to initiate new youth apparel program inspired by her wardrobe in Netflix series Obie Wan Kenobi

  • Worked with product development and tech design teams to create specs for new apparel styles and perform fit checks

  • Collaborated with tech design team to create new grading scale for women's apparel product

• Senior Lead for Walmart and Kohl's Carry Goods​

  • Designed seasonal wholesale programs for each account including handbags, backpacks, and wallets​

  • Managed product development including licensor approvals, sampling, factory communication, and costing

  • Worked with sales team to coordinate presentations and fulfill design requests

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Creative Designer

Rebel Athletic | June 2020 - April 2022 (2 years)​

• Designed new looks for the company lookbook to be templated for wholesale orders, including practice wear, all star and sideline cheer uniforms, and dance uniforms

• Designed fashion graphics to be used in dye-sublimated looks

• Created artwork for wholesale orders to be approved by the customer for sampling

• Created technical CADs, print specs, and crystal guides for approved designs

• Performed live design sessions with the sales rep and high profile teams to create custom designs

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Handbag Designer

Fossil Group | September 2013 - February 2020 (6 years)​

• Created minimum of 2-3 new handbag and wallet designs each season

  and managed development until final buy was approved

• Improved efficiency of design process by generating artwork libraries for

  frequently used product components

• Owned development of top-selling novelty wallets and zip-coin pouches

  for over four years

• Created graphic illustrations to be used in product development, including

  print, embroidery, applique, and hardware

• Created digital artwork for web and multimedia promotions

• Championed a two-year initiative to utilize customer feedback and pre-

  sented monthly reports to the team

• Designed visually dynamic recap reports and slides to present seasonal

  design research

• Selected to mentor a design intern by supervising assigned projects

• Collaborated successfully with other departments, including product de-

  velopment, merchandising, marketing, sales, graphics, and photography

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Fashion Designer / Pattern-maker

R&M Designs | Summer 2011 ; May 2012 - August 2013​

• Designed bridal/special occasion gowns for custom clients

• Immersed in all aspects of the design process, including initial concept

  sketching, pattern drafting, fit checking, and garment construction

• Improved my ability to multitask by managing multiple high-priority clients

  each winter for the Veiled Prophet Debutante Ball

• Sought opportunities to take on additional alterations to increase revenue

• Championed initiative to add a range of custom corsets to our product

  offering

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Freelance Fashion Designer

Scarlett Designs, LLC | August 2012 - August 2013

• Contracted to design a debut collection of resort-wear for a new venture

  by Mary Strauss, inspired by vintage curtains

• Created concept fashion illustrations and presented them for approval

• Drafted pattern pieces for original samples and conducted fit checks

• Presented collection at St. Louis Fashion Week, highlighted at Project

  Runway All-Stars show