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Senior Apparel & Activewear Designer with 15+ years of experience designing activewear, sportswear, and lifestyle apparel for U.S. and global brands. Specialized in end-to-end product development, from concept and material innovation through production ready tech packs. Strong expertise in textiles, fit, and garment construction, with a proven ability to balance technical performance and modern lifestyle aesthetics. Experienced collaborator with cross-functional teams and overseas manufacturers, delivering high-quality, market-ready products on tight timelines.
Experience Level
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Language
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Work Experience
Senior Designer - Women’s Swimwear at Mocean LLC
May 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026Senior Designer for Anne Cole seasonal and private label lines. Conducted market/trend research, color forecasting, CAD design, and led design board presentations, line sheets, prints and trim development. Prepared pitch sheets, technical packs, and tracked samples. Managed fittings and approvals for lab dips and strike-offs.
Designer - Men’s and Boy’s Sportswear at The Levy Group
November 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024Designer for Men’s and Boy’s sportswear including Dakine, Havana Jim and Halifax Trader lines; performed market research, color planning, CAD, design board presentations, line sheets, prints, and tech packs. Created and tracked samples, coordinated fittings, and lab dip/strike-off approvals; provided assistance on Hickey Freeman and Canadiana Geographic brands.
Designer - Boy’s Denim/Sportswear at Five Star Apparel LLC
October 1, 2020 - November 1, 2022Designed and developed eight seasonal lines per year for Buffalo Boys. Conducted market research, created presentation boards and line sheets, CAD design, graphics development, tech sketches with specs and tech packs; trimmed sourcing and development; managed line hand-offs; tracked samples, fittings and approvals; conducted final line reviews.
Associate Designer - Women’s Swimwear at Swimwear Anywhere Inc.
February 5, 2018 - March 6, 2020Designed and developed two yearly seasonal lines for Carmen Marc Valvo Swim and assisted on Michael Kors Collection Swim. Conducted market research, print development with print department, CAD design; created tech sketches with specs and tech packs; color card, presentation boards and line sheets; line hand-offs; trim sourcing; sample tracking; fittings; sample room assistance; line reviews; product shoots and look-book styling.
Assistant Designer - Women’s Woven Pants & Bottoms at Land n Sea Inc.
August 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018Performed primary and secondary trend research; hand sketching; digital flats and technical sketches with specs; developed tech packs on PLM software; conducted print and pattern research and recoloring; seasonal color research; lab dip approvals; fabric book creation and maintenance; created line sheets, presentation boards and color cards; tracked samples; trim sourcing and approvals; fittings; sample room assistance.
Assistant Designer - Women’s Cut & Sew Knits at Cyrus Knits
October 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016Assisted head designer on all aspects of designing women’s knitwear and wovens; flats and CAD design; placement and repeat print design; tech packs with specification sheets; line sheets, presentation boards and color cards; tracked samples; communicated with factories overseas.
Co-Designer - Freelance Women’s Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2016 at PDL
May 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016Complete involvement in Mustang 2016 RTW Capsule Collection: concept development, textile sourcing, 100+ fabric treatments, 30+ sample developments, fittings, laser-cut file development and execution, and 3D printing design collaboration & execution.
Assistant Designer - Women’s Cut & Sew Knits Tops at Item-eyes Inc.
May 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008Assisted in designing and producing knitwear collections; flats and CAD design; placement and repeat print design; tech packs with specs; pattern making and sample alterations; trim and fabric sourcing.
Creative Director Assistant/ Internship at ThreeASFOUR
May 1, 2013 - August 31, 2013Worked with creative directors to develop concept, mood boards, patterns and samples for FW2014; assisted pattern development and sample making.
Design Room Internship at Marchesa
May 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012General workroom tasks including dyeing trims to color standards, scissor hemming tulle dresses, assisting beading layouts, and sourcing beads and dyes in the garment center.
Pattern Making Internship at PATTERNLAB.NYC
May 21, 2010 - August 31, 2010Worked with head pattern maker on pattern making for contemporary and evening wear; created muslin rub-offs and pattern transfer to paper; pattern cutting of delicate fabrics.
Education
BFA Honors Degree, Fashion Design at Parsons The New School For Design
August 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014Qualifications
Industry Experience
Retail, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
A small curated portfolio showcasing apparel and activewear design across lifestyle, sport, and performance categories. Includes concept development, technical flats, fabric and construction details, fit iteration, and production-ready tech packs developed for both owned brands and key retail accounts.
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