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I am a technical designer with experience in ready-to-wear and made-to-order performance apparel. I tackle projects head on with a focus on streamlining product development to increase workflow sustainability, consistency, and quality. I'm eager to learn and apply new knowledge, drawing on experience aiding in pattern and marker creation, garment construction, quality control, and inventory management to anticipate development and production challenges.…I am a technical designer with experience in ready-to-wear and made-to-order performance apparel. I tackle projects head on with a focus on streamlining product development to increase workflow sustainability, consistency, and quality. I'm eager to learn and apply new knowledge, drawing on experience aiding in pattern and marker creation, garment construction, quality control, and inventory management to anticipate development and production challenges.

Angela Nicole Elder

Designer, Illustrator, Product Designer, +5

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I am a technical designer with experience in ready-to-wear and made-to-order performance apparel. I tackle projects head on with a focus on streamlining product development to increase workflow sustainability, consistency, and quality. I'm eager to learn and apply new knowledge, drawing on experience aiding in pattern and marker creation, garment construction, quality control, and inventory management to anticipate development and production challenges.…I am a technical designer with experience in ready-to-wear and made-to-order performance apparel. I tackle projects head on with a focus on streamlining product development to increase workflow sustainability, consistency, and quality. I'm eager to learn and apply new knowledge, drawing on experience aiding in pattern and marker creation, garment construction, quality control, and inventory management to anticipate development and production challenges.

Available to hire

I am a technical designer with experience in ready-to-wear and made-to-order performance apparel. I tackle projects head on with a focus on streamlining product development to increase workflow sustainability, consistency, and quality.

I’m eager to learn and apply new knowledge, drawing on experience aiding in pattern and marker creation, garment construction, quality control, and inventory management to anticipate development and production challenges.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Technical Design Coordinator at Cheerleading Company, CC Dancewear

April 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Initiated a major fit and grading overhaul to address customer concerns caused by historical pattern blocks; updated all Garment Sheets (modified tech packs) to include QC specifications, notion sizes, 'how to measure' and detailed construction diagrams as necessary; developed new specification measurements for quality control; created custom colorways for made-to-order customers using Corel Designer; supervised marker-making and in-house sewing teams, ensuring deadlines were met.

Assistant Technical Designer at Cheerleading Company, CC Dancewear

May 1, 2023 - April 1, 2025

Utilized Gerber/Lectra software to create patterns and production markers under supervision of patternmaker; scheduled and conducted fittings with Creative Director to ensure new samples reflected company standards; communicated daily with offsite patternmaker to discuss pattern adjustments and sample progress; tracked sample garments from prototyping through archival storage; developed and maintained a comprehensive sample library for production and sales reference; measured and recorded all incoming size runs to ensure product specification measurements were met; worked closely with quality control and production team to develop standards of consistency across all products and back-end forms.

Design Intern at APNY Apparel

August 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Prepared Excel-based product packages for overseas vendors in India and China; aided lead designer in fit evaluations, correcting patterns and creating detailed callouts as needed; created technical sketches via Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; compared sample garments to the requested spec measurements; organized print swatches and aided in assigning seasonal prints to garment bodies.