Michelle Valdez

Creative Technical Designer at Waitressville

Created Technical Flats for Line Sheets, Technical Product Packages, and Technical Design Sheets. Managed all Tech Packs sent to non-domestic factories and oversaw development approvals including lab dips, fabric samples, and garment prototype development. Handled the corrective action plan throughout development phases and created product standards for production handoff. Participated in sample evaluation, troubleshooting development issues with overseas factories, creating Bill of Materials, and initial costing for products. Managed patternmaking tasks including creating new patterns, grading, nesting, and fabric yield data extraction. Led PLM system rollout and training while managing design elements and fittings.

Costing Engineer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Evaluated and developed cost sheets for catalog and custom products including Bill of Labor and Bill of Materials covering fabric, trims, and notions. Maintained PLM data tables and collaborated across departments including manufacturing and product development to implement best practices. Defined and refined construction guidelines to ensure production efficiency and collaborated with design teams to apply these recommendations.

Senior Technical Designer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Oversaw a team of two technical designers, led PLM implementation, integration, training, and served as PLM administrator. Handled costing and reverse engineering of styles outside the in-house New Product Development process. Participated in feasibility assessments for new custom styles to ensure production friendliness. Developed technical design sheets and responded to factory queries while ensuring quality and consistency in patterns and specs.

Technical Designer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Created and revised technical design sheets for multiple brands, addressed factory construction queries, and created Operational Engineering sketches. Analyzed samples for fit, pattern corrections, fabrication, functionality, and design across various factories.

Graphic Designer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Coordinated the Custom Lettering team and ensured timely delivery of documentation to factories and the end client.

Patternmaker at Reverence Dance Apparel

Created patterns and markers, Photoshopped catalog items, created spec sheets, and coordinated production processes.

Patternmaker at Spirit Innovations

Created and graded patterns for new styles, handled quality control, purchasing, and created technical sketches and spec sheets for sublimation uniforms.

Design Intern at Larry Leathers Productions (for Jan Strimple)

Supervised eight students and produced props and headdresses for Kidney Texas Luncheon.

Marketing Intern at Anyaa by Elizabeth Anyaa

Promoted, organized, and installed an exhibition of Textile Arts, also made patterns and samples for the exhibition.

Technical Designer at All American Cheerleading

Designed new and custom cheerleading uniforms, handled website management and pattern export/cleanup for sublimation.

Costing Engineer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Evaluate and develop cost sheets for Catalog and Custom products, including Bill of Labor (BOL) and Bill of Materials (BOM) (including Fabric, Trim, and Notions). Maintain PLM Data Tables. Assist/Collaborate with other department projects. Collaborate with other departments within the product development process to share and implement best practices. Collaborate with the Manufacturing facilities in sharing knowledge and implement best practices. Define and develop construction guidelines and/or recommendations. Collaborate with the design team and product development to ensure the application of such recommendations.

Senior Technical Designer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Oversee a team of 2 technical designers. Led PLM implementation, integration, training, and migration; Serve as PLM administrator. Costing and reverse engineering styles not using New Product Development in house. On Feasibility Team to determine/revise Production friendliness of new custom styles.

Technical Designer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Create and revise technical design sheets for multiple brands. Respond to field construction queries from factories and create OE sketches for OMS. Identify inconsistencies in samples, patterns and specs. Analyzing samples from multiple factories for fit, pattern corrections, fabrication, as well as functionality and design.

Graphic Designer at Varsity Spirit Fashion

Coordinated Custom Lettering team. Ensured on time delivery of documentation to factories and end client.

Patternmaker at Spirit Innovations

Created patterns for new styles. Graded and exported patterns to use for sublimation uniforms. Handled QC, purchasing and created technical sketches and spec sheets.

Design Intern at Larry Leathers Productions (for Jan Strimple)

Supervised 8 other students. Produced Props and Headdresses for Kidney Texas Luncheon.

Marketing Intern at Anyaa by Elizabeth Anyaa

Promoted, Organized, and Installed exhibition of Textile Arts in Jeanette Kennedy Gallery. Made patterns and samples for exhibition.