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Ellie Rivkin

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Freelance Technical Designer
Portland | United States

Skills

  • Technical Design
  • Apparel Design
  • Outdoor Apparel
  • Inclusive Sizing
  • Sustainability
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Interests

Ceramics
Sewing
Travel
Cooking
Live music
Natural dyeing
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Industries

Bike
Fashion
Fishing
Lifestyle
Music
Outdoor
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Ellie

<p><p>Hi, I&#39;m Ellie! I am an apparel and technical designer with 14 years experience bringing inclusive, sustainable active lifestyle and outdoor products to life. My mission is to create long-lasting, versatile products that fit and feel good, allowing every body to enjoy nature.</p></p><p><p>SUMMARY:</p></p><p><p>-Creative problem-solver that utilizes hands-on sewing and patternmaking knowledge to solve detailed construction puzzles from prototype to production.</p></p><p><p>-Organized leader and adaptive team player, forever on a quest to learn more, think big, and improve the status quo.</p></p><p><p>-Ability to drive proven category growth through strong assortment planning, eye for market trends and innovative materials. </p></p><p><p>SKILLS</p></p><p><p>-Apparel Design (specializing in Outdoor/Active/Sustainable apparel)</p></p><p><p>-Technical Design, Grading</p></p><p><p>-Inclusive Sizing and Expert Fit Analysis: Misses, Plus, Mens, Blocks</p></p><p><p>-Concept Design, Market Research</p></p><p><p>-Material Development</p></p><p><p>-Optitex, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, NedGraphics, Backbone PLM.</p></p>

Trajectory

Aug 2023 — Now
Freelance Technical Designer · Freelance
Create full graded Tech Packs, Technical Sketches, and Product/Trim Development for men’s and women’s outdoor technical outerwear, jackets, tops and bottoms. Fit analysis on 2D and 3D patterns. Concept and apparel design. Communicate with factories to manage production. Clients: NW Alpine, Birdie Blue, Daughter Judy Patterns, The S-Group, Exit 21
Aug 2017 — Aug 2023
Senior Apparel Designer, Material Developer · Wool&Prince
Lead designer for over 150 annual styles for Misses, Plus, and Mens apparel. Drove assortment growth 8x and net sales to over 1M. Custom-developed over 20 innovative merino wool fabrications for active lifestyle functionality, including synthetic and natural fiber blends. Reviewed lab tests for quality approval. Initiated block creation project to improve fit consistency, producing 4-12% reduction in return rates. Managed development team training, tools, and workload. Led concept and color palette creation by a strategic mission to create timeless, sustainable garments. Traveled to domestic and global factories to improve manufacturing and team efficiencies.
Apr 2014 — Aug 2017
CAD Textile Designer · Gap
Designed, cleaned, and colored original hand drawn textile artwork for yarn dye wovens/knits, prints, and sweaters (100 SKUs/300 CCs per season). Research and present seasonal pattern ideas relevant to trend and brand-right initiatives.
Jan 2013 — Feb 2014
Associate Designer · Perry Ellis Intl
-Designed styles and pattern artwork for Men’s Wovens and Outerwear -Participated in fittings, monitored and approved samples and handlooms -Communicated daily with oversea contacts to achieve all design requests -Prepared sketches and maintained tech pack through Illustrator and PLM
Nov 2010 — Jan 2013
Software Specialist · NedGraphics
Conducted in-depth trainings on all textile design software modules for companies such as Target and Patagonia. Created original CAD artwork such as: highly detailed surface design prints, 3D-mapping, sweater cable designs, fabric textures, color-correct test printing. Provided excellent customer service by helping designer through their workflows.
May 2011 — Aug 2011
Technical Design Intern · OUTLIER
Created full tech packs for men's bottoms and outerwear.

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Education history

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UW-Stout

BS Apparel Design and Development | 2006 - 2010

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Portland Fashion Institute

Optitex Digital Patternmaking Course | 2023 - 2023

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Rus Reed

Product Development Director
Sytt Project

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