Jessica Koay
Design and Development
Walnut | United States
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In my own words
— JessicaPossessing experience in fashion and lifestyle based apparel, accessories and product design.
A passionate to creative; Concept and color development, design, fabrication, and technical communication in order to manufacture for the lifestyle of athletic and high fashion + accessories + product development.
I am goal focused, calendar minded and enjoy working with positive and forward thinking teams. I have a focus in product design, ranging from apparel to accessory design and development within luxury and lifestyle based goods.
Technical Skills: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel, Word
Trajectory
Oct 2016 — Now
Design and Development · DIAMOND SUPPLY CO.
-Constructed CAD's, linesheets, and tech packs for men's, youth, and women's styles for all outside retailer companies.
-Involved with fit sessions for all products for development with the factories by paying attention to the construction, fabric, and stitching.
-Created as well as kept track of all style codes for each style created.
-Worked with factories to help develop the products being created for our company's buyers.
-Researched color inspiration to develop the color story for the linesheets sent out to buyers each season.
-Reviewed the designs of similar companies to ensure that the designs that the company presents are beyond comparable to our competitors.
Aug 2015 — Oct 2016
Design Assistant · DIAMOND SUPPLY CO.
-Made the CAD's, linesheets, and tech packs for the Women's Department.
-Created graphic artwork and color story for printed garments for each linesheet sent out to our Women's buyers.
-Spec'd garments to send to factories as well as production samples.
-Created accessories prototypes when needed.
-Worked on tradeshows and event preparation.
-Styled models and managed catalog photo shoots for each season.
Feb 2014 — Jul 2015
Assistant Designer · Guo Tai USA/ JNCO
-Continuously updated the with the virtual Wholesale Lookbook.
-Created Tech packs and spec patterns for garments.
-Put together flat sketches and designs using Photoshop and Illustrator.
-Assisted the Head Designer by giving creative design input through research and personal designs.
-Merchandise and manage show rooms along with making fabric and showroom deliveries.
May 2012 — Mar 2013
Assistant Design - Intern · Shawl Dawls
-Photoshop promotional AD's, technical flat, and created linesheets.
-Styled, designed, and gave input in creative design for photoshoots, fashion shows, tradeshows, and lookbooks.
-Merchandised and managed the showroom, tradeshow booths, and assisted in hosting any company events.
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Education history
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Associates of Arts | 2011 - 2013
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Bachelors of Business | 2014 - 2016




