Nov 2023 — Now
Freelance Apparel Design & Development · Self-Employed
I do freelance apparel design & development work for clients in the performance, athleisure, & lifestyle industries.
Jul 2022 — Nov 2023
Senior Apparel & Accessories Designer · Saucony
I owned design processes for men’s & women’s running and lifestyle apparel categories, closely collaborating with technical design and product development teams to align design intent with garment construction & quality while meeting our target margin of 50%.
Jul 2021 — Jul 2022
Apparel Product Developer · Bauer Hockey
Owned the end-to-end product & material development processes for performance baselayer, lifestyle, & next-to-skin accessories, managing mill & factory relationships while partnering with overseas sourcing & production teams to maintain consistency, cost-efficiency, & quality.
Jan 2019 — Jan 2020
As a contract apparel designer for New Balance, I worked on designs for the Women's Running & Performance categories, which includes fashion, trend, and value capsules to meet the needs of the generational New Balance consumers.
Feb 2017 — May 2018
As a contract designer for the brand, I execute all concept research, apparel design, and color + print development for the Spring '19 and Fall '20 Men's and Women's collections. I participate in product development, fittings, and construction reviews with in-house team and overseas vendors, and lead seasonal product merchandising efforts to drive new product innovations.
Feb 2016 — Feb 2017
As the Design & Development Manager, I was the primary designer and developer for all products in the well-known men’s category and new women’s category. I created and managed our product line consisting of 40+ existing SKUs and 45+ new SKUs, meeting the target margin of 51% for our direct-to-consumer business.
Mar 2015 — Feb 2016
Designer II - Outerwear, Baselayer, + Hunt/Fish Apparel ·
L.L.BeanAs a Designer II - Outerwear, Baselayer, and Hunt/Fish Apparel, I designed 24+ product SKU’s per season across active and traditional outdoor product categories to meet the needs of both loyal and new L.L. Bean customers.
Oct 2012 — Mar 2015
Designer II - Apparel + Product · adidas Group
As a Designer II - Apparel/Product, I designed performance training apparel and sport uniforms for adidas NCAA and Team divisions, designing 30+ SKUs per season at target margins of 44-54% across multiple business units.
Feb 2009 — Oct 2011
Apparel Designer · Wild Things
As the lead Apparel Designer, I was the sole designer for consumer and military product lines, executing all product design, patternmaking, sample sewing, and product development in-house before starting factory operations.
