About me
A professional fabric and trim researcher and developer with 10 years of luxury fashion experience. Maintain a global network for fabric sourcing in various design categories for women’s ready to wear, couture, bridal, and children’s wear. The ability to manage and mentor teams to collectively execute various tasks in the product life cycle of each season. Ability to use excellent time management skills while allowing creativity and problem solving to be the key factors in each collection. Always positive and poised to be a leader for each company I’ve worked for.
Projects
- Emma Watson x Oscar de la Renta | Beauty & the Beast PressA sustainable capsule for a pioneer in bespoke eco-friendly materials and designs. This project was executed with consultancy from Eco-Age who provided all criteria to maintain sustainable from an ecological level. For the "Victorian taffeta embroidery" dress a GOTS certified Italian fabric mill located in Como, Italy weaved the silk faille and taffeta used in this project. The embroidery design was produced at an Indian embroidery vendor located in Mumbai, India. The embroidery base was an o
Work history
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Freelance Product Developer | WomenswearCasablanca Paris
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Research & Development ManagerMarchesa
- New York, United StatesFull Time
Reported to the R&D Director
Co-Managed the sourcing and development of raw materials collectively with product design and development across six seasons a year including RTW couture and Bridal couture
Managed the pre-costing of each collection by attending all design fittings and advising on cost efficiency
Managed an assistant and seasonal interns in respect to fabric inventory, charts, and overall workflow between design and the atelier
Introduced and maintained new vendors for novelty hardware and accessories
Creative partnership with embroidery designers to manipulate fabrics for 3-D textures and flower developments
Seasonal traveling to domestic and international fabric shows
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Skills
- Creative
- Time Management
- Management
- Textile Development
- Textile Dyeing
- Textile Manipulation
- Design Development
- Product Development
- Research Design
- Sourcing Materials
Education
CertificateLondon College of Fashion, UAL
London, United Kingdom
An online course on Fashion & Sustainability, curated and taught by leaders at the Center for sustainable fashion and Kering
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of North Florida
- Jacksonville, United States
A Bachelor of Arts in Psychology