Volunteer Technical Designer at Thread & Promise, New York, NY (2025-10 – 2026-06)
The fashion and financial arm of Mentor-A-Promise, a non-profit organization that supports/mentors disadvantaged NYC youth on a path toward education and success.
- Assist with conceptualizing and designing the organization's second collection aligned with the brand's mission and values - a sustainable streetwear collection for young women.
- Actively attend and participate in group meetings to discuss and select designs for the collection, fabrics, colorways, and how to move the brand forward.
- Sketch preliminary technical flats using Microsoft Publisher.
- Create and prepare technical specifications and construction sheets for preliminary technical review of each style.
- Lead two junior designers through the technical process.
Quality Control Pattern Checker/Technical Layout Coordinator at Simplicity Pattern Company, New York, NY (2025-10 – Present)
Front-end Quality Control Pattern Checker
- Check patterns across all Simplicity brands for accuracy with designer's original intent and specs, consistency with construction of final muslin garments, and maintain quality and overall consistency with company standards.
- Check that all notion/trim information and sketches on the designer's croqui (tech pack) are consistent with the final muslin, and all finished garment measurements are stated on the pattern and are accurate.
- Work cross-functionally with designers, patternmakers and production to correct any discrepancies on croquis, patterns and muslin garments.
- Identify pattern and construction issues - such as - correct fit, balance, proportion and pattern markings and ensure master pattern size can fit on the width of the fabric and consider those issues post-grading.
- Ensure patterns are accurately labeled and edit pattern numbers when necessary in accordance to how the sample will be constructed.
- Refine patterns for production and execute pattern revisions using CAD Assyst.
- Prepare a piecelist/cutter's must for each style.
- Self-manage all workload based on production schedule and other priorities.
Technical Layout Coordinator at Design Group Americas, Sewing Patterns Division, New York, NY (2019-04 – 2025-10)
Member of the Front-end Quality Control team. Worked across multiple brands: Butterick, Know Me, McCall's, New Look, Simplicity, Vogue. Product categories included womenswear, menswear, children's wear (all ages), and crafts such as costumes, plush toys, doll clothes, home accessories, and bags.
- Check that all company production patterns match the muslin garment construction, notions and trim information and technical sketches on the designer's croqui (tech pack), check all finished garment measurements are accurate and stated on the pattern.
- Work with fashion/craft designers, pattern checker, head of patternmaking to correct any discrepancies on croquis, patterns and muslin garments/samples.
- Make pattern corrections as needed on the CAD Assyst system.
- Actively attend garment construction meetings with pattern checker – taking notes and correcting information on the croqui.
- Cover for pattern checker occasionally to check first patterns and make corrections during construction meetings.
- Prepare a piece list (cutter's must) for each style and write an X file, which contains fabrics, notions and finished garment measurements, which is passed on to the Writing, Grading and Measuring departments.
- Compose templates in Adobe Indesign for back of sewing pattern envelopes using information from X file.
- Create catalog page templates in English and French.
- Work with French translator to prepare copy on envelopes in multi-language translation (French and Spanish).
- Work with the Merchandising department to translate all style information for e-commerce.
- Work closely with Quality Control and the Art Department to make envelope corrections and/or correct any issues as needed.
- Check measuring/marker layouts for Vogue pattern styles.
Patternmaker at CSS Industries, Plymouth Meeting, PA / Simplicity Pattern Company (NY Office) (2015-04 – 2018-09)
Responsible for completion of the master production pattern for various size ranges and design silhouettes for womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, and craft.
- Create patterns from design sketch on computer using CAD software, Assyst (via manipulation of staple or adjustment of existing pattern) to achieve desired style and correct fit.
- Ensure that each pattern is developed within the set standards of size, construction methods and pattern making quality standards.
- Cut and sew first sample for designer's approval and implement any and all changes or corrections to the pattern.
- Check each pattern for accuracy throughout the pattern development process and quality of each pattern in accordance with Simplicity standards.
- Accurately label each pattern piece with style number, piece description, size, cutting information, and number each piece in accordance to how the product will be constructed.
Patternmaker/Tailor/Seamstress for Private Clients & Emerging Designers at Freelance (2013-06 – 2019-11)
As Patternmaker: Draft patterns, conduct fittings and create production-ready patterns and samples for womenswear/children's wear garments. As Tailor/Seamstress: Measure private clients, draft patterns, fit muslin toiles, create and sew garments and/or alter existing clothing.
- ranjana khan, New York, NY (Oct 2018 – Nov 2019)
- eliza french, New York, NY (Nov 2018 - 2019)
- denise hernandez, New York, NY (Nov 2018 - 2019)
- stephanie devoiles (the jamie brand), New York, NY (Oct 2018 – Dec 2018)
- chylissa chante, New York, NY (May 2018 – August 2018)
- design and industry, New York, NY (January 2015 – April 2015) - Client: Simplicity Creative Group
- susana mariana, New York, NY (6/2014 – 1/2015, 1/2017 – 5/2017)
