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Denim/Woven’s Designer & Product Development Professional

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Experienced Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry. Skilled in Trend Analysis, Technical Design, Trend Forecasting, Fashion Illustration, and Retail. Strong arts and design professional with a A.A focused in Fashion Design from Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.

Product Development Coordinator

Fashion Designer

Associate Designer

Freelance Designer

Sketched into a Good/Better/Best product range, per guidance from Creative Director fulfilling each product category. 
Slot fabrics, washes and/or colors into bodies as influenced by the seasonal concept, line plan and Merchandising Manager. 
Creates, presents and distributes seasonal working line sheets in preparation for cross-functional milestone meetings including sketch review with merchants and sketch “download” with P.D./Production, and tech team. 
Selected trim, hardware and thread combos for product in accordance with the seasonal concept. 
Created design detail diagrams and pattern cards for their product to ensure accurate prototype sample making.
Partner and collaborate with Merchandisers to download the seasonal wash direction to Product Development and Production team for sample making and production. 
Works with in-house pattern maker, sewing room and local laundries on continuous new development
Works closely with the Graphics team and outside print studios for continuous ongoing development – new graphic/artistic content, new techniques. 
Works with in-house pattern maker, sewing room and local laundries on continuous new development.

Assistant Designer of Fast Track / Design Associate SW

Worked directly with the production and design team as their main support for all design and development needs.
Purchase and process all production trim orders.
Track all raw material orders and publish a weekly tracking/status report.
Monitor and regulate delivery and cut dates.
Maintain raw materials in the system - ensure proper codes are always in place. 

Assistant Manager Of Product Development

Directly collaborate and design with merchandisers direction on filling holes in current SMS line.
Turn around late add with 4 week deadline from initial pass off.
Initiates style setup in Full Circle from development to conception.
Create extensively detailed detail sheets with target measurements to ensure accurate fit and construction. 
 Research hot current market bodies and or trends for future fast track needs.
Attends and leads all fittings for their product pipeline with technical design team. 

Womens Flagship Denim Design Associate

Creating and updating tech packs using Microsoft Excel, per Designers instruction.
 Edit designers flat sketches via Photoshop. 
 Tracking Salesman Samples.
 Deliver and communicate to local contractors and vendors. 

Assistant Designer

Assist in entire development process of luxury denim companies such as Tom Ford. 
Update tech packs.
Update CAD’s.
Communicate with laundry and contractors 

Product Development Assistant

Creating Tech Packs. 
Update BOMs. 
Flat sketches. 
Tracking Sample Development. 
Update Line Sheets


Lead fittings from first prototype to final T.O.P.. 
Translate and communicate all fit comments from fit specialist to garment factories overseas. 
Communicate with vendors and factories with design, merchant, and merchandising departments. 
Ensure timely completion of garments for line review and production approval.
Support production manager with detail work and record keeping.
Revise, modify, and build CAD sketches for entire collection to be published in annual catalogue. 

Production/Product Development Assistant

•	Collaborated on the design of the H&M Green Gown worn by Academy Award Winning actress Helen Hunt to the 2013 Academy Awards. 

•	Represented Company overseas in countries such as China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. 


Assistant Stylist/Production

Assistant Stylist

Linda Medvene Styling
Intern [2009-2010]

ALO - Irvine
Design/Production 	[July -2009--August 2009]

Katherine Story- Laguna Beach
Design Intern/Sales           [December 2007—June 2008]


Intern

Alyssa Martin is a Denim/Woven’s Designer & Product Development Professional at Velocity Global Brands in Santa Ana, California.

Alyssa Martin

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