Activities and Societies: Student Goverment

Lifestyle

Outdoor

Technical Design Manager at 5.11 Tactical

- Over 30 years in Active Wear, Contemporary/Luxury Apparel, and Uniform Industry . -Technical Design Manager, Professional, Outerwear, and Headwear at 5.11 Inc. -Senior Technical Designer / Men's Division at Vince. - Senior Technical Designer at Lamb and Flag. - Lead Men's Technical Designer at James Perse. - Owner/Operator of Dana Belshe Digital Pattern Service a Design and Pattern Service. - Manufacturer of lifeguard apparel and accessories. - Faculty at Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Supervise, Educate, and Inspire technical design team and sample room team. Setting strategies, Establish fits with designers, Leverage data to strengthen the technical design process, Setup grade rules and tolerances, Manage/Lead fit sessions, review fit comments, Maintain fit construction requirements for production approval process, Communicate with overseas vendors.

Technical Design Manager

Establish fits with designer, Created how to measure guide for vendors and QC, Set up standards for Tech Department, Communicate with overseas and domestic vendors, Manage/Lead all fit sessions, Review all fit comments, Maintain fit construction.

Senior Technical Designer / Men's Division

Developed grade rules, Establish fits with designers, Created how to measure guide for vendors and QC, Set up standards for Tech Department, Communicate with overseas and domestic vendors, Manage/Lead all fit sessions, Review all fit comments, Maintain fit construction requirements for production approval process, Supervise technical design team.

Senior Technical Designer/Pattern Maker

Lead Men's Tech Designer, Using Gerber: Ensuring garment fit, construction and workmanship requirements for the design through production approval process. Interacting with designers, Tech. Design and sewing to understand fit construction requirements for production approval process.

Pattern Maker/Technical Designer

Design & Merchandising Classes: Computer Grading, Marking, and Cutting - Computer Pattern Drafting 1 - Computer Pattern Drafting 2 - Fundamentals of Draping and Pattern Drafting  - Intermediate Pattern Drafting - Pattern Drafting Procedures - All classes taught utilizing the Gerber V8.3 system - Collection Development - Industry patterns  - Apparel Process 1  - Apparel Process 2

Faculty

Pattern service: Using Lectra Systems: Catering to the active sportswear market. Services offered are patterns first through production, grading, markers, and consulting. Specializing in both tops and bottoms, woven's and knits in men's, women's, juniors, and children's wear. Utilizing Lectra Systems Software. Clients include (but not limited to): Paul Frank, Billabong, Nike, Split, O.P., Hang Ten and HSS.

Owner/Creator

• Manufacturer of lifeguard apparel and accessories. Clients: Huntington Beach Jr. Lifeguards, Ca – Long Beach Lifeguards and Jr. Lifeguards, Ca - Fort Lauderdale Beach Patrol, &  Fire Rescue, Fl – Miami Beach Patrol, Fl - Pompano Beach Patrol, Fl – Delray Beach Ocean Rescue, Fl – Deerfield Ocean Rescue, Fl – Destin Beach Safety, Fl - Indian River County, Fl

Owner/Operator

•	Garment styling •	Developed seasonal colors, prints, and patterns •	Merchandised stores and window displays •	Developed ad direction

Designer/Merchandiser

•	Developed new products •	Merchandised lines •	First through production patterns •	Supervised production and quality control

Director of Design

•	Supervised production pattern room. •	Managed pattern and garment flow and specification sheets           for import and domestic use.

Production Patternmaker

Dana Belshe is a Technical Design Manager at 5.11 Tactical in Huntington Beach, California.

Dana Belshe

Dana Belshe

Skills

Interests

Industries

Education history

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College