Summary
Activity
Work experience
Ghost Golf
Apparel Design & Product Team Manager | 02/2025 - Current
Orange Coast College
Adjunct Faculty- Fashion Design | 05/2017 - Current
Lucky Brand
Design Director - Women’s and Men’s Apparel | 04/2023 - 02/2025
-Under the license owned by Velocity Global Brands, we are launching a Workwear/Outdoor Apparel division for Lucky Brand.
-Design and Manage over all apparel categories: knit, fleece, woven tops, bottoms and outerwear.
-Manage over workflow of Associate Designer, Graphic Designer and freelancers.
-Product Development and Fabric/trim sourcing.
-Work closely with Technical Designer to develop fit blocks of all product categories for Men & Women.
-Developing brand book, concept/trend, textile designs, art and color direction seasonally.
-Developed seasonal product calendar, sku plans and merchandise the line to meet licensee partner and company sales goals.
-Launching collection in Fall 2024 in Boot Barn, Tractor Supply, Club & speciality outdoor retailers.
TravisMathew Apparel
Freelance Womens Apparel & Textile Designer | 01/2023 - 04/2023
BJD, Inc.
Senior Men's Designer | 08/2020 - 09/2022
-Designed and Managed over all Men’s Knit Tops, Woven Tops, Fleece and Jackets for the MBX and Michael Brandon brands which sell to department stores. Developing 100-150 skus per season.
-Increased Tops business 10% in 2021.
-Managed over an Assistant Designer.
-Created original textile designs and label packages seasonally.
-Created spec sheets and conducted fittings for all tops product.
-Collaborated with sales team on all product development executing the business needs of the customer + price points.
RVCA
Designer- Men's / Boy's | 05/2017 - 08/2020
-Designed and managed over Men’s fleece, Sweaters, seasonal Jacket categories and the entire Boy’s collection.
-Grew Men’s fleece and sweater business by 10% and Boy’s business by 22% in 2018/2019 season.
-Communicated daily with merchandising, technical design and product development teams regarding design development.
Alo Yoga
Designer- Men’s / Women’s Active Apparel | 02/2016 - 11/2016
-Hired to start-up a new Men’s line, which included knit tops, bottoms, outerwear and was presented to the CEO seasonally.
-Designed a capsule collection for the Women’s collection- creating the best selling Alo Soft program.
-Worked closely with the Creative Director and product development team to source performance fabrics / trims and collaborated with the technical design department to create new block fits through in-house sample development.
John Varvatos Enterprises
Freelance Designer- Men’s Collection Knits & Sweaters | 01/2015 - 05/2015
UNIQLO
Freelance Designer- Men's Outerwear | 09/2014 - 01/2015
Converse
Designer II- Men's | 01/2013 - 03/2014
-Designed and managed all Men’s knit and sweater development for Converse One Star brand. Reporting to VP of Design.
-Traveled domestically for inspirational shopping and to present the collection to the buyers.
-Collaborated effectively with the merchandising team in the selection of designs promoting the Converse brand at a strategic price point.
-Communicated daily with overseas factories regarding all development and PLM tech packs.
-Developed original artwork and CADS for garment development using Adobe Illustrator software.
Education history
Moore College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA
Concordia University Irvine
Master's degree | 2020 - 2023
