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Senior Designer for Apparel, Outerwear and Gear

Creative & Design

As a designer specializing in technical apparel and accessories for over 20 years, I blend functionality with innovation to create gear that supports an active lifestyle. With a deep understanding of technical materials, ergonomics, and function, I craft products that meet the demands of the outdoors, urban environments, and everything in between. I love to merge performance fabrics with practical designs, ensuring that each piece is not only high-performing but versatile and comfortable. Whether it's a waterproof jacket, layering piece or everyday clothing, my goal is to deliver products that are the highest quality and function for the price.

-Designed some of the highest grossing and longest running Franchise products: eg. Apex Pant - $10mil+/yr sales, 29% of all sales annually
-Developed Proprietary, high performance fabrics.
-Created Plaids, Prints and Patterns for Wovens and Knits.
-Researched Color and Fashion trends to for seasonal design direction.

Senior Apparel Designer for Technical and Lifestyle Apparel

Industrial designer of Gore-tex outerwear garments, soft-shells, fleece, sportswear and lifestyle clothing.
-Designed Gore-tex outerwear, mid-layer insulation and fleece jackets for Snow-sports and Outdoor pursuits as well as outdoor lifestyle clothing.
-Designed and developed the first iterations of the Atom Jacket franchise which still runs today.
-Developed innovative garment constructions methods.
-Developed and Tested new fabrics and insulation materials.

Senior Apparel Designer

Designed Technical Outerwear for a few small brands out of Vancouver, BC, L.A., Oregon.
Consulting on color and design for a snowboard brand based in Vancouver.

Industrial Designer, Apparel Design

Purchased men's and woman's clothing, shoes accessories and outerwear.
Developed and Branded our woman's only concept store called "La Nina".
Additional responsibilities included merchandising, sales, developing and manufacturing our branded apparel.

Soft Goods Buyer

Customer service and Sales for:
Ride Snowboards
Quiksilver Wetsuits
Dakine
Wake-tech
SMP
etc...

Sales Representative Assistant

Elizabeth Hoiles is a Senior Designer for Apparel, Outerwear and Gear at 5.11 Tactical in Encinitas, California.

Elizabeth Hoiles

Elizabeth Hoiles

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Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Emily Carr University of Art and Design