Megan Johnston

• develop 50 SKUs per season with oversees factories in China, India and Peru • started the manufacturing supply chain in Peru for the knitwear category • manage all knitwear SKUs from development through production • collaborate with the company president, creative director & head of production to develop line plan, costing strategies & merchandising strategies • negotiate CMT costs with factories • source yarns, trims & hardware + mills & factories • manage design team to follow merchandising & costing strategies • costing for the knitwear category • assist in styling for all lookbook & e-comm photoshoots • collaborate with creative director & designers for seasonal concepts • fit all knitwear styles from development through production • provide solutions & strategies for the knitwear category • travel to develop & manage manufacturing relationships • attend seasonal yarn shows for inspiration & sourcing

• design men’s and women’s knit tops and base-layers • design and develop seasonal color palette • meet with creative director to develop lineplan and calendar • create development tech packs and specs • approve lab dips and knit-downs • style e-commerce and social media photoshoots

• Collaborate with a team of engineers to research, design and create wearable technology applications for the medical market. • Knit wearable technology samples using shape memory alloy • Co-wrote a paper on wearable technology systems • Assist in teaching several university courses including Wearable Technology, Intro to Structural Apparel Design, Experimental Fashion Design, Fashion History, and Intro to Textiles • Manage a team of undergraduate interns

• Design women's knitwear yoga line • Hand-sketch and complete technical sketches • Complete tech packs and BOMs using Full Circle. • Trend research and forecasting. • Communicate with factories to track garment and sample development. • Work with technical designer to ensure the best sample fit. • Work with the product developer to source trims and fabrics.

• Work with senior designer to design and develop the women’s sweater category • Hand sketch and create technical sketches • Jacquard design & development • Develop all CADS, color ways, & print layouts • Compile competitor research and trend research • Samples shopping. • Create seasonal color palette • Track and comment on all lab dips & knit-downs, • Managed assistant designer.

• Drape and create patterns for all ballet and modern dance performances • Hand sketch • Sample and fabric shopping • Sew and embellish costumes • Arrange and conduct fit sessions • Manage the seamstress and volunteer staff

• Assist with fit sessions • Create technical sketches • Complete tech packages using excel • Spec garments • Work with local factories for production checks and quality inspection, • Hand knit sweaters and swatches for the Fall 2011 collection.