Sarah Powers-Gross

• Assembled tech packs from development stages through production. • Developed technical specifications including measurement specs, grading and construction details. • Worked closely with designers, head technical designer, production and executives as well as import and domestic vendors. • Attended all fittings for 1st samples through production and recorded accurate measurements and fit notes on spec sheets. • Facilitated the transition of apparel styles from design concept / first prototype to a final, production-ready sample offering solutions to correct fit and construction for challenging styles. • Corresponded daily with import factories sending and tracking comments and followed up on prototypes. • Worked with tight calendar time constraints prioritizing workload to meet fast approaching deadlines with a sense of urgency. • Created library of block patterns to maintain fit consistency within product categories. • Updated tech packs after each fitting illustrating pattern corrections and style comments using PLM, Excel, Illustrator and Photoshop. • Acted as point of contact for vendors answering fit, spec, pattern, trim and construction questions.

• Technical Designer for women's athletic line • Created and updated technical specifications for all samples from Proto through SRS to Bulk production. • Attended fittings with the head designer to create thorough technical packs in Excel based upon fit comments. • Constructed detailed sketches of designs, specs, and grading for technical packs. • Communicate with patternmakers, production and design.

• Associate Designer for women's contemporary woven and knitwear lines. • Created comprehensive library of CADs in Illustrator for flat designs and line sheets. • Completed technical specifications including measurement specs, grading and construction details. • Created color charts for new development lines. • Worked with in house production team to dye and source all fabrics, yarns and trims for development. • Prepared cut tickets Completed PO's for production fabrics and trims. • Worked closely with head designer, in-house sewing and pattern production and vendors. • Imputed tech packs into Web PDM and prepared cut tickets for in-house patternmakers. • Facilitated the transition of apparel styles from design concept/first prototype to a final, production-ready sample offering solutions to correct fit and construction for challenging styles. • Worked with tight calendar time constraints prioritizing workload to meet fast approaching deadlines with a sense of urgency. • Updated tech packs after each fitting illustrating pattern corrections and style comments.

• Worked closely with designers, technical designers, production and executives as well as import and domestic vendors. • Communicated, coordinated, and tagged samples to ship to salesman. • Attended weekly design meetings to share and analyze future styles per season. • Assisted in fittings and recorded measurements and fit notes on spec sheets. • Developed designs for lines such as: Kids, Junior, Outlet, and Black Label. • Identified and alerted design, technical, and production teams about potential production, quality and costing issues and made recommendations to insure brand integrity was maintained. • Continually researched competition in the market for various design and construction techniques, new technology, trends and fit.