AMANDA FUJI

Womenswear | Knits, Wovens & Sweaters | Contemporary Fashion
• Led fit development from design handoff to production approval, blending technical expertise in specs and fabrics, pattern making, and garment construction with a sharp design sensibility to deliver high-quality products.
• Led bi-weekly fit sessions from 1st proto through pre-production, identifying and communicating fit issues clearly with cross-functional teams and factory partners.
• Delivered concise, actionable fit comments with precise pattern corrections and technical block adjustments to minimize sample rounds.
• Maintained block libraries and standardized fit guidelines to streamline development and support brand consistency.

• Released grading after the fit approval, overseeing grading consistency across multiple size ranges and silhouettes, ensuring alignment with brand sizing strategy.
• Worked closely with design and production teams to align seasonal calendars, ensuring that product milestones were met without compromising quality.

Womenswear & Kidswear| Knits & Wovens

• Translated design concepts into technical packages creating garment specs, diagrams & comprehensive construction directions for overseas production partners.
• Measured & evaluated samples for fit comparing given specs to sample specs, marking on the sheet the discrepancies.
• Conducted fitting session organizing samples by priority timeline. Analyst fit according to the brand standard resolving fit issues when necessary & prepared effective comments supported with visual direction for overseas factories.
• Ensured that all TP are updated and ready to factory. Tracked samples to meet deadlines.
• Worked on grading in all styles with company grading rules.

Women’s Soft Woven | Contemporary Fashion

• Full development of tech packs for womenswear collection.
• Managed, submitted & tracked all samples: -development, revisions, updates, approvals & production.
• Conducted all fittings from 1st fit sample to TOP for over 200+ styles each season going the extra mile to excel fit quality.
• Elaborated clear and concise fitting comments for all styles, pinning & photographing & communicated them clearly to overseas factories promptly.
• Adequate price & design for a competitive product to meet company strategies.
• Graded styles from XXS to 3X.
• Organized rejected and approved fit samples in a sample library for future reference.
• Collaborated with sales & product development to ensure all designs, materials & garment constructions reflected the brand's quality and identity.
• Attended weekly meetings with the president for directions on new projects & opportunities to grow brand presence & increase sales performance.

Womenswear | Knits & Jeans | Junior's Fashion

• Created detailed technical packages & CAD artwork to facilitate communication and prototype development.
• Conducted in-depth research on current trends and styles to build design concept boards and presentations.
• Over the years, led design-to-delivery for 80+ collections.

• Mastered manual and digital pattern-making (Gerber, Audaces) and managed in-house cut-and-sew sampling & production to ensure precise fit, quality, and scalable manufacturing.

• Searched for new fabrics analyzing quality, terms, prices, and logistics.
• Reviewed and approved trims, strike-offs, lap-dips, and fabrics for the production stage.