Caroline Jose
NY
Summary
Design Engineer offering 10+ years of experience in the Apparel Industry. Proven history of successful partnership and clear communication with various cross-functional teams and brand managers. Motivated team player and confident self-starter.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Designer - Freelance
Accessories Innovations
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Company Overview: (Licensing)
- Prepared specifications for prototypes and communicated with suppliers about fabrics.
- Participated in client meetings to gather feedback on proposed designs, making adjustments as needed based on their input.
Technical Designer
Centric Brands
03.2024 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: (Licensing)
- Attended fittings, documented comments for changes and sent final corrections to vendors.
- Maintained fit consistency across all brand items.
- Worked closely with designers, production and merchandising team members.
Technical Designer
The Children’s Place
08.2021 - 02.2024
- Revise company’s fit standards, blocks, and grade rules within the DeSL PLM platform to maintain consistency for all categories
- Create sketches for How to Measure manual and Construction Standards
- Partner with Design, Sourcing and Merchants to ensure product meets intent, is cost-effective, and safe while ensuring delivery impact dates are met
- Communicate fit comments and track status of all styles with overseas partners via daily/weekly e-mails and use of tracking tools in DeSL PLM
- Conduct live and virtual fittings for all styles and provide effective, safe yet cost-cautious suggestions to improve fit
Technical Designer
Carter’s, Inc.
12.2014 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: (Carter’s & OshKosh B’Gosh)
- Implemented effective communication strategies between engineering and design teams, resulting in higher quality end products.
- Attended fittings, documented comments for changes and sent final corrections to vendors.
- Contributed to new product launches by delivering high-quality design work under tight deadlines and strict budget constraints.
- Initiated and updated company’s fit standards, size charts and grading formulas to achieve consistency throughout all products within each category and between brands
- Managed graphic artwork placement approvals and provided daily direction on updates for placement, scaling and techniques
- Partnered with overseas agents to request and track fit samples and art placement approvals via daily/weekly e-mails and Flex PLM tracking tools
Technical Designer
Garan, Inc.
08.2010 - 12.2014
- Company Overview: (Walmart)
- Trained, guided & defined tasks, to four -member team of Technical Designers
- Developed initial specs and provide fit comments for styles from concept through production
- Created and managed daily fit session schedules
- Spec and prepare all submitted garments for fittings
- Utilized Illustrator and Photoshop CS6, digital photos, and technical sketches to communicate correction with domestic & overseas factories
- Worked cohesively with Creative Director and design teams to determine desired fit, style and silhouette
- (Walmart)
Education
AAS - Fashion Design
Wood-Tobe Coburn
New York, NY12.2003
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Creative Thinking
- Project Management
- Apparel Graphic Art Methods
- PDM & PLM Platforms
- Working Knowledge of 3D Apparel Systems
- Pattern Correction
- Fitting assessments
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Technical Designer - Freelance
Accessories Innovations
07.2024 - 09.2024
Technical Designer
Centric Brands
03.2024 - 07.2024
Technical Designer
The Children’s Place
08.2021 - 02.2024
Technical Designer
Carter’s, Inc.
12.2014 - 01.2021
Technical Designer
Garan, Inc.
08.2010 - 12.2014
AAS - Fashion Design
Wood-Tobe Coburn
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