Kalen Walthour

-Promoted a positive learning environment by fostering open

communication between students and lab staff during experiments.

-Performed maintenance on Industrial sewing machines

-Trained new lab monitors on institutional policies and procedures,

ensuring consistency across the team.

-Prepared sewing samples for

preparation tasks.

-Monitored student progress throughout the semester through regular check-ins and assessments to identify areas needing improvement.

-Worked under theguidance of anexperienced professional to learn best

practices and techniques.

-Cut out patterns and sewed garments

-Assisted with prepping for collection from start to finish

-Shadowed designer in assisting with bridal collection, custom client

orders and evening gowns

-Task was to prep for fittings (taking notes for design)

-Set up appointments

-Organized atelier fabric inventory

-Assisted designer with researching mood boards for private

collection and bridal collection

-Excelled in a fast paced and deadline environment while focusing on a multitude of priorities

- Assisted Design team in multi-season trend and market research.

-Created sketches in Adobe Illustrator and hand sketches.

- Organized and maintained the print and color fabric archive.

- Assisted Technical Designer with garment and spec sheets.

- Created design, color and trend boards.

-Assisted Designer with trim selection and fabric vendor meetings.

-Created a photo archive of samples for the Product Development team.