Madison Kalson
New York,,NY
Summary
Highly motivated, solutions driven employee with great communication, cross-team collaboration, and project management skills. Strong working knowledge of raw materials, fibers, weaves, construction, and print techniques. Seeking new opportunities for further growth in my career and new challenges.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Materials Coordinator
Tanya Taylor
New York, NY
08.2021 - Current
- Lead seasonal fabric development and sourcing, managing design's needs while sometimes countersourcing to help with margin
- Daily communication with mills and factories. Placing POs and tracking all fabric shipments.
- Manage all lab dip, strike-off, and handloom requests and comments/approvals
- Attend fabric trade shows and mill appointments, while fostering my relationships with the suppliers
- Maintain the fabric library, sample yardage cuttings, and FDS
Associate Designer
USA Legwear
New York, USA
02.2018 - 08.2021
- Designed socks through Illustrator and hand sketching, created flats on Illustrator, and generated tech packs on PLM
- Reviewed samples for approval and shared comments with factory, production, or product development team
- Researched trends, developed moodboards, and went shopping for inspiration
Fabric Assistant
Ralph Lauren
New York, USA
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Collaborated with design team for fabric selection and pulled quality, pattern, and color references from fabric archives
- Managed filing system for fabric swatches of last four seasons and built fabric archive going back to the 90's
- Communicated with fabric mills with approvals or comments on mill cards, sample yardage, & bulk cuttings
- Created fabric boards with stats and specs for design meetings
Product Development Assistant
Kahn Lucas
New York, USA
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Worked with factories and vendors to develop products and correct issues
- Updated and checked purchase orders, shipping documents, and sales orders on Blue Cherry
- Worked with design team on product approvals and sourcing trims
Fabric and Trims Intern
Proenza Schouler
New York, USA
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Developed textile manipulation, color-ups, garment alternatives, etc with Photoshop
- Examined fabric quality and ensured accurate yardage of incoming fabric, cut and labeled swatches, checked fabric into the Excel chart, and distributed swatches to multiple departments.
Materials Intern
Marc Jacobs
New York, USA
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Managed leather library, kept skins organized by tannery, and developed a new filing system for the archives
- Committed quality control by examining leather and checking it into the online inventory system
- Created fabric boards for the design team, binders for the PD team, and sourced fabric in midtown Manhattan
Education
Fashion Design BFA -
The Fashion School- Kent State University
05.2017
Timeline
Materials Coordinator
Tanya Taylor
08.2021 - Current
Associate Designer
USA Legwear
02.2018 - 08.2021
Fabric Assistant
Ralph Lauren
08.2017 - 02.2018
Materials Intern
Marc Jacobs
08.2017 - 02.2018
Product Development Assistant
Kahn Lucas
06.2017 - 08.2017
Fabric and Trims Intern
Proenza Schouler
05.2016 - 08.2016
Fashion Design BFA -
The Fashion School- Kent State University
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