Hi, I’m
Megan Soria
Seattle,WA
Summary
A self motivated, driven, passionate, and creative design lead with 10+ years of industry experience. With a diverse background in women’s, children’s and menswear, varying across knit, woven, & denim categories. A personal denim & outerwear enthusiast, I’ve had the opportunity to develop beautiful product lines that have proven successful sell through’s while maintaining brand identity. I also have a strong eagerness to continue to move forward with eco and sustainable fashion to positively impact our environmental foot print.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Tommy Bahama Inc.
Designer- Outerwear, Denim & Woven Bottoms
03.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Manage and concept women’s outerwear, denim and woven bottoms categories.
- Develop a activewear program for new branch of women’s business. Focusing on performance and sustainable attributes for functional and active lifestyle products.
- Contribute to women's outerwear KI and overall bottoms business, increasing growth by 18%.
- Partner with sourcing and materials on new fabric innovations, sustainable practices, performance features. Transitioned all of women’s denim wash processes to be 100% sustainable.
- Collaborate with PD, tech, and production teams with accurate and timely execution of product life cycle.
- Communicate with merch partners on previous selling units, product strategy, and seasonal line plan sku's.
- Manage Assistant Designer, and assist in onboarding new hire team members.
- Travel
Gymboree Group
Designer- Girls Outlet
01.2018 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Developed seasonal designs for outlet brand- cut and sew knits, sweaters, wovens, outerwear, denim and swim.
- Managed line plan of appx 370 skus per season.
- Collaborated with Design Director on product strategy and new branding directives.
- Led CFT weekly meetings reviewing costing, sampling, and execution.
- Partnered with Merchandisers on previous best sellers, buying strategy, and future developments.
- Developed and maintained accurate tech packs
Kellwood Apparel
Designer/Product Developer- GB Girls & Social
09.2014 - 01.2018
Job overview
- Managed all communication with vendors for overseas sampling and development
- Designed new process for vendor developments, with the creation of tracking charts through excel to reflect TNA's.
- Worked closely with sales, operations and vendors to deliver quality product production.
- Partnered with VP's of Sales & Sourcing to finalize target costs, retails, and style counts.
- Input all BOM's, cost, and vendor info into Web PDM. Initial TP creation
- Mentored and trained assistant designers and interns.
Nation LTD
Technical Designer
02.2013 - 09.2014
Henry Duarte
Freelance Designer-Men's & Women's Denim
03.2013 - 08.2013
Education
The Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingLos Angeles, CA
Associate of Arts from Fashion Apparel Design
06.2020
University Overview
- Dean's List- 4th Semester 2010
- Brand Identity Showcase
Skills
- Trend, Concept & Design
- Sketching
- Strong eye for detail
- Problem solving
- Strong oral & written communication
- Programs: Adobe Creative Suite, Flex PLM, Web PDM, Microsoft Office Suite
Timeline
Designer- Outerwear, Denim & Woven Bottoms
Tommy Bahama Inc.
03.2019 - Current
Designer- Girls Outlet
Gymboree Group
01.2018 - 01.2019
Designer/Product Developer- GB Girls & Social
Kellwood Apparel
09.2014 - 01.2018
Freelance Designer-Men's & Women's Denim
Henry Duarte
03.2013 - 08.2013
Technical Designer
Nation LTD
02.2013 - 09.2014
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Associate of Arts from Fashion Apparel Design
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