William Heard
New York,New York
Summary
Highly skilled Technical Designer, with significant experience in leveraging complex CAD and product development systems to implement design creation and solutions for high industry standards. Strengths include robust problem-solving skills, ability to learn quickly, and adaptability to new technologies. Previous roles have resulted in streamlined processes, optimized product designs, and improved cross-functional collaborative efforts.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
TECHNICAL DESIGNER (Freelance)
BTWEEN
New York, NY
10.2024 - 03.2025
- Collaborated with the design team to develop technical specifications for children’s special occasions, sportswear, and swimwear for cut-and-sew and seamless development.
- Managed cross-functional fitting processes, ensuring accuracy and quality in product development. High pace and high volume work loads.
TECHNICAL DESIGNER (Contracted)
ORLY CORP
New York, NY
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Over seeing new product development in men's, women's and kid's underwear, athletic wear, seamless, socks and hosiery for mass manufacturing markets.
- Including leading living fittings, tech data managing, evaluations and formatting for directional conversations with oversea vendors and production.
TECHNICAL DESIGNER
PERUVIAN CONNECTION
New York, NY
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Technical and product development of women's wovens, and knits with a focus on ready to wear styles, dresses, skirts, pants, jackets and accessories for cut and sew and seamless development .
- Coordinating technical development from benchmark to production, shipment, and sample approval. WIP responsibilities include conversation and scheduling for domestic and overseas.
- Evaluating and updating garment specifications and designs to achieve Peruvian Connection protocol standard quality assurance with technical specifications for domestic styles: reviewing all domestic bulk shipments for PC NY with corrections to final approval for shipment.
TECHNICAL DESIGNER/JUNIOR'S FASHION DESIGNER
HANDCRAFT MFG
New York, NY
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Contributing tech designer for mens, juniors, girls, boys, and toddlers' lounge, intimates and underwear development.
- Fashion Designer for Junior's Division. Including sample development from prototype to approval. AutoCAD creation, digital design, silhouettes creation, marketing, and planning.
- Garment fittings evaluation. Quality Control of production (overseas) company style and line development.
PLM SPECIALIST (Freelance)
DELTA GALIL
New York, NY
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Managing centric PDM/ company wide Data Base Maintenance. Organizing all date for technical packaging with a software expertise. Working specifically with licensing for Columbia Accessories, Tommy Hilfiger, Converse etc.
TECHNICAL DESIGNER
JORDACHE ENT
New York, NY
05.2019 - 06.2021
- Developing from associate technical design to mid-level responsibilities while working with women's and men's wear, technical specifications, and product development of wovens, knits, and denims for mass manufacturing for direct-to-consumer and company retail.
- Coordinating technical development from prototype samples, size runs, to pre-production, and carrying through styles. With a focus on constructional integrity, evaluation, and correction. Collaborating with the production and design departments for live fittings and step-by-step production processes.
Education
B.S - Technical Design
Fashion Institute Of Technology
Nyc01-2019
A.A.S - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute Of Technology
Nyc01-2017
B.C.C - Liberal Arts, Art History
Brookdale C.C
Lincroft, NJSkills
- Technical design and fashion design
- Product development
- Draping and pattern adjustment
- Illustrative art and fashion illustration
- Live garment fittings
- AutoCAD proficiency
- Tech pack management
- Vendor communication
- Technical drawing skills
- Quality control processes
- Concept development strategies
- Color theory expertise
- Technical construction methods
- Textile knowledge
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency
- Microsoft Excel and Word skills
- Apple macOS familiarity
- Gerber digitizer operation
- Accumark pattern design expertise
- Optitex digital fitting skills
- PLM programming advanced
- Webtech PLM
- Flex PLM
- Centric PLM
- YuniquePLM
- ONbrandPLM
Professional Work Examples (submitted or for request)
- Portfolio
- Technical Data Packaging
- Live Fitting Look Book
Timeline
TECHNICAL DESIGNER (Freelance)
BTWEEN
10.2024 - 03.2025
TECHNICAL DESIGNER (Contracted)
ORLY CORP
06.2024 - 09.2024
TECHNICAL DESIGNER
PERUVIAN CONNECTION
08.2022 - 05.2024
TECHNICAL DESIGNER/JUNIOR'S FASHION DESIGNER
HANDCRAFT MFG
10.2021 - 08.2022
PLM SPECIALIST (Freelance)
DELTA GALIL
07.2021 - 10.2021
TECHNICAL DESIGNER
JORDACHE ENT
05.2019 - 06.2021
B.S - Technical Design
Fashion Institute Of Technology
A.A.S - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute Of Technology
B.C.C - Liberal Arts, Art History
Brookdale C.C
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