USF Collections, Inc/Black Jack/Young Men's

Sr. Designer & Merchandise Manager

USF Collections is an international apparel design, merchandising, and sourcing company providing branded and private label apparel for Young Mens and Boys.

• Line development, trend review/shopping, sketching and storyboards. 
• Tech pack developement and review of proto samples and sales samples. 
• Management of production orders which included sample review, and submitting samples for approval to our clients such as Kohl's, K-mart, Rue21 and Burlington.  
• Analyzed  garment and fabric testing results and communicated to vendors the steps necessary to correct any out of tolerance issues.  Traveled to factories to meet with our vendors and review production twice a year.  

Cutter & Buck/Women's Knits

Sr. Designer

• Designed knit garments for the Annika Sorenstam collection as well as the Cutter and Buck's  Ladies line. 
• Presented seasonal design lines to our internal team. 
• Managed Assistant Designer and worked closely with Technical Designer on knit category.