Senior Apparel Designer | Timberland |Stratham, New Hampshire

2014 - 2021 

 

• Designer of the newly created Timberland Pro apparel brand targeting the work-wear consumer. 

• Extensive international and domestic travel to factories and mills. 

• Provide market research of competitor products and strategies, industry trends, innovative materials, and consumer feedback to create a viable product line. 

• Create cost engineered styles that maintain distinguished product attributes and garment integrity.

• Design whole collections around coherent themes, function and price.  

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Director of Design / Apparel Designer/Charles River Apparel/Sharon, Massachusetts

​2005 - 2013

 

• Designed a yearly line of outerwear, workwear and team apparel that met the customers' needs and results in sales growth for the company.

• Researched trend direction and fabric technology to be used in the creation of product lines.

• Sourced and developed performance fabrics and trims.

• Created cost engineered styles that maintained distinguished product attributes and garment integrity.

• Educated and motivated the sales and marketing teams in seasonal trends and selling points of each new style.

• Traveled with sales team to present new styles for customer feedback and ideas for future development. 

• Reviewed color, fabric and fit approval with production team. 

• Participated as a member of the management team to address yearly design and development concepts and company brand vision. 

 

 

Senior Technical Designer/LL Bean/Freeport, Maine

​2001 - 2005

 

• ​Managed the technical design process for children's sportswear and women's outerwear divisions.

• Developed technical design specifications packages for sample development and production approved fit in partnership with the manufacturing vendors.

• Managed the fit and scheduling process with the product and design team.

 

 

Senior Design Manager/Bennett and Company/Newburyport, Massachusetts

​1994 - 2001

 

• ​Designed multiple accounts for this private label company specializing in sleepwear and lingerie design.

• Created designs for company's top accounts; Victoria's Secret and JC Penney.

• Generated company-wide seasonal trend and color direction boards.

• Designed and developed both custom and original embroideries and prints.

• Traveled to Asia to oversee production and insure design integrity was maintained and consistent across multiple factories.

• Supervised and managed design assistants and technical staff.

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Technical Product Manager/Mast Industries/North Andover, Massachusetts

​1993 - 1994

 

• ​Designed sleepwear and lingerie for the Lane Bryant retail stores.

• Developed cost engineering methods for bulk production.

• Coordinated target pricing with buying managers.

• Managed pre-production garment fitting process. 

• Prepared technical construction guidelines for factory bulk production. 

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