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EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
BONOBOS
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
NY - 2016-PRESENT
NEW YORK ASSISTANT DESIGNER KNITS + SWEATERS
designed fully-fashioned sweaters and knits for Bonobos and aided in production, fittings, merchandising. sourced yarns and fabrics while conducting meetings with mill representatives. created tech packs for factory manufactoring. Designed embroideries, jacquard sweaters and elevated brand product, peeking interested from Norstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and other wholesale markets.
COOL STYLE SOUND AND SUBVERSION NEW YORK NY - 2016 FASHION ILLUSTRATOR LAYOUT DESIGNER
organized and illustrated hundreds of fashions for coffee table book by V Magazine creative director Greg Foley. researched countless of fashion trends through the ages and internationally. collaborated with Foley directly.
ROBERT GELLER LLC NEW YORK NY - 2015 MENS DESIGN INTERN
hands-on experience with ss16 collection including sketching, fittings, photoshoots, dressing backstage at New York Fashion Week Mens, and buyer sales. researched and developed for AW16 collection.
TOMMY HILFIGER NEW YORK NY - 2014 MENS DESIGN INTERN COMPANY STORE KNITS + WOVENS
aided in fittings for knit and woven outlet company stores. organized design boards and verified knit color swatches for production.
PROVIDENCE RI CLASS OF 2016 BFA APPAREL DESIGN
STOLL AMERICA 2017 NEW YORK NY IBO KNITTING INTENSIVE
HONORS 2017
LIFEWTR SERIES THREE ARTIST DESIGNED PRINT FOR GLOBAL PRODUCT AND DEVELOPED RUNWAY COLLECTION FOR NYFW
FASHION GALLERY NYFW MENS 2016 CFDA + DESIGN GRADUATE 2016 NEW YORK FASHION WEEK RISD THESIS COLLECTION CHOSEN TO SHOWCASE 2017
SKILLS 3D 2D
skilled in draping, pattern drafting and construction of both knits and wovens. expertice hand and machine sewing. experienced in flat-bed, double-bed and IBO machine knitting. highly skilled at fashion illustration. skilled at developing fashion croquis, technical flats and presentation boards to effectively communicate design intentions. tech pack proficient. macintosh and pc. adobe cad (illustrator, photoshop, indesign), final cut pro, flash, microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint)