Caroline Cockerham

About Caroline Cockerham

I’m a sustainability and innovation focused designer and product development leader with a proven record of creating best-in-class, disruptive textiles and consumer products. I live for well executed design. I believe that sustainability is a catalyst for innovation - an opportunity and a necessity for successful business in today’s world. I’m looking to solve complex problems and create beautiful, functional, and meaningful products.

Experience

1. Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

   Cicil

   Jun 2021 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   At CICIL, we make rugs from the ground up, using 100% natural, renewable, and non-toxic materials. We source fiber directly from farmer cooperatives on the East Coast and manufacture in the Carolinas, to keep our footprint small. We use minimal processing without toxic chemicals - and no petroleum based fibers, ever. Our products are designed to be loved for a lifetime using the highest quality natural and biodegradable materials. Check us out at

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Master of Science, Sustainable Textiles and Apparel

  2010 — 2012

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science, Fashion & Textile Managment/Development

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Knitwear Design
• Gerber Accumark
• Kaledo Style
• Concept Development
• Wovens
• Seamless Knitting
• Point Carre
• Roller Screen Printing
• Product Development
• Sustainability Strategy
• Hand Knitting
• Retail
• Merchandising
• Lectra
• Fashion Sketching
• Knitwear
• Sketching
• Pointcarre
• Kaledo Weave
• Ned Graphics
• Monarch Knitting Software
• Kaledo Print
• Trend Analysis
• Flatbed Seamless Knitting
• Pattern-Making Through Cad and Hand-Drawn Methods
• Eat
• Textile Design
• Material Development
• Mayer Knitting Software
• Mc3 Digital Nano Printing
• Textiles
• Fashion
• Apparel
• Sourcing
• Textile Industry
• Technical Design
• Adobe Design Programs
• Strategic Sourcing
• Weaving