Stephannie Kia
Priority Designs: Sr. Softgoods Designer
- Role
- Sr Soft Goods Designer at Priority Designs
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephannie Kia
Experienced Softgoods Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the design…
Experience
Sr Soft Goods Designer
Feb 2015 — Present · Columbus, OH, US
Experienced Sr. Designer with a demonstrated expertise in leading and collaborating with teams in the apparel and knit industries. Skilled in design, project management, materials sourcing, knit wear, wearable tech, patterning, draping, fit development, Stoll ADF knitting machines, seamless construction and seamless applications. Strong professional subject matter expert in a range of garment and soft goods developments with a Bachelor of Design focused on Fashion Design from Ryerson University. Design and Project Management: • Expert in leading a creative team, designing, sourcing, and sample development • Project manage and collaborate with clients, designers, engineers, and vendors to implement designs into manufacturable commercial products• Quote project SOW’s and oversee/ track project budgets and schedules• Plan and facilitate client meetings and sample fit sessions • Experienced in holistic development for apparel, intimates and medical industries• Lead and support team members to develop knit, cut/sew, and sew free products• Travel to trade-shows for materials sourcing and trend forecasting 3D Knitting / Cut and Sew / Sew Free• Develop technical packages for manufacturing which include sketches, patterns, stitch layouts, construction details, grading, comments, and bill of materials• Create iterative digital sketches in Illustrator for apparel lines• Prototype samples, draft, and digitize 2D Optitex/Gerber patterns• Monitor samples for quality and design specifications from vendors • Travel to contract manufacturers and vendors for bulk development • Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop style lines and prioritize workload in a fast pace environment• Collaborate in sketch reviews and global fits to determine seasonal collections
Skills
- Draping
- Cad
- Plm Tools
- Illustration
- Fashion Design
- Sewing
- Pattern Design
- Grading
- Microsoft Office
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Tech Packs
- Pdm
- Sweaters
- Indesign
- Fitting
- Gerber Accumark
- Garment Fitting
- Optitex
- Technical Design
- Stoll M1plus
- Pattern Drafting
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