EXPERIENCE
Designer- OTM/ Lounge/ Lab
Lululemon Athletica (2013-2022)
Designed and executed seasonal styles that reflected lululemon's Women's Design ethos. Was responsible for both the conceptual creation of the style and the administrative work of maintaining this information throughout the season. Utilized product use experience, market knowledge, and trend research to create functional, innovative, and quality designs
Designed a range of garments including pants, shorts, skirts, dresses, tops, and jackets in knit and woven natural and synthetic fabrics. Used technology such as laser cutting and bonding
Was responsible for fitting styles in order to communicate the design intent accurately. Partnered with the in-house workshop to create mockups and prototypes.
Travelled to Asia to factories to fit garments, work on future innovations and researched different markets.
Travelled to LA, NYC and Tokyo for trend research and inspiration.
Briefed new fabrics and trim developments.
Managed Design Assists by training, managing their workload and mentoring them.
Design and Production Intern
Osei Duro (2012-2012)
Assisted in the design and production of women's clothing line
Researched colour, print and silhouette trends
Drafted patterns and sewed samples
Worked with fabric dyers to produce handmade prints
Worked with factories and home sewers to produce garments
Helped to maintain blog and website
EDUCATION
Kwantlen Polytechnic University/ Bachelor Of Fashion Design and Marketing 2008-2012
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite
Hand Sketching
Sewing/Draping
Working Conceptually
Leadership
Collaborating
Presenting
Career Highlights
Brought to market 300+ styles at Lululemon
Designed Define Capsule Collection in celebration of Lululemon’s 25th birthday
Designed the “Perfectly Oversized Crew” which was part of the 2022 Olympics Capsule
Led the launch of Women’s OTC in 2018
Led the launch of Women’s No Sweat in 2016
Designed skirt for Osei Duro that was worn by Michelle Obama in 2012