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Strong product developer and garment tech
Linda Sey
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Sutton, United Kingdom
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A highly skilled Senior garment tech and Product Developer with over 13 years experience in Womenswear, Menswear, Kidswear and Accessories, with a good knowledge of pattern cutting, grading and garment costing.
Also an adaptable and fluent communicator with a proven track record working with luxury companies to achieve success. Understanding of trend forecasting, fabric sourcing and maintaining good communication with Italian and Far East factories. Passionate about encouraging innovative garment finishing and new aesthetics.
Also an adaptable and fluent communicator with a proven track record working with luxury companies to achieve success. Understanding of trend forecasting, fabric sourcing and maintaining good communication with Italian and Far East factories. Passionate about encouraging innovative garment finishing and new aesthetics.
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
French
Good
Italian
Fluently
My experience
2019 - ?
freelance
Product Developer - Freelance
House of Holland.
• Ownership of garment specifications from development to production sealers.
• Measuring all samples, creating, amending and updating style packs
• Responsible for the creation of fully graded size specifications.
• Organising and attending fit meetings
• Point of contact for factories throughout the sampling period
• Liaising with the Pattern Cutter to ensure patterns are amended accordingly
• Ensuring all samples are on time and in line with critical path
• Maintaining and improving quality standards with factories visits
• Spot-checking production by making store and warehouse visits to ensure finishing is of a first-class standard.
• Analysing product returns and ensuring that follow up action is taken.
• Attending regular design meetings in order to update the team of sampling progress.
• Measuring all samples, creating, amending and updating style packs
• Responsible for the creation of fully graded size specifications.
• Organising and attending fit meetings
• Point of contact for factories throughout the sampling period
• Liaising with the Pattern Cutter to ensure patterns are amended accordingly
• Ensuring all samples are on time and in line with critical path
• Maintaining and improving quality standards with factories visits
• Spot-checking production by making store and warehouse visits to ensure finishing is of a first-class standard.
• Analysing product returns and ensuring that follow up action is taken.
• Attending regular design meetings in order to update the team of sampling progress.
Design, Developer, Development, Production, Patterns, UP
2016 - 2019
job
Product Developer
Fiorucci Holdings Ltd.
• Managing the timeline, budget and liaison with other departments
• Detail the specifics of prototypes and samples
• Sign off final samples and liaise with the Production team on delivery timeline
• Visit relevant material fairs to understand seasonal trends
• Select new materials following the designer's guidelines and submit them for his approval
• Develop seasonal fabrics and exclusives with mills, accessories and embroidery suppliers
• Develop metal trimmings with relevant suppliers
• Create seasonal structures: such as new heel lasts as per the designer guidelines
• Creation of specs for the first prototype
• Find suitable substitutions or help with any modifications of the components
• Liaise between the raw material supplier and the factory
• Verify that all samples meet the quality standards and Designer's expectations
• Handover to production ensuring all information is provided is correct
• Data input on Zedonk
• Detail the specifics of prototypes and samples
• Sign off final samples and liaise with the Production team on delivery timeline
• Visit relevant material fairs to understand seasonal trends
• Select new materials following the designer's guidelines and submit them for his approval
• Develop seasonal fabrics and exclusives with mills, accessories and embroidery suppliers
• Develop metal trimmings with relevant suppliers
• Create seasonal structures: such as new heel lasts as per the designer guidelines
• Creation of specs for the first prototype
• Find suitable substitutions or help with any modifications of the components
• Liaise between the raw material supplier and the factory
• Verify that all samples meet the quality standards and Designer's expectations
• Handover to production ensuring all information is provided is correct
• Data input on Zedonk
Budget, Developer, Detail, Accessories, Production
2010 - 2016
job
Production pattern cutter/ Product Development Assistant
Jon Adam.
• Oversee and assist in range planning and critical path development.
• Work with designers to create tech packs and liaise with factories worldwide
• Manage garment fittings, measuring and product development from proto stage to bulk production
• Frequent visits to suppliers in the UK, Vietnam, Portugal, Italy and Romania
• Quality control of fabric, prints and trims
• Amending production patterns
• Pattern grading
• Fabric costings
• Accounts with: Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Matalan, C&A, Next, Debenhams and Mackays
• Work with designers to create tech packs and liaise with factories worldwide
• Manage garment fittings, measuring and product development from proto stage to bulk production
• Frequent visits to suppliers in the UK, Vietnam, Portugal, Italy and Romania
• Quality control of fabric, prints and trims
• Amending production patterns
• Pattern grading
• Fabric costings
• Accounts with: Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Matalan, C&A, Next, Debenhams and Mackays
Product development, C, Development, Production, Patterns
2006 - 2009
job
Pattern Cutter/Assistant Designer
Armani Collections.
● Fabric costing using Lectra System
● Creating and developing patterns on Modaris.
● Organizing the order of appearance of outfits for the Catwalk.
● Testing tolerance on new fabrics.
● Pattern grading.
● Fabric and trim sourcing
● Creating and developing patterns on Modaris.
● Organizing the order of appearance of outfits for the Catwalk.
● Testing tolerance on new fabrics.
● Pattern grading.
● Fabric and trim sourcing
Sourcing, Testing, Costing, Patterns
My education
UNIVERSITY OF ARTS
Hndhncorequivalent, FASHION AND DESIGN
Hndhncorequivalent, FASHION AND DESIGN
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