Katherine T

Develop footwear and handbag styles in summer lifestyle brand context for women's men's and kid's lines Build footwear line in collaboration with merchandiser to expand the product offering into year-round business for the fashion customer Research and shop the luxury, designer & contemporary markets for product direction, Collaborate with senior designer & creative director to detail collections Follow up with factories throughout product development process, track development of new styles Create specs/tech packs and comment on prototypes Establish relationships with new suppliers to infuse new materials & components into product, meet with local suppliers to source new fabrications, attend local tradeshows. Create original print and pattern for application on footwear and handbags.

Advise start-up shoe line on last shapes, constructions and refinement of existing designs Work one-on-one with company founder to identify product direction and update line for target market Sketch new patterns for existing constructions and execute technical specs for overseas proto development correct samples Arrange fittings and facilitate relationships with local footwear technicians, prototype makers and suppliers

Researched trends and organized trend reports for senior designers, assisted with reference shopping Sketched constructions and uppers following seasonal design direction Assembled boards for presentations Set up protos & design room for reviews Recorded notes during reviews and fittings Compiled specs, color cards and other supplemental materials for production

JEANS FOOTWEAR/JIMLAR CORPORATION Freelance Footwear Designer/CAD Artist Hand sketched women's footwear concepts according to brand's design briefs Researched market trends for concepts to adapt to brand's DNA Created vector drawings of footwear prepared presentation boards for sketch reviews and merchandise meetings Created diagrams and call out sheets for new constructions, sample corrections, hardware and outsole designs to communicate with overseas factories 2 FEET PRODUCTIONS, New York, New York

- Septmeber 2011 Assisted with design of handbags & accessories, produced CAD illustrations, sourced materials created tech packs Maintained samples & swatches, assisted with administrative duties, processed and shipped orders Promoted Viva Zapata at 2011 Chicago Renegade Arts + Crafts Festival and Grand Central Market visually coordinated displays

Taller de Fernando Lopez Bizcaino Shoe Making Workshop, Brooklyn Shoe Space/K Star Studio, Brooklyn, New York

Researched trends, created design/presentation boards & line sheets Sketched accessory, apparel & shoe designs produced technical drawings Organized design room, maintained sample library, prepared materials for design reviews ARC-COM FABRICS, Washington, District of Columbia

C.WONDER Designed and illustrated women's fashion footwear following brand's seasonal creative direction Researched and developed concepts for seasonal footwear collections including shopping high-end retailers for latest trend direction Presented design concepts to creative and merchandising teams for review Provided specifications of technical details for footwear constructions, hardware and patterns for proto development Made comments and corrections on footwear prototypes throughout development process