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Minsun Ku
Los Angeles, CA
minsunkuku@gmail.com
917-566-4419
-EXPERIENCE
Sweater Designer/Development Technical Design-Jessica Simpson, ONE JEANSWEAR, New York, NY 2014- 2015
-Design & Execute Sweater development of Jessica Simpson for all seasons from sketch to fit
-Create tech packs of sweaters developing yarn information, construction details, both hand and illustrator sketches, detailed diagrams, and measurement specification
-Create full size layouts of stripe, cable, stitch patterns and provide necessary sweater swatches
-Lead proto sample fitting on live model and decide on fit corrections with Senior designer
Communicate fit and construction comment to overseas vendor to make sure requested style fit is corrected on Sales Sample
-Communicate with cross functional team and vendors daily base to engineer garments cost for market maintaining design intent and quality
-Track and follow-up on sample status for market week and Travel oversea for F/W development
-Understand and Create research boards of current trends while shopping both locally and globally
Associate Sweater Designer/Development Technical Design-Jessica Simpson, ONE JEANSWEAR NY, NY 2012 -2014
-Design & execute Sweater development of Jessica Simpson (Juniors and Tweens line) under Senior Sweater Designers direction; from proto sample to Salesman sample for market
Associate Sweater Designer/Development Technical Design - Jones JEANSWEAR, New York, NY 2011 -2012
-Design & Execute development Sweater line of 4 brands under Senior Sweater Designers direction from sketch to Sales Samples; BandolinoBlu/ Gloria Vanderbilt/ Nine West/ Nine West Vintage America Collection
Freelance Sweater Designer/Development Design, CLUNY, New York, NY 2011
-Help to develop Spring' 12 Sweater line: approx. 50 styles from design to fit
-Create tech packs including technical detail sketches and spec and Lead proto fitting and Revise tech pack accordingly
-Create full size layouts for stripe, cable, stitch patterns, and etc
Associate Designer-Knitwear, LIZ CLAIBORNE INC,NY, 2009-2010
-Developed and executed for sweaters and knits collection: approx. 30 styles per a month.
-Researched and developed yarns,stitches, fabrics and trims.
-Created Embellishment layouts,sweater stitch layouts, and reviewed and commented.
-Created flat sketching, detailed garment construction sketches and initial tech packs.
-Communicated with oversea and vendors on daily base.
-Managed Design Intern and Freelancer on creating presentation board
Associate Designer-Knits & Wovens,LIZ CLAIBORNE INC,NY,2008-2009
Assistant Designer, LIZ CLAIBORNE INC, NY, 2006-2008
Design Intern
Liz Claiborne Inc. 2006/
Lutz & Patmos 2005/ Araks 2004
-EDUCATION
Parsons school of Design,NY
BFA in Fashion Design
Knit-1 Ltd, Brighton, UK
Certification: Machine knitting course
-SKILLS
SOFTWARES:
Photoshop, Illustrator AiStyleManaer (equivalent webPDM) MS Office Suite
Skills:
Detailed knowledge of garment construction, fitting, specing Excel in flat sketching in hand & Illustrator
hand knitting & machine knitting
For additional information please contact me at minsunkuku@gmail.com
