EXPERIENCE

Senior Designer- Women’s Apparel and Accessories
Kit and Ace (2024-2026)

  • Led Women’s Design for Kit and Ace throughout a major rebranding phase, partnering remotely with the Toronto-based design and production teams.

  • Collaborated directly with fabric and trim vendors to source materials and develop custom branded trims aligned with the new brand direction.

  • Led garment fittings both remotely and in person, ensuring design intent, fit, construction, and quality standards were achieved throughout development.

  • Designed 60+ styles per season across a diverse product range, including knit accessories, seamless yoga apparel, sleepwear, suiting, outerwear, sweaters, and other woven and knit categories.

  • Travelled to Toronto as needed for garment fittings, design reviews, and seasonal presentations, working closely with cross-functional teams to move collections from concept through production.

Designer- OTM/ Lounge/ Lab
Lululemon Athletica (2013-2022)

  • Designed and executed seasonal Women’s collections aligned with lululemon’s design ethos, owning the creative development of styles as well as the administrative management of product information throughout the season.

  • Applied product-use experience, market knowledge, and trend research to develop functional, innovative, and high-quality designs that balanced performance with aesthetic appeal.

  • Designed across a broad range of categories, including pants, shorts, skirts, dresses, tops, and jackets in both knit and woven natural and synthetic fabrics, incorporating advanced techniques such as laser cutting and bonding.

  • When at the lab, worked on collaborations and helped to plan and style product photoshoots.

  • Led garment fittings to ensure design intent was accurately translated through development and production, partnering closely with the in-house workshop to develop mockups and prototypes.

  • Travelled extensively to factories and manufacturing partners across Asia to conduct fittings, explore future product innovations, and research regional markets and capabilities.

  • Conducted international trend and market research in Los Angeles, New York, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, translating global insights and emerging trends into seasonal design direction.

  • Briefed fabric and trim developments, collaborating with internal and external partners to develop materials that supported product and design objectives.

  • Managed and mentored Design Assistants by providing training, delegating and overseeing workloads, and supporting their professional development.

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

  • Managing

  • Collaborating

  • Presenting

Career Highlights

  • Designed all time best selling pant “The Maven Pant” at Kit and Ace

  • 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