Katie Lynne Ograbisz

- Product Category: Dressy Sleepwear, Casual Sleepwear, Loungewear, and Daywear Dresses
- Managed development team workload and calendar
- Prepared and presented concepts each season to client through trend research, sketching, textile sourcing, presentation boards and a merchandised showroom of samples
- Requested development samples to factory providing technical sketches, artwork/placement detail (lace, embroidery, embellishment, print), construction, and measurements
- Communicated daily with overseas factory from development through bulk production
- Traveled to Asia visiting factories and textile mills
- Extensive textile sourcing/developing lace, trim and fabric
- Continuously achieved cost efficiency and ensured the customer's high quality standards and tight deadlines were met

- Product Category: Lingerie, Dressy/Casual Sleepwear, Loungewear, & Daywear Dresses
- Worked directly with Sr. Manager of Design and Technical on Soma Intimates account
- Assisted as many as 6 accounts such as Victoria’s Secret, Lane Bryant, Hanes, United Retail, Fredrick’s of Hollywood, and Soma Intimates
- Served as a leading digital illustrator both technical and CAD design
- Prepared concepts to client through trend research, sketching, textile sourcing, presentation boards, and a merchandised showroom of samples
- Worked with overseas factory to ensure deadlines were met and quality garments in terms of design aesthetic, fit, and construction from development through bulk production
- Requested development, publicity, fit, and PP samples to factory
- Measured and reviewed samples