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JESSIE SILBERT
203.415.6089
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Oregon / Department of Product Design Pro Term Instructor / Portland, OR
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
Instruct, support and advise 20+ graduate and undergraduate students in the theory and application of soft goods creation and construction over the course of 10 weeks. Students will gain efficiency in the following:
Basic materials, content and constructions
Understand the characteristics of knit, woven and non-woven materials
Draft basic patterns
Prep files and operate a laser cutter
Use hot melts and different heat press tools
Back engineer a pattern/product
Operate general soft goods machinery
Ann Taylor / Senior Designer / New York, NY
Sept. 2015 - July 2018
Lead the sportswear and suiting divisions in conceptualizing, design and developing original concepts for the jacket, outwear, pant and suit categories that reflect the aesthetic, brand philosophy and standards of Ann Taylor.
Research and identify on trend inspiration, silhouettes, trim, fabrics, and sketch and CAD designs to present the line and season’s intent to leadership members.
Utilize extensive knowledge of construction to create tech packs, generate specs. Communicate and collaborate with overseas contractors on new concepts, construction, and costing. Work with tech designers and production to ensure feasibility of designs and meet price points.
Coach / RTW Designer / New York, NY
Nov. 2009 - Aug. 2015
Member of a small team of designers responsible for delivering two brand iconic collections a year.
Contribute design ideas, innovate through sketching, draping, prototyping, providing CAD work for print placement, artwork, surface decoration, new hardware developments and technical flat development.
Yigal Azrouel / Associate Designer / New York, NY
Mar. 2008 - Nov. 2009
Assist in design and execution of three collections a year.
Peter Som / Assistant Designer / New York, NY
Oct. 2015 - Feb. 2018
Celestial Buddies / Founder & CEO / Guilford, CT
Assist the creative director in all aspects of the design process to produce two runway collections a year and deliver production to stores including managing the studio and acting as factory liaison.
Dec. 2010 - Present
Plush company founded in 2010.
Earth Plush sent to International Space Center by SpaceX/NASA on the XCrew Dragon Mission in 2019.
EDUCATION
University of Oregon / Portland, OR
Sept. 2018 - June 2020
Master of Science, Sports Product Design
GPA 4.01
Awards:
Koehn Award, June 2020
RAINmaker Award, June 2020
ITAA Annual Conference (Virtual) - 2020 French European Inc. Innovation Design Award
ITAA Design Exhibition - 2019 French European Inc. Innovation Design Award - 1st Place
ITAA Design Exhibition - 2019 ITAA Award for Innovative Design Scholarship Graduate Student Level
MasterClass/ISPO, Munich, Germany, Feb. 2019
Research:
"The Variability of U.S. Women's Plus Size Product Sizing and Self-identified Size 18 Bodies"
June 2019 AHFE Conference, Washington D.C.
"How the U.S. Sport Performance Apparel Industry Sizes Up to Female Plus Bodies"
Oct. 2019 3D Body Tech Conference & Expo, Lugano Switzerland
Wesleyan University / Middletown, CT
Sept. 2000 - May 2004
SKILLS
Bachelor of Arts
Fine Arts / Studio Major
GPA 3.74
Computer Programs
Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator / Indesign / Photoshop
Microsoft: Word / Excel / Powerpoint
3D CAD: Rhino / Keyshot / Blender
Apple Inc: Keynote / iMovie
Shima Seiki/SDS-ONE Apex
CLO3D
Prototyping/Making
Patternmaking, Draping/Hand Sketching/Sewing (industrial, Strobel, serger, overstitch
Machine Knit Knowledge/basic programing
Technical: Garment specing / tech pack creation / PLM
Research / Mood Boards / Presentations
Hand Knitting