1. MAGDALENA NYLANDER
64 15th
street, Brooklyn, New York 11215
(646) 298 7410, magdalenanylander@yahoo.com
EDUCATION Fashion Institute of Technology State University of New York
Bachelor of Science degree, May 2005
Major: Production Management for Apparel
Associate in Applied Science degree, May 2003
Major: Patternmaking Technology
EXPERIENCE
2013-Present Theory New York, NY
Senior Technical DesignerTheory Outlet, Women’s wear/ Cut & Sew, Wovens
 Collaborates with design to put togetherdevelopment tech packs including flat
sketch, construction detail page, measurement specifications
 Utilize software, digital photos,and technical sketches as a tool of
communicating to global vendorpartners.
 Conduct weekly production fittings. Approve fit, and construction of garments
within the development and production timelines, underthe direction of design
and production teams. Input standard grade rules into tech packs in preparation
for bulk production.
 Make appropriate recommendations on matters pertaining to specs,pattern,
construction methods and techniques to improve fit, balance, and overall quality
of the garment.
2007-2013 Polo Ralph Lauren New York, NY
Senior Technical Designer – Children’s wear/Girls Cut & Sew Knit
 Completed design specification packages,including: flat sketch with
measurements, construction details, measurement specifications with
appropriate tolerances and any required performance standards.
 Managed and facilitated fit session on live models and / or mannequins and took
the ownership of product(s).
 Collaborate with Design, PD, Merchandising,Production, QA, and vendors to
ensure the aesthetic,quality, delivery and business practices are achieved and
upheld.
 Daily communicated with factories in a timely manner to ensure we gave them
clear direction on construction and workmanship thru either written or visual so
that we could ensure a final product that was in line with the standards ofour
company.
 Managed a team of technical designers.Ensured that the team was following up
on comments, samples and maintained our production calendar deadlines.
2006-2007 24 Seven Inc. New York, NY
Freelance Technical Designer- Women’s and Men’s wear – Cut & Sew, Woven
2006 Araks Inc. New York, NY
Production Manager/Coordinator/Women’s wear – Lingerie/RTW
 Made sure that products were produced on time and were of good quality by
keeping good communication with manufacturers
 Communicated with mills regarding price, order minimums, delivery and lead
times oversaw the production process,drawing up a production schedule
 Monitored the production processes and adjusted schedules as needed to keep
the T&A timetable

2. Miguelina Inc. New York, NY
2001-2006 Patternmaker,draper / Technical Designer/Women’s wear RTW
 Prepared and maintained technical specs of design from initial samples into
production packages. Worked on first patterns thru production.
 Responsible for setting up fittings and evaluate fit issues on live models.
Maintained correspondence between factories and design regarding fit, grade
rule and fit approvals
 Reviewed construction techniques,attended fitting sessions,relayed fit sessions
to production
 Conduct quality control check of incoming production to make sure production
garments were meeting our quality standard
1999-2000 Lotta Inc. New York, NY
Assistant Designer for upscale women’s apparel
 Researched fabrics and trims
 Coordinated tradeshows and fashion shows
 Assist in overseeing the sample from muslin to finished products
SKILLS Knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Words,Excel, Illustrator, WPDM, Gerber, PLM
LANGUAGE Fluent in English and Swedish