Theresa Brush has over 25 years of experience in fashion product development and design. She has expertise in all phases of the design process from concept development to production. This includes sourcing fabrics and materials, patternmaking, prototyping, technical design, and ensuring production meets quality standards. She has worked for brands like JC Penney, Victoria's Secret, and led her own children's wear line. Her skills include technical design, patternmaking, garment construction, and meeting tight production timelines.

1. Theresa Brush
Fashion Product Development
46 GREEN STREET NORTHBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS 01532
Having a special edge in Fashion
Development and designing clothing is
being able to both create and engineer.
Twenty-five years of experience in design,
technical, design, manufacturing and
product development. Experience
encompasses all phases of the creation of
multi-sexes and styes, in knits or wovens.
These processes include sourcing fabrics,
trims, inner linings & interfacings,
including limitations to laws, where they
apply.
Expertise in the execution of the first
sample to production; fitting the garment
on live model, communicating the pattern
corrections to factory, and finalizing the
pattern for production. Easily develops
production packets, including detailed
sketching, grading rules and other
company standards for a sound final
garment.
Great sense of industry timelines for
development and production.
Extensive knowledge of fabrics, trims,
hardware and technically intense
industrial sewing machinery.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
o Over 25 years of experience in
product design, technical design and
the technology and process of
clothing manufacturing.
o Uncommon talent to view garments
in different ways to improve fit,
function, and aesthetics. Relying on
those abilities to increase sales
through not only appealing,
technical sound garments for the
customer, but designs for full
consumption at the retail end.
o Knowledge of broad range of
fabrics, including traditional and
non-traditional.
o Documented with the ability to use
the left and right sides of the brain
for creative and technical
applications.
o Proficient in the operation and
mechanics of industrial sewing
machines.
o Well-versed in presenting ideas and
opinions to diverse groups and in
diverse settings.
!*Specific garment experience in Children’s wear, lingerie,
sleepwear, lounge wear, men’s sportswear, men’s and
women’s outerwear, performance wear,and more!
Togs2Go New York, NY 10011
Lead Designer/ Founder 2002-2007
o Researched, designed, engineered, produced and marketed boutique
children’s wear.
o Sourced fabrics, trims and accessories adhering to all governmental laws
pertaining to children’s wear.
o Developed and produced first season by hand. Sampling, fitting,
patternmaking, grading, cutting, bundling and production done in studio.
o Penetrated the children’s wear industry by participating in New York City
wholesale shows at Javitz Convention Center.
o Marketed own photographical and computerized plan used to sell at The
Children’s Show at Javitz Convention Center and others.
o !JC PENNEY 6500 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024
Private Label Lead Designer 1995-1997
o Applied knowledge of Anthropometry to create active wear for the USA
Olympic Men’s Team; increasing movability using body measurements and
body movement.
o Premier designer promoted to begin the In-House Designer pilot program.
o Presented Women’s wear line design ideas to buyers and upper management
recommending multiple suppliers providing price and production options.
o Organized a fashion show to present newly created line of Women’s wear to
buyers.
!VICTORIA’S SECRET 45 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01959
Senior Technical Designer/Product Developer 1990-1995
o Promoted to Senior Technical Designer after one year.
o Presented lingerie lines to buyers using industry trend and color analysis,
story boards and first samples.
o Utilized grading, digitizing, fitting and tailoring knowledge for women’s
lingerie.
o Created technically detailed sketches of fit changes to Chinese factories
through flat sketches and actual pattern changes. Oversaw the production
process at factories.
o Responsible for PDM packets and staying within production timelines.
!BARRY BRICKEN 20b Gwynns Court, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Assistant to Head Pattern maker 1989-1991
Digitizer and Marker Maker 1988-1989
o Attained proficiency in digitizing and pattern making of tailored garments.
!JAPANALIA 11 Whitney Street, Hartford, CT 06105
Assistant to Owner/Designer 1987-1988
o Acquired first-hand knowledge of patterns, cutting and fabric utilization,
and efficient production sewing.
University of Connecticut,Storrs, Ct:
Bachelor of Science
in Fashion Design with a concentration in Technical Design
received Volleyball Scholarship for Division I University