Madison Heim
Designer
Denver, CO, USAWork Experience
Outward Hound
Technical Designer
• Managed communication between product line managers, designers and factories with product development, to hit cost standards & brand esthetic through construction, labor and materials
• Oversaw tech pack and BOM creation and revision throughout all soft good development (plush toys, gear items and clothing)
• Led the development (mock ups, technical pattern making, product testing, tech pack design) of 3 new products (unique to the pet industry) in collaboration with the Director & CEO, unique to the pet industry
• Developed a digital and physical material library for all new and stock fabric, trims and hardware
• Oversaw tech pack and BOM creation and revision throughout all soft good development (plush toys, gear items and clothing)
• Led the development (mock ups, technical pattern making, product testing, tech pack design) of 3 new products (unique to the pet industry) in collaboration with the Director & CEO, unique to the pet industry
• Developed a digital and physical material library for all new and stock fabric, trims and hardware
October 2018
- October 2019
Centennial, Colorado, United States
Goldbug
Designer
• Designed up to 300 styles per season of baby, infant & toddler accessories for stores such as Target & Walmart
• Worked in four season cycles developing accessories through trend research, competitor research, mood boards, presentation material, color palettes, concept sketching, tech pack design and material outsourcing. Products included children’s: shoes, socks, tights, purses and hair accessories (headwraps, headbands, clips etc.)
• Created a research document on material standards and factory capabilities used across all products, which was distributed to everyone in the company (around 80 people) to educate and maintain consistency across departments. All departments continue to use this document to reference when communicating about product processes.
• Worked in four season cycles developing accessories through trend research, competitor research, mood boards, presentation material, color palettes, concept sketching, tech pack design and material outsourcing. Products included children’s: shoes, socks, tights, purses and hair accessories (headwraps, headbands, clips etc.)
• Created a research document on material standards and factory capabilities used across all products, which was distributed to everyone in the company (around 80 people) to educate and maintain consistency across departments. All departments continue to use this document to reference when communicating about product processes.
January 2015
- November 2017
Denver, Colorado, United States
Free Air Inc
Product Design Intern
Free Air has created a portable respirator
that delivers comfortable, healthy
air to people in polluted areas of the
world. My role included developing the
soft face mask and the bag holding the
respirator.
that delivers comfortable, healthy
air to people in polluted areas of the
world. My role included developing the
soft face mask and the bag holding the
respirator.
June 2015
- September 2015
North Carolina, United States
Savannah College Of Art & Design
Resident Assistant
September 2012
- March 2014
Georgia, United States
Krochet Kids International
Production Assistant Intern
Non-Profit organization directed at
empowering women in Lima Peru to overcome
poverty. Responsibilities centered in the
knitwear department included quality
control of products, knit inventory management,
communicating to knitters, and
working in a developing nation at United
States standards.
empowering women in Lima Peru to overcome
poverty. Responsibilities centered in the
knitwear department included quality
control of products, knit inventory management,
communicating to knitters, and
working in a developing nation at United
States standards.
June 2014
- December 2014
Lima, Peru
Education
Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fibers
September 2011
- November 2015
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Skills
Basketry Weaving,
Collaboration,
Crochet,
Drawing,
Dyeing,
Embroidery,
Knitting,
Leadership,
Marathon,
Painting,
Photoshop,
Printmaking,
Quilting,
Running,
Sewing,
Spinning,
Textile,
Watercolor,
Weaving,