Kaitlyn Vareha

EDUCATION: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Bachelor of Arts Major: Fashion Design MINOR: Marketing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Assistant Designer, Kohl’s Sonoma Kids (Boys) -Created an assortment of plaids and stripes for production use -Developed and Researched an assortment of tops and bottoms ranging from woven to knit fabric -Worked with out-sourced vendors on developing a range of denim bottoms -Researched and presented trend for must have items, plaids, stripes, and graphics

Assistant Designer, Kohl’s Jumping Beans Disney (Girls/Boys) -Researched and developed an assortment of dresses, tees, and collections -Partnered with the Disney team to develop collections for new major movies and television shows -Created color stories from each season that coincide with Disney characters -Developed entire collections before concept review with full samples to present -Worked with athletic fabrication to create an athletic Star Wars collection

Assistant Designer, Kohl’s Jumping Beans (Girls) -Researched and developed an assortment of dresses -Prepared tech packs and illustrator flats for production use -Worked with cross functional groups and attended all meetings -Researched fabrics and organized them for production use

Skills: Conceptual: Sewing, pattern making, draping, design, fashion illustration, computer illustration Business: Marketing, Merchandising, Cad assortment Computer Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Cumulus, 1PLM system, Generation Digital, and Microsoft Excel

SOCIAL: Member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority Kent State University Florence Program Kent State University New York Program