Role
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
- PGC - responsible for the delivery and management of the PGC Creative Pattern Cutting course including pattern cutting workshops
- MA Fashion Design - personal tutor, creative pattern cutting workshops, seminars and lectures
- Level Two Menswear Project - menswear seminars
- Level Two Innovation Project - pattern cutting demonstrations and workshops
- Level Two Collaborative Projects - responsible for the supervision of the delivery and staffing of Collaborative projects.
- Project Leader for Trend Tracking High Street fashion
- Schools liaison Placement supervisor
- New College Nottingham - verifier for Foundation Degree in Fashion and Foundation Degree in Fashion Interpretation and Practice
- Worcester University - on-line mentor for Level One Foundation Degree students
Career overview
(London based) Designer / Creative Pattern cutter for industry; primarily across high street retailers and brands.
Research areas
Past research:
- Consultant in body sizing, sizing surveys, pattern generation and sizing data, Computer Clothing Research Ltd,
- Nottingham Trent University for the following companies:
- GUS, Oasis - womenswear
- Arcadia, Debenhams – womenswear and outsize
- NEXT - womenswear and maternity
- Aristoc body contour, Awear disability charity clothing – womenswear
- M&S – womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and lingerie
- MOD / BAe – mobility assessment and garment pattern generation for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter pilots garment schedule
- Future Factory: @ NTU, Teresa Cole Textile Design, Funded research project developing a new clothing range - Lead Academic
- Future Factory: @ NTU, SAVVEY STYLES, Funded research project investigating the feasibility and market opportunities for a virtual wardrobe style advice - Lead Academic
SERVIVE: (project full title: SERvice Oriented Intelligent Value Adding nEtwork for Clothing – SMEs embarking in Mass Customisation) - Contributor to the Style Advisor research in relation to size, fit, body shape and pattern cutting - TCS: (Teaching Company Scheme) Meltemi Company Clothing, Funded research project developing specialist work wear for the healthcare industries, private and NHS - Lead Academic, product development
Current Research:
- Contributor to WRAP (working together for a world without waste), Government backed funded research project - Contributor to Tailoring
External activity
- New College Nottingham - verifier for Foundation Degree in Fashion and Foundation Degree in Fashion Interpretation and Practice
- Worcester University - on-line mentor for Level One Foundation Degree students
- AVA Publishing - academic reviews for book proposals in menswear, pattern cutting, manufacturing.