# Catherine H. > Senior Apparel Design & Development Leader | Womenswear, Intimates, Activewear | Tech Packs | Raw Materials | Sourcing Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/catherineh Senior apparel design and product development professional with 10+ years creating innovative, inclusive, and high-performing garments across womenswear, intimates, activewear, and maternity. I specialize in the full product lifecycle: from market research and concept design through fabric innovation, raw material sourcing, fit development, technical testing, and production hand-off. My work blends creative vision with technical expertise, ensuring each style delivers perfect fit, comfort, and brand-right aesthetics while meeting margin and timeline goals. I’ve led launches for products stocked at Amazon, Nordstrom, Target, REI and more, partnering with cross-functional teams and international suppliers to deliver at scale. Known for my inclusive sizing expertise, supplier collaboration, and problem-solving, I’m passionate about creating products that customers love and that perform in real life. Open to roles in apparel design, product development, and sourcing where I can merge creative design with data-driven strategy to bring products from vision to market. ## Work Experience ### Senior Designer, Product @ Woxer Jan 2023 – Present | Miami, Florida, United States From our early days with Alex’s first Woxer prototype, to a community of dedicated Woxer customers, we only continue to grow. Listening to our customers is at the forefront of what we do as a team, while maintaining our values of inclusivity, diversity and making products that feel good. ### Designer, Isabel Maternity: Active, Athleisure, Intimates & Lounge @ Ingrid & Isabel, LLC Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area A new, exclusive line of affordable maternity fashion, Isabel Maternity by Ingrid & Isabel available at Target and on Target.com., created in partnership with high-end maternity brand Ingrid & Isabel. An innovative company with more than 15 years of experience in creating on-trend, fit-focused clothes for moms-to-be. ### Designer, Women's Intimates @ ThirdLove Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area There used to be two not-so-great options: sexy or comfortable. Yeah, we thought that sucked too. That's why we created Thirdlove - a third, better option designed for your body that lets you have both. As industry experts, we know bras and how hard it can be to find one that delivers. We make ones that make you look and feel your best. Join us and trade bad bras for ones that love your body back—because your boobs deserve to be happy. ### Designer, Young Men's Apparel @ Sears Holdings Corporation Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is a leading integrated retailer focused on seamlessly connecting the digital and physical shopping experiences to serve our members - wherever, whenever and however they want to shop. The company operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation, with full-line and specialty retail stores across the United States. https://www.sears.com ### Freelance Designer, Women's Active Graphics & Print @ LIJA Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Vancouver, Canada Area LIJA evolved from pushing boundaries in golf apparel to pushing boundaries in training, run, yoga and tennis apparel. LIJA is known for designing collections where technical performance apparel meets modern, innovative style. LIJA draws inspiration from global high fashion and Vancouver’s active lifestyle, to motivate women to express their individuality and move with confidence. http://www.lijastyle.com ### Designer, Men and Women's Active & Performance Apparel @ SUGOI Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Vancouver, Canada Area Bred in British Columbia, Canada from towering granite peaks and verdant coastal rain forests, SUGOI's product designs have been shaped by its environment from day one. Since 1987, our origins and the harsh Canadian climate have forged a culture of innovation and resolve that can be summed up in one word: Incredible. What we do: design and create performance apparel that doesn’t just meet high standards, it sets them. So you can do what you do: push your body and mind to perform at their limits no matter what the climate throws at you, from sudden mountaintop squalls to simmering desert heat. That interface between the athlete and the elements is where SUGOI comes to play. The rest is up to you. http://www.sugoi.com ### Designer, Young Women's @ Some Product Apparel Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Vancouver, Canada Area Some Product has always been treated as a large scale art project about a collage of ideas, inspirations and influences transferred into a fashion business. With local production in Vancouver, Canada we work very hard to ensure that all our garments are of the highest quality and are produced in an ethical and hazard free environment. Never choosing to stand still, Some Product is always evolving as a company and as a creative process. http://someproductapparel.com/ ### Product Developer, Men's Ready to Wear @ Le Monde Gris Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Vancouver, Canada Area Le Monde Gris is an attempt to derail the line between the standards of society and the complete abstraction of the avant-garde and open them up to individual perception. The aim is to influence but not to desecrate on the traditions that the public holds dear. http://lemondegris.com/about/ ### Design Intern, Women's Ready to Wear & Made to Measure @ Malene Grotrian Design Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 Assisted head designer in private atelier with pattern drafting, garment construction, fittings and dressings as well as adding adjustments or finishing touches on garments ranging from custom one of a kind gowns to steel boned corsets to everyday basics. http://www.malenegrotrian.com ## Education ### Fashion Design in Fashion/Apparel Design Blanche Macdonald Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 ### Bachelor's Degree in Bachelor of Sciences The University of British Columbia Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/catherinehou --- Source: https://flows.cv/catherineh JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/catherineh/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25