After interning for Free People and freelancing for VS Pink, Nicole was hired in 2011 as the assistant designer at Saramax Apparel Group focusing on sports bras, bras and panties. Nicole and small team built everything from the ground up, her accounts were REEBOK, LAYER 8 and Loungewear, RBX, Cherokee, JCPenney Intimates and numerous private label brands. Over the next eight years she was promoted from the assistant, to associate and to her role as Designer. Nicole has developed over 500+ sports bra, bra and panty styles combined and has in depth experience in intimates design, research, construction & fit, specifically with sports bras/bras and most recently D-DD size bras and along with production schedules. After leaving SaraMax in April 2019, she joined Komar and Sons as a Designer for just over a year developing bras, panties and loungewear for Kohl’s, Cuddl Duds and Costco Brands.