Heather Jarosz Heredia is a multi-disciplinary designer living and working in the Bay Area of California. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Apparel & Textile Design and a specialization in Graphic Design from Michigan State University, as well as a 3D Clo Virtual Fashion Design Certification from Parsons.
Having worked in the New York fashion industry for 7 years she has gained a well rounded knowledge in knitwear, denim, woven tops and bottoms, and cut+sew knit tops.
The move to California sparked a career change into the Automotive industry. Using her pattern making skills and material knowledge, she’s shifted to designing foams + soft trim for dynamic automotive seating structures, working with PURs, non wovens, textiles, knits, adhesives, scrims, small plastics and electronics.
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HEATHER [JAROSZ] HEREDIA
b. 1992 Rochester Hills, Michigan. Lives + works in the Bay Area of California.
EDUCATION
2026 School For Poetic Computation, Form/Flow/Feel, New York, New York.
2025 Cornell University, Engineering Leadership Certificate.
2023 Parsons School of Design, CLO 3D Virtual Fashion Design Certificate, New York, New York.
2011 - 2014 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Apparel + Textile Design.
2011 - 2014 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan: Specialization, Graphic Design.
TRAININGS
2026 Zünd CNC Digital Cutting Systems, Zünd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2024 KL 867 Industrial Sewing Machine Maintenance and Repair, Dürkopp Adler America, Atlanta, Georgia.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024 - PRESENT Soft Goods Design Engineer, Tesla, Fremont, California.
2023 - 2024 Engineering Technician, Soft Goods, Tesla, Fremont, California.
2021 - 2023 Apparel Designer, Cut+Sew Knit Tops, Ann Taylor, New York, New York.
2021 Apparel Designer, Ideology Activewear, Men’s + Women’s, Macys Merchandising Group, New York, New York.
2018 - 2021 Apparel Designer, Charter Club Cashmere, Denim, Linen, Polished Bottoms, Macys Merchandising Group, New York, New York.
2016 - 2018 Apparel Designer, Womenswear Collection, Elliott Lauren, New York, New York.
2016 E-Commerce Manager/Graphic Designer, Cynthia Rowley, New York, New York.
2015 - 2016 Freelance Graphic Designer, Styleshack, Detroit, Michigan.
2015 - 2016 Design Studio Assistant, MP Fashion, Detroit, Michigan.
2015 Design Studio Intern, Minna Palmqvist, Stockholm, Sweden.
2014 Undergraduate Research Assistant, under Professor Xia Gao, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
VOLUNTEER WORK
2026 Board Member, San Jose Museum of Quilts + Textiles, San Jose, California.
2023 - 2024 Gallery/Studio Space Volunteer, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, California.
2023 Volunteer, Annual Benefit Art Auction, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California.
AWARDS | SCHOLARSHIPS | HONORS
2014 Finalist, Mix Couture Fashion Show, Cleveland Museum of Arts, Cleveland, Ohio.
2014 College of Arts + Letters Book Scholarship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
2013 Award for Best Concept, Apparel + Textile Design Fashion Show, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
2010 Gold Key Portfolio, Southeast Michigan Regional, College For Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan.
2010 Paint Creek Center of the Arts Scholarship, Paint Creek Center of the Arts, Rochester, Michigan.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | PRESENTATIONS
2014 MIX: Couture Fashion Show, Cleveland Museum of Arts, Cleveland, Ohio.
2014 Michigan Fashion Week Showcase, Detroit, Michigan.
2014 Apparel + Textile Design Fashion Show, Pasant Theatre, East Lansing, Michigan.
2013 Apparel + Textile Design Exhibition, Kresge Gallery, East Lansing, Michigan.
2013 Transparency Fashion Show, Eli + Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, Michigan.
2013 ‘One Book, One Community “The Yellow Birds” Exhibition’ East Lansing Public Library, East Lansing, Michigan.
2013 Apparel + Textile Design Fashion Show, Pasant Theatre, East Lansing, Michigan.
2012 Apparel + Textile Design Exhibition, Kresge Gallery, East Lansing, Michigan.
2010 Regional Scholastics Art Exhibition, College For Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan.
2010 Student + Faculty Exhibition, Paint Creek Center of the Arts, Rochester, Michigan.