Coroflot

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EXPERIENCE:
NedGraphics
New York, NY
02/2011 – Present
Textile Software Specialist
- Assist customers with software and hardware issues.
- Beta test new NedGraphics software.
- Test and manage Wacom and color management hardware and software.
- Customer Training and Demonstrations of NedGraphics software capabilities.

Macys Merchandising Group
New York, NY
05/2010 – 02/2011
Designer, Bloomingdales Brand Hudson Park Bedding
- Select Fabrications, Trims, and Color Palettes for Hudson Park Bedding.
- Design Duvet Covers, Shams, Decorative Pillows, and Throws using Adobe Illustrator.
- Direct CAD designers to create textile designs reflecting the Hudson Park esthetic.
- Work with Product Managers and Overseas Offices to ensure production quality.
- Direct Freelancers in creation of presentation boards and design work.

Freelance Designer
February 2009 to April 2010
- Royal Heritage Home
- Springs Industries
- Avanti Linens
- Homestead Brands
- 24 Seven Inc.

JLA Home
Full Time Employee
01/07/2008 - 10/31/2008
Freelance Employee
10/2007 - 12/2007
Senior Designer, Youth and Fashion Bedding
- Design Comforters, Shams, Decorative Pillows and Window Treatments Using Illustrator software.
- Create Spec Sheets using Illustrator software.
- Create Bedding and Trend Presentation Boards for Robert Allen, Wal-Mart, JC Penny, Sears, Kmart, Target, Fortunoff, Bed Bath and Beyond, and HBC Canadian Markets.
- Give direction to China art team on creation of new artwork.
- Re-Color existing art work and create repeats using Illustrator, Photoshop and Ned graphics Software.
- Interact with and Travel to China Offices to oversee production of Robert Allen and Juvenile art.
- Position eliminated due to downsizing


Freelance Design
06/2007 - 10/2007
- Bardwil Linens
- Springs Industries
- Sander Sales

WestPoint Home
New York, NY
02/2006 - 05/2007
Home Fashions Stylist
Design Duvet Covers, Shams, and Decorative Pillows
- Fabrication Sheets using Adobe Illustrator.
- Create Basic Repeats and Re-Color Existing art work using Ned graphics Software.
- Select Fabrications, Trims, and Color Palettes for Charisma
Brand and Department Store Programs.
- Create Bedding Design and Trend Presentation Boards for
Charisma, Showroom Open Line, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and Linen
and Things.
- Interact with Product manager and Vendors to ensure
Production Quality.
- Position eliminated due to downsizing

Dan River Inc.
New York, NY
07/2005 - 10/2005
Fabric Stylist, Apparel Division
- Create Yarn Dye CAD�s for bottom weight fabrications.
- Work with Fabric Technician to ensure manufacturing standards.
- Create Trend Presentation Boards for Customers (VF Corp: Lee,
Lee Riders, Wrangler).
- Travel to Kansas City, MO for Customer Presentation.
- Position eliminated due to elimination of Apparel Division

Freelance Positions
11/2004 - 06/2005
- Freelance CAD and Color Support, Limited Express
- Freelance Textile Archive Assistant
- Freelance Designer/CAD Designer

Tri-Coastal Design
New York, NY
04/2004 - 10/2004
Designer, Home D�cor and Accessories
- Develop Waverly Garden Room Fabric Storage and Personal
Stationary items for Target Stores.
- Design Fabric covered Gift and Home D�cor items and related
Accessories using Adobe Illustrator software.
- Develop Pattern work and color ways using Adobe Photoshop
Software
- Prepare Linesheets using Adobe InDesign Software
- Provide Specification Drawings and Line sheets
- Position eliminated due to downsizing

Eddie Bauer Inc.
Redmond, WA
10/2002 - 04/2004

CAD Room Manager, 10/2003 - 004/2004
- Train designers and merchants to create and recolor artwork
in PrimaVision and Pointcarre software.
- Create seasonal CAD color palettes and distribute to
Design and Merchants.
- Daily maintenance of CAD software, Lectra server and Epson
Printers.
- Manage CAD room inventory of paper, ink, hardware and
software.
- Assist designers with changes and recoloring of artwork using
PrimaVision and Pointcarre software.
- Create artwork for graphic tee shirt program using CAD and
Adobe Software.
- Research and distribution of graphic and print direction to
Designers and Directors.

Senior Colorist, 10/2002 - 10/2003
- Sole Colorist for Men's and Women's Knits, Wovens, Outerwear
solid color matching.
- Approve colors to standard for all divisions of core apparel.
- Manage color approval process and support design approval
needs
- Manage and Train Direct Report of Colorist Assistant.
- Mentor design and Merchants in color issues for production.
- Help colorist assistant with distribution color standards to
EBI offices and mills.
- Use of spectrophotometer for color scanning and variation
control.
- Completion of 'Principles of Management' Class at Eddie Bauer
University.

Pacific Market International
Seattle WA
3/2002 - 10/2002
Freelance Design Assistant
- Create new lab dip approval program for Nike Carry Gear
- Approve development and production samples for companies such
as Nike, Target, Eddie Bauer, Tupperware, and Land's End
- Enter design details and technical sketches to specification
files
- Communicate with international and domestic vendors regarding
new and repeat products
- Support Carry Gear designers with bag design and flat sketches
- Create 2D presentations in Power Point

Sears Roebuck & Co.,
Hoffman Estates, IL
05/2000 - 11/2001

CAD Designer - Men�s Divisions, 05/2000 - 02/2001; Boy�s
Division, 02/2001 - 11/2001
- Created print, graphic, knit, yarn dye and stripe artwork
using U4ia paint and graphics functions
- Assisted designers with proposed colorways and merchandising
concepts to unify development
- Decreased cost at New York print shows by streamlining
purchases
- Created best selling screens for Spring and Summer 2001
Canyon River Blues tee-shirt program
- Advised merchandising and design of handbags and jewelry with
Accessory Product Manager/Designer
- Position eliminated due to downsizing

Nordstrom Product Development,
Seattle, WA
06/1997 - 04/2000

Design Technician (Design Assistant) - Halogen Men's Wovens,
10/1999 - 04/2000
- Create yarn dye and micro pattern/dobby CAD artwork for
proposed and final production using Info Design Software
- Assist Men�s designer with garment design, merchandising, and
flat sketches of woven shirts, pants and outerwear
- Maintain Web PDM information on specification, bill of
materials, technical sketches, for current and future production
- Communicate with domestic and overseas vendors to obtain
fabric samples and develop new qualities

Freelance Design Associate, 01/1999 - 07/1999
- Create technical drawings with Corel Draw for Classique
Entier woven and knit teams
- Assemble specification sheets for Classique Entier buyer and
vendor meetings
- Create textile archive library filing system

Colorist/CAD Artist, Young Mens Division, 09/1997 - 01/1999
- Create yarn dye and engineered knit artwork using Info Design
Software and Corel Draw
- Develop and presented color palettes and yarn dyes to
designers and buyers
- Design holiday style book for buyers
- Introduce packaging that resulted in department recognition
and bonus
- Initiate and manage donation of fabric for charitable
organization

Colorist/CAD Artist Internship, Brass Plum Jr. Division,
06/1997 - 09/1997
- Communicate with domestic and foreign vendors to verify color
and fabric quality for junior program including approval of lab
dips, strike-offs, and bitlooms
- Create presentation boards and color cards for seasonal
adoption meetings
- Produced print and weave CAD artwork using Info Design and
Repeat, EasyWeave software

EDUCATION:

2004-2005 Continuing Education, Fashion Institute of
Technology, New York, NY
- Nature Studies, Weaving 131, Creative Principles of Textile
Design

2001 Continuing Education, Harold Washington College,
Chicago, IL
- Graphic Design Software Classes using Photoshop, Quark, and
Illustrator (Fall 2001)

1999 Associate of Arts, Apparel Design, Seattle Central
Community College
(Time Magazine Community College of the Year, 2001)
- Design courses involving line development, color palettes,
story boards, and textile design
- Manufacturing techniques, such as technical sketches,
specification packages, production sewing, and pattern making
- Experience with industrial sewing machines, sergers,
buttonhole machines and pressing equipment

COMPUTER SKILLS:
- Textile Design Programs: U4ia, Ned Graphics and PrimaVision
- Graphic Design Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Corel
Draw
- Apparel design/production software: Web PDM
- Microsoft programs: Word, Explorer, and Outlook
-Windows and Macintosh operating systems

Farnsworth-Munsell Hue Test: Score: 2 (Excellent Color
Discrimination)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC),
Member, 2003
- Attendance of C2C Color Symposium, New York City, March 2003