Sally Kathren

Textile and graphic design, created and managed print library sourced fabrics globally for a team producing three clothing lines with total estimated revenue of $100M. Directed development of new fabrics in Asia based on European designs, worked with overseas printers printing issue resolution fabric testing and approval regularly worked under very aggressive deadlines. * Created responsibility for textile design and graphics which saved time and costs created allover prints from purchased art revised and recolored, put designs into repeat using Photoshop developed prints/strikeoffs monitored for accuracy and color. * Responsible for all fabric research and development, and sample fabric procurement for three separate branded clothing line launches: BCBGirls, Parallel (license at JC Penney), ToTheMax.

Researched market trends and created brand appropriate graphics under tight deadlines using Photoshop and Illustrator managed print library fabric sourcing and purchasing including negotiating for best price on over $2M of fabric purchased per year for juniors manufacturer with approximately 50M in revenue.

Project Management Coordinator/Web Publisher/Internal Communications (began as contract position) Project management for relocation of Providence corporate offices from downtown Seattle to Renton for 350 people, via ongoing support of the project manager including all necessary support associated with build-out of 75,000 sq. ft. of space developed, wrote and published content to the Providence internal website, maintaining Providence message and branding. * Developed and uploaded graphic work and presentations for relocation web pages on Providence internal website using Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint and Visio.

Designed and animated graphics for television programs on the Arts & Entertainment network including A&E Biography, Sell This House and $100 Makeover. * Digitally rendered furniture and other room elements in Illustrator and animated them in After Effects for episodes of $100 Makeover. * Animated graphic elements for the A&E Biography episode covering the successful television show, Married With Children, using camera and lighting tools in After Effects.