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Head Designer
New York, NY
Mar 2018 - Feb 2020 (1 year 11 months)
Devil-Dog Dungarees & Private Labels (Young Men's & Boys - Denim Bottoms)
• Research and development for performance enhanced fabrics
• Verify and establish efficiency measures from development to production
• Develop, update, and export PLM details and tech packs
• Develop hardware, packaging, and branding materials
• Create graphics for specialty items (T-shirts, hoodies, hats, and masks)
• Finalize line for sales meetings and owner approval
• Model casting, styling, and photo-shoot assistance
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Senior Designer
Vanilla Star & Lazer Jeans (Revise Clothing)
New York, NY
Apr 2015 - Mar 2018 (2 years 11 months)
Lazer Jeans & Private Labels (Young Men's & Boys - Tops, Denim, Knits, Outerwear)
Freelance Designer, Vanilla Star & Private Label (Woman's, Juniors, and Girls - Denim, Knit, Woven)
* Trend research, sample and trim shopping
* Monitor status of development and bulk production orders with overseas factories
* Develop PLO CADs, and tech-packs for development and bulk production
* Develop and manipulate prints, graphics, embellishments, design plaid layouts
* Approve and organize: fabric, lab dips, handlooms, and print strike-offs for bulk production
* Attend fittings and issue comments, dictate preliminary specs on development.
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Designer
Travel Elements & Slinky Brand (Liquid Knits)
New York, NY
Jan 2013 - Apr 2015 (2 years 3 months)
Travel Elements for Stein Mart (Woman's - Knitwear, Cut & Sew, Soft Woven)
Slinky Brand for HSN (Woman's - Apparel Sets, Knitwear, Cut & Sew, Soft Woven)
* Conducted trend and trim research, shopped for prints, new textiles, and embellishments
* Developed and manipulated repeat prints and placed prints, PLO CADs, and tech-packs
* Assisted during fittings, and monitored (on-site) sample room
* Implemented pricing system that promoted business growth
* Created sales sheets for sales executive and owner
* Worked with fabric supplies and factories to negotiate pricing
* Approved print strike-offs, lab dips, and embellishments layouts on bulk production styles
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Print Designer & CAD Artist (Junior Girls - Intimate Apparel)
Mystique International
New York, NY
Sep 2012 - May 2013 (8 months)
(Junior Girls - Intimate Apparel)
* Conducted color research -Created prints, graphics, and patterns motifs in trend popular colors
* Created technical lingerie flats for factory submission and bulk production orders
* Prepared PLO CADs for sales and factory submission
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Associate Designer
Levi's & Private Label (Hampshire Brands)
New York, NY
Oct 2012 - Dec 2012 (2 months)
Levi's & Private Label (Young Men's & Boys - Woven Tops and Sweaters)
* Designed stripe layouts and intarsia motifs on sweaters
* Determined trend & customer appropriate colors designed plaid and stripe layouts
* Developed tech packs, input development into PLM, and sent samples overseas
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Freelance Designer
Joseph A. (Tharanco Group)
New York, NY
Jun 2012 - Oct 2012 (4 months)
(Woman's - Embellished Sweaters and Cut & Sew Knits)
* Developed garment embellishments and fashion knit stitches
* Input initial development specs for overseas tech packs
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Design Intern
Komar
New York, NY
Apr 2011 - Jul 2011 (3 months)
Walmart, Cuddl Duds, Carole Hochman
(Woman's - Intimate Apparel, Sleepwear and Lounge) * Data entry, completed tech packs, developed preliminary sketches, file organizing * Photoshoot and ad styling, sample construction and embellishment completion
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Design Intern
Charlotte Ronson
New York, NY
Aug 2010 - Nov 2010 (3 months)
*Assisted with model casting
*Contacted celebrity assistants to coordinate photoshoots