LaQuita Houston

Worked closely with a team of designers, patternmakers, graphic artists, cutters, sewers and assistants
Conducted monthly line reviews to Senior management & Sales Teams
Managed Junior accounts for Macys, Belk, Dillards, The Buckle, Burlington, etc
Collaborated with Creative director, creating line plans, color stories, and trend direction prior to each market
Established and maintained relationships with oversea vendors
Designed new seamless Sportwear line for JCP

KIDS/GIRLS (7-16) & JUNIORS
Effectively offering new ideas and inspiration for developing new styles as well as producing concept/line boards
Cooperate with in-house sewing team & import factories, utilizing excellent sketching capabilities in translating design vision into marketable products
Assisting Creative director and sales team by fulfilling special requests or requirements
Collaborating with production department in assisting with all fittings and obtaining needed approvals
Sourcing fabrics & trims domestically & internationally with contacts in China & India & Egypt; managed color/print lab dip submissions, approvals, & revisions
Creating/completing all tech packs with needed information as well measured all garments before passing them over to production teams through NGC PLM
• Spearheading organizational method samples, trims and fabric
• Creating visual concepts, using computer software, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate our customer
• Exhibited great enthusiasm training and leading fellow colleagues to success with illustrator sketching skills & techniques

- JUNIOR, MISSY, MENS, BABY, DOG APPAREL, ACTIVEWEAR
* Highly skilled in offering new ideas and inspiration for developing new styles as well as producing concept/line boards
* Collaborated with sewing room personnel, utilizing excellent sketching capabilities in translating design vision into marketable products
* Supported Creative director and sales team by fulfilling special requests or requirements
* Interacted with production department in assisting with all fittings and obtaining needed approvals
* Sourced fabrics & trims domestically & internationally with contacts in China & India; managed color/print lab dip submissions, approvals, & revisions
* Created/completed all tech packs with needed information as well measured all garments before passing them over to production teams
• Spearheaded organizational method to logging trim and fabric submissions from domestic and import factories
• Implemented project management app on company platform design site
• Instructing fellow colleagues to success with Illustrator and Photoshop techniques

Worked closely with a team of designers, patternmakers, graphic artists, cutters, sewers and assistants Conducted monthly line reviews to Senior management & Sales Teams Co-managed Wal-mart USA account with Design Director Participated with designer, creating line plans, color stories, and trend direction prior to each market Established and maintained relationships with oversea vendors Designed embroidery/branding trims for seasonal collections * Mentored new team members exposing them to Wal-Mart protocall/retail link * Created store fixture layout of Core and seasonal collection * Managed license product to ensure we stayed within licensor guidelines

* Developed conceptual design, color, & print boards in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
* Participated in fittings to ensure that style line & specs were followed per instruction
* Tracked status of product development for market weeks & special programs
* Composed Tech packs with all relatable information
* Assisted graphics team with creating art for seasonal collections
* Communicated with Sales representatives and buyers daily
* Worked closely with screen printing department, acquired great knowledge of several screen techniques (foil, caviar, sublimation, etc)
• Designed several mini collections for Target, Sears, & Wal-mart that were best sellers
• Produced several ideas that were great promotional items i.e. bag with tee design
• Worked with Pre-production to size art for production