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Senior Designer, Girls Dresses and Sportswear
Genuine Rose Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
May 2012 - Present (12 years 5 months)
* Design and merchandise girls dresses and sportswear for big box retailers for 2 major lines a year Spring and Holiday plus other projects throughout the year as needed, average 175-200 garments per line.
* Design embroideries, appliqués and screen prints as needed
* Work with overseas factories to ensure highest product quality and fit
* Work with fabric mills on lab dips and fabric qualities for each line
* Develop trims as needed
* Work on print/fabric direction and color stories with vendors to create unique and trend right fabrications for each season. * Travel to appointments with buyers as requested
* Manage time and action calendars for production fabrics and trims
* Trend and competitive shop on a weekly basis
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Disney Consumer Products
The Walt Disney Company
Glendale, CA
Jun 2007 - Jan 2011 (3 years 7 months)
Toys Product Development Plush
* Manage product development of plush toys for over 400 SKU's per year to consistently meet designated timelines and price points.
* Manage Time & Action calendars and monitor sample approval timelines.
* Travel overseas twice a year for initial line development with the licensee
* Work with product Integrity to produce products that consistently pass stringent product safety standards.
* Provide graphic artwork as needed for Marketing and PR campaigns.
* Work with other lines of business to develop products that generate incremental sales.
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Technical Designer - Softlines
Disney Shopping Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2004 - Jun 2007 (2 years 8 months)
* Created garment specs and technical drawings for apparel, costumes and accessories in all size ranges approximately 300 SKU's a year.
* Worked with overseas vendors on a daily basis, to ensure proper fit and product execution to meet online launch deadlines
* Conducted fit sessions twice a week with designers and merchants to ensure proper styling, fit and artwork placement for 4 lines a year.
* Maintained sample tracking log in for all SKU's
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Senior Designer 7-16 Sportswear and 4-6X Dresses & Sportswear
Kellwood Corporation/ My Michelle
Jun 2000 - May 2003 (2 years 11 months)
* Designed and merchandised girl's sportswear targeted to mid tier and department store markets 80 garments per month/10 months per year (avg)
* Created all artwork and trims as needed.
*Worked with patternmaker and sample makers on daily basis to assure best style and fit
* Supervised 5 sewers and one assistant on a daily basis in regards to garment design and construction.
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Design Room Manager (1 year)
Evy of California
Los Angeles, CA
May 1999 - May 2000 (1 year)
* Managed 6 apparel designers, 3 Design Assistants, 2 Technical Designers and 10 sewers to produce 4 lines of girls' apparel a year
* Delegated responsibilities as needed to complete projects and meet all timelines for sales appointments and line reviews.
* Reported to VP of Sales and Production and managed flow of product cycle to meet desired sales and profit margins.