Jacqueline Adames

Oversee design process from point of conception to finished products Assigns works to Assistant and associate level CAD designs and colorists Takes ownership of seasonal designs of colorways, prints, patterns, repeats and trims Develops custom colors, fabrications and trims Purchases and creates new layouts from purchased studio artworks Create pattern repeats and detail pages for on order artworks Manage seasonal color/trend direction and artwork purchases. Anticipates future production and development issues and solutions based on past manufacturing problems and concerns Offers creative solutions if the request is outside the brand sourcing strategies Follow up on all preproduction details: color, fabric, fit and trim to ensure consistent high quality Closely monitor the market, competitors, analytics and customer feedback to guide product strategy Review factory samples for pattern, color, repeat and construction Approves and advised comments and improvements on lab dips, prints, samples and dyes. Maintain a 24 to 48hour turnaround time with comments. Works with internal teams (merchandising, production, marketing) to select seasonal colors materials, and trims *

Takes ownership of seasonal color and materials forecasting Designs new prints, patters and repeats Supervised in-house textile printing Preformed digital sublimation printing Edited colors and graphics on NED Graphics Index's and preforms color separations Attends all Product Development Meetings including kickoff and market launch Preforms color turning and materials mastering to ensure color and material consistency prior to production Updates and maintains Bill of Materials (BOM) Negotiates and maintains material (textiles, foam, plastics and packaging) costing information Updates and receives costing information for new product development Ensured profit margins were meet Scientifically formulates color standards across various materials Calibrate spectrophotometer daily and maintain the calibration log Maintained color and print library Evaluated all submits by eye and with Datacolor spectrophotometers Ensure all design teams are following color room procedures

Color, Print and Designed Textile Cads, Prints, Patterns and Repeats Reworked purchased prints Recolor artwork based on projects and seasonal trend/color direction Indexed, cleaned and color separated purchased artwork Approved all submits for produced prints Research upcoming fabric and color trends Sent tech packs to vendors Assists in the creation of presentation and trend boards

Creates material and color codes Recolored prints, patterns and repeats Assigned style numbers Entered Bill of Materials, BOM's into PLM system Manage development calendar and T&A calendar Updates and maintains fabric closet