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Personal Assistant Care Taker CDPAP
Best Help Home Care Corp
Brooklyn, NY
Oct 2017 - Nov 2022 (5 years 1 month)
Personal Assistant Care Taker through CDPAP
Taking care of most aspects of an elderly person's daily life.
Help with grooming, dressing, cooking, cleaning and important phone calls.
Primary source of transportation.
Driving patient to all medical doctors and procedural appointments.
Corresponding with doctors on all medical and behavioral updates.
Discussing medical conditions, medicines and creating care plans.
Keeping track of all finances, making sure all bills are paid and everything balances out.
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Graphic Designer
Oct 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 5 months)
Design Nail Polish Bottles, Packaging, Paper Countertop Displays, Logos, Labels, Business Cards and Flyers for an international cosmetics firm.
Produce and maintain Brand Image graphics for home base website, as well as company’s Amazon and Walmart.com web-stores.
Create online seasonal campaigns, promotions, and other e-blasts with Brand Image designs and collections.
Process orders from WordPress-Woo Commerce / Backstage, Amazon and Walmart stores.
Calculate and process postage using labels for the shipping dept.
Enter and Process phone orders using QuickBooks, UPS and Shipping Easy.
Customer support correspondence with online stores clientele.
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Office Associate
Cross County Medical/North Shore LIJ Heart Surgery PC
Mar 2011 - May 2015 (4 years 2 months)
Answer phones 24 lines. Schedule and confirm patient’s appointments. Fill-in Front Desk duties. Receive patients. Collect referrals and co-pays.
Order transportation for patients through LogistiCare.
Assist 4 doctors and manager in various office tasks.
In charge of building maintenance checks, repair orders, and follow up.
Use Medical Software E-Clinical.
Heavy Computer Data Entry using Google Docs, Excel Spreadsheets, Outlook, and in-house Medical Patient tracking software for in-home sleep studies.
Assist patients in completing assessment forms including medical histories.
Educate patients on proper usage of take home medical equipment.
Manage/ Organize patient's appointments for take home tests and further lab studies.
Follow up with all incoming/outgoing patients, their test results and outsourced medical studies.
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Head Designer Babies Bed & Bath Items
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Mar 2009 - Mar 2011 (2 years)
Design Baby Bedding, Bath Items, as well as nursery and stroller accessories.
Design Private label Layette (pkg and hanging), Newborn, Infant, Toddler.
Market research. Sample shopping and Trend forecasting. Presentation boards.
Generated production sheets, accountable for print, applique, trim and color approvals.
Collaborated with Buyers to take the design and development process to completion.
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Head Designer / Executive Art Director Children's Wear
Danawear / Intradeco Apparel
Jun 2000 - Mar 2009 (8 years 9 months)
Designed Boy, Girl, Unisex Private label, and Licensed lines for major Department Stores.
Size range Layette (pkg and hanging), Newborn, Infant, Toddler, Playwear Sets, and Holiday Lines.
Designed Private label and Licensed Sleepwear/Underwear, and Girls Intimate Apparel, sizes 2 - 14
Designs also included Bath Items, Gift Box sets.
Designed Disney and Nickelodeon Licensed Tee Shirt Graphics and Playwear sets, for Infant and Toddler sizes.
Researched trends then developed lines and graphics, considering the budget and taste level of individual accounts.
Market research. Sample shopping and Trend forecasting for each season.
Direct communications and approval process with Disney and Nickelodeon brand development and design staff.
Designed "Mutts*" Organic sleepwear, and playwear sets.
"Pampers* Children's Wear" line. Pkg/Hanging Layette. Newborn/Infant/Toddler, Playwear, and Sportswear.
Collaborated with European Designers to create fashion forward children's wear collections.
Generated production pitch sheets, and accountable for print, applique, trim and color approvals.
Strong communications with overseas factories to insure smooth operations in development and approval process.
Designed packages and inserts for Underwear, Layette, and Thermal Sets. Mechanical specs and Spanish, French translation approvals (with help and communications with the U.N.)
Responsible for Print approvals such as Package, brochure, and Store Banner Designs.
Created Verbal and Visual Planograms for Supermarket, Drug Store Accounts, and major Dept. stores.
Traveled domestically to meet with accounts, and oversaw print production with color approvals at printing plants.
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Designer Children's Wear
Rashti and Rashti the Babi Gift Co
Apr 1999 - Mar 2000 (11 months)
Designed Boy, Girl, Neuter-layette, playwear, and holiday lines. Size ranges: Preemies, Newborn, Infants.
Introduced a clean, high taste level approach to design, while maintaining budget limitations for OPP lines.
Forecasted and conceptualized market trends in garment construction, print design themes, and color stories.
Collaborated with graphic artist to take the design and development process to completion.
Generated crouquis sheets for production, and presentation boards for buyers.
Accountable for print, applique, trim and color approvals.
Oversaw multiple projects while meeting deadlines, and promoting smooth work operations.
Traveled within the US, to meet with buyers for merchandising purposes, and deliver new season concepts.
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Designer/Graphic Artist Children's Wear
Franco Apparel Co
May 1998 - Apr 1999 (11 months)
Designed Boy, Girl, Neuter-layette, playwear, and holiday lines. Size ranges: Preemies, Newborn, Infants.
Contributed a modern, clean, and refreshing taste level for private label accounts, such as JCPenney,
Sears, Target, Walmart, K-Mart, among others.
Produced computer generated body silhouettes, embroideries, appliques, and print designs.
Wrote specification sheets for production.
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Head Designer Ladies Wear
Levy/Alanni By Donnybrook Division
Aug 1995 - Jun 1997 (1 year 10 months)
Assisted the President and Sales Executive in launching a brand new division within a large company.
Designed Ladies casual to sophisticated office wear. Holiday lines, Transitional styles, Moderate to Better taste level. Sizes ranges: Jr., Petite, Missy, and Large.
Conceptualized contemporary innovative looks that reflected key market trends.
Responsible for all phases of production, from first flat sketch through finished product.
Critiqued lab dips, dye lots and strike offs.
Sourced and designed textured fabrics, plaids, and trim with overseas mills.
Strong, and consistent communication with overseas suppliers.
Instructed a team of 10 pattern makers, 20 seamstresses, and 8 cutters.
Conducted fitting sessions with models.
Special projects including distinctive measurements, construction and fit, for private labels.
Direct correspondence with accounts such as Sterns; among others.
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Assistant Designer & Assistant to Co. Exec. Ladies Wear
Giorgio Sant Angelo Collectibles Inc
Mar 1994 - Jul 1995 (1 year 4 months)
Assisted in all aspects of design in Ladies sportswear. Sizes ranges: Jr., Petite, Missy, and Large.
Managed sample room, a team of 6 individuals, (pattern makers, cutter and seamstresses).
Worked closely with pattern makers, seamstresses, and fitting models, due to excessive absence of senior designer who resided in France.
Developed strong understanding of draping, pattern making, and garment construction. As well as markers and grading procedures.
Acted as liaison between sales, production and import depts., for several different product categories.
Sourced fabrics and trim from domestic and foreign markets. Interfaced with overseas suppliers.
Processed specification sheets, consumption, yields and costing.
Accountable for lab dip approvals, yarn and piece dye lots, strike offs, handfeels, and fabric weight.
Monitored sample room fabric library, and reviewed showroom display and sample inventory.
Coordinated Seasonal Fashion Shows for buyers.
Systemized and monitored distribution of all showroom pre-and post-production samples. As well as all production patterns to several overseas factories.
Assembled illustration boards, catalogs, and color cards.
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Production Manager / Assistant Ladies Wear
Three Times Lucky Co
Sep 1991 - Jan 1993 (1 year 4 months)
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Originated floral prints and color repeats, for Ladies dresses and blouses.
Illustrated presentation boards for showroom.
Conducted regular visits to domestic mills for production inspection, and fabric inventory.
Heavy computer data entry, using Lotus 123, and Excel softwear.
Assisted in writing cutting sheets, evaluating yields, fabric consumption, and costing.
Participated in establishing production schedules.
Updated and distributed shipping instructions.
Authored and printed "care, size, and made in" labels.