Susana Garcia
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A talented Sr. Fashion Apparel Designer with 19 years of experience and proven ability to get results in a fast-paced, rapidly changing industry. A Los Angeles native that has a passion for design, art and creativity. Has a broad range of experience in RTW Fast Fashion Industry, in categories such as Juniors, Juniors Plus, Boys & Girls Apparel within the 4-6x & tween range.. Has strong skills and knowledge working with pre-production & production teams, costing and technical design departments, as well as communication with overseas factories for sourcing & development.. Determined problem solver, skilled manager and dedicated team- player with advanced design skills in graphics and textile design. Built strong relationships with vendors and factories. Blends excellent design skills, strong knowledge of technical design background with a solid fashion sense to create innovative and cost-effective designs.
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Education
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BA Fine Arts ArtCSULA2002 - 2004
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AA - Fashion GE & Fashion DesignPasadena City College2000 - 2002
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Experience
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Sr. DesignerMad EngineGlendale, CASep 2025 - Present (10 months)Designing Licensed Apparel for Target Girls - Collections, Key Items, and Core
(Sanrio, Netflix, WB, NBC Universal, Dr. Suess, Miffy, Disney, Care Bears, Barbie etc)
• Identifying Market Trends and designing adaptations that fit into Graphic brand
driven apparel that identifies Licensor New Releases & branding
• Sketching, Fitting, Production Approvals, See Designs from Concept to Production -
DesignerHot Topic/BoxLunchCity of Industry, CAFeb 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)Designing Licensed Apparel for BoxLunch Apparel various licensing brands: Disney, Pixar,
Lucas Films, NBCUniversal, WB, Netflix, Sanrio, etc.
• Identifying Market Trends and designing adaptations that fit into Graphic brand
driven apparel that identifies Licensor New Releases & branding
• Sketching, Fitting, Production Approvals, See Designs from Concept to Production -
Sr. Designer2253 ApparelJan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)Sr. Designer of Knit & Woven Tops, Dresses & Sweaters
Research, Trends & Develop colors, silhouettes for Junior Trend Driven Tops Knit & Woven apparel. All Design details include research trend, competitive research, sketch, fabricate, facilitate pattern, tech pack, print, graphic and color direction working with Graphic Artist, Assistant and Pattern/Tech team. Create a Presentation & Development Line for Sales Meetings with retail partners. Collaborate notes with Sales Executive to create cost effective trend right product. -
Sr. DesignerSoho ApparelCity of Industry, CAMar 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 9 months)Research, Trends & Develop colors, silhouettes for Junior Tops Knit & Woven as well as Girls Tween & Boys apparel. All Design details include research, sketch, fabricate, facilitate pattern, tech pack, print, graphic and color direction working with Graphic Artist, Assistant and Pattern/Tech team. Create a Presentation & Development Line for Sales Meetings with retail partners. Collaborate notes with Sales Executive to create cost effective trend right product.
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Sr. DesignerSelf Esteem- All Access ApparelFeb 2019 - Mar 2020 (1 year 1 month)Research, Trends & silhouettes for Junior Tops Knit & Woven as well as Jr. Fashion Party Dresses. All Design details include research, sketch, fabricate, facilitate pattern, tech pack, print, graphic and color direction working with Graphic Artists, Textile Designers, Assistant and Pattern/Tech team, In House Sewing team, Pre-Production team and Sales.
Responsible in creation of Presentation & Development Line for Sales Meetings with retail partners. Collaborate notes with Sales Executive to create cost effective trend right product on Monthly Market basis.
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