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DESIGNER
Summary

Established well-rounded Designer with a reputation for exquisitely designed collections, who consistently maximizes company profits and surpasses margin goals. Seeking potential growth that will utilize creative skills and aims towards commitment of team and consumer/brand loyalty.

Skills
  • Critical Thinker - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
  • Time Management & Communication - Managing one's time, as well as team's, to adhere to Drop Dead Dates
  • Adaptability - Being flexible to change as it comes and resolving in a timely manner
  • Social Perceptiveness - Working with team and taking leadership role to maintain brand direction
  • Attention to Detail - Thorough and complete work in all related processes to end product
  • Innovation - Demonstrated creative ability to design within business budgets, while following consumers' needs/trends
Experience
DESIGNER 10/2013 to 06/2015 MANHATTAN BEACHWEAR Cypress, CA
  • Designed multiple lines for department both International and Domestic
  • Completion of OZ Principle Leadership 2014
  • Ensure cohesive brand image
  • Led the research and development  of seasonal trends
  • Provided leadership in preparation of skus for line reviews and meetings with buyers
  • Participated in strategic meetings alongside VP of Sales
  • Frequent traveling alongside Sales-team seeking new market/trend ideas
  • Provide regular feedback on performance and counseling to direct reports
  • Style pkg. building, trim development, L/D & S/O, and BOM building
  • Managed fit process at the side of Pattern-maker to complete desired outlook
  • Created specialty designs for targeted LDPs; Outlet, TKMAXX, Marks and Spencer, Banana Republic, JCP., etc.
ASSOCIATE DESIGNER 09/2012 to 10/2013 A.H. SCHREIBER/ BLEU ROD BEATTIE South Pasadena, CA
  • Participated in all design aspects, product development and production, and communication
  • Manage workload and calendars to ensure all deadlines are met
  • Keep abreast of new season fashion and trends from around the world
  • Assist in artwork and sketching development
  • Attend development meetings alongside Sales/Sourcing
  • Set up of showrooms and accountability that all pieces were laid out for show/fittings
  • Aide with the set-up of story and color boards
  • Source and cut fabrics under direction of Head Designer
  • Liaise with Buyers to regulate skus needed for production, specialty and department
  • Managed fabric POs and deliveries
  • Directed all designs and fittings for U.K. department
DESIGNER 04/2010 to 09/2015 PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL Commerce, CA
  • Designed and developed for both international and domestic lines
  • Fittings, technical and constant set-up of designs
  • Managed Freelance Graphic Designers to ensure all concepts/designs adhered to brand-image
  • Style pkg. building, trim development, L/D & S/O, and BOM building in PLM
  • Purchasing of new artworks from studios shown
  • Hand drawings to display concepts for season line's direction
  • Technical communication with Florida Pattern-maker, ensuring fit was correct
  • Frequent traveling to Florida for demographic studies and trend analysis
Education
Associate of Arts: Fashion Design 2009 The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Los Angeles, CA, USA

Bachelors of Science  Business Management EXP. 2017
Awards & Honors
  • Certified OZ PRINCIPLE Leader 2014 - Present
  • National Young Leader of America 2006 - Present
  • Les Miller Outstanding Leadership/Scholarship Award 2006
  • Assistance League of Newport-Mesa Outstanding Leadership/Scholarship 2006
  • Pacific Life Foundation Outstanding Leadership/Scholarship 2006
Core Qualifications
  • Featured in WGSN 2015 Retail Analysis
  • Trend and emerging brand awareness
  • Spec measurements
  • Strong creative design skills
  • Merchandising
  • Creating Line sheets/Look-books
  • Demographic studies
  • Well versed in Adobe softwares; Illustrator & PS
  • PLM, WebPDM, & Gallery
  • Nedgraphics
  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Technical Drawings
  • MAC and PC versatility
  • Hand-Pattern work
  • Asia, Mex., & Euro Dev./Prod. Vendor Communications
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • MANHATTAN BEACHWEAR
  • A.H. SCHREIBER/ BLEU ROD BEATTIE
  • PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL

School Attended

  • The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

Job Titles Held:

  • DESIGNER
  • ASSOCIATE DESIGNER

Degrees

  • Associate of Arts : Fashion Design 2009

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