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LEATHER ACCESSORY DESIGNER
Summary

·Completed a 9 month program in Leather accessory design/construction and pattern making using the same saddle stitch and finishing techniques of Hermes Atelier in Paris France. 

10 years experience in the apparel/retail industry ·Product Design and Development experience in woven, sweaters, and cold weather accessories. ·Retail buyer for independent store. Categories included jewelry, gift, home, accessories, and baby. 

Experience
01/2012 - Current
April in Paris － San Francisco, CA Leather Accessory designer

Assist in the production of high end leather accessories from pattern making, preparing and cutting leather, hand saddle stitch, machine sewing, and leather finishing. 

 

Assist in teaching evening classes for beginning pattern making, leather hand stitching and finishing techniques. 
10/2010 - 09/2012
Earthsake － Berkeley, CA Buyer/Merchandiser
  • Provide buying and merchandising strategy for all categories including bedding, body, sleep, jewelry, baby, and gift.
  • Review sales performance and market data to create actionable insights for business.
  • Research market trends to understand consumer, customer, and competitors.
  • Assess product assortment, pricing strategy, growth opportunities, and product line volume and profit margins.
01/2005 - 09/2008
Hand & Mind Gallery － Emeryville, CA Buyer/Merchandiser
  • Oversaw all points of operations including managing and training sales team, sales projections and budgets per season, buying and planning inventory, marketing, and merchandising.
  • Attended trade shows in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
  • Featured works from local Bay Area artists.
  • Bought assortments for several categories ranging from jewelry, accessories, home, garden, gift, and baby.
01/2004 - 01/2005
Knitwear Network － Seattle, WA Sales Rep/Design, Knitwear Network
  • Knitted design samples on industrial Dubied and Brother machines from fine gauge to bulky yarns.
  • Assisted owner with design concepts for sampling.
  • Travelled monthly for sales trips to New York to meet with design clients.
  • Worked trade shows in New York and San Francisco.
  • Travelled to Florence, Italy for the Pitti Filati yarn expo show.
02/2000 - 12/2004
Eddie Bauer － Redmond, WA Assistant Designer
  • Researched seasonal trends, worked with trend services, and yarn mills.
  • Prepared seasonal concept boards and key looks.
  • Created specification packages and pattern requests for initial prototype samples.
  • Created all CAD artwork.
  • Managed and approved lab dips, trims, and bulk from initial sampling through production.
  • Daily communications with off shore and domestic vendors concerning design and development.
  • Managed production calendar to meet deadlines for each delivery window.
  • Partnered with technical designer to ensure proper fit of all samples through pre-production.
  • Designed a line of knit accessories for men and women.
Education
2012
Amblard Atelier － San Francisco, CA, USA certificate of completion: Leather accessory design

Completed a 9 month program in leather making from Amblard Atelier. Main areas of concentration were on pattern making, saddle stitch, machine sewing and finishing techniques all used for over 200 hundred years and passed on through the teaching and training from Hermes Atelier in Paris, France. 
1999
Seattle Central － Seattle, WA, USA Associate of Applied Science: Apparel Design
1994
University of Michigan － Ann Arbor, Mi, USA Bachelor of Arts: Liberal Arts
Eastern Michigan University － Ypsilanti, MI, USA textile science
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • April in Paris
  • Earthsake
  • Hand & Mind Gallery
  • Knitwear Network
  • Eddie Bauer

School Attended

  • Amblard Atelier
  • Seattle Central
  • University of Michigan
  • Eastern Michigan University

Job Titles Held:

  • Leather Accessory designer
  • Buyer/Merchandiser
  • Sales Rep/Design, Knitwear Network
  • Assistant Designer

Degrees

  • certificate of completion : Leather accessory design
    Associate of Applied Science : Apparel Design
    Bachelor of Arts : Liberal Arts
    textile science

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