Alyson Kunes Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

West Chester, Pa

• Designer of the Essentials and Active sub categories for the Denim & CO. brand.• Work closely with designers and Sr. Design manager to collaborate collections by each delivery based on trend direction.• Complete tech packs in Adobe Illustrator for Essential and Active sub category. Also helping designers to finish their own tech packs if needed.• Attend all fittings and tech pack hand offs with Technical Designer and Designers for all Denim and CO product.• Owner of all FlexPLM BOM finalizations making sure all fabrics were assigned proper QMAT, all colors, trims, and labels were pitched accordingly allowing production overseas to commence.• Responsible for all updates of tech packs and sketches through the AI Design Suite• Partner with Sourcing and Fabric Sourcing teams to send fabrics and trims to overseas offices for newness in fabric/trims in time for Concept/Sketch meetings.• Assist designers in completing monthly CAD line sheets of all styles by delivery in all colorways adopted by buyer.• Mentor interns in daily tasks ranging from sketching in Adobe Illustrator to creating line boards in FlexPLM.

West Chester, Pa

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Designed beading layouts for gymnastic leotards and cheer leading uniforms using the program Gem Master for various teams across the country.Used Photoshop to create CAD bodies of the beading layout designs to send to the customer of all design details.Graded the beading layouts to ensure cohesiveness for every size within the design.Converted sequin designs from Gem Master to Hotfix Era to allow designs to be created on sequin machines for production.

West Chester, Pa

Applied Fashion, Apparel, and Textile expertise to work on a large-scale migration effort fromthe Matrix application to the new FlexPLM software to enable co-workers to navigateseamlessly throughout various styles of designs resulting in increased productivity.

Greater New York City Area

Designed beading layouts for garments shown for the Fall 2014 collection at Fashion WeekDocumented fabric orders ensuring utmost organization for quick access to cutters and sewersHand dyed fabric and garments in a coordinated manner to match the color story of the collection

New York, New York

Shopped for novelty trims and fabrics for intimate apparelCommunicated with manufacturers to ensure samples are made correctly and efficiently

Greater Philadelphia Area

Greater New York City Area

Managed inventory levels resulting in maximum replenishment levels, communicated with vendors by sending samples to maximize orders, stocked the show room for market appointments to ensure clients have a positive experience.

Whitehall, Pa

Catering to a high-end clientele's needs resulting in customer gratificationHighly respected by co-workers for maintaining responsibilities regardless of age differenceAwarded "efficiency expert" due to numerous $400+ sales per shift which sky rocketed business