Control and direct entire design process from initial inspiration to final sample to develop quality product. Conduct market trend research, collect inspirations, and prepare hand sketches, Illustrator CADs, and tech-packs/specifications while ensuring product design adherence with target audience requirements and set timeline.• Designed innovative and trend-based bags and accessories, reflecting Dolls Kill aesthetic by collaborating with apparel design team.

Coordinated with local and global vendors to ensure on-time completion of requests, modifications, and updates for effective meetings and presentations. Designed small capsule collections with monthly influencers, artists, and celebrities. Sourced and developed fabrics in compliance with target aesthetic and expense constraints of merchandising/buying team requests. Obtained unique perspective on innovation and trends by participating in fabric shows and shop competitive/aspirational brands. Analyzed concepts and provided aesthetic remarks and improvement recommendations from development to TOP stage. Prepared tech packs and specification sheets to elaborate technical information and document product specifications.• Transformed fashion trends into commercial design ideas as well as developed color palettes, fabric stories, and trend boards for seasonal sneakers.• Spearheaded new wide-width footwear program by leading team of innovative designers.• Stayed abreast with latest industry trends by monitoring social media and other online platforms.

Ensured fulfillment of milestone dates by establishing and regulating design/development calendar. Researched modern trends and assisted on-site sampling supervision in multiple factories by traveling overseas two times a year. Maintained seasonal line sheets as well as devised all tech packs and spec sheets to list specifications and present products to wholesale buyers. Orchestrated aesthetic vision and creation of new fashion products by visualizing and communicating novel design concepts. Compiled detailed product design process to aid in manual creation.• Delivered accurate and complete design packages by partnering with technical design and product management.• Optimized category depth and breadth by formulating seasonal merchandise collection.• Streamlined various projects by establishing design integrity and best practices.

Performed trend research, sketching, coloring, and tech-packing to assist senior designers and product developers with concepts, designs, and fit of shoes. Prepared concept/trend boards by utilizing personal and WGSN inspirations. Produced new graphics for children's EVA flip flop program at Nordstrom Rack. Developed exclusive collections for customers in Europe. Established continuous communication with vendors in China during development of new lines.• Devised new design concepts and constructions for review with global key accounts and US accounts, including Macy's, DSW, Journeys, Nordstrom, and Tilly's.• Generated, presented, and discussed new ideas and process improvements by contributing to meetings.

Create concept boards based of current trends. Create hand drawn illustrations based off of trend research for review with design team. Merchandise prints, colorways, trims, construction details of shoes for current seasons.- Work with design team to meet important deadlines.- Create mood/inspiration boards for presentations. Clearly communicated design revisions to all members of fashion design team.

- Pacific Apparel Mfg, Inc, Pacific International Overseas, Inc, Norco, CA- Create concept boards based of current trends. Create hand drawn illustrations based off trend research for review with design team. - Merchandise prints, colorways, trims, construction details of shoes for current seasons.- Worked with design team to meet important deadlines.- Create mood/inspirations boards for presentations.

- Develop creative ways to sell product to the consumer.- Ensure that the brand is merchandised well to deliver a strong visual presentation.- Enhanced overall store appearance by applying careful consideration to product and display locations.- Educated staff about coordinating clothing racks and related displays to boost effectiveness of promotions.- Updated pricing and signage to complete product displays and educate customers. Presented store update suggestions and layouts to management and stakeholders.- Created interior displays to promote products in alignment with corporate sales objectives. Managed aesthetically pleasing displays to showcase company products and increase sales.

- Designed shoe concepts for Kickers shoes meets Tonka for a freelance job.- Designed two pairs of shoes taking inspiration from Tonka Toy Trucks. - Designed color ways for both sets of shoes.- Picked textiles choices for shoes.- Logo placement ideas- Concept Box designs- Worked with a important deadline to submit designs.- Worked with Mark G. my employer over emails and phone calls about designs and deadline.s

- Organized fabric pages and line sheets to make a more efficient process for shipping orders to Europe - Selected outfits for photo shoots to market recent collections to clients- Assisted sales team with sample pulls for private clients in order to benefit the sales of the company