Cassandra Porter Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

• Manages an 18 million dollar a year workload that consists of approximately 250 designs with the help of an Associate Designer.
• Responsible for overseeing the entire design process from concept to final production samples. This includes but is not limited to- trend research, sourcing new fabrics and trims, sketching styles, tech packs.
• Categories include; Sleepwear, Loungewear, Robes, Family Pajama and Mommy and Me.
• Experience in Concept Design, Fashion Design, Surface/CAD Design, Sales, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, File Maker and PLM.
• Traveled to Paris and London March 2019 and Novemeber 2019 to shop for inspiration.
• Traveled to China November 2018 to work with the factories for 10 days.

Greater New York City Area

• Helped develop the Fall 2015 & Spring 2016 line. Created design sketches, filled out sample request forms and tech packs.
• Assisted on CAD work by updating buyer changes and finalizing print and style numbers.
• Tasked with properly entering new colors and prints into FileMaker for the upcoming season.
• Worked with the Associate designer to send finalized design components to the factory. E.G. print artwork/worksheets and BOM sheets for production.
• Compiled inspirational images for trend boards. Tasked with layout and execution.

Greater New York City Area

• Fit and altered samples for Fall 2014 and Holiday 2014. Worked closely with factorytech packs and garment specs for correct measurements and alterations.
• Assisted on market research, trend forecasting, inspirational images and design ideas.
• Dressed models for Fall 2014 photo shoots, editorial and look book. Compiled andformatted look book images for both print and website.
• Managed Spring 2014 website launch by uploading sales information. Created onlineadvertisements and social media uploads.

Greater New York City Area

• Improved the living situations of residents by properly mediating roommate issues andproviding an optimal stress free environment.
• Successfully planned programs under strict budget restrictions by receiving donations,shopping for best priced items and advertising accordingly.

Greater New York City Area

• Well versed in product knowledge in order to provide the best customer service.
• Merchandized the table according to customer demands while integrating trends,popular charms and push pieces, to overall enhance sales.
• Prioritized work time between customer service, organizing merchandise and thedistribution of shipments based on the current needs of the shop.

Greater New York City Area

• Created graphics and prints for the Men’s design team. These graphics and prints wereused in two production garments for Fall 2012.
• Drew technical flats to be used in production and compiled styles accordingly into a linesheet.