-Oversee all aspects of different accessories’ categories for multiple brands and private labels. -Responsible for translating vision into products by utilizing appropriate materials, seasonal color and trends, to execute the collection. -Leading the design team, managing multiple categories, sample development to ensure design aesthetic meets the buyers’ needs.-Creating seasonal trends, color palettes and Europe shopping trips for detail trend reports, understanding of the ever changing retail market. Responsible for translating each brand vision into products. -Collaborating with Product development to execute samples with competitive pricing. -Partnering with President and VP of Sales to ensure brand collections and strategy is in alignment with business goals.-Managing design team, talent development and career growth for team members while maintaining a positive, high performance culture.

•Manage and Design for multiple brands/categories for private labels•Partner with factories directly and communicate on a daily basis for sample development•Style, photograph products, create design decks and set up showrooms for design/sales presentations•Research trends, color palettes, create sketches/cads and tech packs for sample developments•Partner with merchants and designers from different companies to create products appropriate to their brands•Present products to President and Sales team; partner with sales team with presentations and sales meetings

Seasonal projects•Collaborated with Merchants/Print and Apparel Designers to have cad bodies ready for Line presentations•Collaborated with VP, Sr Directors, Design team to create tech sketches for development process•Responsible for detail sketches/Flex PLM

Accessories Designer (Fashion Accessories, Bags, Shoes, Cold weather, Hair Accessories, Hats, Socks and belts)•Designed accessories from Concept to finish for Specialty + Outlet; Research market to identify new trends, trims and techniques•Collaborated with apparel, print and pattern team to coordinate and ensure Accessories ties back to Apparel•Partnered with sourcing and vendors to ensure development process runs smoothly •Worked with merchants to assort line and develop product appropriate to business needs

Fashion Accessories Designer for Liz Claiborne Brand (Cold Weather, Knit and Woven Cover-ups, Pashminas, Printed Scarves and Gifting)•Practiced sustainability and developed recycled yarn for Cold weather Accessories, using recycled plastic bottle•Directed and provided trend and concept, print and color direction for each season to vendors and also to factories overseas•Managed day to day communications with factories and vendors on a daily basis to ensure samples arrived in time for meetings •Collaborated with Apparel’s print and color team to ensure soft accessories ties back with apparel

Sr. Designer (Fashion Accessories, Sleepwear, Printed Scarves, Cold weather, Gifting, Umbrellas, Hats, Leather Gloves, Socks, Hair Accessories, Swim wear, Cover ups, Jewelry and Eyewear)•Seasonally provided creative and technical concept for all categories•Prepared all aspect of presentation including boards, prototypes, articulation of ideas and market directions•Collaborate with Apparel’s print and pattern team to ensure print and color cohesion with handbags and footwear; Coached cad team to create prints and layouts for accessories •Partnered cross-functionally with Merchandising and Product Development teams on development process and ensured adherence to calendar deadlines•Executed technical packages and linesheets; supervised Designers, Associate Designers, interns and freelancers.•Traveled to Shanghai, Qingdao, Seoul and Hong Kong for development trips

Accessories Designer (Fashion Accessories, Cold weather, Jewelry and Eyewear)•Managed and designed several brands including Jaclyn Smith, Route 66, Covington, and Thalia for Kmart •Communicated concepts and provided design directions to Vendors, Managed designers, freelancers and cad artists •Traveled to London, Paris, Los Angeles, to provide ideas and market directions to design teams; traveled to Asia for development trips (Shanghai, Hong Kong, and India)•Partnered with merchants to ensure needs list was met; prepared spec packages and communication to sourcing team•Increased Year-to-Date sales on a weekly basis for Costume jewelry