David Peck Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Oversee daily operations, sales, and production. Determine financial goals and in-season projections. Negotiate product prices with vendors and manage vendor performance regarding product specs, distribution, delivery deadlines to maximize profitability and achieve financial objectives.Created overall art direction and vision of the company, including all photoshoots, video, and digital/printed graphic materials. Coordinate set design, propping, and decoration in conjunction with photographers. Designed and implemented the company logo and branding and managed the creation all marketing and collateral materials. Grow and maintain community and charity partnerships with organizations such as Houston Grand Opera, TUTS, Arthritis Foundation, and KNOWAutism Foundation.Major Achievements+ Secured coverage of brand launch in leading Houston publications such as CultureMap, Houstonia, and Houston Chronicle.+ Led the company to break-even in less than one year through strategic sales and cost savings. + Oversaw location change and redesign. + Created and currently manage and maintain social media accounts with growth from 0 to over 15K followers in less than one year.+ Set up a fully functioning garment factory to produce company apparel.

Paris, Fr

Paris, Fr

Beijing, Chaoyang, Cn

Beijing, Chaoyang, Cn

Houston, Tx, Us

Launched contemporary ready-to-wear line in 2010 and grew retail footprint to over 40 boutique and specialty stores around the world, such as Tootsies and Julian Gold. Opened brand flagship store in August 2013 with a focus on made-to-measure product in addition to the established ready-to-wear line. Successfully navigated a switch from a traditional wholesale model to a direct-to-consumer model while increasing revenue and profitability. + Set up a fully functioning, garment factory that manufactured over 80,000 units a year of David Peck designs; an award-winning, national children’s wear line; and provided manufacturing, design, and production services to local and regional designers. Grew garment factory from a small team to a group of over 25 full-time and contract workers in less than 2 years. + Increased margins on garment manufacturing up to 300% by streamlining communication and production methods and negotiated prices and credit terms with vendors to maximize profitability and achieve financial objectives.+ Generated revenues of more than $1.1 million for 3 consecutive years while achieving YOY growth in ready-to-wear of more than 80% and up to 500% growth in custom and bridal. + Spearheaded and negotiated contracts to design and manufacture premium uniforms for JW Marriott Houston Downtown. + Achieved notable national press placements in Women's Wear Daily, Teen Vogue, Lucky, Marie Claire, InStyle, Houston Chronicle, and People Style Watch and popular television shows Hart of Dixie and E! News. Dressed celebrities including Kate Bosworth, Jaime King, Mayim Bialik, Maggie Grace, Ashlan Gorse, Esperanza Spaulding, and Giuliana Rancic.

Co-Founded and designed for Untitled 11:11 fusing European high fashion with American in a completely sustainable design house based in New York. + Achieved notable national press placements in Women's Wear Daily and dressed celebrities such as Lauren Conrad, Rose McGowan, and Taylor Swift (dressed for Fearless Tour promotional images).+ Collaborated seasonally with local artists to create hand-painted and digital prints and jewelry.+ Collaborated with Too Precious to Wear’s Coral Reinterpreted jewelry collection, underwritten by the Tiffany Foundation.

Paris, Fr

Traveled extensively both domestically and internationally to successfully expand the presence of the school to over 15new markets in the USA and Canada.+ Developed and researched a strategy to create an optimized list of potential schools for both student recruitment and study abroad partners by analyzing strategic data and competitor behavior.+ Solicited and marketed the school to prospective study abroad partners.+ Analyzed and reported competitor data and strategy to Paris office.

New York, Ny, Us

Created a curriculum for both summer and school year programs. Worked with students to not only expand their technical skills, but to think about design as a means of problem solving. Facilitated and organized field trips to local museums to study the history of design.

Researched, designed, and oversaw sample making and product development. Managed and organized the backstage production of the brand's first ever runway show. Collaborated with designer and stylists to create a cohesive runway lineup. Created a system of organization for sample making and tracking. Developed and produced custom textiles for samples and production, including hand painting and dying.

Assistant to the stylist Brana Wolf and designer Patrick Robinson for all fittings. Created samples for approval by head designer. Researched and developed finishings for garment construction. Worked as a liaison between design team and atelier. Maintained studio organization. Managed delivery and set up of the runway show backstage.

Responsible for image and fabric research and creation of haute couture samples.

New York, Us

Responsible for store visual presentation. Designed window displays. Collaborated with merchandising to coordinate visuals with current stock. Created lifestyle displays within store to highlight featured collections. Styled mannequins to highlight new deliveries and featured product. Reported directly to District Manager.

Bachelor’S Degree, Fashion/Apparel Design

Fine And Studio Arts

Bachelor’S Degree, Music | Cello Performance