- Client Onboarding & Consultation: Conducting in-depth discussions with clients to understand and translate their unique needs into actionable production plans. Expertise in resurrecting and advancing clothing lines plagued by cost, quality, timing, and delivery issues.- Comprehensive Production Management: Leading end-to-end production processes, including sourcing materials, customizing trims, overseeing graphic and textile printing, and executing specific colors with dye houses.- Brand Development & Success Stories: Played a pivotal role in the development of brands that have achieved significant success, such as Kent, For Love and Lemons, Vanessa Mooney, Roselion, Influence, Miss Money Panties, In n Out, and Amaldeux.- Quality Control & Timely Execution: Ensuring that all production activities, from material dyeing to final sewing, are completed within set deadlines.- Regulatory Compliance & Packaging: Managing the creation of labels, hangtags, and packaging prototypes, ensuring all products comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules and regulations regarding care instructions and fabric content.- Financial & Budget Management: Providing clients with development pricing quotes and comprehensive package options that align with their budgets while ensuring fair compensation for contractors, vendors, and profitability for Imperial Threads Manufacturing.

- Lead creative and logistical execution of seasonal collections, aligning with market trends and brand identity.- Spearhead e-commerce platform development, boosting online sales and brand visibility by 70%- Manage cross-functional teams, streamline production, and ensure timely product delivery, reducinglead times by 40%.- Led the successful launch of the brand’s e-commerce website, ensuring seamless functionality,optimized SEO, and integration with Google and Facebook ad platforms. Set up the site to connect directly with Instagram, enabling cohesive cross-platform advertising that enhanced brand visibility and attracted new customers.- Developed and executed engaging, audience-specific content to strengthen brand identity and appeal to target demographics. Created cohesive content strategies across digital channels that resonated with customers, driving brand engagement and contributing to a 70% increase in online sales.- Oversaw ad campaign budgeting and execution, setting precise conversion goals for paid media onGoogle, Facebook, and Instagram. Achieved consistent conversion rates within allocated budgets byclosely monitoring campaign performance and refining strategies for maximum impact.- Managed the end-to-end fulfillment process, collaborating with contractors to ensure timely delivery of made-to-order items. Established reliable communication channels and tracking systems to keep production on schedule, enhancing customer satisfaction and order accuracy.- Built strategic relationships with PR showrooms, securing collaborations with influential contentcreators, photographers, models, directors, and athletes. Leveraged these partnerships to positionthe brand in high-visibility projects, including film placements, music videos, and makeup campaigns, increasing brand recognition in competitive markets.

- Directed and coordinated the production with the factory to meet deadlines. Monitored product standards and quality control. - Responsible for sourcing materials and supplies from vendors and ordering within budget. Including diamonds, colored gems, chains and findings. - Maintained necessary level of communications between Creative Director, Design Team and Factories to ensure the projects were executed in a timely manner. - Monitored the progression of each production order.- Worked with design team in developing new sample designs. - Responsible for establishing and incorporating standard materials and specs for current collections.- Responsible for keeping track of inventory for e-commerce and replenish products that were out of stock.

- Worked closely with senior designer on creating and updating CADS. Assisted in creating line sheets with updated changes in artwork. - Over viewed any documented changes in artwork, textile, trim and garment constructions on the line sheets. - Worked on rendering original artwork for textile prints and art-to-wear graphics. Assisted in recoloring textile print artwork as per seasonal color palette. Developed fabric and trim boards that best fit collection standards. - Assisted in cataloging fabric and trim. Worked on image manipulation to execute visuals for merchandisers. - Assisted in preparing design team to pull all repeat products for proto review meetings and return all repeat products after proto review.

Drew garments and patterns and wrote instructions. Created and updated CAD's. Worked on rendering original artwork for textile prints. Developed digital illustrations to showcase seasonal collection. Met with the fashion director to discuss the required poses, movements and persona to be portrayed. Negotiated with vendors on availability, product specs, distribution, delivery deadlines and price. Traveled International to meet with vendors for sourcing and sampling. Achieved costing and aesthetic goals for the seasonal fabric palette. Suggested style changes to the creative team. Suggested merchandising and flow strategies based on current data, trends and forecasts. Took up and let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts. Traced outline of specified patterns onto material and used scissors to cut fabric. Managed vendor performance to maximize profitability and achieve financial objectives. Coordinated pick-up with sample specialists. Followed up on missing samples with sample specialists and buyers. Gathered information from vendors regarding market trends and competitor activity. Accessorized all clothing for photo shoots according to brand-specific guidelines. Clearly communicated design revisions to all members of the fashion team.

Fashion Design Intern-Jewelry Design, Accessories.

Fashion Design Intern