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New York City Metropolitan Area

•Providing creative and innovative concepts in design and marketing while staying true to brand identity.•Building sales strategies that will help drive sales revenue up and stay true to our target market.•Attend trade shows and establish new relationships building up company clientele and sales revenue.•Managed and developed sales team line sheets and profit margins across all categories.•Conduct all in house fittings and revise all tech packs with final edits for production.•Spearhead all conference calls with vendors and garment production factories.•Hand sketch all designs for final presentations coving fabrications, color forecast and lifestyle trends.•Oversee photo shoots and select models, photographers and final images for printing/ marketing.

Greater New York City Area

•Worked alongside Design Director, and VP of sales in product line development covering productprice points, specialty store needs, and seasonal trends from current market.•Hand sketched all new and innovative designs presented to President and sales team.•Developed all tack packs in excel format and reviewed with design director for final edits.•Met with vendors in sourcing trims, fabrics, and beading for all future developments.•Utilized previous beading knowledge in developing new and inspirational designs.•Effectively communicated and collaborated with all cross-functional partners.•Researched all current and future color, detail and lifestyle trends appropriate for brand.

Greater New York City Area

• Designed and developed dresses and separates for all major retail stores and private label.• Oversaw in house drapers and pattern makers in draping, pattern and technical flat development.• Managed back room work flow for sewers, cutters, drapers and pattern makers.• Collaborated with tech team for all in house fittings including tops, bottoms, dresses and separates.• Worked with fabric mills and trim suppliers on sourcing and meeting our target prices.• Worked on costing with domestic production and overseas factories.• Utilized Photoshop and Illustrator in style recoloring, lines sheets development and bead layouts.• Developed season color palette and trend forecasting for all collections.

Greater New York City Area

• Worked with President & VP in sales on collection development and presentation to buyers.• Designed and developed all hand beaded garments with overseas factories• Worked with drapers and pattern makers in pattern drafting and draping.•Collaborated with tech team in all inhouse fittings for dresses and separates.• Worked on costing and meeting our target cost with domestic and overseas factories.•Created tech pack templates and fit standards for all best sellers and reorder styles.•Developed season and delivery color palette while trend forecasting for all collections.

Greater New York City Area

•Worked directly with Senior Designers for Dresses in pattern, draping, and technical flat development. •Assist in fittings for Dresses (Day to Evening & Special Occasion)•Sourced fabrics, trims and embroideries for Current Development to Future Production.•Met with fabric vendors and assist Senior Designers in fabric selection.•Utilized Photoshop in print re-coloring and textile development/ Print Placements.•Develop Detail/ Construction sheets for overseas factories to reference.•Work Closely with Senior Designers in Collection Development (Delivery Count for the season.)•Work Closely with Merchants to ensure collection that has been presented has filled all merchant needs.

Greater New York City Area

•Designed contemporary women’s wear styles (Tops, bottoms, and dresses) for various vendors. Including, Saks fifth, Nordstrom, Kitson, Neimen Marcus, revolve clothing etc...•Conducted all fittings for all tops/bottoms and dresses.•Worked closely with India factories to maintain tight deadlines for all garments and deliveries.•Developed all embroidery layouts for garments designed and developed•Consistently shopped competitors to find any key trends we may have missed•Worked closely with CFO of company to maintain budgets for all developments and executing dollar goals.

Greater New York City Area

• Designing contemporary women’s and menswear designs (Jackets, vest, and dresses) for private event/ Bombay Sapphire. • Developed embroidery layout, and detail sheets for various designs including ties for neckwear. • Sourcing various fabric, trimming, and closures to be used during the construction of garments samples. • Assisting creative director during fittings and production sample meetings.

Greater New York City Area

•Worked directly under creative director and assisted in pattern, draping, and technical flat development. •Assisted creative director in fittings and runway presentation.•Sourced fabrics, trims and embroideries.•Scheduled meetings with fabric vendors and assisted creative director in fabric selection.•Utilized Photoshop in print re-coloring and textile development.•Developed detail sheets and constructed embroidery layout samples for embroidery houses to reference.•Assisted creative director and stylist in line sheet development.•Helped backstage by pressing garments, dressing models and checking for garment flaws.

Greater New York City Area

•Assisted Creative Director in color way development, collection overview and runway presentation.•Assisted senior designer in Tech pack development.•Developed original drapes on mannequins while supervising studio production.•Re-worked previous season patterns and revising them for fall 2011.