Brands: Airwalk, Copper Denim, District Planet, Bravado: The Rolling Stones, RUN DMC, The Who, Queen, Nuby, Marvel, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon and private label for retailers. -Manage key accounts: Target, JcPenney, Kolh’s, Meijer, Ross, TJMAXX, Burlington, 5 Below, Dollar General, and Family Dollar.-Categories: Boys/Girls Newborn, Boys Infant/ Toddler, Boys 4-7, Boys 8-18, Mens. -Responsible for the design and merchandising of concepts and related development of styles for multiple brands from start to finish.-Responsible for presenting and selling concepts to executive management and Buyers at seasonal meetings. -Responsible for creating original graphics, and provide art direction to graphic designers.-Lead design deadlines in accordance with the design calendar.-Responsible for garment tech pack development and completion.-Responsible for all graphic artwork tech packs including print repeats, color pitches, art to size, and technique.-Collaborates with technical design to ensure fit and design details are complete and accurate. -Responsible for all product development tracking and approvals of lab dips, artwork strike offs, fabric qualities, initial samples through production in PLM system and daily correspondence with overseas factories and agents.-Travel to Europe twice a year to lead trend shopping and overall direction of the season.

Designed PUMA brand Athletic inspired girls apparel for Macys and Bon-Ton.Provided graphic direction to graphic designers and selected graphic techniques.Created detailed tech packs in PLM.Collaborated with Technical designers in fittings and approved styling details.

-Designed apparel lines for Disney, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros and generic brands for K-mart and Sears.-In-charge of all trend research, design, graphics, sketching, color ways, tech packs, fit and approvals.-Developed production tech packs for graphic color specifications, printing techniques, art to size, and print repeats.

-Promoted to design manager of kids division.-Contributed to sales growth from 5 million to 25 million for high volume Costco account. -Designed Girls/Boys newborn, infant, 2T-6X sportswear, playwear, layette, sleepwear, and swimwear.-Supervised design team of 4 including assistant designers, graphic designer and product developer.-Traveled internationally for product development approvals to overseas factories in China, Hong Kong and India.-Problem solved daily corresponding with oversees agents/factories on product development issues.

-Categories: Juniors, Tweens, Girls 4-6X-Key Accounts: Hot Topic, Wet Seal, Disney Theme Parks, Costco.-Sketched bodies, created colorways, and original graphics. -Responsible for all tech packs garment details, specifications, and BOM.-Created sales catalogs and line sheets.-Created Art to size graphic tech packs for artwork techniques, color call outs, print repeats and sizing.-Responsible for all technical design, created graded specs and conducted fit sessions and comments to factories.

-Category: Juniors denim bottoms, knit tops -Measured garments, and assisted in fittings.-Sketched technical flat sketches-Created detailed tech packs in excel.-Created seasonal color swatch cards-Responsible for all seasonal mood and trend board creation. -Created line sheets, and sales catalogs. -Assisted in all phases of design.