Shaina Mendelaw Kohn Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

United States

Introducing MENDELAWI, a mother-daughter duo who’s shared passion for design has lead them to the foundation of this luxury evening-wear brand.

United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Designed and created all floor and window graphics. Designed and constructed all visual displays (spackling, painting, drilling, wiring, hanging, lifting fixtures, mannequins and furniture). Styled all floor and window mannequins in latest fashion trends. Conducted daily recovery of all merchandise displays.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed client relations via talk, text, email and mailers. Monitored sales opportunities and set goals to increase profitability. Coordinate in-store client events. Provided personal-styling assistance to customers. Maintained visual merchandising displays and inventory.

Coordinated all meeting schedules, daily calendars, personal expenses for design executives. Created design layouts, presentations and linesheets in Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign. Maintained product data entry within PLM and Oracle databases. Managed all design projects from concept to production. Collaborated with designers, engineers, product developers, quality control, manufactures, buyers and merchandisers. Monitored production deadlines and deliveries. Managed physical inventory of design samples and high-value stone inventory. Managed product transactions between departments for meetings, presentations, photoshoots and store events. Oversaw custom orders & repairs for VIP clients.

Greater New York City Area

Managed material sourcing, development and prototyping of design samples. Created BOMS/costing for raw materials, prototypes and finished products in Excel. Managed, ordered, tracked and received of all raw materials, components, prototypes and finishing good samples. Created design instruction sheets and tech packages for vendor use in Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign. Managed communications with vendors, oversea manufactures and Quality Control toensure timely delivery of prototypes and first production samples. Maintained all product data entry within PLM database.

Paris Area, France

Designed new textiles with head designer. Managed all textile designs & production for Haute Couture accounts. Created visual display & company’s design presentation at Premiere Class - Paris Fashion expo.

Syracuse, New York Area

Fashion design major, Entrepreneurship minor and Fashion Beauty & Communications Milestone program participant. President of school's fashion club, FADS (the Fashion Associationb for Design Students) and head of the Fashion Department's student govt.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted Sales Executives with market meetings with top accounts and buyers. Modelled shoes for buyer appointments during market week. Merchandized the showroom daily.

Greater New York City Area

Photographed & created technical specs of handbags for company line sheets using Photoshop. Created all line sheets and cost sheets for handbags in Excel. Merchandised show room displays daily for meetings and presentations with buyers. Assisted Senior Designer with design layouts.

Set and designed window displays, floor displays, and the manikins every season to promote the newest styles carried in our store. Received, unwrapped, and prepared all shipments with labels and sensors before putting them out on floor display.Greeted all incoming customers and provided guidance to particular departments.Worked the fitting room by assisting customers with fashion advice and styling tips.Ran clothes from fitting room back onto floor keeping our environment clean and organized at all times.Worked as a cashier.