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TM Dezine is a personalised freelance design service which can assist in all area's of clothing manufacturing from conceptual design through to production co-ordination, we have strong contacts within the sportswear and sublimation industries allowing our customers a variety of product selection from teamwear to seasonal ranges.Major contracts we have been involved with are;• Qantas Wallabies 2010 Range (KooGa)• Melbourne Storm NRL 2010 Range (KooGa)• Newcastle Knights NRL 2010 Range (KooGa)• Queensland Reds Super 14 2010 Range (KooGa)• CA Brumbies Super 14 2010 Range (KooGa)• Papua New Guinea NRL 2010 Range (TURA)

Range coordination for North Queensland Cowboys NRL licensed apparel;• Conceptual designs of team wear and urban street wear ranges.• Club and NRL licensing submissions and approvals.• Accurate specification sheets for garment production.• Sizing charts, garment fitting and pattern alterations/grading.• Implementation and maintenance of coding system for all patterns, fabrics, trims, embroidery and prints.• Set up of patterns in advanced symbol layout system for use in CAD. • Print file graphics for dye sublimation printing.• Fabric selection, testing and PMS colour matching.Graphic design/marketing for North Queensland Cowboys NRL team;• Newspaper and flyer advertisements.• Retail banners and posters.• Layouts for premium retail agreements and retail order forms.• Imaging for website usage.

Production assistant (5 months)Assist Production Manger in daily on site manufacturing processes including but not limited to;• Daily management meetings.• Receiving and checking incoming sales orders and distributing to relevant departments.• Monitoring and resolving quality control protocols between in house art, pressing, embroidery and sewing departments.• Data entry and order tracking.• Production stock levels and ordering.• Tracking of outsourced cutting, screen printing and sewing.Production Coordinator China (12 months)After being promoted to the Production Coordinator for our new China facilities I reported directly to KooGa’s CEO, my duties included;• Implementation and organization of China manufacturing to Australian standards.• Daily liaison with china suppliers.• Staff and sales rep training manuals and information booklets.• Delegating, placing, maintaining and tracking of off-shore orders ensuring they were shipped with correct companies and on schedule.• QC of all China orders.Range coordinator for NRL teams Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights and international Rugby League World Cup teams Fiji & Tonga • Conceptual designs of off field and training apparel with use of CAD• Technical specification sheets and sizing charts.• Fabric and Trim design, sourcing and approval.• Sublimation, screen printing, embroidery and sample strike offs and approvals.• Liaise with international companies and suppliers.• Patternmaking and garment fitting.ACHIEVEMENTS• Implementation/organization of China facility.• Involved with the building and testing of a unique data base system specifically designed for a clothing manufacturing business.• Design/range coordination for International sporting companies participating in NRL, Rugby League World Cup, World Cup 7’s and • Touch Football Australia.

Digital dye sublimation graphic layouts for garment printing• Logo redraw/vectorization.• Local and national sporting team uniform artwork mock ups.• Liaise with customers and sales reps to ensure design requirements were met.• Meeting of job targets both individually and within a team.• LOTUS ApproachACHIEVEMENTSMerchandise for the A1GP.ABN Ambro Bowls Australia teamwear and retail range.

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Dip. Art (Fashion), Fashion And Graphic Design

Cert. Garment Technology