Sr. Designer of SMU product for core, e-commerce and value channels.

In-house temporary Apparel Designer across multiple departments within the company. Employed on a consistent basis throughout the past year. Worked in O'neill Women's sportswear, O'neill Women's swimwear, O'neill Men's printables, LJG Emerging brands (Hang Ten, Voyager). Currently designing O'neill Women's, Men's and Kid's SMUs.

Pursued and achieved goal to travel the world for 1 year in search of new and rewarding experiences and inspiration.

Managed and mentored team of women's and men's SMU (O'neill) and private label designers to ensure rep and account needs were met for core, off price and collaborative business opportunities outside of the seasonal collections. Worked closely with sales force, merchandisers and production teams to cost-engineer product. Promoted efficient design and development processes for fast-turn projects.• Researched trends regularly to provide relevant close-to-season silhouettes and product categories.• Executed and managed new designs, prints, colorways and product modifications to meet specific account needs.• Facilitated design presentations for key accounts.• Art-directed graphics/ prints and oversaw collections and projects for Target, Hang Ten, Voyager, Roam Free brands.• Worked closely with pattern room to develop specs and fits for new product.• Partnered with production team to adhere to cost parameters, delivery deadlines and approval processes.• Oversaw and contributed creative direction and designs for several in-line O’neill Girls/Kids collections.

Responsible for direction, design and managing juniors design team. Also directed and designed exclusive Kids collections for JC Penney.

•Senior Designer for Anisette, the Juniors Private Label brand for d.e.m.o. (lifestyle retailer)•Design collections and key items including knits, wovens, denim, sweaters, tees and outerwear.•International and domestic travel for trend forecasting and product development.•Work closely w/ buyers and product managers to maintain product assortment & margin goals.•Proficient in WebPDM, computerized technical specification system.•Proficient in Adobe Illustrator.