Trudy Wilson Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Representing a diverse portfolio of properties which include an Historic hotel, Boutique hotel, Farm property and two waterfront resorts on Long Island.• Responsible for generating business via prospecting, outreach, relationships and strategizing. Manage inquiries, established accounts, maintain client relationships and develop repeat business. Fully qualify client needs and expectations to deliver proposals, close deals and finalize contracts for events ranging from corporate, wedding and social.• Manage group and corporate business, market segments include Pharmaceutical, Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing, Fashion, Beauty and Marketing.• Responsible for all Wedding buyout sales for our unique property, The Pridwin, on Shelter Island.• Partner with Director of Revenue Management to identify optimal market pricing.• Collaborate weekly with Marketing team to establish strategies for attracting and growing client base.

New York City, Ny

• Developed new design concepts and direction by identifying US and European market trends. Represented the company when meeting with prospects and servicing clients in the US and Europe, traveling three times a year to source new brands and markets.•Managed relationships between key accounts and the factory, successfully balancing deadlines, design and product quality, communication and problem-solving in the development process. Liaised weekly with print and fabric mills, trim vendors and lace suppliers.•Partnered with the costing department to meet specific targets on garments by adjusting artwork and design.•Delivered one of the biggest accounts within first months of employment by developing and cultivating a relationship with a European customer.

New York, Ny

•Managed, sold and merchandised original artwork from a large portfolio of European studios in the form of prints, knitwear and embellishments to US apparel and home manufacturers.•Delivered annual sales that accounted for upwards of 50% in overall company revenue.•Collaborated with a vintage fabric collector acting as an advisor and liaison with clients, increasing the collector's annual sales by 30%.•Represented the artwork collections at Premiere Vision International and domestic trade shows this included set up, design and display of booth to best represent each art studio. The three yearly shows were big revenue producers and key for increasing customer base.•Provided up to date trend reports on the US market to both the European art studios and US customers.

New York, Ny

•Developed unique artworks on a weekly basis from initial concept to finished product, which included sampling, embroidery technique, development, color concepts and layouts. Created finished samples for manufacture in alternative colorways and repeats.•Established lucrative accounts with Coldwater Creek, Adrianna Papell, New York & Co, Anthropologie and Martha Stewart Home.

New York, Ny

•Designed and created embroidered fabric collections four times a year for the women's and children's wear market.•Showcased collections four times a year at Print Source in NYC and Premiere Vision in Paris.•Managed the day-to-day running of a very profitable business, developed an expertise at invoicing, accounting and meeting deadlines.

New York, Ny

•Designed and executed embroidered garments for the Lucy Barnes private label and special commissions for Donna Karan.•Managed a team of three embroiderers and two seamstresses which included art direction and quality control.

New York, Ny

•Partnered with costume designer Bill Bull, designing and creating the $15 million jewel encrusted fantasy bra for the 1999 Victoria Secret show.•Managed and executed high-end, custom embroidery projects for interior designers Kitty Hawkes, Bunny Williams, Carol Mack, Richard Keith Langham and Albert Hadley.•Embellished bespoke costumes for Phantom of the Opera, Radio City Rockettes and Cirque de Soleil.•Art directed and managed a team of graphic designers, CAD specialists, embroiderers, beaders and finishers.

Master’S Degree, Ma Fashion And Textiles.

Specialism: Embroidered textiles for lingerie. Sponsored by Warner’s UK LTD

Lingerie Construction

Course work included basic and darted bras, grading, sizing and pattern cutting in self embroidered fabric.