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HANSAE FASHION WORLDWIDE

DESIGNER

November 2021 - present

Clients: WALMART NO BOUNDARIES: Young Men’s & Young Women’s & SAM’S CLUB MEMBER’S MARK: Girls Dresses, Leggings, Graphics & Prints

In this position, I have been able to build & grow business initiatives & sales for mass global accounts. I have also been flexible & knowledgeable working in all categories when called on as a vendor for other accounts within the HANSAE matrix & beyond, including: Men’s, Missy, Kid’s, Active & Lounge. In this current role, I primarily support three global offices: New York, Bentonville & South Korea.

Primary Duties:

  • Track & analyze seasonal market shifts in order to deliver quarterly Market Analysis reports.

  • Create Floorpads (photo/video) when needed & provide them to my Sales Team partners.

  • Shop the market. Travel & buy for client/seasonal meetings, etc. accordingly.

  • Initiate design strategy: i.e. Mood Board creation & Trend Insight

  • Tech Pack creation & FTY communication.

  • 3D sewing of prospective garments for buyer meetings/deck creation – as well as post-commit.

  • Meeting Material Deck creation. This includes 2D & 3D sketching where appropriate.

  • Graphic Art/Illustration (Placement/AOP creation)

  • Attend, support &/or lead meetings in Buyer presentations.

  • Travel globally when needed.

  • Manage & Teach junior team members & interns where appropriate.

  • Expert Illustrator & Painter (All mediums – wet/dry)

  • Expert in the ADOBE Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)

  • Proficient in AOP design

  • Expert 3D Apparel Artist in VSticher & Clo (Real-Time Sketching, “Pattern True” & Post-Production + Walmart VQS Standard & more)

  • Extensive collaborative working experience in CANVA & MIRO with Clients

  • Proficient in video editing & sound design/narration (Context: during the Pandemic I created many floor walk videos for clients/buyers that could not travel – examples can be provided if needed)


KOHLE-ROMANI, INC.

ACCOUNT/RETAIL MANAGER

March 2020 – September 2021

•  Manage a cross-functional team matrix including: Retail Sales (ECOM & store-front), Production, Wholesale Distribution/Sales, Design, & Marketing

•  Oversee & approve quality control of all product aspects: (product, packaging, dissemination, etc.) according to brand standard & best practices 

•  Assist a team that recorded consistent monthly sales growth during the 2020 COVID Pandemic

•  Create, maintain, & distribute brand appropriate Best Practices - including, but not limited to: employee training/on-boarding manuals, branded style guides, & quarterly key-initiative planning

•  Oversee showroom floor & retail space upkeep (display, aesthetic & sanitation) according to brand-standard best practices

•  Responsible for all graphic & video Social Media content creation: concepted in congress with the Art Director, as well as the Social Media Manager

•  Responsible for managing & executing all: Photography/Videography, Lighting/Sound design, Post-Retouching, Image/Video Reformatting, & processing of all Social Media marketing media per quarterly calendar

•  Design all product labeling, apparel & novelty merch per brand style guide & FDA approval standards

•  Conduct assessment & training of new hires

•  Team expense tracking, maintenance, reporting & auditing

 

LI & FUNG SOURCING / CS INTERNATIONAL - NEW YORK, NY

DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGNER: 3D APPAREL

May 2015 – December 2019

Clients: Ann Taylor, LOFT, Ann Taylor Factory, LOFT Outlet, Lou & Grey

• Facilitated the order of over 475,000 garment units originally developed in 3D for 2019

• Meet with Client weekly; Account Manager in USA for Hong Kong-based corporate division

• Receive, compile, & distribute tech packs, BOMs, fabric headers, print repeats, DXF e-pattern blocks, 3D fit model specs/Alvanon forms/avatars to start development capsules

• Manage & facilitate communication flow between an international, multi-lingual team matrix - travel internationally on-call to achieve this objective

• Create & manage project tracking documents to serve as a line of communication between internal & external 3D Technical Design, Patternmakers, Sourcing, Merchandising, & Design

• Lead in-software e-fittings with the Client, compile comments/revision requests, assign internal roles & responsibilities to meet tight deadlines

• Alter/adjust e-patterns to apply Client fit revision comments in a timely manner

• Style 3D renderings to meet the Clients aesthetic expectations for line reviews with CEO

• Compile & present finalized concepts for seasonal line reviews in-person or as multi-media presentations/installations

• Work with Sourcing/Production to develop/produce physical garment prototypes after 3D approval

• Compile sample adoption sales rate data & report numbers to Sales & upper management quarterly

• Train & Manage a team of two Interns

• Expense tracking for NY HUB

ASSOCIATE DESIGNER: WOMEN’S NOVELTY/GRAPHIC KNITS

Clients: Ann Taylor Factory, Loft Outlet, J Crew, Madewell, & New York & Company

• CLO 3D Fashion Design Software trained: responsible for translating hand or Illustrator sketches into 3D garment renders

• (Division acquired from Michelle&T – further responsibilities the same as position below)

MICHELLE & T CO., LTD. - NEW YORK, NY

ASSISTANT GRAPHIC ARTIST & APPAREL DESIGNER: WOMEN’S KNITS & WOVENS

Clients: Ann Taylor Factory, LOFT Outlet, Madewell, The Limited Outlet, & NY&Co

• Responsible for all original print art, illustration, graphics, & embellishment placement, creation, & development for knit & woven garments

• Assist coworkers in design development & technical flat creation/translation

• Responsible for the creation of detailed tech packs & mechanicals for vendors to utilize

• Work with vendors to ensure quality of overseas production

• Seasonal field and eCommerce research, development, trend reporting, & mood/concept board creation

• Create graphic presentations for client meetings & compile recap presentations for clients & satellite offices

• Assist coworkers in the development, preparation, set-up, & execution of seasonal line meetings for client accounts 

• Create & manage internal & client sample line sheets

• Assist in the management, organization, & upkeep of showroom & sample archive

• Independent receipt tracking & submission

PAPILLON ACCESSORIES - NEW YORK, NY

ASSISTANT DESIGNER: PRIVATE LABEL APPAREL, COSTUMES, JEWELRY, & COLD WEATHER ACCESSORIES

March 2014 – March 2015

Clients: Hot Topic, Spencer’s Gifts, Walmart, Party City, Justice, Tilly’s, PacSun, & Spirit Halloween

• Assist with design & product development in all stages including: research, design, presentation board creation, in-house sample making, revisions, & tech pack formation

• Create original illustrations for print development, graphic placement, & packaging

• Style, photograph, & retouch all in-house photo shoots for packaging, in-store merchandising, & print/web marketing

• Photograph, retouch, & submit product images for eCommerce to customer’s specifications

• Create retail planogram concepts for client review & approval

• Develop digital knit graphs from custom artwork for knit sample creation

• Translate lead designer’s rough sketches into cad art; including: croquis, fashion illustrations, technical flats, & patterns

• Engineer secure, efficient product packaging for mass production

• Maintain archives & showroom for client appointments

• Work with production manager to ensure quality of overseas production

GLOBAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. / LF USA / LI & FUNG - NEW YORK, NY

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / ASSISTANT BRAND MANAGER

February 2012 – March 2014                 

Brands: Daisy Fuentes & DESIGNATION (Derek Lam & Catherine Malandrino) for Kohl’s

• Style monthly Daisy Fuentes eCommerce photo shoots; liaise between photographers, Design, Marketing, & Sales teams

• Negotiate with overseas offices and factories to assure timely product delivery for photo shoots & marketing initiatives

• Plan & execute large publicity events, including the Daisy Fuentes Spring 2013 & 2014 Fashion Week runway shows

• Partner with outside PR & marketing firms to execute biannual Editor Event

• Secure written licensee approvals with celebrity clientele for garment concepts

• Style showrooms for seasonal market week presentations

• Train summer sales interns

• Scheduled & supervised large corporate sales events, including seasonal market weeks

• Managed, scheduled, & coordinated office calendar, functions, & appointments

• Provided administrative & clerical support to the President & his Executive Associate

• Trained & supervised temporary workers on standard operating procedures

• Spearheaded special projects under the Sr. Office Administrator, including the relocation of a division into new office space

BIG HUGE GAMES / 38 STUDIOS – BALTIMORE, MD

WORLD ART INTERN

2009 - 2010

Clients: Sony PlayStation & Microsoft Xbox

Projects: Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning (Playstation3, Xbox 360, & Microsoft Windows)

• Learned standard AAA gaming industry pipeline procedure

• Role served as a bridge/facilitator between Writers, Artists, Designers, Animators, Modelers, & Coders

• Participated & contributed to daily team brain-storming meetings

• Research & Development

• Independent exercise

• Worked directly with Script Writing team to construct in-game environment, character, & apparel designs for specific storylines in 2D & 3D

• Utilized pre-fab 3D components to build worlds within internal engine according to aesthetic canon

• Developed multi-dimensional, interactive game environments that achieved the aesthetic intent of the Art Director

EDUCATION

MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, BALTIMORE, MD

2006 - 2010            

BFA, (COMMERCIAL & FASHION ILLUSTRATION) – CUM LAUDE


PUBLISHED WORKS:

  • “BOUND,” Stark Magazine (2015)

  • “DREAM TEAM,” Huf Magazine (2015)

  • “LIVING FOR LOVE,” Next Magazine (2015)

  • “MASTER OF DISGUISE,” OhLaLa Magazine (2011)

  • “GRAY AREA,” RockMyBlog Online Magazine (2010)