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EXPERIENCE:

[CURRENT] FREELANCE HANDBAG & GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Dallas TX
Freelancing for variety of companies, available upon request. Working along side companies to add saleable styles to grow businesses. Updating lines with existing companies, launch of small handbag line made by Refugee women.

SKAGEN SR DESIGNER MENS + WOMENS LEATHERS, Dallas TX
-worked with women's and mens teams to create new product under design director
-leather product
-clean modern design

FREELANCE HANDBAG DESIGNER, Austin TX
-KELLY MOORE BAGS
-FOSSIL
-RELIC
-ONA
-RUFF HEWN
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FOSSIL, Dallas TX
TITLE: SENIOR LEATHER DESIGNER
-Designing fabric & leather handbag line, sold to Dillards, Federated, Fossil retail stores as well as many smaller vendors worldwide
-Team created & Developed 80% of Fossil handbag line in 2008 & 2009
-Obtained valuable management experience throughout my career at Fossil through
training & developing interns, assistant & associate designers.
-Presenting product to Sales and Merchandising team
-Built strong working relationships with factories through daily interaction and numerous trips to Hong Kong, Korea and China
-Responsible for print development for Fossil Leathers team resulting in cohesion through use of prints & novelty throughout all product lines
-Advanced knowledge in textile development, working closely with upper managemen t to establish print direction each season
-Collaborated closely with textile creative design team, creating new collections where sales are print, woven & novelty driven
-Traveled to print shows, overseas mills to purchase prints for development
-Upheld relationships with factories, fabric vendors, and buyers
-Pursued new areas of growth within Fossil handbag category
-Successfully launched younger collection of product within the Fossil line
-Collaborated with International team to develop strategies worldwide

FRX Clothing, Intern – New York, NY
-Understanding beginning stages of design process to selling the end result
-Assisting with concept, inspiration and line boards; research, specing garments,
working with a Fabric Library and filing --Acquired useful knowledge of textiles and surface treatments

SKILLS:
-Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Excel & Adobe Photoshop
-Excellent hand illustration abilities
-Advanced Patternmaking, draping and construction experience

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design and Manufactu ring – Texas Tech University G.P.A. of 3.7 Graduated in December 2003

*References available upon request