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portfolio website: http://www.styleportfolios.com/portfolio.php?username=alantungstudio

Experience

2006 ~ 2014 Alan Tung Design Inc.

- Owner & Designer for special projects, helps fashion & accessories companies to
Develop new collections from search for inspiration, mood board, illustrations of the
Products, fittings to the 1st sample

2006 ~ 2007 Playboy Enterprise Inc. New York, NY

-Freelance Senior Designer
-Worked closely with VP/ creative director for fashion trends, moods & directions
-Shop the market for trends and market research
-Designing the collection for seasonal trend books for all licenses to follow & inspired
- Executed mood board, illustrations & flat sketches

2006 ~ 2007 FortuneCasuals, LLC Culver City, CA

-Freelance Design Director
-Help launch a new men's streetwear such to be sold at Walmart
-Manage 4 assistants
-Worked closely w/ graphic designer to develop graphics, logos and layout
-Worked closely with merchandising VP to shop for trends, and development
-Attend all fittings to ensure the right fit for each look
-Travel to Arkansas to present the line to Walmart

2005 ~ 2006 Bebe Inc. Los Angeles, CA

- Full Time Senior Designer, manage 3 assistants
- Designed for the Bebe Sports Division
- Shopping for trends, set up mood and theme for each season
- Worked closely with merchandising dept for development
- Worked closely with in house graphic designer for prints, graphics, logos and layout
- Attend all fittings to ensure the right fit for each look

2004 ~ 2004 Wet Seal Inc. Orange County, CA

- Freelance Senior Designer, managed 3 assistants
- Designed the collection for fall-winter 2004. Top, bottom, outerwear & dresses
- Executed mood board, illustrations & flat sketches & shop for inspirations

2001 ~ 2004 The Limited New York, NY

-Freelance senior designer, designed for women’s modern sportswear division
-Responsible for assisting the design team with all aspect of the current collection
-Prepared design packages with web PDM

2002 ~ 2005 Gap / Old Navy Inc. New York, NY

-Full-time Freelance senior designer
-Designed for the women’s, men’s, teen/girls sportswear division
-Worked with in house graphic designers for prints, graphics, logos and layout

2002 ~ 2005 dRealm Inc. www.drealmdesign.net New York, NY

-Freelance senior men’s streetwear designer

2001 ~ 2003 Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren New York, NY

-Freelance senior designer
-Designed for the women’s & men’s sportswear division
-Designed presentation boards, shop for inspirations and samples
-Worked with in house graphic designers for prints, graphics, logos and layout

2001 ~ 2002 American Eagle Inc. New York, NY

-Freelance senior designer, assisted the design team on all aspect of the collections

2001 Sept ~ 2003 Alan Tung Designs Inc. New York, NY

-Designer and owner, managed 3 assistants
-Produced made to order designs, dressing celebrities for award show & photo shoots
-Worked closely with stylist & designs was featured in various magazine such as
In Style, Teen people, Essence, Lucky, Stuff, German Times, and A magazine

2000 Jan. ~ 2001 Randolph Duke Designs Inc. New York, NY

-Full-time Senior designer, managed 3 assistants
-Designed couture & collection evening gown and separates
-Supervised the sample room and oversee all fittings
-Sourced and developed fabric, prints, trim, embroideries and beading
-Provided support w/ seasonal 7 on Sixth fashion show, model casting & fitting

1998 Jan. ~ 2000 Jan. Carmen Marc Valvo Inc. New York, NY

- Full-time Associate designer, responsible for designed couture evening gowns
-Travel frequently to Hong Kong to meet w/ our oversea agent, direct factories and
designed all of the beading patterns, design packages and designed presentation boards
-Supervised the NYC sample room and oversee all fittings
-Sourced and develop fabric include prints, trim & embroideries in the U.S., India & HK
-Responsible for seasonal 7 on Sixth fashion show presentation including model casting

1997 May ~ Dec. Halston International Inc. New York, NY

- Full-time Assistant designer for the signature & bridge collection

1996 ~ 1997 Oscar by Oscar de la Renta New York, NY

- Assistant Designer, assisted the design team with all aspect of the current collection

Education

2019 Academy of Art University, San Francisco
- MFA / Master of Fine Arts ( Fashion Merchandising & Management )

1997 Parsons School of Design, New York
- BFA / Bachelor of Fine Arts ( Fashion Design)

2002 De Anza College, Cupertino California
- Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Skills

- Fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese

Reference upon request