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Work Experience:
May 2008-Present
Chicos; Designer for Sweaters and Cut/ Sew Knits (Fort Myers, FL)
• Design, management and presentation responsibility for $300M business;
o Sweaters: YTD up 9.6%comp
o Cut/ Sew: YTD up 8% comp
• Growing assistant and associate designers towards promotion within the organization
• Developing and focusing brand right product through the production cycle
• Working within calendar to maintain sample readiness for meetings and fit schedules
• Facilitating approvals of product through merchandising partnerships
• Participating in steering committee to bring WebPDM and PLM systems to Chico’s FAS
• Fine tuning fit blocks for Chico’s customer
May 2005-March 2008
Lilly Pulitzer; Designer for Sweaters/ Knits/ Swim/ Resort Shop(King of Prussia, PA)
• Additional design responsibility for ladies swim and woven resort shop product
• Charged with growing an additional “shop” within the collection- Resort Shop
o Within 3 design seasons the Resort Shop has grown from less than 5% of total Ladies booked dollars to 25%
Lilly Pulitzer; Associate Designer for Sweaters/ Knits/ Lounge
• Design responsibility for ladies knits and lounge programs
• Present collections to management complete with trend direction/ fabric selection
• Work with merchandisers to develop comprehensive collection
• Work within a structured company calendar to achieve deadlines for line completion
• Problem-solve development issues with production/ vendor teams
• Overseas travel to attend directional industry shows
• Overseas travel to work with vendors on fittings, design/ technical issues, future development research and factory visits
• Utilize WEB PDM to create specification pages/ construction details
• Create initial spec packages and communicate with vendors for presentation samples for ladies sweaters/ knits and lounge collections
• Graph sweater designs/ patterns
January 2004- May 2005
Lands’ End; Associate Designer for Men’s and Women’s Sweaters (Dodgeville, WI)
Acting Designer for Men’s and Women’s Sweaters- July thru February
• Design responsibility for Men’s and Women’s sweater collections- $100M business
• Analyze trends and present lines to upper management
• Develop trend direction for seasonal pattern work
• Conduct fittings of garments from first prototype to production
Lands’ End; Assistant Designer for Women’s Knits (Dodgeville, WI)
• Responsibility for trim selection and coordination with vendors for production
• Responsibility for print selection and management with vendors for production
• Creation of presentations for management
January 2003- January 2004
Schleussler Knitting Mills; Assistant Designer for Knitwear Winter Accessories (Chicago, IL)
Developed trend right winter accessories for wholesale accounts

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago-Spring 2003
Emphasis in fashion design/ knitwear

Computer Packages and Related Skills
• WEB PDM
• Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop
• Ned Graphics
• Microsoft Office including Excel
• Freelance work experience in sweater knit, leather and fur accessories
References and portfolio available upon request; www.styleportfolios.com/adewitt