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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Alegria Home, LLC, Mexico City, Mexico, April 2013 Present
Founder and Design Director:
A home décor company collaborating with global artisans to create a line of modern textile products that are cohesive in design and color
Partner with non profits such as Aid to Artisans and Nest to insure that the artisans we work with receive a fair wage
Includes solo travel throughout Mexico and Guatemala to source new artisan partners as well as to artisan cooperatives to work directly with
the artisans on product development
Create all designs and spec packets for our product assortment in Photoshop and Illustrator. Adapt designs to indigenous techniques and local
cultures while appealing to a broad US market
Create and design all promotional materials for the company including logo, product photography, look book and line sheets
Participate in leading industry trade shows, specifically NY NOW in February 2014 and August 2014
Nostalgia Home Fashions, New York, NY, February 2012 March 2013
Senior Designer:
Design Manager for the Dransfield and Ross House license- collaborated with John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross to bring their design
aesthetic to the independent specialty channel as well as a sub brand specifically for Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Design Manager for the Laundry by Shelli Segal license - responsible for adapting and designing the fashion label into bedding collections
specifically for Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Solo travel to factories in Jinan, China to oversee sampling for the Dransfield and Ross license and the Laundry by Shelli Segal license
Trained and managed the Assistant Designer and Intern
Nostalgia Home Fashions New York, NY, December 2008 February 2012
Designer:
Serviced the design needs of key U.S. retailers that included Neiman Marcus, Serena & Lily, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond among others in
hand crafted, top of the bed categories that included: quilts, bedspreads, coverlets, comforters, and duvets
Designed new bedding collections based on current trend research for each Spring and Fall Market season
Responsible for adapting and designing the fashion brand Laundry by Shelli Segal into bedding collections under that license for each market
season
Traveled to the companys factories in Jinan, China to oversee the production of samples for each Spring and Fall Market season
Patterson, Flynn, & Martin, New York, NY, August 2007- November 2008
Artist:
Created original rug and carpet designs for a luxury floor covering company serving the interior design trade
Collaborated with interior designers to create original custom rug designs for their project needs
Adapted original design ideas to the various line qualities of rug and carpet products for each season
Original rug design, Leclaire Sprig was featured in the September 2009 issue of Traditional Home
The Company Store Weehawken, NJ, June 2006-August 2007
Assistant Designer
Print development and product development for the categories of bedding, rugs, sleepwear, and bath products
Developed specification packets for the sampling and production of all products
Communication with foreign vendors through the sampling of each product or print development
The Company Store, Weehawken, NJ, June 2006-August 2007
Assistant Designer:
Print development and product development for the categories of bedding, rugs, sleepwear, and bath products
Developed specification packets for the sampling and production of all products
Communication with foreign vendors through the sampling of each product or print development
EDUCATION:
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Sept. 2002 May 2006
College of Visual and Performing Arts; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Major: Surface Pattern Design; Minor: Textile Design, Fashion Design
Division of International Programs Abroad, January May 2005
Syracuse University, Florence, Italy
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Summer 2003
Fashion Illustration
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Mac and Windows Proficient
Software: Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator CS6 ( and older); Age Technologies, Clic Design Plug-Ins: Style Draper Pro & Plaid Maker Pro; NED
Graphics Fashion Studio; Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Creative Skills: Batik, Screen Printing, Jewelry Making, Sewing, Fashion Illustration, Acrylic and Watercolor Painting
