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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
Devergo and Friends - as Fashion Designer:
Strengthening the presence of woman garments and accessories by doubling the number of styles in woman\'s collection in less than 2 years. Introducing woman denim garments within the brand and achieving a 35% growth in the sales of denim items in general within 1 year.
Retro International - as Design Department Manager:
Optimizing production; decreasing lead-time to half; increasing profit margin by 240%
within 2 seasons. Generating trustworthy relationships with suppliers and by that lowering faults and defects by 30% each season.
STRENGHTS:
Conceptual thinking with the ability of focusing also on the details
Having the ability to see ahead
Progressing trends and aspects of fashion and lifestyle
Aiming the maximum
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Freelance Designer (2012-present)
Working as a freelancer: fashion-, interior- and product design and styling projects
Blogging (www.pinkflowerlove.com)
Designer - Napatelier Ltd (2009-2011)
Assiting in interior design and styling projects
Fashion Designer, Production Coordinator - Devergo and Friends (2006-2009)
Design of woman\'s and man\'s denim and street wear collection
Follow up sampling and production process
Design Department Manager - Retro International Ltd (2004-2006)
Leadership of design team (designers, technicians and graphic designers)
Follow up sampling and production process, supplier negotiations
Responsible of all buying activities, product development and quality management
Fashion Brand Co-ordinator - Skála Divatáruház Rt (2003-2004)
Create a business concept for a new fashion brand (private label)
Market research for the new product development
EDUCATION:
MA - Interior Design - Scuola Politecnica di Design (2009-2010) Milan, Italy
BA - CAD Fashion and Textile Design - Evtek Istitute of Art and Design (2002-2004) Helsinki, Finland
BBA - International Business - Helsinki Business Polytecnic (2000-2002) Helsinki, Finland
OTHER:
Language skills:
English - fluent, Italian - Advanced, Finnish - Advanced, German - basic (in progress), Hungarian - Mother tounge
Computer skills:
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, CorelDraw, Freehand,
PrimaVision, Weave Expert, Design Knit,
AutoCad, 3D StudioMax, Vektorworks, SketchUp
Driving Licence - Category B (clean)
Hobbies:
Pinterest-ing instead of sleeping, BodyArt Zensation
