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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Swat fame, Inc. City of Industry, CA January 2012 July 2012
Promoted to Q40 Creative Director/Designer
Designed a Womens Contemporary Leather Collection as well as developed all embellishments used on the garments.
Communicated adjustments with both international and domestic vendors as required to ensure integrity of design-approved prototypes.
Traveled to Japan, Korea and China for vendor and trend research.
Attended Trade Shows for Domestic and International services.
Opened multiple sales accounts via tradeshows.
Model Casting, Catalog Styling, and coordination of all photo shoots.
Created Line Sheets and Look Books for Showroom and Buyers.
Managed domestic production from start to finish
Swat fame, Inc. City of Industry, CA October 2011 January 2012
Promoted to Womens Sportswear Developer Kut from the Kloth
Maintained calendar deadlines measured by seasonal calendar actualization. Responsible for maintaining calendar actualization report.
Managed and developed fabric and trims.
Traveled to China to search for open market fabrics and vendors.
Transitioned responsibility for in-work styles from design to production handover meetings.
Swat fame, Inc. City of Industry, CA February 2010 - October 2011
Wash Specialist/Designer
Developed trend forward washes for: Kut, See Thru Soul, Underground Soul, and Bu from Malibu.
Communicated adjustments with both international and domestic laundry as required to ensure integrity of design-approved prototypes.
Traveled numerous times to China to quality control for wash approval and source new wash houses.
Shopped Domestic and International Markets for trend research.
Attended Trade Shows for Domestic and International services.
Sitbon Los Angeles, CA January 2009 February 2010
Men\'s Designer
Co-designed denim line as well as designed and developed all embellishments used on the garments.
Communicated adjustments with out-source and in-house factory as required to ensure integrity of design-approved prototypes.
Generated technical packages for out-source and in-house production.
Shopped Domestic Markets for trend research.
Tracked and obtained status of Salesmen Samples.
Tracked and monitored all development, costing, order placement, and W.I.P. tasks
Guess? Inc. Los Angeles, CA June 2007 August 2008
Assistant Production Manger, Denim and Wovens
Corresponded daily with Agents and Suppliers, as well as the internal team members.
Tracked and monitored all development, costing, order placement and W.I.P. task.
Tracked and obtained all revised costs based on changes made in review meetings or fittings.
Sent purchase orders to vendors and ensured signed copies were returned and filed.
Circa San Clemente, CA September 2006 September 2007
Freelance: Assistant Designer
Updated tech packs.
Redesigned sketches and helped with new designs for Spring 2008.
Oversaw color ways for both apparel and shoes.
Internship: West Surfing Oceanside, CA February 2006 September 2006
Design Intern Assistant Designer
Organized the up-and-coming line and coordinated the salesman samples.
Sourced Fabrics for Knits and Wovens.
Sketched for designer.
Updated Tech Packs.
EDUCATION
FIDM/ The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Graduate, September 2006.
