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Daymone Edmonds
183 Waverly Avenue Apt. 1
Brooklyn, NY 11205
917-548-5537
edmody@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a design position at a strong, forward thinking,
progressive company, where I can fully utilize my technical
skills and creativity.
RELEVANT SKILLS
Assisting Creative Director in execution of vision, with skills
such as sketching, rendering, print development, CAD work,
pattern making, draping and sourcing
Providing efficient and effective development of product, from
initial sketch to final product
Developing technical packages to communicate design
specifications to overseas factories
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Proficient in several CAD programs, such Photoshop,
Illustrator, Lightroom, Lectra as well as data management systems
such as WebPDM and A2000
Managing all aspects of product development to optimize
resources within companys budget
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LIBER New York in Brooklyn, NY 03/2010 Current
Head Designer (Menswear)
Responsible for initial design development sketching through to
final tech pack approval
Ensuring product design package is complete, accurate and ready
for production by local factories
Creating new style and making corrections through patternmaking
by reviewing pattern development, conducting fittings, and
approving final fit samples.
Responsible for trend fabric selection, trim, and color theory
under approval by Creative Director
Creating presentation and display tools for viewing look book,
line sheet and presentation boards
Accountable for the menswear design research of color and style
trends;
Building brand identity through design details, photo-shoot and
promotional tools.
Oversee small domestic production to include purchasing sample
yards, trims, markers and revising tech packs to meet production
requirement.
Squeeze Jeans/Blue Spice Jeans/Maran Inc. in New York, NY
(Garment District) 10/2009 02/2010
Associate Designer (Juniors Denim Market)
Responsible for designing jeans and denim related garments for
juniors division.
Flat sketching and CAD Designs using illustrator
Developing new denim washes and destruction patterns
Fabric and trim sourcing and development
Create detailed tech packs; send to factories for development
and costing
Track, approve and file lab-dips, strike offs and handlooms
Communicate with overseas factories on all sampling issues;
Daily follow up with factories and vendors
Create Presentation Boards, Line sheets and CADS for showroom
and Sales
Track, Receive and prepare sales samples
Ensuring that development issues are addressed before product
begins manufacturing
Tracy Reese in New York, NY (Garment District)
08/2008 10/2009
Design Development Manager (Womens Contemporary Dresses)
Handle product development from initial sketch through production
Create and follow Time & Action Calendar to ensure that
salesman samples are delivered
Assisted with local and overseas sourcing of fabrics materials,
and trims
Managed communication with oversee factories to ensure that
they are provided with sketches, specs, color standards, tech
pack, fabric, and trims to meet companies time and action calendar
Maintained daily correspondence with agents, mills and
factories to communicate all new development issues
Research and implement creative solutions to complex product
designs
Assisted in prototype fittings to communicate new improvements
and corrections to all parties involved and ensured that
prototypes are turned around in a timely manner for factories to
begin making samples
Track samples and follow up with factories so that company
meets sample delivery dates
Collaborated with other departments such as Tech, Sales and
Production to communicate design development issue are resolved
before product begins manufacturing
Tracy Reese in New York, NY (Garment District)
05/2008 08/2008
Design Intern
Developed fabric prints and re-colored these prints using Photoshop
Colored flats using Photoshop for presentation boards
Altered showroom and fashion show samples and patternmaking
Created mood boards and inspiration boards
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
AS, Fashion Design, December 2009
National Business College, Lexington, KY
AS, Retail Merchandising Management, May 2000
Tates Creek High School, Lexington, KY
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Publisher
Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign and Lightroom
Other: Fax machines, copiers, multi-phone systems, Web
PDM, Retail Pro, Visual Retail Plus
OTHER SKILLS
Hand sketching figures, flat sketching, technical flats, sewing,
patternmaking and draping
REFERENCES
Available upon request
