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Guy McClure

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Highly skilled designer and merchandiser within women’s and kids’ apparel industry. Experienced and efficient team leader in management, mentoring, and training team members. Key markets include women’s, junior, and girls for sportswear and sleepwear.

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  • Category

    Apparel
  • Market Segments

    Womens
    Childrens
  • Availability

    Freelance
    Permanent
  • Relocation

    Yes
  • Schools/Training

    Art Institute of Pittsburgh
    Fashion Institute of Technology

More Information

346 Coney Island Ave. Apt. 904
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Cell: 973.953.8122
Email: guymcclure@mac.com

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Highly skilled designer and merchandiser within women’s and kids’ apparel industry. Extensive experience in both branded and licensed product.

Experienced and efficient team leader in management, mentoring, training, and innovation of design team through entire product development process. Extremely efficient at prioritizing responsibilities and maintaining a current T&A calendar.

Key markets include women’s, junior, tween, and girls for sportswear, sleepwear, robes, bras, panties, swimwear, and accessories.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Exceptional abilities utilizing CAD systems. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel, and Microsoft Office programs.

WORK HISTORY

Merchandising/Design Manager
Russell-Newman, Inc., 2010-Present
• Head designer for private label accounts and special projects.
• Partnered with sales in restructuring new design and marketing platforms which included new visual merchandising tools, updated product, and unique fabrications.
• Supply and communicate technical design packages with factories in several countries.
• Responsible for both visual and verbal presentions to accounts during markets.

Senior Designer
Age Group Ltd., 2008-2010
• Merchandised and designed Hello Kitty and Disney junior sleepwear, bras, and panties for Mass, Department, Specialty, and Mid-Tier markets.
• Researched and developed trend right key item product assortments with well-balanced merchandising strategy in terms of color, print, and fabrication.
• Attended industry print and fabric shows.

Graphic Designer
Mamiye Sales, 200-2008
• Designed sportswear and swimwear for Disney’s High School Musical, Fab-u-lus, Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers. Nickelodeon brands included iCarly and Spectacular for tween and young girls.
• Key accounts included Federated Department Stores, Limited Brands, Club Libby Lu, Target, and Walmart.

Freelance Designer 1997-2000
• Contracted for projects in women’s apparel and women’s, men’s, and children’s footwear markets.

Graphic Designer
InnerWorld, 1996-1997
• Designer women’s mid-tier sleepwear assortments.
• Traveled to production facilities for pre-production approval.

Production Artist
Andover Togs, 1989-1996
• Responsible for sketching, cleaning hand-drawn artwork, and preparing color separations for production with favorable results.
• First to test and implement CAD skills in the company’s history which increased department’s productivity by 75%.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Private tutoring on CAD software programs based upon client’s specific needs.

RELATED TRAINING

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, New York, NY,1986-1987
Studied Fabric Weaving and Woven Construction. Worked with handloom. Designed wovens for various softlines applications.

EDUCATION

ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH,Pittsburgh,PA 1982-1984
Associate in Specialized Technology Degree

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