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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over twenty years experience in fashion accessories design, production, and product marketing. Experience in both small company and large corporate settings with skill of managing people from diverse cultural environments.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Taught at the International Millinery Forum 2012 in Australia.
\'Hatty Award\' recipient by Hat Life, the Headwear and Millinery Industry\'s #1 resource.
Voted Best Hatmaker by SF Weeklys Best of San Francisco 2009.
Four cocktail hats published in Hatwalk 2009 calendar (including the cover).
Fall 2007 Cassel Goorin collection of 5 out of 42 styles accounted for 16% of total catalogue sales and sold worldwide, including Barneys Japan.
Barneys carried $10,000 retail of own hat collection in 2003, nearly selling out.
Responsible in part for increasing Esprit Footwear division to 20% as a Footwear Designer.
SKILLS
Design
Designing headwear, handbag, gloves, scarves and footwear for tech packages.
Drafting hat patterns for factory in China, hand-making first prototypes, correcting fit and approving sales samples.
Designing and Fabricating custom headwear for fashion companies, theatre, dance, artists, and individuals.
Communication
Traveled to manufacturers Footwear production facilities in China, Taiwan and Mexico to edit samples and ensure quality standards and design integrity.
Participating in line review meetings with sales staff and marketing.
Teaching millinery, guest lecturing and speaking on panels and critiquing student portfolios.
Proficient French. Basic Italian and German.
Administration
Managed Outlook calendar, coordinating meetings with complex scheduling.
Generated reports and produced invoices with MS Office and QuickBooks. Filed taxes.
Computers: Type 60 wpm, Macintosh Snow Leopard, Windows, MS Office, Outlook, Adobe Creative Suite, basic Dreamweaver, Constant Contact, Facebook, Twitter and basic QuickBooks.
Marketing
Networking, cold calling, writing copy, creating marketing materials, updating website, social media.
Supervising
Managing interns.
Directing and supervising assistants in samplemaking and production.
WORK HISTORY
Accessory Designer
(Freelance and Contract)
San Francisco, CA & New York, NY
Hat Designer (Freelance)
Goorin Brothers
San Francisco, CA
Footwear Design
Consultant
80/20 Footwear
New York, NY
Footwear Designer
Esprit de Corp.
San Francisco, CA
Assistant Footwear Designer
Topline Corporation
Bellevue, WA
Freelance Clients: Louise Green Millinery, Goorin Brothers, Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole, Talbots, Lily Pulizer, Nicole Miller, Candies, Nice Collective and Paper Magazine.
RELATED WORK HISTORY
Executive Assistant (temporary) Spherion & Office Team
San Francisco
EDUCATION
City College
San Francisco, CA
Rapid Visualization drawing, Apparel Patternmaking, German
Fashion Institute of Technology New York City
Associate of Applied Science in Accessory Design
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts in Art History with strong concentration in Studio Arts
Graduated Cum Laude with Honors
PRESS: WWD, Oyster Magazine, WGSN, Accessories Magazine, Paper Magazine, The Hat Magazine, Hat Life, SF Weekly, Divine Caroline, 7x7 Magazine
LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATIONS
I had the wonderful pleasure of working with Jasmin at Goorin Brothers for about a year. This woman is truly amazing at her craft. When she puts her mind to it, she can crank out 3 hats a night, (I saw her do this), from start to finish. That blew me away. Her illustrations and concepts are one of a kind which is extremely refreshing. Her work is amazing. Check out her creations. http://jasminzorlu.com/ April 21, 2009
Kerry Williams , Junior Designer , Goorin Brothers
worked directly with Jasmin at Goorin Brothers
Jasmin is a wonderful and inspiring designer. Her work is unparalleled in hat design and has tremendous skill in other facets of fashion and design. She is a pleasure to work with and I look forward to seeing what see does next. January 2, 2009
Brian Rouspil , Diector of Sales , Goorin Brothers, Inc.
worked with Jasmin at Goorin Brothers
