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EXPERIENCE
Dragon Crowd Garments, Inc. (Costa Mesa), 03/2013
Designer for Mens collections
Third & Army // Social Republic // Private Label (woven shirts, knit tops, denim and non-denim bottoms, and outerwear)
// Worked to develop seasonal concept, trend, and color story
// Created cads, tech packs, and original print and placement artwork for each design
// Colored separate and create pitch sheets/strike off requests for print artwork
// Collaborated with Sales and Technical Team
// Shop domestic and foreign market for trend
// Worked with factories to develop washes and custom fabrics
// Communicates with international and domestic vendors
Margie of California (Los Angeles), 05/2013 - 03/2015
Lead designer for Mens collection (woven shirts, knit tops, bottoms, and outerwear)
// Developed and executed creative design concepts in accordance with brand objectives
// Worked daily with domestic sewing contractors, fabric manufactures, dye houses, and wash houses
// Coordinated and styled photo shoots for lookbooks, as well as, created the layouts for the seasonal lookbooks
// Created seasonal line sheets
Roar Clothing (Los Angeles), 01/2009 - 12/2012
Concentrated design in Mens woven shirts, also focusing in outerwear, knit t-shirts, bottoms, and fabric development
//Collaborated with the Design team in researching, designing and developing product by classification from concept through execution
// Researched color, print and trend resources, selling history, sample and artwork libraries to provide relevant information and materials for artwork development and concept creation
// Coordinated weekly meetings to review production and product costing
// Communicated daily with international vendors as well as traveled to china multiple times yearly to visit factories ensuring production and design runs smoothly, also to shop local fabric markets
Modern Amusement (Santa Monica), 08/2008 - 12/2008
Product Development Intern
// Communicated daily with domestic and over seas vendors about all sampling
// Attended weekly sample fittings
// Measured proto samples and first samples to ensure all measurements were within tolerance
// Updated line sheets and tech packs
// Kept workflow organized
EDUCATION
F.I.D.M., Associate of Arts Degree - Merchandise Product Development, 2006 - 2008
// Final portfolio was chosen to be presented at Portfolio Day, hosted by FIDM (20 portfolios were picked out of 300 students)
// Excelled in Denim / Apparel design
