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WORK EXPERIENCE
Joneien Leah
Women's Apparel Designer, Freelance 3D Fashion Designer
October 2010 - Oslo, Norway
• Create virtual clothing samples using CLO3D software
• Designed seasonal contemporary collections for women
• Sourced fashion fabrics from various resources
• Rendered fashion illustrations using Adobe® Photoshop and Illustrator
• Created apparel flat sketches using Adobe® Illustrator
• Utilized industry documents to communicate creative vision with suppliers
• Performed costing on garments for wholesale and retail pricing
• Researched seasonal and runway trends
• Tested designs through draping and flat pattern techniques
• Created first sample garments
• Tracked financial data
• Collaborated with other fashion industry professionals for services and resources
Varner Gruppen AS
Designer- CUBUS
February 2019 - July 2020 Norway
Designed accessories and socks for brand CUBUS.
Katrin Uri Design AS
Women's Apparel Designer
January 2017 - February 2019 Norway
Designed women's apparel collection including dresses, blouses, trousers, jeans, knitwear and outerwear.
Cintas
Apparel Designer
November 2007 - October 2014 Illinois, United States
• Designed imagewear apparel including suiting, dresses, and separates
• Used WebPDM software to enter and maintain style data through product lifecycle
• Rendered computer fashion illustrations using Adobe® Photoshop and created apparel flat sketches using Adobe® Illustrator
• Designed corporate apparel collections based on trend direction from runway shows and stylesight.com
• Presented fashion business apparel to our customers through boards and garment presentations
• Sourced fashion fabric, suitable for the working conditions of clientele
• Worked with senior designers and director on special internal projects
• Participated in internal product strategy meetings
• Worked closely with tech design and sourcing team to create product from concept through production
November 2007 - October 2014 Illinois, United States
Claire's Accessories
Assistant Designer
June 2006 - November 2007 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
• Designed products and prints using Adobe® Illustrator
• Communicated through e-mail with oversea vendors on a daily basis
• Reviewed and commented on design samples
• Collaborated with buyers to produce new products
• Worked individually and in a team to design products for seasonal groupings
• Trained new employees and supervised intern
• Went on store visits to monitor presentation of merchandise, stock levels, and customer service
• Sourced new products from vendors
• Shopped for new samples and concepts
• Created trend boards for each season
• Participated in seasonal trend presentations
• Organized and kept track of artwork control sheets
• Gave speeches to high school students
June 2006 - November 2007 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Fashion Express, Inc.
Assistant Designer
June 2005 - June 2006 Illinois, United States
• Worked independently and with Design Team to develop handbag lines for upcoming markets
• Designed and developed special orders for department store and specialty store customers
• Created realistic computer-illustrated handbag mockups for manufacturers
• Typed sample requests and produced style sheets
• Designed brochure covers for market
• Created computer graphics for website
• Responsible for photo taking and photo touch ups
• Communicated with manufacturers worldwide
• Checked inventory, shipping and receiving, and quality control of handbags production
Marshall Field's
Visual Merchandiser
February 2005 - June 2005 Illinois, United States
• Created dominant merchandise presentations
• Set clearly defined trend statements
• Produced brand and product launch displays
• Designed and set-up window displays
• Assisted in trend fixturing implementation
EDUCATION
Iowa State University
B.S. in Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Production
August 2000 - May 2004 Ames, Iowa, United States
London College Of Fashion
Coursework in Fashion Design
September 2003 - December 2003 United Kingdom
William Rainey Harper College
Coursework in Fashion Design
Tailoring, and Visual Merchandising
September 2004 - December 2004 Palatine, Illinois, United States
LANGUAGES
Norwegian (Advanced)
English (Native)
SKILLS
3D Fashion, Adobe® Illustrator, Adobe® InDesign, Adobe® Photoshop, Clo3D, Communication Abilities In French, Marvelous Designer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PLM Software, Snap Fashun™, WebPDM
