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Mark Elliott Payne.
917.804.4196.
m.elliott@mindspring.com

2004-2009.
Jones Apparel Group, New York.
Woven and Cut & Sew Textile / CAD Artist.
1. Constructed plaids, stripes and knits from pitch.
2. Developed prints: clean and color reduction, construct repeats, recreate and tweak original art, produce colorways and options for design meetings.
3. Manage studio: maintain computer and printing equipment, maintain seasonal color palettes, catalog and archive digital media, attend software
workshops to stay up to date on technology and updates.
4. Technical sketching in Illustrator, producing garment flats, presentation and mock up boards, showroom displays and signage.

1998-2004.
Jones Apparel Group, New York.
Graphic Artist.
1. Designed labels, logos, graphic prints, embroideries and trim detail for licensed private label divisions.
2. Responsible for label, packaging, hangtag development, sourcing, pricing, and placement.
3. Worked directly with label salespersons, patternmakers, head designers and directors, and overseas contractors.

1994-1998.
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. BFA.
Admitted on full tuition scholarship, studied fine art, received Art Director\'s Club Award in 1997, graduated with BFA.

College Work experience.
1. Apple computer technician.
2. Assistant Curator of The Herb Lubalin Center for Design and Typography, Cooper Union.

Skills.
1. Photoshop, Illustrator, Nedgraphics (willing and able to quickly learn competing CAD software). Light XHTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Quark, Mac/PC.
2. Good sense of classic typography. Aware of latest trends and techniques in apparel as relevant to logo and label development.
3. I am an extremely fast software operator!