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Work Experience
E2W USA New York, NY (April 08-present)
Senior designer, M20 NYC (m20nyc.com) (January 2010-present)
Brand development for M20 NYC. Retail clients include: Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Anthropologie, Free People, Shopbop and Intermix
Design/ develop and execute tech packs
Art direct all product photography for print and web layouts
Color selection and material sourcing
Travel to Chinese factory for sample correction and development
Manage assistant designer
Senior Designer, special projects and private label development (April 2009-2011)
Design / development and technical execution for various brands including Anthropologie, Beirn, Trina Turk
Design/development for high volume production programs including TJ Maxx, HSN and Loehmanns
Hardware design / development
Prototype revision / development
Manage market sample requests
Designer, Ava Rose Handbags (April 2008-present)
Design novelty product at entry level designer price point
Wicker & Straw handbag design
S.L.G. design (concept through development)
Applique and embroidery design / layouts
French Embassy Trade Commission, New York, NY
Senior Commercial Advisor, Fashion Division (October 2006-January 2008)
U.S. marketing consultant to French designers including Jerome Dreyfuss, Isabel Marant, Paul Ka
Introduced French suppliers to American designers including Lela Rose, Anna Sui and Kevin Hall
Managed assistant and interns on industry research studies and networking projects
Trade Attaché-Fashion Division (September 2004-October 2006)
Conducted Industry research studies
Outreach to American industry professionals on behalf of French designers
Promoted French-made fashion products in the U.S.
Technical Experience
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Microsoft Excel / Word
Mac and Windows operating systems
Education
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY (2007)
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY (2004-2006)
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (1998-2002)
Bachelor of Science: Retail and Consumer Sciences 3.9 GPA
Bachelor of Arts: French with an emphasis in business 3.9 GPA
