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Specialties:

-Expertise is in utilizing hand illustration & surface design techniques to create original artwork

-Advanced Adobe skills used to create fresh & exciting print concepts

-Designing allover repeats as well as placement prints from both original and purchased artwork

-Developing engineered layouts for specific garment styles to ensure best yield of fabric

-Creating color ways and preparing artwork for mills using color separation & fabric swatches

-Building & maintaining creative partnerships within design team

Textile Designer
Sharon Young, Inc.
March 2012 – Present (1 year 11 months)
• Oversee all aspects of print artwork development for Westbound by Dillard\'s (50 mil+ sales), including:
providing inspiration images, initial artwork concepts, designing allover and placement layouts, color-ways, color separations, and engineering prints for production.
• Manage work flow to create production ready files for vendors in a timely manner while developing new prints in a deadline driven environment
• Design branding, advertisements, hangtags, and labels for private label lines
• Trend + inspiration research
• Manage and mentor all department interns and assistants
• Created best selling artwork concepts for Westbound by Dillard\'s as well as develop prints for our other in house private lines (Multiples & Ali Miles) on a as-needed basis

Owner/Designer
Natasha Hetherly
October 2009 – Present (4 years 4 months)santa fe, new mexico
•surface + print design
•web design, logo + collateral
•print concepts for studios showcasing at surtex + print source

Designer
November Design Group, Inc.
November 2009 – May 2010 (7 months)
Firm that merchandised showcase homes and staged quick to sell
• Orchestrated all creative processes to develop memorable and unforgettable spaces to meet clients needs
•Lead a team of four during installations
• Responsible for research of market, demographics, competition, and trend forecasting
• Managed all aspects of installation--including sourcing, obtaining estimates, providing
purchase orders, coordinating vendors and product details.
• Traveled nationwide to see projects through completion and to ensure client satisfaction

JCPenney,Merchandise Assistant 2009 – October 2009 plano, texas
• Assisted senior design team in home goods department with development of new lines from obtaining samples to creative development
• Revised illustrator files and product packages to be sent to overseas suppliers
• Utilized Pantone’s color matching system to communicate correct color interpretation to sourcing
• Developed resource library for samples and materials
• Researched embroidery and cut work trends for table linens