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Denise Palucki

denisepalucki@gmail.com
Cell: 310-987-0543

Professional Profile: Assistant Fashion Designer with two years experience in the apparel industry specializing in womens sportswear. Looking for new opportunities and challenges in a fast paced working environment. I am committed to providing excellent craftsmanship and hard work.

Qualifications:
I am a self-starter who can take direction, has strong written/verbal communication skills, and is detail-oriented. I have presentation/organizational skills, and am a team player. I am able to prioritize and manage workload with multiple deadlines, commercial sense, and market knowledge, have demonstrated proactive thinking and problem solving ability.

Skills:
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Ned Graphics
• SEWN/AIMS
• Microsoft: Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Front Page
• Can use Mac or PC for software applications

Experience Highlights:
• Created mood/trend boards to show buyers/merchandisers for important sales/corporate meetings
• Created line sheets, CADs, print and color story boards and technical packages for overseas manufacturing
• Drafted patterns and muslin drapes
• Measured and specd sample garments
• Assisted with the making of the costumes for the movie: Blood Scarab (2008)
• Pulled lines for customers
• Put together presentations for salesmen
• Put in Sample Requests
• Followed up with production sampling
• Approved pre-production samples
• Verified received goods in AIMS
• Updated quantities of goods in ATS/oversold reports in SEWN
• Created invoices using SEWN
• Updated Excel spreadsheets, maintained orders, and pivoted sales reports (WIPs)
• Processed art work/line sheet submissions
• Approved lab dips on print samples from vendors using Pantone textile chips
• Reviewed fashion publications and blogs to research upcoming trends in fashion and color

Employment History:

Fashion Designer, Subiza Apparel, Arcadia, CA, 2012-Present

Assistant Fashion Designer, Seyreksoft LLC, Pasadena, CA, May 2009-2012

Assistant Costume Designer, Donald Glut Productions, Hollywood, CA, Summer 2007

Merchandising/Design Assistant, Cherokee Uniforms, a sub-division of Strategic Partners, Chatsworth, CA, 2006
Sales Operations Analyst, Juicy Couture, Arleta, CA, 2006 (Freelance)

Trends Assistant, Disney Stores HQ, Glendale, CA, 2006 (Freelance)

Retail Management, Wal-Mart, IKEA, Cost Plus, Stein Mart, 2001-2005

Education & Achievements:
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Bachelor of Science in Apparel Technology (Fashion Design), May 2001
Designed 8 piece evening wear collection for Purdue Fashion Show, 2000

Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Fashion 115, Fashion Computer Graphics, Fall 2010