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Experience
1/09-Present
Deschamps Designs, Brooklyn, N.Y
One on One couture and specialty bag design
-Bag Designer and Owner
-Design and construct custom made bags, patterns, flats and prints
-Scann and manipulate images; layouts, retouch photos,
-Sketch product illustrations and color correct product images
-Work with clients to interpret and create designs that fit their needs
4/09-5/09 Existential, Dan Morris Apparel, New York N.Y.
-Freelance designer
-Worked on graphics and art design for T-shirts and Thermals
-Clients include Lady Foot Locker
6/07-12/08
Fashion Accessory Bazaar (F.A.B.) Starpoint, New York, N.Y.
-Bag Designer
-Designed and developed licensed and generic bags to be sampled
-Created development specs, product illustrations and CAD's
-Contributed to trend direction and assisted in creating a balanced line while keeping in mind upcoming trends and desired price points
-Finalized artwork and specs as well as corresponded with overseas factories
-Reviewed samples, made corrections, revisions, approved lab dips and met crucial deadlines
-Aided in tremendous growth in the Wal-mart handbag license business
1/07-5/07
The Betesh Group, Baby Boom, New York N.Y.
-Bag Designer
-Designed and developed bags for Bananafish, Eddie Bauer and Jeep
-Created development specs, buys, product illustration, mock -ups and CAD's,
-Designed master bodies, repeat patterns and new bag lines
11/06-3/07
BBP Bags, New York, N.Y.
(Upstart Bag Company-Freelance)
-Graphic Designer
-Designed brochures, press kit, and product illustration
-Work tradeshow, communicate product details and design features
4/03-11/06
Deschamps Designs, Brooklyn, N.Y
-Bag Designer and Owner
-One on One couture and specialty bag design
-Design and construct custom made bags, patterns, flats and prints
-Scan and manipulate images; layouts, retouch photos,
-Sketch product illustrations and color correct product images
-Work with clients to interpret and create designs that fit their needs
5/06-7/06
Edge NY, Noho, N.Y
-Bag Designer
-Designed, created, and sold hand made original couture bags
8/97-5/06
Soho Editions, Irvington, N.Y.
-Painter
-Produced hundreds of hand enhanced fine art canvas prints with oil paints, which were distributed to galleries nationwide
-Hand enhanced limited edition fine art canvas prints with oil paints in a variety of techniques and styles, including brushwork and palette knife
9/01-1/02
Learning Through an Expanded Arts Program, (L.E.A.P.) New York, N.Y.
(A non-profit educational organization offering innovative hands-on arts educational programs,
lesson plans and teacher workshops)
-Art Teacher
-Served as an art specialist, teaching hands-on workshops in various New York City elementary and junior high schools
-Developed and executed innovative art programs to cultivate studentsÂ’ creativity and improve academic performance
