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Skills Set:
- Creating a new brand line
- Innovative Fashion Apparel Design
- Technical Drawing
- Production Management
- Graphic design and Web design
- Handling Trade Shows
- Product & Visual Merchandising
- Trend analysis & forecasting
Experiences:
** VISUALACTION INC. 2011 ~ CURRENT
Owner / Xzavier Limited Licenced
R&D, Design & Merchandising for Xzavier(www.xzavierusa.com) Truth & Lies (truthnliesclothing.com)
Managing Oversea Production
** Magic Apparel Group 2008 ~ 2011
(Garment Manufacture / Distributor in U.S)
Sr. Director of 213Apparel (www.213apparel.com)
- Basic T-Shirt apparel line
Launched 213apparel
Exhibit Trade Shows / Sales
Coordiante Brand Visual marketing & Campaigns
**STORMMADE INC. Fashion eCommerce(HEAD OFFICE IN L.A CA)
2006 ~ 2008
Sr. Designer & Merchandiser
Web design(graphic design)
Merchandising, Purchasing and managing name brand accounts
**WONSHIN CO., LTD (Korea) 03/2001-05/2006
Executive Owner/Director (KANI the Licensed Brand) 05/2003/-05/2006
- 25 Franchised Retail stores
- Directing Overall Marketing and Advertising
- Merchandising Complete Apparel Range (including T-shirts, shirts, pullovers jackets, trousers, shorts, skirts) in knitted and woven fabrics right from conceptualization to sample execution.
CEO /Executive Director/Designer National Brand 05/2003-05/2004
♣ Launched sports casual line in INTERPARKs PB brand
♣ Manage on-line shopping business including marketing and advertising
♣ Graphics - Designed T-shirt Graphics, artworks for embroideries, buttons, patches, and tags based on themes of each collection.
♣ Product Merchandise- Woven, Knit, and Jersey product for both men and women which not only holds the image of brand but also fulfill all commercial aspect of the market.
Product Merchandiser (KOREA) Promotion 03/2001-04/2003
♣ Fabric and material sourcing considering cost parameters, quality and quantity.
♣ Negotiates settlements on international trade
♣ Oversea production control and management
**BTL GLOBAL SI Venture 02/2000-03/2001
Web Master Team leader
♣ Create Homepages for Casual Brand 02/2000-03/2001
♣ Create On-line shopping mall and its CRM and ERP interface and manual
EDUCATION:
Fashion Institute of Kolon (FIK) Seoul, Korea Mar, 2003
Fashion Merchandising (MD), 74th class
♣ Merchandise Planning & Control
♣ Merchandise Presentation & Selling Techniques
♣ Promotion in the Merchandising Environment
♣ Brand Imaging
Kuk-Jae Fashion Design Institute Seoul, Korea Dec, 1997
♣ Illustration and Fashion Business
♣ Analyze trend and market and establish concept and themes.
♣ Color and fabric
B.A Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD)
Grand Rapid, Michigan U.S.A Jul, 1997
♣ Major in Visual Communication(GPA 3.7)
♣ Supplementary Major in Photography
♣ Transferred from Michigan State University Jul, 1995
SKILLS(proficient):
♣ Microsoft Power Point, Excel, Outlook and Word
♣ Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Page Maker, Quark Xpress, and Premiere
♣ Macromedia Flash, Dream weaver and Director
LANGUAGES:
Korean (fluent), English (proficient), Chinese (intermediate)
PERSONAL INFO:
♣ Nationality and Citizenship: Korean
♣ Immigration Status: Permanent Resident of U.S.A
