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Apparel designer with 10 years of professional experience in active, athleisure, swim, and sportswear markets. Proficient with Mac / PC computers and programs such as, PLM, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Strong understanding of graphics (placed & all over prints) and textiles. Superior level of color acuity from Farnsworth-MunseII Hue Test. Available for freelance projects.

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• Create precise technical flat sketches and texture fills in Illustrator
• Design modern active silhouettes that are trend relevant through market research
• Build garment tech and spec packages

Athleisure/Activewear- Designer (Freelance)

• Responsible for designing 120 styles per season, 350 styles annually, for 4 brands and multiple accounts (Target/Walmart/Amazon/Macy’s/Kohl’s)
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) SuperUser- initiated training to a 20 person design team  
• Standardized roundtable discussions with design colleagues to discuss PLM best practices and processes that resulted in increased efficiency for tech pack handoff by 20%
• Provided daily guidance to multiple overseas vendors on lab dips, trims, and proto samples
• Presented seasonal design language via conference call to Taiwanese and Korean vendors
• Monitored sales to decide successes/failures, and to build on that knowledge for future collections
• Exceeded Target buyers weekly sales forecast by an average of 12%
• Identified successful test opportunities which lead to incremental sales racks on the Target floor pad 
• Managed 1-2 freelancers on priorities, upcoming deadlines, and training on PLM

C9 Champion, Champion, Hanes Sport, Hanes- Girls Designer

• Sketched designs that met consumer standards/aesthetics which produced an average rating of 4.9 stars on Target.com and #1 in market share for girls/boys tops and bottoms for 2014 and 2015
• Constructed tech packs including detailed sketches, garment construction, graphic size/placement, & trims
• Maintained healthy cross-functional relationships with merchandisers, design director, tech design, marketing, color, innovation, print team, and other divisions
• Organized fit sessions with models and executed fit corrections with Design Director and Tech Design

C9 Champion- Girls/Boys Associate Designer

• Compiled weekly project reports which included timelines and  synopsis of the past week for Sr. Design
• Performed fittings on first samples & sent comments to production teams in Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan, and Egypt
• Built tech pack which included detailed sketches, garment construction, and pitched out all artwork for sampling and production by denoting colors and artwork techniques (embroidery/studs/puff pant/glitter)
• Successfully organized/updated multiple sales books which were a vital tool in selling the collection to buyers
• Initiated purchase orders on a daily basis and relayed order quantities to production team
 

Kids Zone- Assistant Designer

• Organized and archived between 1,000-3,000 pieces of artwork for online directory 
• Generated sample requests for factories to ensure proper construction
• Cataloged sample garments, fabric/trim submissions, and color libraries
	

Juniors Swimwear- Assistant Designer

• Worked with the cutting room to execute proper cutting of patterns 
• Produced line sheets for final approval by design director
• Sourced raw materials and embellishments from local markets and presented final trim cards to design team

Womens- Assistant Designer (Freelance)

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