Kate Stanley: Design Director in Hermosa Beach, CA

• Designed, merchandised, and produced seasonal branded collections (bobi and bobiBLACK Divisions), for stores including: Revolve, Anthropologie, Zappos, Shopbop, and Evereve • Handled all creative direction including photo shooting, website development, and branding, coordinating with sales teams in France, Germany, USA, and Canada • Lead all fittings first through production including technical design and overseas communication, traveling and working in factories regularly • Established organizational systems within the division and company overall • Lead team daily on all tasks and responsibilities ensuring all deadlines and sales goals were met

• Created division from beginning including factory sourcing, design, fit, and labeling packages • Designed, developed, and produced women's contemporary collections for five seasons per year, including dresses, tops (knit/woven), bottoms and jackets within desired price point • Created and maintained merchandising and production calendars • Sourced fabric and trim, including print and treatment development • Lead fittings in US and China

Isaac Mizrahi Jeans & Seven7 Jeans Divisions (non-denim categories) • Designed and executed Knit and Woven Women's top, dress, and knit bottom designs from concept through production hand-off, including: trend, fabric sourcing/development, sketching, lab dip/art approvals, tech pack creation, placement with factories, and sample fitting all within budget and time table • Worked with team to: merchandise styles/color with other brand divisions, develop art and graphics, follow-up on all development details within 24-hr turnaround, provided fit comments • Worked with sales/production to evaluate selling and meet deadlines

• Researched trends and created designs with follow through to flat sketching, tech pack creation, development in China, fitting, and data entry • Coordinated castings/photoshoots, created organizational systems, followed up with vendors • Collected sales information and evaluated lines with reps in US, HK, and Europe

• Worked with CEO to execute a cohesive contemporary women's woven line (silk) • Sketched designs by hand and CAD, lead fittings, selected fabrics, created linesheets

• Planned and implemented the full package manufacturing of denim lines including: Volcom, Hurley, Matix/DVS, Ambiguous, and Affliction Clothing • Purchased fabric/trim, calculated yields, allocated usage, kept BOM and WIPs • Aided in the development of treatments, washes, tech packs, and samples • Maintained calendars and deadlines, including POs and tracking shipments