kyle shishido: Men's Club Designer, GAP in Alhambra, CA

Skills Acquired: ? Conceptualize designs, trims, and label packaging for GAP products sold through Sam's Club and Costco International ? Work with Product development to develop fabrics and trims to meet the standards of GAP brand ? Work with Sales to make sellable styles for the clubs ? Merchandise lines for each buyer presentation ? Create and update fits for each style based on each customer's specifics and feedback

Skills Acquired: ? Select fabrics and conceptualize silhouettes for each category for each season ? Select color palette for each category for each season ? Select trims and develop label packages for each category

Skills Acquired: ? Develop monthly collections that are saleable for various customers at various price points ? Merchandising items within the monthly assortments that are geared towards specific customers while aiding the sales team in creating, and editing, their presentations ? Working with the tech team to ensure proper fit and construction. Working with the production team for approvals on fabrics, and trims, and to ensure a workable cost, as well as a timely delivery ? Developing, and maintaining, a good work relationship with customers to ensure that the styles developed for them will be great sellers for their clientele ? Running the graphics department to make sure that the graphics are fresh, and new, with the use of new techniques, and styling, while occasionally doing graphics to help the team in times of need

Skills Acquired: ? Developing seasonal concepts, color story, graphics, and sample styles that merchandise well for the season, along with keeping the integrity of the brand ? Working with fit/tech department to ensure that styles have the ideal fit for our target customer ? Working with the sales team to develop private label styles for customers