patricia lovell: Custom Jewelry Designer in Mason, OH

• Create custom designs to customers specifications, includes rendering, manipulation and CAD. (Matrix and Rhino) Track and monitor custom designs projects from inception to customer delivery.

Evaluate and appraise clients jewelry

• Bring a high level of creativity, attention to detail and efficiency while working under tight deadlines and on multiple projects simultaneously.? • Participate in regular design meetings.? • Contribute inspiration, new ideas, sketches, prototypes and mock up samples throughout the design process in line with the Silpada brand. • Work with the team to create, source and execute new designs.? • Create samples in-house by hand fabrication and wax carving.? • Work closely with overseas vendors to ensure samples are progressing on track.? • Direct QA team as needed to guide proper execution and follow through of designs. • Source materials such as gems, findings, beads, leather.? • Cost analysis; cost designs, compare pricing, and make adjustments.? • Participate in research and development of seasonal trends.? • Assist in product presentations, including boards, tear sheets and samples.? • Research trends and color stories for each season and category.

• Design and produce fashion forward collections.? • Create inventory database for components, bills of materials, and sku. • Developed marketing plan, including website, blog and Facebook.

• Oversaw CAD wax for casting for models and show samples. • Maintain inventory of all production and design pre-models. • Inventoried and tracked high jewelry repairs in shop.? • Managed sample casting orders and invoices.

• Instruct a range of students through set projects that include fabrication, wax carving, stone setting and enameling.

Me&Ro Jewelry 2004-2007? Product Development Collections Manager 2005- 2007 • Produced 4 collections a year. two silver/10k and two 18k Platinum.? • Coordinate production schedule including maintain design calendar, coordinate external contractors, direct internal assembly work.? • Costing of new collections, including negotiating finishing, and casting labor prices.? • Maintain working inventory of models and molds at different casting locations (3,000 models). • Repaired models and replace molds as needed.? • Oversee filing and documentation of copyrights for new collections.? • Create production instructions for new designs.? • Develop bill of materials for new designs.? • Streamlined ring sizing procedure by researching government ring size standards.? • Train and delegate work to two assistants.? • Write company production procedure.? • Research and summarize new symbols in collection. Product Development Assistant 2004- 2005 • Organized and updated inventory of current and discontinued models - (approximately 6,000 models).? • Revised production instructions for 18k and Platinum collection.? • Maintain short lists of work out at contractors. • Scan and file images of jewelry for line sheets and collection image reference. Bench Jeweler 2004- 2005 • Created model from designers sketch from wax or metal. • Repaired jewelry for production as needed.? • Created one of a kind jewelry from design.