JILL MCNAMARA

Email: acn25e@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

? Design Women's Sweaters, Cut and Sew Knits and Wovens.

? Design Private Label for retailers.

? Develop seasonal group concepts, themes and color stories for my

division.

? Research and shop European and Domestic markets for print, fabric,

yarn, trim and silhouette trends.

? Merchandise and present groups and/or style ideas to Company Owner,

Division Head and/or Key Accounts.

? Negotiate initial fabric prices and deliveries with vendors/agents.

? Correspond daily and follow up via email with overseas

office/agents/factories.

? Execute heavily detailed layouts for proto samples; print, appliqu ,

intarsia, jacquard, beading, hand and machine embroidery.

* Indicate all technical and construction detail for factory

understanding.

* Implement size specification sheets / technical packages for sweaters,

cut and sew knits and wovens

and direct design related staff.

? Review line with Sales and Merchandising team for style revisions and

recoloring of additional color combos.

? Work with Technical Design Department; Supervise fittings, readjust

embellishments for related sizes and oversee graded specs for sales

samples and production.

? Communicate with Production Department regarding style, fabric and trim

information and/or style revisions.

? Extensive travel to Orient and India; Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea,

Singapore, Malaysia, Jakarta, Bali, Madras, Delhi, Mumbai.

* Work directly with Sample rooms, Knitting and Printing Factories.

Research Prospective Factories.

* Oversee current Production. Shop local markets for new and available

trims and fabric.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

* FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - PART TIME ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR FOR

New York, NY

FASHION DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION,

DIGITAL FLATS AND SPECS

2013 to Present

* Responsibilities: Instructor for various subjects, including Model

Drawing, Fashion Design/Art, Computer/Digital Flats and Specs; Instruct

Students, at the college level how to illustrate, both realistic and

stylized Fashion Figure by hand, including proper proportion, anatomical

characteristics and factors, elongation, enhanced fashion poses, garment

silhouettes/fabric/texture/pattern rendering using various medias.

Various Lighting techniques and image results. Garment Illustration and

Flats by Hand including simulated Pattern, Print, Stitch and Texture

details. Concept and Theme Design. Product, Fabric, Color and Trim

selection. Embellishment selection and Artwork Layout execution.

Digital/Technical Flat Sketching in Adobe Illustrator including Detail

"Blow-Ups" and Special Instruction sketching. Measuring / Speccing and

Grading of most garment categories. Recording and entering Fabric,

Trimming, Sewing and Washing/Care Instruction Details. Preparing Layout

of Label and Hangtag Artwork, Construction and Placement Details for Tech

Pack. Creation of Technical Packages in Microsoft Excel; Placing

Technical Sketches and Detail Information into Tech Pack, as well as,

First Prototype Measurements and Graded Size Measurements.

* FREELANCE DESIGN - SWEATERS, CUT AND SEW KNITS, SPORTSWEAR

New York, NY

TALBOTS, BEREK SWEATERS, JONES NY, STUDIO ONE, LEO & NICOLE,

MAGGIE LONDON, DEREK WU, BRANDON THOMAS, PINK OCEAN, LEVEL 8

APPAREL,

TUMI, NATION DESIGN

2007 to Present

? ALFRED DUNNER - SENIOR SPORTSWEAR DESIGNER

New York, NY

2006 to 2007

? INTERTEX APPAREL, LTD. - SENIOR SWEATER/KNITWEAR DESIGNER

New York, NY

*WALMART, MAURICE SASSON & KIKIT DIVISIONS

2004 to 2006

? MICHAEL SIMON DESIGN, INC. - SENIOR SWEATER/KNITWEAR DESIGNER

New York, NY

1994 to 2004

* CAROLE LITTLE - SENIOR SPORTSWEAR DESIGNER

Los

Angeles, CA

*CAROLE LITTLE SPORT DIVISION

1992 TO 1994

? CATALINA - SENIOR SWEATER/KNITWEAR DESIGNER

Los Angeles, CA

1989 to 1992

? OAK HILL IMPORTS - SWEATER/KNITWEAR DESIGNER

New York, NY

*VICTORIA SPORT DIVISION

1986 to 1989

? BERNARD CHAUS - ASSOCIATE SWEATER/KNITWEAR DESIGNER

New York, NY

1983 TO 1986

EDUCATION:

? FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY New York, NY

DEGREE: A.A.S., FASHION ILLUSTRATION - 1982

* COMPUTER: PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, MICROSOFT OFFICE

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