Design Sales

R enee Archambault

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Brighton, MA 02135

413-***-****

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E D UCAT IO N Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston,

MA

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Fashion Design, May

2009

Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA

Associates Degree Visual Arts, June 2005

HO NORS & AWARDS First Place, Laboure Fashion Design and

Scholarship Contest, 2007

J uly 2010 – present F reelance Fashion Designer

December 2009 – January 20010 L iz Claiborne, New York, NY

May 2010 - June 2010 F ree Lance, Menswear division

• Researched seasonal t rends and inspiration for

i nternal presentations for wovens and knits

• Create f lat sketches by hand or in Adobe I llustrator

for body detail ideas and working with tech

designer to create technical packages

• C reated presentation boards for design and

merchandising teams

• Assist in showroom set up for buyer meetings

June 2009 – August 2009 L iz Claiborne, New York, NY

Design Intern, Menswear

• Specked garments and attended fit meetings

• Assisted with clothing and showroom display

• Assembled group reports

• Attended sales review f low meetings

• Proposed Fall ‘10’ design ideas for the West Coast

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September 2008 – December 2008 Sara Campbell, Boston, MA

Design Intern, Woman’s Wear

• Assisted with Excel spreadsheets for costing

• Placed calls, emails, faxes to fabric and t rims

suppliers

• Traced and marked patterns

• Participated in making presentation boards

February 2008 – April 2008 Boston Apparel Group, Boston, MA

Design Intern, Woman’s Knitwear

• Specked garments

• Sketched f lats and new body ideas

• Provided design input

S K I L LS Gerber, Web PDM, I llustrator, U4ia, Photoshop,

E mbroidery.

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