Sales Design

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Emanuele de Stefano

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(917) 459

6738

Employment Objective: A position in Management or Production of Textiles/Apparel goods where my 14-year experience is

required to effectively managing the day to day business development and communicating strategies to drive new business and

stay abreast of trends.

Summary:

• 14-year experience as Creative Director & Account Exec. managing a textile design company specializing in designs and

manufacturing of neckwear and specialty fabrics.

• 12-year experience in bookkeeping using QuickBooks Pro.

• 5-year experience in merchandising and production of neckwear products and specialty fabrics.

• Knowledge of Screen-Printing, Bubble-Jet printing and Woven.

• Strong IT background, knowledge of office software and equipment, Windows OS from Win2k to Windows 7 Enterprise,

Microsoft Server 2008 (to mention a few).

• Background in Textiles and Information Technology equivalent to a 4-year BA.

• Communication and creative presentation skills as well as experience working with top management.

• Passionate and innovative team leader with a keen eye for detail and the ability to conceptualize, streamline and translate ideas

into new processes bringing enthusiasm to group efforts to produce desired results.

• Business minded, highly detail oriented and able to multitask in a high paced environment.

Experience: RANDA ACCESSORIES New York, NY

Merchandiser of Neckwear Brand & Private Labels. 7/7/2008 to 12/01/2008

Developed all aspects of brand & private label product development from design to finished product

including SKU planning, assortments and margins.

Planned and scheduled workflow calendars for each line by season and product release and monitored

each process to maintain timeliness for each product line.

Communicated with agents and the Italian design & sourcing office on development and production

issues.

Processed sample orders and PO projections from sales ensuring design, color, material and component

accuracy.

Created and conducted presentations of necktie collections at merchandise & sales meetings and to

customers & key parties.

Organized and maintained mill designs, swatch cards, samples and all essential details for every design

in each product line.

Communicated all current lines by categories and scheduled product releases/deliveries to sales

executives and key parties.

Maintained showroom line assortment up to date.

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M&D Promotions/A division of Artextiles, Inc. Brooklyn, NY

V.P. of Production and Merchandising. 2003 to 5/31/2008

Created and conducted presentations of designs for neckwear and specialty fabric to clients.

Aided client in the design selection, colors and fabrication based on market trends and presented

samples for approval.

Followed all phases of production from design to finished product and monitored each process to meet

client product specifications, quality and deadline.

Sourced mills from China, Korea and Italy and negotiated price points.

Processed sample orders and PO with overseas factories ensuring design, color and material accuracy.

Attended key trade shows, compiled company database of prospective customers, business directories

and other resources for use as sales leads.

Quoted prices, credit terms and prepared sales contracts for orders obtained.

Artextiles, Inc. Brooklyn, NY

V.P., Creative Director and Account Exec. 1994 to 5/31/2008

Oversaw the company day-to-day operation including estimating, billing, reporting and financials.

Shopped the market, attended trade shows, compiled lists of prospective customers, quoted prices,

credit terms and prepared business proposals.

Formulated concepts and direction to the design team in charge of creating collections for neckwear

and apparel designs through knowledge of the market, color trends and the technology utilized to

transfer the artwork onto fabric whether for dye yarn or screen-printing.

Oversaw the design team and all phases of project development to assure that the client vision and

requests were well represented and executed on each design project.

Sold design collections to clients as well as assisted them from conceptualization to final approval of

custom design projects and developments.

Kept abreast of new technologies and implemented all necessary efforts to maximize on productivity

while shortening the lead-time on projects.

Structured and maintained the company’s design archive and database of intellectual property through knowledge of

media asset database and related technologies.

Proficient in: Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and QuickBooks Pro.

Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Go Live.

Color-Calibration; Color-Matching, Printing and Media Content Database.

Microsoft Windows Operating system from Windows 2000 Pro to Windows 7 Enterprise, Microsoft

Server 2008, WDS, WIK, AD, DNS, Networking.

VMware Server 2.02 and Workstation 7 Virtualization software.

Language: English Fluent

Italian Fluent

Education: Setificio Paolo Carcano, Como, Italy

Textile Technology 1987-1989

Magistri Cumacini, Como, Italy

Information Technology 1989-1992

Ace Computer Training Center, NYC

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MCTIP Desktop and Server Administrator May 2010 to date.

References: Available upon request

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