Contact

P r o f e s s i o n a l E x p e r i e n c e

Phone: 917-***-****

Email: zhiming_liu@ tnyc.edu

Website:

https://zhimingliu.wixsite.com/uilmz

Education

Skills and Abilities

Fashion Design

Fashion Institution of Technology, NY

Bachelor of Health Science

Brock University, Ontario, Canada

Memeber of

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Member of

Society of Illustrator

Assistant Designer (Special Occasion/Dress)

Nasserati - Lotus Threads / New York / 2013 - 2015

• Assisted designer in new product research and development project.

• Colored and rendered CAD’s in Photoshop as well as by hand.

• Created tech packs for sample production.

• Developed and maintained the company’s look book

• Coordinated and follow up with the overseas production team

• Updated WIP report with development information

• Sourced raw materials, maintained the fabric/trim library.

• Generated and updated the line sheet.

Private Label Include: Bloomingdale’s Aqua, GILT

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Bridge

CAD’s

Techpack/Wortsheet

Embroidery/Embellishment Design

Flat Sketch using Adobe and

by Hand

MAC & PC

Microsoft O ce Suites

Web PDM

Trend Research

Production Assistant

Just One LLC. / New York, NY / 2013

• Coordinated and follow up with oversea factories on production orders

• Generated PO’s using the Quantum system, making sure that they are fulfilled.

• Collaborated with the logistics department for packing and delivery issues.

• Worked with the Production Manager to resolve issues.

• Ensured that merchant orders corresponded, correctly with factory orders. ZHIMING LIU

Design and Development Associate (Outerwear/Sportswear) Bagatelle International / New York, NY / 2016 - 2017

• Assist designers each season with sketches, CAD’s and TPs

• Designed and managed 3 private labels per season

(Bloomingdale’s Portfolio, Saks Off Fifth, Lane Bryant).

• Help designers with new designs and trends for each of their private label account, while keeping in mind of each brand’s unique style and their target market.

• Create and develop embellishment, embroidery and print designs. Send detailed artwork along with TP to oversea factories.

• Support to head sales and V.P. of product development, updating designs, prints, CAD’s, creating detailed design sketch and specification for all marketing meetings for private label customers

• Daily communication with overseas factories and following up on all the sample requests.

• Attend all development meetings to present upcoming trend ideas with sourced fabrics/trims & designs.

• Spec fit samples, attend fittings and write down notes.

• Assist with production TPs by sending out fit comments.

• Assist V.P. production manager to create stock order/SPO requests to factories Private Label Include: Neiman Marcus, Ann Taylor, Marmaxx and Marmaxx Contemporary, Urban Outfitters, Bloomingdale’s Aqua, Bebe, Boston Proper, Dress Barn, Stitch Fix Associate Designer (Men’s Activewear)

The Moret Group - Skechers Men’s / New York, NY / 2017 - 2018

•Assist with the creation of multiple seasonal lines for both brand and private labels at the same time.

•Create worksheets including construction details, front and back view sketches, BOM and critical measurements.

•Create swatch texture and coloring sketches using illustrator and photoshop.

• Assist in the edit of any relevant prints for graphic tee outfits.

•Work closly with technical design team ensure spec meets desgin concept.

• Assemble presentation boards for meetings with the guidance of the designers and kept up to date throughout the season

•Kept product development on track and in line with development schedule by communicating with oversea factories daily.

•Asisst Private labels by communicating with the buyers’ developement team on daily basis Private Label Inclulde: Amazon Essential, Fred Meyers, Costco Canada, Marmaxx

• Follow up and approve lapdip, trims at production stage.

• Attend fittings with designer and technical design team, review samples and provide fit comments on design aspects.

• Research trends and suggest designs in line with trends and brand.

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