Manager Design

Rolando Liwanag

** ***** **. ****** ****, N.J. **307. Mobile: 646-***-****. Email: *******.**********@*****.*** VISUAL DESIGN-MERCHANDISING-MARKETING

Experienced Senior Visual Manager with expertise in visual design, merchandising, and marketing. Demonstrate talents in leadership, creating new standards, sourcing vendors, and executing designs. Professional Experience

Macys-Herald Square 2/2018-Current

New York, N.Y

Freelance

• Execute seasonal and special event window presentation.

• Create props for window display.

Cole-Haan 7/2017-11/2017

New York, N.Y

Freelance

• Supported domestic VM team with monthly floor-set.

• Worked closely with internal and external international team during market week. Set-up showrooms for all international buy.

Kate Spade 2011-2017

New York, N.Y

Visual Manager- international senior manager

Manage and Guide global VM teams.

• Provided leadership and guidance to Visual Director in Asia and Area Visual Managers in South East Asia, Japan, Middle-East, Latin America and Travel Retail in implementing all elements of visual merchandising in accordance with corporate guideline and standards.

• Created monthly directive for wholesale, travel retail and special projects. Supported wholesale license categories-fragrance and jewelry at Macy’s and Lord & Taylor

• Managed acquisitions of windows and interior props for international partners. Supervised overall budget including creating a tracker for financial accountability.

• Lived and trained Hong Kong Visual director for 5-month period.

• Collaborated with the buying team from various international markets on a quarterly basis. Partnered with the buying and market manager teams to ensure retail coordination get executed.

• Worked closely with international and domestic Store design, Marketing and Creative team on a weekly basis.

• Shared weekly business updates with domestic VM team.

• Supported and lead flagship store openings in Dubai, China, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and New York City.

BeBe 2009-2011

New York, N.Y

Area Visual Manager-New York District

Supervise the implementation of weekly floor set.

• Recognized strategic opportunities for business success and generate new and innovative ideas.

• Implemented and ensured follow-through of visual presentation standards.

• Provided feedback to district Managers, Regional Director regarding merchandise flow, stock levels, recommended markdowns and consolidation.

• Reviewed weekly business recap with Regional director, District Manager and Store Managers.

• Trained new hires, Visual Team and Store Managers in visual standards.

• Traveled outside the district to support store opening in North East Region. Williams-Sonoma 2001-2009

New York, N.Y

Regional Visual Manager-East Coast, New York

In-charge of 68 stores in the East Coast Region.

• Conducted weekly meetings with the regional VP, DM’s and DVM’s through conference calls and electronic communication. Discussed business strategies and updates.

• Directly partnered with corporate Visual Team. Traveled to corporate office at least 4 times a year and lived in San Francisco for 2-month period to support corporateVisual Team.

• Traveled outside the region to support and trained store openings both national and international.

• Created and designed booths for annual managers’ meeting. Sourced out and negotiated with different vendors to accomplish projects.

Kenneth Cole NY 1997-2001

New York, N.Y

Area Visual Manager/Window designer

Manage and Supervise NYC stores and responsible for monthly window design.

• Responsible for designing, sourcing, and execution of window display.

• Presented window design with Kenneth Cole himself and the Rockefeller Center Management team for all window design approvals.

• Tracked and supervised monthly window budget for all city and flagship stores.

• In charged of all licensee showrooms and trade shows (Men’s/Women’s ready to wear/shoe show, Kid’s and Vision Expo)

• Created standard manual and shared to all domestic and international markets.

• Supported and trained store steam with store opening both national and international.

• Partnered with VM and Store Design team to create sign holder for ready to wear and table top. Designed footwear inserts and stands.

EMPORIO/GIORGIO ARMANI 1996-1997

New York, N.Y

Visual Merchandising Coordinator-New York

Responsible for interior and window presentation

• Collaborated with Department Managers in bi monthly floor set.

• Executed monthly window floor set with corporate VM Team.

• Participated in weekly business strategy meeting with Store Managers.

• Set-up in store trunk show.

Education

Fashion Institute of Technology 1993-1995

Associates Degree – Display Exhibit Design

Awarded – Magna cum Laude

Honorable mention-regional fixture design

Long Island University 1991-1993

Associates Degree – Fine Arts

Exhibit-“Drawings and Ceramics” Resnick Gallery Showcase

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