IRINA MIRSKAYA

**** *. ******** **.

Long Beach, CA 90815

562-***-****

http://IrinaMirskaya.com

ac83p1@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

**** – present: Art Director, Chemtex Print USA.

Responsibilities include art studio managing, coordinating art work flow with the staff and freelance artists, styling Chemtex open line of prints, creating art portfolios, presentation boards, and strike-off samples, print/color trend research, designing and engraving, working with sales reps and customers. 2010 – 2011: Head Textile Designer, US Top Importers. Researching print/color trends, putting together color stories and collections of prints for a new season, re-coloring and redesigning prints according to buyers' requests, designing of new prints, working with sales representatives and garment designers in LA and NYC, coordinating print production/ strike-off approval with NYC designers and mills in China, India, Indonesia. 2006 - 2010: Textile Designer, MegaPrintex.

As the print division of Lorber Industries was bought by MegaPrintex, I continued to work there in the capacity of MegaPrintex main print designer. 2003 - 2006: Part time Textile Designer, Lorber Industries of CA. Responsibilities include designing of patterns and presentations, creating designs for Lorber open line and for customers, working on design cycle from sketch to production, maintaining and organizing digital library of prints. 2001 - 2002: Head designer / stylist, Union Texprint, Inc. Responsibilities include styling and designing, trend research, creating an open line, working with customers, sales representatives and mill personnel to ensure a proper design cycle from sketch to production, supervising a staff artist to do CAD work, maintaining an organized library of prints. 2000 - 2001: Design studio manager, PrintStar, LLC. Responsibilities include styling, creating original designs and design collections, trade show managing, redesigning and re-coloring to customers’ specifications, preparing designs for engraving, working with print mill for production approval. 1998 -present: Freelance textile designer / stylist. Projects include original croquis, redesign, repeats, color separation, colorways, engraving, styling, story boards implemented using Photoshop, Illustrator, AVA. Clients include Carole Little, CMC Color me Cotton, Eddie Bauer, Final Touch, JD Fine & Co, Koi Happiness, LA Rose, Lorber Ind., Marimar Textiles, Pacesetter Textiles, Prima-Tex Industries, Texollini, TraLaLa Inc., and others. 1997 - present: Freelance children’s books and greeting cards illustrator. Clients: Ethnographics, Santa Barbara, CA; CardStore.com, Emeryville, CA; OurRainbow Press, Marietta, GA; AbidgeClub.com, Long Beach, CA. 1995 - 1999: Adjunct Faculty, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA. Textile/Surface design courses:

Senior Mentor/Computer Design I and II, Foresight Workstation.

Advanced Digital Applications I and II, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Greeting Card Illustration and Design.

1992 - 1998: CAD/CAM textile designer, Lorber Industries, Gardena, CA Was responsible for full design life cycle from layout to the production output, taking into account all necessary engraving specifications. Digital scan, creation of repeat/layout on the computer, design manipulation and editing, color separation, cleaning, preparing information for engraving, archiving. Provided training and prepared internal training materials. PUBLICATIONS:

• “We Love the Company”, 32 page picture book illustration, published by Our Rainbow Press;

• Several greeting cards lines, including:

Everyday, Judaica, Folklore Holiday, Old Fashion Christmas, Education First, Valentine; published by Cardstore.com, Ethnographics and Caravan. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Member of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

• Member of SI-LA.

• Member of OC Illustrators and Westside Illustrators. EDUCATION:

1993 - 1995: Otis School of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA Textile/Surface Design Certificate. Additional courses: Drawing & Composition, Figure Drawing, Watercolor, Greeting Cards, Botanical Illustration, Children's Books Illustration. 1981 - 1986: Azineftefim, now – Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan MS in Computer Science, major: System Modeling & CAD Systems.