DAMANI LOMAS

D E S I G N A S S I S T A N T

INTERNSHIPS/ACTIVITIES

-Seventh House: Ready-to-wear Fashion week/

Coterie assistant

-Trained models and photographers on and

off photoshoot sets

-Hand sewing and patternmaking

-Bryant Park Fashion week intern 2010-2013

-Hand crafted mailed invitations for shows,

set look book layouts in InDesign, running

apparel and other merchandise to designers,

influencers, and showrooms

- SUNY certificate of achievement in

recognition of outstanding academic and

artistic performance

- Javits Center Coterie booth set up,

breakdown, and selling of apparel and

accessories in bulk

ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT

- Made the Deans list with a 3.6 Grade Point Average

- Graduated Phi Theta Alpha

- Associate in Applied Sciences/ Fine Art Deans list major in Illustration & Fine Art Fashion Institute of Technology SUNY

BACHELOR OF FINE ART, 2016

High School of Art & Design

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN ART HISTORY & ADVANCED PLACEMENT DESIGN MY REFERENCES

- Amy Milano 209-***-****

- Patricia Ryan 718-***-****

- Shane Mathis 347-***-****

CONTACT DETAILS:

Cell: 347- 527-0979

linkedIn: linkedin.com/in/damanilomas

www.behance.com/dlomas

749 East 21st Brooklyn, New York

PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a visual artist with experience in

managing a project from concept to launch,

ensuring it meets milestones, deadlines

and corporate approval

WORK EXPERIENCE

-Competitive shopping and trend research for pricing and new designs

-Develop and build relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and time efficiency

- Provide guidance, mentoring/ coaching through all projects while managing and developing excel and powerpoint reports from the London VM team. Lead Visual Merchant

SMYTHSON OF BOND ST. MARCH 2018 TO PRESENT

--Assisted with daily showroom operations including inventory, styling, and conceptualizing photoshoots

-Fabric and trim ordering and sourcing for design team

-Edited photos and created content for flyers and sample sales

-Warmly engaged and communicated pricing with clients in a fast pace environment

- Worked with Uma Thurman and Al Roker on showroom styling and purchases

- Digitally cleaned up the illustrators' sketches and created sketches to communicate the layout design

- Created the initial patterns for fall/winter collections while sourcing fabrics Showroom Assistant

SHOWROOM SEVEN INTL. SUMMER OF 2017

PROFICIENCIES

-Adobe photoshop- InDesign- Illustrator- Photo Editing

-Microsoft Excel- PowerPoint - Word - CAD

-Handbag/ shoe patternmaking and design

-Quick sketch artist

-Watercolor, Gouache and oil painter

- Deconstructed and constructed handbag patternmaking

- Designed collections using snakeskin, fine leathers including suede and stingray with leather manipulation

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