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