Senior Level Fashion Designer/ Design Manager
Resume:
Dear Human Resources:
In response to your advertisement on Ziprecruiter.com, I would like to be
considered for your available Fashion Designer position. I have a very
diverse background and received my BA degree in fashion design from
Otis/Parsons school of design. Attached is my resume for your review. My
designs catered to a wide variety of customers ranging from Wet Seal to
Wrangler Jeans, Nordstrom and department stores, My output was anywhere
form 70 to 100 design samples every month, and was able to do so because I
managed a graphics team in house and we had screen print, sublimation and
Mimake machines in our office.
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> You may contact me on my cell phone at 714-***-****. Also check out my
Linkedin profile Teri Weinstein-Moh. I look forward to hearing from you!
* Teri Weinstein-Moh*
6246 Aruba Court
Cypress, Ca. 90630
*OBJECTIVE To obtain a Senior Designer position with a company that
offers a long
range, challenging career opportunity.
*AREAS OF EXPERTISE:*
* -*Proficient in Adobe Illustrator CS6, PhotoShop,
Freehand, Excel, MAC and PC
* -*Technical Design, tech packs, and computerized
flat drafting skills.
*-*Pattern drafting, draping, sewing, and
illustration.
* -*Trend and color direction, Detailed Presentation
boards
-Design Categories include: Juniors, Young
Contemporary, Plus, Kids, Menswear
*WORK EXPERIENCE
6/2014 to *Freelance: *Elvis Jesus/, Dead Famous. Manchester UK.
Present Design and consulting for high-end luxury menswear knit
top line. Trend direction
sourcing of new fabrications, vendors, and
embellishments. Created tech packs and
line plans. Art direction for prints.
Communication with overseas vendors.
5/2011 to *Volomecocomo Apparel, Inc. *Vernon CA.
6/2014 Design Team Director/ Head designer for juniors/
Contemporary Casual Sportswear.
Product for Wet Seal, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Wrangler
Jeans, Hard Candy, Belk, JCP,
Artwork and trend direction for screen prints and
sublimation. Oversee first fits
through production. Conducted web fittings,
maintained computerized Winfashion
design system. Attended NY market week meetings,
showed line to buyers. Daily
communication, Skype meetings with overseas
vendors. Managed team of graphic
artists and in house screen, sublimation team.
Output 70-100 designs monthly.
8/2009 to *Bodywaves, Ca. *Garden Grove, CA.
6/2010 Senior Designer / Merchandiser for Eco-ganik, eco-friendly
clothing and Junior’s
divisions. Designed sweaters, cut and sew high end
knits, and sportswear. Trend
direction, planning and design of the line.
Presented storyboards and sample lines to
buyers. Computer Flat sketching, tech packs and
spec sheets. Sourced and
developed new fabrications. Art direction for
textiles and pints. Daily communication
with overseas vendors
2/2007 to *Oneworld Apparel: *Los Angeles, CA.
7/2009 Senior Designer/ Design Manager for lifestyle/ active
wear division. Print and trend
direction. Art direction for graphics. Developed
tech packs, spec and detail sheets,
fit comments. Created line plans and tracking
reports. Daily communication with
overseas vendors. Overseas travel to Europe and
Asia. Detailed presentation and
concept boards. Met with buyers at NY Market.
Sourced fabrications and washes
Approved lab dips and strike-offs. Designed 1-3
collections a month.
8/2005 to *Walt Disney Signature/ Classic Disney, Icky Baby*: Costa
Mesa, CA.
2/2007 Senior designer/merchandiser for high-end children’s
wear, Design categories
Included cashmere sweater knits, silk voile, high
end knits and accessories.
Design,trend direction for *Walt Disney **Signaure*
and *Classic Disney* for Nordstrom,
Bloomingdales, Barneys NY, Neiman Marcus and Saks 5
th Ave. Oversee
pattern room and sewers. Daily follow though with
overseas vendors. Created
spec and detail sheets for overseas tech packs and
presentation boards.
2/2005 to *Cuty Merchandising: *Lahore, PK. (Overseas Manufacturing
Agent)
8/ 2005 VP Sales: Generated new sales accounts with clients
including O’Neill, Rusty,
Ezekiel, Tilly’s, Levis Red Jrs., Forever 21, Split,
BC Ethic, and PX.
Managed and followed through with tech pack
development through production
Followed through with daily communication between
buyers from first protos
and strike-offs to production. FOB and LDP costing
and negotiation of imports
2/2004 to *Volcom Newport Beach, Ca. Freelance *
3/2005 Created tech packs and spec sheets and matrixes for
juniors screen tee division.
Developed colorways and CADS for print artwork
using Adobe Illustrator
*Design Merchants* (Wal Mart Canada, B.U.M.
Equipment) juniors and men’s.
Responsible for tech packs, and spec sheets for
imports.
2/2001 to *Ocean Pacific*: The Rays Group, Irvine, CA*. *
2/2004 Senior Designer for *Ocean Pacific juniors*, and *girls
7-16*, and Seven 2. Trend
and design direction. Supervisor for sample
room. Computerized
sketches, design and creation of overseas tech
packages, fit comments, grading, and daily
communication with overseas
vendors. Designed sportswear, knits, dresses,
and boardshorts. Created original artwork
and re-colored prints for fabric, screen-printing
embroidery, and embellishments. Sourced fabrications overseas.
9/1997 to *Gotcha International / Snowmass Apparel*, Irvine, CA.
2/2001 Senior Designer for *Girlstar** juniors *division. Designed
sportswear, dresses,
boardshorts, denim, outerwear, and sweaters. Overseas
travel to Europe and
Asia for trend research. and working with factories.
Sourced fabrications with
overseas makers. Created tech pack and detailed
matrixes. Daily maintenance
and follow through with overseas makers. Original
art and textile designs for screen screen-
printing, and embroidery. Recolor prints and put into repeat in
Photoshop;
. Computerized flat sketching using Adobe
Illustrator.
*1/97 to **Rated P.G. Apparel **, * Los Angeles, CA.
10/97 Designer for PG Collections dress division. Private
label for Nordstrom,
Bloomingdales, and Macys. Product development
through production.
Researched trends, purchased fabric, and trims.
Sourced factories for screen
printing and flocking, embroidery, and garment
dyeing. Did cost and spec
spec sheets. Supervised sample room and
patternmakers.
11/1993 to *Peter Nygard*, Gardena, Ca.
12/1996 Merchandiser/Designer. Nygard Collection Division. Traveled
to Canada for
training of computerized flat sketching. Specialist
for PDM system for USA office.
Worked with patternmakers on fit and construction.
Researched vendors for
domestic and overseas production. Sourced and set up
the raw material file in PDM.
Approved spec sheets. Worked with print studios and
re-colored prints. Sourced
fabric and trims.
*EDUCATION:* *Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design.* Otis Art Institute
of Parsons School of Design, Los
Angeles, May 1992.
*SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Dallas Fashion Awards 2000 nominee* for best design
in
the Junior Surf Sport category. October 2000.
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