Solomon Ngo

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DESIGNER PROFILE

Creative, multi-talented, innovative, hard-working professional with expertise in fashion design, graphic design, and project

management. Tech-savvy, and a hand-on artist with keen eyes for styling. Earlier professional experience includes 3 years as

main U.S Design Division Fashion Designer for one of Japans top growth company.

SKILLS

DESIGN COMPUTER TECHNICAL

Fashion Design Illustrator Draping

Apparel Design Photoshop Sewing

Costume Design CAD Fitting

Graphic Design MS Office Garment Construction

Textile Design Gerber Textile

Pattern Design Video Edit Magic Beading

Product Design Mac, PC Embroidery

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

Jane Booke ENT. Jane Booke Los Angeles, CA.

Product Designer 03/2016 Current

Assisting Founder of Jane Booke ENT., celebrity stylist Jane Booke with overall aesthetic of her perfume line and her

private hand-made, ready-to-wear dress collections.

Re-design perfume line Taken container, and packaging.

Research and work with manufacturers, vendors, suppliers on product productions.

Coordinate seasonal apparel collections for photo shoots, catalogs, look book, and marketing.

Visionary Brands Judy B. Swartz Hollywood, CA.

Fashion Illustrator/Graphic Artist 02/2016 Current

Perform Design Techniques to assist the former mastermind behind the Ashleys and Mary-Kate Olsens tween empire,

and the founder of Visionary Brands with her current high profiled celebrity styling projects by transforming her ideas into

visually appealing designs.

Hand illustrations of red-carpet dresses for celebrity appearances.

Render textile, and graphic patterns to incorporate into newly designed silhouettes using Illustrator and

Photoshop.

Assist Founder with research on fabrics, trends, and colors using many platforms of social media.

Mo-Mo-Paradise Rowland Height, CA.

Graphic Designer 01/2016 Current

Developed food, beverage template cards and menus by creating new, and manipulating existing graphics for a large

chained Shabu-Shabu restaurant.

Create new templates for food and beverage information cards.

Redesign logos, signs, and menus for the first U.S restaurant.

Select and photograph food items for designs.

Photo edit, and retouching all food and beverage photographs to be used for information and promotions.

Create graphics for signage.

Cure Apparel / Global Sourcing City of Commerce, CA

Head Designer/Merchandiser 05/2010- 11/2012

Head designer and performed as design manager for a newly developing apparel company branching from a large South

American fabric manufacturer.

Designed and executed brand new Junior and Contemporary collections.

Researched on current market trends, styles, trims, and fabrics to stay ahead.

Pinpointed popular styles and worked with sales managers to achieve companys sales goals and order

placements.

Collaborated with domestic and international fabric mills, overseas vendors.

Managed and oversaw productions from beginning to end to ensure smooth operation and design accuracy.

Collaborated with pattern/sample makers, graphic designers, designers, assistant designers, and approved final

designs.

Attended trade shows, textile shows with sales managers for samples, pricing and contract negotiations.

Managed design team.

Bliss Tea Company Downtown LA, CA

Dress Designer 03/2009-01/2010

Performed as a fashion designer responsible for creating garments to be used on promotional events, and advertising

campaigns that reflected and represented the flavors of the first sparkling tea in a can emerging out of Los Angeles

Designed a collection of dresses within Bliss Teas theme and art direction.

In charged of researching and buying fabrics, trims, and embellishments.

Hired pattern makers, sample makers for execution.

Attended fittings and collaborated with sample makers for design accuracy and fitting.

Managed and hired models, and styling team for company launching events.

Exiv Corporation. 2-4-15 Kita-Otsuka, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Brix USA, Inc. Santa Monica, CA

Fashion Designer 02/2005-09/2008

First main designer for U.S design department to be hired to assist with future design team development and designing for

Japans top growth Apparel, and accessory company.

Designed seasonal womens, mens apparel collections for Junior, and contemporary markets.

Incorporated California styles with Japanese pop-culture styles into new collections for both Asia market and

U.S market.

Attended fashion shows for inspirations and staying ahead with upcoming trends in colors, constructions, trims,

fabrics, patterns, and styles.

Market researched as well as buying samples twice a week at local malls, vintage boutiques for critiques and

staying current with popular demands.

Collaborated with graphic designers, technical designers, and production team to ensure design accuracy and

detailing as well as design direction.

Communicated and worked with manufacturers in China, Japan, and Korea to ensure samplings, productions,

and planned shipments.

EDUCATIONS

University of California Riverside, CA 2002

BACHELOR OF ARTS emphasis in Studio Arts, and Fine Arts

Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Designs and Merchandising Los Angeles, CA 2004

ASSOCIATE OF DESIGN Fashion Design

UCLA, UC Riverside 2015

PREMED program

*Additional Experiences in retail, and management, Skills, and References available upon request.*

Solomon Ngo

5425 Shirley Ave. Tarzana, CA 91356 - acu0eb@r.postjobfree.com - 818-***-****

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