Kien Chu

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EXPERIENCE

*/**- ******* ********* ********* OF FASHION DESIGN AT PARSON’S SCHOOL OF DESIGN. COURSES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDES

B.F.A., OPEN CAMPUS SUMMER INTENSIVE STUDIES.

2/20- 3/20 MEDITATION INSTRUCTOR FOR BEGINNER’S EAR MEDITATION/MUSIC EVENT AT THE GREENE SPACE, NYC

7/10- 3/20 PRINCIPAL OF CLOTH OF STILLNESS, A CLOTHING COLLECTION THAT SUPPORTS, REFLECTS AND INTEGRATES THE HOLISTIC STILLNESS PRACTICES OF BODY, MIND AND HEART INTO THE STREAM ENTRY OF LIFE. 10/01- 1/03 MENDOCINO (DIVISION OF HK SALES), DESIGN DIRECTOR.

• Established design /merchandise direction for a contemporary sweater/cut and sew collection. Accounts include Nordstroms, Bloomingdales’s and Belk.

• Managed all design and product development team to ensure complete understanding of design execution from sourcing, spec package, and 1st proto development with oversea factories.

• Recruited, trained and supervised a staff of 3 designers and 3 product development personnel. Increase productivity of design/product development department as it relates back to company’s bottom line.

• Traveled overseas to resource new developments and direct all preliminary proto fittings. 3/00 – 10/05 DESIGN CONSULTANT, clients includes: Club Monaco, Laundry, Ann Taylor Loft, Vivienne Tam, Lance Karesh, Liz Lange, Hanky Panky and Mr. Beene by Geoffrey Beene.

3/98 – 3/00 VIA SETA (DIVISION OF AUGUST SILK), SENIOR DESIGNER.

• Directed design / merchandising for contemporary knits / woven collection.

• Traveled to Hong Kong and China to develop new directions for fabric, prints and garments.

• Strong technical knowledge of woven, sweaters and cut & sew knits.

• Established successful private label programs for Saks Folio, Bloomingdale’s by Mail and Dillard’s. 8/91 – 3/98 STANLEY PLATOS/ MARTIN ROSS, DESIGNER.

• Designed high end ready to wear collection for Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.

• Recruited, trained and supervised a nine member design team, consisting of patternmakers, cutters and seamstresses.

• Supervised all domestic first sample and bulk manufacturing to ensure complete understanding of design, fit and quality.

EDUCATION: FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AAS. FASHION DESIGN, MAY 1991

SKILLS: DRAWING, WATER COLOR AND GOUACHE PAINTING

GROSS AND EMBODIED HUMAN ANATOMY KNOWLEDGE

DRAPING, PATTERNMAKING AND SEWING SKILLS.

OM YOGA 200 HOUR CERTIFIED YOGA TEACHER/ 14 YEARS YOGA PRACTITIONER

MNDFL 300 HOUR CERTIFIED MEDITATION INSTRUCTOR/ 18 YEARS MEDITATION/MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONER