Manager Designer
Resume:
ANDRÉ TIRENIN
PROFILE
• Accomplished professional with end-to-end experience in design, production & management.
• Skilled in leading teams of apparel designers & CAD artists throughout the creative process.
• Product development for Men’s/Young Men’s/Boy’s and Women’s ready-to-wear casual sportswear for large-scale corporate settings as well as privately-owned boutique companies.
• Product categories include Cut-and-Sew Knits, Sweaters, Wovens, Tops, and Bottoms.
• Extensive travel experience throughout Europe and Asia for inspiration and innovation, sourcing, sampling, and production.
SPECIALTIES
• Design Direction • Fabric Development (Wovens, Knits, Sweaters) • Garment Construction
• Print, Pattern, Yarn Dye & Surface Development • Fit • Tech Packs • Specs • Merchandising
• Color & Trend Forecasting • Brand Development • Buyer Product Presentations EXPERIENCE
• Leverage current sales successes to design and develop trend-appropriate casual women’s sportswear aimed at boutique & department stores, as well as catalogues and e-commerce.
• Launched athleisure lifestyle brand RE.LAX, driving additional sales to existing brand.
• Design and develop original print artwork as well as re-imagine original European print artwork.
• Work closely with Tech Designer and Production Manager to develop specs and fit for brand.
• Work closely with Sales Team to maximize revenue.
• Overseas travel to Europe and China.
• Communicated quarterly trend, color, and product direction to Men’s & Young Men’s Division.
• Supervised Design and CAD Team.
• Partnered with Buying and Merchandising Team to design, develop, and merchandise trend-right Private Label apparel for Men’s & Young Men’s casual sportswear and activewear.
• Worked in concert with Buying and Merchandising Team to establish trend-appropriate assortment of Branded Merchandise.
• Overseas travel to Europe and Asia.
ADDITIONAL E X P E R I E N C E
• Oxford Industries, New York, NY: Private Label Menswear
• Macy’s Corp., New York, NY: Men’s Sports Furnishings, Aeropostale, Men’s Sweaters EDUCATION
• MFA, Creative Writing; Fiction
• BA, Liberal Arts
• AAS, Fashion Design
• The Landmark Forum, Curriculum for Living
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Photoshop • Microsoft Word & Excel • Mac & PC Proficient • Conversational Russian SENIOR DESIGNER
1999—2019
Lynn Ritchie / RE.LAX
Ritchie Corp.
New York, NY
TREND MANAGER
1995—1998
Mervyn’s California
Target Corp.
Hayward, CA
THE NEW SCHOOL
New York, NY
FIT, SUNY
New York, NY
LANDMARK EDUCATION
New York, NY
MOBILE
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PORTFOLIO
atirenindesign.com
linkedin.com/in/
andretirenin
IG
@House_of_Andre
SENIOR DESIGNER
DESIGN MANAGER
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