• **** LVMH Design Competition, SCAD Sponsorship

• 2015 SCAD Fashion Show, featured designer

• 2015 Abercrombie & Fitch Fashion Fabric Award Recipient

• 2015 Supima Competition, Finalist & Winner

• 2015 International Design Awards, Emerging Fashion Designer of the Year

• 2015 International Design Awards, Women's Haute Couture, Gold & Silver Medal

• 2015 International Design Awards, Women's Pret-A-Porter, Gold & Silver Medal

• 2015 International Design Awards, Textile Design, Gold & Silver Medal Work Featured in WWD, Bergdorf Goodman, Teen Vogue, The Daily, SCAD District Accolades

Creative, detail-oriented designer with refined skills in knitwear design and embellishment design. Accustomed to performing well in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Extensive knowledge in design and development software programs and sharp time-management skills. Great communicator and collaborator with a positive attitude and deep passion for the fashion and retail industries.

• Extensive knowledge of draping, pattern making, sewing and textiles

• Mastery in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and technical sketching. Proficient in design and development software programs.

• Excellent communications skills with production and technical design teams

• Great skills in concept development, including research, inspiration, print and color direction;

• Highly organized communicator with an attention to detail and sharp time management skills

• Deep understanding of many consumers point of view; can easily adapt design skills to cater to a wide range of customers.

• Creative, passionate, dedicated to results and great work Skills

• Assist Director, Design with the developing and managing of seasonal collection development, including concept research, print direction and development process; sketch ideation, create CADs, line sheets and manage strike-offs; Assist Director with special design projects for retail accounts

• Seasonal embellishment design for in-house and contractor developments

• Manage, develop and educate direct reports. Provide guidance, mentoring/coaching and feedback on direct reports performance

• Attend all first fits in partnership with Technical Design for styling and aesthetic comments/input

• Prepare and present seasonal product reviews to senior management and merchant teams

• Create line presentation boards for use at Concept and Development Review

• Work cross functionally with the Development and Color and Fabric teams to coordinate assortments for presentation through artwork print, fabric, silhouettes, outfit coordination and presentation boards

• Coordinate visual boards and samples to drive newness to the Brand

• Manage multiple seasons at different stages of development while driving the development calendar and adhering to the T&A

• Collaborate with in-house knit design team on new knit developments

• Optimize designs and minimize costs by working with manufacturing, assembly, product development, and staging personnel, both internal and external Experience

The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, May 2015, B.F.A Fashion Design Ocean County Vocational Technical School, Brick, NJ, June 2009, Vocational Certification, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing Education

• Collaborate with the Design team in researching, designing and developing product by classification from concept through execution, as defined by the seasonal business line plan/design briefs; Research color, print, trend resources, selling history, sample and artwork libraries to provide relevant information and materials for artwork development and concept creation; adhere to corporate calendar timing

• Assist Design team in creating design storyboards for presentations, pull inspiration for concept rigs, select color stories; develop fabrics, prints, trim and graphics.

• Create original prints, repeats and placement artwork with accurate digital color palettes based on standards provided each season; Produce pitch sheets/strike-off requests for approved artwork, quickly and without sacrificing quality; provide paper mock-ups to visualize the placement of graphics

• Prepare and manage flat and detail sketches in Illustrator to support construction hand-offs; Create and maintain line sheets

• Support manager in design meetings, pre-meeting design presentation boards, as well as post meeting recaps and updates

• Photo archive all samples– capturing all details on garment for archiving

• Work with Product Development and Trim Operations to understand status of all material and key components for both submits and samples

• Assist Design and Development team to prepare technical specifications to factories.

• Collaborate with design team to develop and manage exclusive private brand product from concept to in-store

• Attend sales and development meetings; represent Designer point-of-view as appropriate; take accurate meetings notes for teams' reference

• Organize and maintain design development including artwork, trims, fabric worksheets, initial development, finalized tech pack, line list, etc; General work-flow and department organization including the color/trend service library, sample library, and artwork library POLO RALPH LAUREN, NEW YORK, NY Assitant Knitwear Designer 12/2015 - 03/2018 ST. JOHN KNITS, IRVINE, CA Designer 03/2018 - 07/2020 732-***-****

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