Apparel Designer

KELLY BRIGHT

APPAREL MANAGER

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER/CAD ARTIST

PROFILE

I have had several roles throughout my career leading up to Apparel Manager. My first role is head of apparel graphic design program as Senior Graphic Designer. This entails everything seasonal designs for garments to specialty projects in partnership with each account. I’ve also create graphic design including embroideries, intarsia sweaters, furnishings and accessories (shoes, bags, blankets, towels,

(etc). My secondary role as a CAD Artist I create CAD documentation and presentations including garment technical sketches, color, linesheets, etc. My third and final role is Fabric and Textile design. I work directly with design team(s) to create repeat patterns or placement motifs for fabrics. REFERENCES

EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

CONTACT

PORTFOLIO

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

ADOBE INDESIGN

ADOBE ACROBAT

MICROSOFT EXCEL

MICROSOFT WORD

JAMES PERSE ENT. // NOV 2012 - OCT 2024

Apparel Manager, Graphic Design, CAD Artist & Fabric Textile Design Trend Research/Design Concepts

Drawing/sketching in Adobe Illustrator

Create Textile Patterns in Adobe Photoshop

Assign colors and new color dip matching

Assemble tech packs

ONE WORLD APPAREL // JUN 2011 - NOV 2012

Apparel Graphic Design & CAD Artist

Create visual boards in Adobe Photoshop

Drawing/sketching in Adobe Illustrator

Create nailhead/rhinestone and embroidery designs for garments USOPP/TEAM USA (FREELANCE) // MAY 2020 - OCT 2020

Apparel & Graphic Designer/CAD Artist

Create visual boards of seasoneal collections in assigned color pallets Designing/drawing/sketching apparel designs in Adobe Illustrator Create Graphic designs designated to Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

2004 - 2008

Primary Emphasis: Creative Design

Secondary Emphasis: Product Dev.

RELATED CLASSES

Apparel Assembly Processes,

Apparel Manufacturing,

Appearance in Society Aesthetics

of Apparel, Textile Science,

Computer Applications, Pattern

Making/Draping,

Apparel Product Management

Kelly Bright

1130 S Flower St

Apt 119

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Email: *************@*****.***

Phone: 515-***-****

https://brightkelly.weebly.com

or

will email upon request

Adam Muth

Director, Consumer Products

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Properties

Email: *****@***********.***

Phone: 310-***-****

Ashley Noel

Womens Designer

Style & Co

Email: *************@*****.***

Phone: 323-***-****

LINQ by Carol Little // MAY 2010 - JUN 2011

Technical Designer & Assistant Designer

Assemble tech packs

Communicate w/overseas factories

Hand sketch technical flats

Gather fabric information

UNDREST // MAY 2009 - MAY 2010

Pattern Maker & Assistant Designer

Create patterns by hand

Fitting

Digitizing, Marking, Grading in PAD

Communicate construction with sewers and production team EXPERIENCE

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