Product Development Manager
Resume:
LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL *****
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online portfolio at:
www.coroflot.com/ChristyVacondios
Christy Vacondios
Experience
BEALLS RETAIL GROUP
Private Brand Designer- December 2018– Present
Designer for Ladies Active Product Development for all categories, create monthly assortments from Concept, color to style creation, line finalization and technical hand off.
Utilize Adobe Suite CAD, Bamboo Rose to design and present monthly sales presentations to corporate Merchants based on sales goals and fiscal financial plans.
Responsible for design, product development and sales of 6 private Brands
Brisas Yoga (20M)
RB3 Active(50M)
Coral Bay Golf (50M)
Lillie Green Golf (20M)
Emerald 18 Golf (40M)
VACONDIOS DESIGN SERVICES INC,
Freelance Designer, January 2011 – November 2018
Full Service Freelance Design & Technical Design Services- initial concept, yarn, fabric, sourcing, Design, CAD & Tech sketches, Line Sheets, tech pack creation to production.
Contemporary Knitwear and Activewear Clients included Nordstrom, Neiman’s, Bailey 44,
Leon Max/Max Studio, Good American, Eleven by Venus Williams.
STEIN MART, Boutique
Product Development Manager February 2016– March 2017
Responsible for product development of all categories of Sportswear for Peck & Peck, Steinmart’s Ladies Private Brand. Developed and Managed Product Development for all categories with 5-7 private label vendor partners. Created product for regional specific assortments. Fiscally responsible for sales, markdowns and managing a 50M annual brand with a 47% Margin.
CHARMING SHOPPES INC, Fashion Bug
Senior Knitwear Designer, August 2009 – December 2010
Sweaters (50M) Active (45MM) and Sleepwear (20M)
Responsibilities included yarn and fabric sourcing, securing quarterly bulk fabric strategies, design concept, silhouette, print & pattern development for sweaters, active, and sleep categories. Designed concept, silhouette, and stitch development for all lifestyles of sweater assortment-casual and wear to work categories. Created downtime knitting production calendar, process and strategy, increasing IMU, saving 1.2MM annually. Merchandised assortments, back wall presentations and monthly tee table programs. Directed textile designers to create print and pattern assortment for each delivery, created initial designs and technical specs, directing technical designers from development through final fit.
CHICO’S FAS INC Senior Design Manager, March 2008 – Jan 2009
Sweaters/ Knit Tops/Active/Golf
Responsible for Design and product management from development, through pre-production of 3 categories. Responsible for designing sweaters, number one performing category. Streamlined core & fashion yarns, focused Vendor matrix in each category, leveraging mill direct resources and fabric positions. Utilized or resolved over 5M in yarn & fabric liabilities.
Direct reports: 2 product managers, and 2 product developers
Design Responsibilities included, designing sweaters and knit tees, from concept, Yarn & silhouette, researching new fabrications and up-trending program categories. Streamlined the core yarns & fabric programs and executed seasonal tests for new silhouettes & new fabrics in core. Created initial designs and tech packs, Responsible for all design, spec creation Partnered with product management and directed technical design from approved proto through final fit.
KOHLS Senior Designer, Croft & Barrow May 2006 – March 2008
Senior Designer for Croft & Barrow Ladies brand- Missy (450M), Women’s and Petites. Responsible for transforming a Missy sweater and knit top department from 350M in 2006 to 450M lifestyle brand in 2008.
Head Designer responsibilities included color, print & silhouette direction, Fabric development, creating white space categories. Created initial tech packs, directed fittings through production. Partnered with product managers to create initial line plans and monthly product assortment. Directed a team of textile artists print themes by delivery. Managed design team.
Direct reports: 3 Assistants
QVC, Senior Knitwear Designer February 2003 – May 2006
Designer for 5 lines:
Denim & Co. knit tops & sweaters (90M) for 210 M business, QVC’s #2 brand.
Sport Savvy: Activewear brand (60M)
Modern Soul: knitwear lifestyle brand (20M)
Precious Fibers: Fall cashmere sweater program (10M)
Design responsibilities: designing concepts, sourcing yarns & fabrics, CAD sketches, technical specs and layouts, utilizing Style Manager, Free Borders design software and web PDM, daily communication with agents & vendors in Asia.
Designed stripe, and pattern color ways on Ned Graphics CAD.
Created and taught “Sweater 101” class to the technical design staffs. Trained technical designers in knitwear and sweater construction. Created & facilitated seasonal training classes, arranged factory and manufacturer tours.
MAY MERCHANDISING, Sweater Designer, August 2001 – Feb 2003
Sweater designer for Best Performing category in sales and volume for Karen Scott.
Created assortment for 7 regions, 14 department store divisions.
Presented Color, trend, program & silhouettes to senior management throughout the development cycle. Traveled to Asia twice each season for development, created proto samples and specs in factory, returning to review protos, edit the line & present to senior management. Created specs from proto & managed through final production.
NINA LEONARD, Knitwear Designer, Aug 1998–July 2001
Designed Sweater and knit sweater dressing, line sold to Nordstrom, Bloomingdales. Sourced yarns and created stitch development. Created initial designs and specs. Managed fittings from 1st Fit through production. Directed exclusive original print creation. Traveled to Europe and Asia twice a year for style, yarn, and sweater development.
Managed Assistant and Interns.
ADRIENNE VITTADINI, Knitwear Designer, May 1993– August 1998
Responsible for Vittadini Sport, 20MM. Designed all classifications of bridge collection, with a focus on Sweaters and Knitwear. Accounts included Neiman’s, Saks, Bloomingdales. Responsible for Concept, Design Sketches, Yarn and Swatch development, First Samples through first fit. Managed Assistant and Interns.
ANNE KLEIN DESIGN STUDIO, Intern, 1992
Designed accessories and swimwear for Anne Klein Licensed Product.
Assisted Sp/Su 1993 Collection under Louis Dell’Olio on the Sp/Su 1993 Collection, Assisted Start-Up team for A Line on the Resort & Spring 1993 Collection.
Skills
Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photo Shop, PLM, Bamboo Rose.
Portfolio @ coroflot.com/ChristyVacondios.
Education
MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN May 1993, BFA magna cum laude
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