I'm a creative senior level designer with a long demonstrated experience in the apparel and fashion industry. Strong arts and design professional skilled in Trend Analysis, Fashion Illustration, Apparel, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Knitwear.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Swimwear designer, Speedo USA; Cypress, CA – January 2010 present
Swimwear design, print development, color direction, trend boards, color and concept presentation, production approval for fabric and fit. Tech packs.
Swimwear designer, Perry Ellis; Los Angeles, CA- March 2008- January 2010
Swimwear designer for private label swim lines for Target, Kohls, JC Penney, and
Marmaxx Presentation boards, print development, style design, fitting.
Swimwear designer, Warnaco; Los Angeles, CA – November 2006- January 2008
Swimwear designer for Target Merona line. Responsible for presentation boards, print development, sketching, proto hand off, fitting.
Owner, Creature Co-op; Santa Monica, CA- January 2004- December 2011
Owner/ designer of hand made plush toys and accessories.
Knit designer, XOXO; Los Angeles, CA- January 2003- March 2004
Sweater and knit designer. Designed styles, worked with pattern makers and sewers to develop salesmen samples.
Associate designer, Kenneth Cole New York, NY- February 2000-December 2002
Worked in a team of knit designers to develop the Kenneth Cole line. Responsibilities included spec writing, yarn and fabric selection, sketching, corresponding with overseas factories, print and trim hand offs, fitting.
Freelance assistant designer, New York, NY- June 1999- January 2000
Clients included Pepe Jeans, Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger. Responsibilities included spec writing, making swatch palettes, presentation boards
PUBLICATIONS
Dot Dot Dash - Designer Toys, Action Figures, and Character Art
Plush-O-Rama - Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Demented Dolls - Make a Plucky!
Bleech Magazine - Creature Comforts
Clutter Magazine - Dark and Lovely
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute Of Technology, New York, NY- Associate Fashion Design Degree, 1999
North Carolina State University, College of Design, Raleigh, NC- Bachelor of Art and Design, 1998