EXPERIENCE:

 

Li & Fung (LF America), NY, NY (03/26/18-07/25/18) 

CAD/Graphic Designer for Swimwear Division, (Freelance Status)

• Responsibilities include: Development creative process with under VP Designer both Women’s, Girls , Men’s and Boys swimwear.

• Marketing research analyst and creative research.

• Flat sketches in both CAD and textile prints.

• Designing Mood board and presenation both catalog and social media. 

• Product developement and packaging brand creative process such as logos, hangtags, labels and photo media. 

• Collaboration with overseas factories and follow through for each project from start to finish.

• Highly organized, motivated and proactive.

• Excellent teamwork skills with strong communication.

• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities.

 

 

FIFTH AVENUE INTIMATE, LTD, NY, NY (04/24/17- 10/27/14)

Designer for Women’s Swimwear/Resort Division

• Responsibilities include: Design development process with collobration with Head Sales.

• Retail and marketing research both outsource and online. 

• Developing CAD’s and flat line sheets. Presenting design line, prints/graphics and mood boards for meetings.

• Understanding of print development and colors with strong eyes for fashion and details.

• Strong understanding of garment constructions.

• Knowledge of grading spec., fit meeting and heavy colloboration with techical designer.

• Conversing with the overseas factories from start to finish.

• Highly organized, motivated and proactive.

• Excellent time and team management skills with strong communication.

• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities.

 

 

APOLLO JEANS/HOTKISS, NY, NY (05/4/12 - 04/21/17)

Senior Designer for Swimwear/Resort Division for Women’s and Girls/Activewear/Sleepwear

• Responsibilities include: Design development process, market research, CAD and flat line sheets.

• Presenting designs line, prints/graphics and mood boards.

• Strong understanding of print development and of colors with an eye for fashions and details.

• Strong knowledge of garment construction and heavy colloboration with technical designer.

• Highly organized, motivated and proactive.

• Heavy communication with oversea factories from start to finish.

• Excellent time and team management skills with strong communication.

• Maintain an organized system on company’s server.

• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities. ​

 

 

OVERDRIVE, LTD, NY, NY (09/27/12 - 04/14/13)

CAD/Graphic Design for MEN’S & BOYS Outerwear/Activewear/Swimwear and Casual (Freelance Status)

• Responsibilities include: Design development process in graphics and texile prints wih colloboration with

• both head designers and buyers. 

• Presenting pitch and ideas to buyers.

• Great knowledge of print process and tech packs with colloboration with overseas factories from start to finish.

• Great eye for color theory and graphic media.

• Can do both computer and hand draw for art/graphic process.

• Excellent time and team management skills with strong communication.

• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities.

 

 

RUSSELL KEMP/SIMPLY FRENCH-NY3 INTERNATIONAL LTD, NY, NY (09/26/10 - 04/13/12)

Sample Room Manager-Graphic/CADS Designer for Women’s Sportswear

• Responsibilities included setting up and organizing the company’s sample room.

• Managing the sample room with three staffs.

• Light administrations duties such ordering supplies, answering phone and shipping.

• Flat/CADs drawings, creating textile prints and creating presentation/mood boards.

• Developing accessories such as trimmings, embroideries, and hardwares.

• Technical packages and detail specs from start to finished.

• Following through the status and comments with the overseas factories.

 

 

PACO SPORT, LTD, NY, NY (11/5/01 - 6/13/09)

Assistant & Graphic Designer for Juniors/Girls Denim & Knit Division and Men/Boys Division.

• Responsibilities included creating multimedia graphic prints and textile.

• CAD drawings and flat line sheets and developing mood broads and market research both outsource and internet.

• Collaborating with the head designer with all creative ideas and process.

• Graphic technical package and detail specs from start to finished.

• Following through the status, revisions and comments with the overseas factories.

• Product developement in promo media, accessories, plus assisting  photo shoots and setting up interviews with models for promo purposes.

• Designing and developing commercial media ads for trade shows, magazine, posters and billboards.

• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities.

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

       • William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ (9/96-5/99) - Majored in Fine Arts and Computer Graphics. Graduated in May 1999 with Bachelor of Fine Arts.

       • Design on Disk, Inc, New Milford, NJ (summer of 1990) - Certified in Macintosh graphic software

       • Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ (9/88-12/90) - Graduated in May 1985 with Associate Degree in Fine Arts/Commercial Art.

       • Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY (9/83-5/85) - Graduated in May 1985 with Associate Degree in Fashion and General Illustration.

 

SKILLS:

       • Programs: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Bridge.

       • Internet market and developing research.