Denise Smith

Creative Director - Working with the Gap, Old Navy, Athleta, & Banana Republic

Designed Calson Private Label Sportswear line, Semantics Private Label Sportswear Suiting Line, Children's wear line, Baby and Layette lines. Took project planning specifications and changed into drawings used to create final products. Traveled to manufacturing facilities to provide solutions to process and product creation and express concerns about possible problematic developments. Fit with Technical Design Team Present to 5 sets regional Buyers & Assistant Buyers for each seasons trend and styling direction and listen to needs and implement some of retails needs Worked in Omni Chanel buying plans Work with CAD Team to develop, color pitch the prints, screen prints, patterns, and embroideries. Branded Lines from labeling to package design with Merchant teams

Brigham Young University | Provo, UT Generals https://www.facebook.com/perception0one/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ Award: 3Ms THINSOLATE Fashion Show

Managed design team members for several brands. Reported and met regularly with upper management and stakeholders. Launched line for Realtree successfully from conception, to sourcing, through projections, the fit process, and through production. Created products for outdoor camouflage lines: Browning, Mossy Oak, Tee. shirt lines, and other licensed product lines. Developed Colored Camouflage for Realtree working closely with their teams. These colored fabrics later were launched successfully in the home decor, hard goods and other arena for Realtree's success. Collaborated with peers and other design team members to discuss product enhancements and features. Took project specifications and changed into drawings used to create final products. Determined changes in the project scope and made the necessary modifications to the job schedule. Communicated changes in project scope and timelines to proper stakeholders. Traveled to manufacturing facilities to provide opinions on product creation and express concerns about possible challenges & solutions. Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts. Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to ROI strategy goals. Delivered Presentation to National Sales Meetings for the Outdoor industry.