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Footwear Designer
New York, NY
Mar 2015 - Present (9 years 6 months)
Design development and sampling for Levi’s and Pony footwear. Provide factories with specification sheets and technical drawings. Responsible for overseas development, including last, materials and outsoles, in three countries.Lead designer for Levi’s footwear across multiple lifestyle categories
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Freelance Accessories Designer
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2014 - Feb 2015 (4 months)
Create new season samples, patterns, and style development. Design development and sampling for, bags, backpacks, belts, footwear, hats, and wallets. Identify material, color palettes, and fittings for seasonal designs and projects. Produce color CADs for range review of collections. Provide factories with the detailed technical drawings and design modifications of components and materials necessary to produce prototypes. Review sample Prototypes with Senior Accessories Designer and communicate revisions. Work with the Senior Accessories Designer to develop themes and ideas for the collection.
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Shadow CEO
London, United Kingdom
Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
Learned Process of designing and making luxury goods. Observed management of business, people, and production.
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Shadow Head of EU Retail
London, United Kingdom
Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
Observed management of retail team, staffing, sales targets, budgets, customer service, online retail business and KPIs.
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Footwear Design Intern
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 2013 - Sep 2013 (2 months)
Created color and material trend boards, performed market research, and contributed to graphic direction. Sourced with suppliers, leather agents, and shoe factories. Designed pilot men’s capsule footwear line for Fall 2014Executed line art, detailing, and tech packs in Adobe Illustrator. Fulfilled general administrative duties including client follow ups, inventory management, supply reordering, shipping, etc. Participated in business development and design Supported in ideation, sketching, conceptualization, and presentation.
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Footwear Design Intern
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 2013 - Sep 2013 (2 months)
Created color and material trend boards, performed market research, and contributed to graphic direction. Sourced with suppliers, leather agents, and shoe factories. Designed pilot men’s capsule footwear line for Fall 2014Executed line art, detailing, and tech packs in Adobe Illustrator. Fulfilled general administrative duties including client follow ups, inventory management, supply reordering, shipping, etc. Participated in business development and design Supported in ideation, sketching, conceptualization, and presentation.