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Senior Product Designer Girls Division
Jan 2020 - Present (4 years 10 months)
* Support design management through strategic goals in Brand Direction and Outline. * Designed product and accessory for various product lines while maintaining cohesive branding * Develop new lines of products from preliminary concept to production through thumbnails, sketches, control drawings, prototypes and final production samples and models * Develop drawings using Adobe Creative Suite * Coordinate various phases of the design process with various departments within the corporation
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Floral Merchandiser
Falcon Farms
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 (4 months)
Assists floral department when needed. Designs floral arrangements; provides a variety of fresh, quality products. Uses suggestive selling techniques to meet customer needs and build department sales. Promote stores and interacting with customers to promote sales. In addition to an appreciation of flowers, merchandisers must be physically fit and able to lift and move merchandise when needed. They also must be able to keep track of inventory and provide customer service. Education requirements for floral merchandisers vary, but candidates can pursue a variety of courses, certificate and degree options in a floral or plant-related field.
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Sales Associate
Living Spaces
Apr 2018 - Feb 2019 (10 months)
Basic understanding of sales principles and customer service practices Working knowledge of customer and market dynamics and requirements Solid communication and interpersonal skills
Customer service focus
Ability to read, write and effectively communicate with customers, peers and management
Telephone etiquette
Ability to multi-task, while being attentive to customers and remaining flexible to the needs of the business
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Senior Product Designer Girls Division
Playhut, Inc.
Jun 2012 - Jan 2015 (2 years 7 months)
Set the creative vision and product development plans for Play hut fashion doll brands and girls product lines
• Manage and drive product development (product quality, market viability, product innovation, product insight, feasibility, cost, schedule)
• Identify and leverage emerging fashion, consumer, and market trends/insights
• Identify and leverage fashion doll development best practices and resources (manufacturing, sourcing, sculpting, design, decoration)
• Partner with US based marketing, research, and engineering teams to create innovative, consumer-‐centric, fashion forward new products
• Manage and lead development teams, research teams, technology groups, and Far East design/engineering teams in a collaborative creative environment
• Lead product review meetings and present material to all levels of management
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Assistant Sales Manager
Royal T
Jan 2012 - May 2012 (4 months)
Assist the manager in organizing, planning and implementing strategy Coordinate operations Ensure schedules and objectives are met
Ensure company policies are followed
Optimizing profits by controlling costs
Resolving customer issues to their overall satisfaction
Maintain an overall management style that follows company best practices Ensure product quality and availability
Working closely with the store manager to lead staff
Overseeing retail inventory
Ensure a consistent standard of customer service
Maintain merchandise and a visual plan
Maintain store to standards, including stocking and cleaning
Supporting store manager as needed
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Senior Product Designer Girls Division
Funrise
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 (11 months)
2011 to 2011
• Interact with children as well as adults to identify different toys to be developed to attain marketplace need.
• Develop new toy prototype either through preparing physical model utilizing computer graphic program or drawing concept to explain potential manufacturers.
• Interact with manufacturers to market new toy ideas
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Owner/Manager
The Valley of the Dolls
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2005 - Jan 2010 (5 years)
* Owned online store front and retail boutique for collectible toys * Designed Store displays, marketing efforts and promotional materials * Designed and maintained store's webpage and online ordering system * Managed all aspects of the retail store including management of budget, purchase orders, deliveries and employee relations. * Tracked sales and inventory * Managed customer service efforts and employee training * Managed international sales orders
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Senior Product Designer Bratz Creative Department
MGA Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2004 - Jan 2005 (1 year)
Bratz Creative Department * Worked as a Senior Designer and Creative Director on the Bratz/MGA product lines * Created and maintained three new lines of products for MGA * Did extensive market research on new and existing product development * Coordinated design process from preliminary design through development into production * Developed drawings using Adobe Creative Suite
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Senior Product Designer Barbie Product and Visual Design
Mattel, Inc.
El Segundo, CA
Jan 2001 - Jan 2005 (4 years)
Barbie Product and Visual Design * Worked as a Senior Designer on Fashion Polly, Polly Pocket product lines and developed New Brands. * Responsible for the brand direction for Polly Pocket Style Guide 2005 * Designed T.O.T.Y (Toy of the Year) 2003 nominee for Mattel Polly Pocket. * Coordinated design process with various departments throughout the company including overseas development team