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Women's Apparel Designer, Freelance 3D Fashion Designer
Oct 2010 - Present (13 years 11 months)
• Create virtual clothing samples using CLO3D software
• Designed seasonal contemporary collections for women
• Sourced fashion fabrics from various resources
• Rendered fashion illustrations using Adobe® Photoshop and Illustrator
• Created apparel flat sketches using Adobe® Illustrator
• Utilized industry documents to communicate creative vision with suppliers
• Performed costing on garments for wholesale and retail pricing
• Researched seasonal and runway trends
• Tested designs through draping and flat pattern techniques
• Created first sample garments
• Tracked financial data
• Collaborated with other fashion industry professionals for services and resources
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Designer-Cubus
Oslo, Norway
Feb 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 5 months)
Designed accessories and socks for brand CUBUS.
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Women's Apparel Designer
Oslo, Norway
Jan 2017 - Feb 2019 (2 years 1 month)
Designed women's apparel collection including dresses, blouses, trousers, jeans, knitwear and outerwear.
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Apparel Designer
Cintas Corp
Nov 2007 - Oct 2014 (6 years 11 months)
• Designed imagewear apparel including suiting, dresses, and separates
• Used WebPDM software to enter and maintain style data through product lifecycle
• Rendered computer fashion illustrations using Adobe® Photoshop and created apparel flat sketches using Adobe® Illustrator
• Designed corporate apparel collections based on trend direction from runway shows and stylesight.com
• Presented fashion business apparel to our customers through boards and garment presentations
• Sourced fashion fabric, suitable for the working conditions of clientele
• Worked with senior designers and director on special internal projects
• Participated in internal product strategy meetings
• Worked closely with tech design and sourcing team to create product from concept through production
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Assistant Product Designer
Claire's Accessories, Inc
Jun 2006 - Nov 2007 (1 year 5 months)
• Designed products and prints using Adobe® Illustrator
• Communicated through e-mail with oversea vendors on a daily basis
• Reviewed and commented on design samples
• Collaborated with buyers to produce new products
• Worked individually and in a team to design products for seasonal groupings
• Trained new employees and supervised intern
• Went on store visits to monitor presentation of merchandise, stock levels, and customer service
• Sourced new products from vendors
• Shopped for new samples and concepts
• Created trend boards for each season
• Participated in seasonal trend presentations
• Organized and kept track of artwork control sheets
• Gave speeches to high school students
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Assistant Designer/Graphic Designer
Fashion Express, Inc
Jun 2005 - Jun 2006 (1 year)
• Worked independently and with Design Team to develop handbag lines for upcoming markets
• Designed and developed special orders for department store and specialty store customers
• Created realistic computer-illustrated handbag mockups for manufacturers
• Typed sample requests and produced style sheets
• Designed brochure covers for market
• Created computer graphics for website
• Responsible for photo taking and photo touch ups
• Communicated with manufacturers worldwide
• Checked inventory, shipping and receiving, and quality control of handbags production
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Visual Presentation Merchandiser
Marshall Field's
Feb 2005 - Jun 2005 (4 months)
• Created dominant merchandise presentations
• Set clearly defined trend statements
• Produced brand and product launch displays
• Designed and set-up window displays
• Assisted in trend fixturing implementation