Experience

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  Nel-n-co

  Dec 2007 - Jan 2008

  Design intern

  •Sourced fabrics, worked with head designer, worked with production, helped with fabric selection for new collections, created color cards, assisted in design layouts, edited designs•Helped work the booth/coterie for Nel-N-Co (Liquid, Envi, Nell Couture) advised buyers on what the popular body/print/style was (coterie and show booth for 3 seasons) January 2008 September 2008 January 2009

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  Melinda eng inc

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2009

  Design intern/assistant designer

  • Worked directly under Melinda, assisted with samples/sample room, prepared showroom for buyers, dressed models, edited sample fittings, worked with production, organized fabric library, edited designs, created new fabric manipulations, assisted in beadwork and embellishments, met with buyers with Melinda, was the acting Assistant Designer/Intern for Melinda

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  Oscar de la renta

  Dec 2009 - May 2010

  Design intern

  • Worked directly under all designers, assisted in sample room, worked runway shows, worked photo shoots, helped create first samples in muslin, created embellishment applications, communicated with production team, updated research and fabric library• Assisted the HR department on all daily tasks at hand• Assisted in follow up with vendors

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  August silk/high fashion garments int

  Jul 2010 - Aug 2011

  Assistant/associate designer sportswear division

  • Worked on all aspects of designs, created seasonal color palettes & print direction, created trend boards, attended fittings & advised on appropriate proportions, worked with outside vendors for fabrics & trims, market research & intelligence, created technical flats & illustrations & all Tech packs, created embellishment layouts & concepts, communicated with overseas production/ orient on a daily basis, commented lab dips & print strike offs, attended/lead weekly development meetings, worked directly with VP of design & merchandising & with VP of production, presented collections to sales & president of HF during market, created CADS, created detailed designs & layouts for presentations & design selection, prepared sales samples into looks for market, merchandised seasonal lines for our target customer• AVEC(upper tier division) created/forecasted color palettes and trends, designed Holiday ’11 & Resort ’12 & Early Spring '12 collections along with concepts, lab dip & print strike off comments Show less

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  Rickie freeman for teri jon

  Jul 2011 - Oct 2013

  Associate/assistant designer

  • Talent Acquisition for Intern hiring process with hopes of individuals joining our team one day• Organization/Direction of Design Office• Working on all aspects of design; creating color palettes & print direction, creating trend boards, illustrating designs and draping designs for meetings, attending fittings on a daily basis and helping to advise fit comments and embellishment layouts, communicating with overseas factories and mills, communicating directly with sales team and president of company, creating and keeping track of all line charts and technical packages with notes for overseas, market research and analysis of in-store trends and colors, preparation of all cost sheets to be handed over to production• marketing strategies; photo shoot coordination/direction Show less

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  American standard brands

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2014

  Assistant product marketing manager

  • New product development/marketing from ideation to final deliverable• Portfolio management and SKU rationalization• Development/execution of product matrix/specifications, promotions, product announcements, price catalogs, photography, training materials, website and spec page creation/approval, tool kits and presentations.• Creating/maintaining product material set-up in SAP database, website and supporting literature• Collaboration and follow-up with global vendors/Customer Care and Field Sales driven product questions• Maintaining regular contact with Channel Sales• Creation/maintenance of competitive cross reference library• Ad hoc projects Show less

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  Chanel

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2022

  • Manager, Fashion Repairs & Quality Management

    Feb 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Supervisor, Quality & Repairs, Fashion After Sales

    Sept 2015 - Feb 2019

  • Fashion Repair Specialist

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2015