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Experience
Tommy Hilfiger, New York, NY
Design Director/ Manager, Men’s, Women’s, Children’s Accessories New York, NY 06/18 - 08/23
• Lead team of six designers to develop handbags and soft accessories for women, men, and children
• Member of calendar committee to strategize and implement new processes to reduce lead times
• Business process owner for roll-out of new Centric PLM system and digital merchandising platform, Visulon
• Designed limited edition accessories for archival heritage collections and collaboration with Looney Tunes
• Launched new products including protective masks for adult and children and holiday family pajama sets
• Managed team remotely through COVID-19 crisis, onboarding new team members and maintaining business
continuity
Senior Designer, Men’s and Women’s Fashion Accessories New York, NY 07/13 - 06/18
• Manage team of designers to develop men’s and women’s fashion accessories and casual bags
• Spearhead innovation in sport accessories, leading to 22% increase in sales of men’s and women’s
performance socks and men’s sport caps
• Refine and reimagine men’s fashion caps resulting in 50% increase in sales
• Implement digitization of design process to streamline development and cross-functional communication
Freelance Designer New York, NY 05/11 - 07/13
LOFT
• Designed women’s soft accessories, jewelry, and gift items for 17 deliveries per year
• Grew seasonal scarf business; achieved two consecutive record-breaking sales years for the department
• Partnered with external vendors in China and India to research new materials and techniques
Designer New York, NY 03/09 - 05/11
Design History/Salty Inc,
• Designed women’s and children’s knit apparel collections for both branded and private label markets
• Implemented time-saving processes for computer-rendered illustrations and sales presentation materials
• Communicated designs to Chinese factories using detailed technical packages and illustrated diagrams
Freelance Associate Designer New York, NY 06/08 - 01/09
Banana Republic
• Designed soft accessories and knit apparel for men and women
• Researched contemporary trends and vintage styles for original prints and silhouettes
• Collaborated with merchandising and production teams to ensure products achieved goals set for price
targets and line offering
Assistant Designer New York, NY 11/07 - 06/08
PVH -- Calvin Klein/Geo rey Beene
• Supported designers of sweaters, knits, and woven apparel
• Used Adobe Illustrator and Web PDM to create illustrated tech packs for foreign and local third-party vendors
• Acted as point person for internal sourcing, technical, and merchandising teams and third-party vendors
• Participated in all fittings for development and pre-production
Product Development Assistant Irvington, NY 06/06 - 06/07
Eileen Fisher
• Collaborated with design, merchandising, and technical teams to develop knit and woven garments
• Made development patterns using Gerber Patternmaking System
• Worked with in-house sample room and key partners in local factories to clarify construction details of
garments in development
Skills
• Garment construction, draping, knitting, and patternmaking
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, PLM, Visulon, Microsoft Office
Education
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
BFA with Honors, Fashion Design, 2002-2006
Awards
• Parsons BFA Scholarship -- Parsons School of Design
• Dean's Scholarship -- Parsons School of Design