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EXPERIENCE
Nouveau Eyewear Dallas, TX
Product Development Manager (October 2020 - Present)
Responsibility expansion to brand management and development of 45+ brands - including optical, sunglasses, cases, lens cloths, and accessories. Daily communication and strategic planning with international factories. Direct communication with licensors on brand development and maintaining integral brand viewpoint. Managed retail development timelines that were 18 months in advance and kept production checkpoints on schedule. Quarterly meetings with mass chain retailers, sales teams, and internal chairs. Extensive experience with creating presentations, presenting to a large audience, and teaching about the products. Develop all packaging designs for pallet programs. Oversees all product photography and editing.
Product Development Coordinator (October 2018 - October 2020)
Responsible for Product Development, from conception to production, of optical and sunglass frames for collections in international mass retailers and independent eye care providers. Created annual fashion trend reports and maintained sales data research for future development planning. Traveled quarterly for product presentations to mass chain retailers.
Abi Ferrin Dallas, TX (March 2015 – September 2018)
Creative & Design Director, and Graphics & Marketing Director.
Reported directly to CEO/Owner. Director of custom & new season design work including seasonal trend reports and patternmaking, while managing design team. Director of graphics including photoshop and brand marketing for all social media and website. Proficient in Optitex and Gerber patternmaking technology. Roles required juggling multiple competing priorities, which were successfully completed while maintaining strict delivery timetables.
House of Morrison Houston, TX (July 2014 – Present)
Owner & Designer
Custom leather handbag and accessories. Creative designer, pattern-maker, & seamstress of all products. Constant handling of communication with leather & trim manufacturers worldwide. Proficient website and branding graphic designer.
Texas ACE Houston, TX (August 2013 – July 2014)
Teacher for Texas Afterschool Centers on Education
Daily experience teaching Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Patternmaking, and Sewing classes to
at-risk teenagers. Refined strong management, planning, leading, and teaching skills.
KaufmanFranco New York, NY (May 2010 – June 2013)
Assistant Designer
Worked closely with head designers and design, production, and sales teams. Aided design team with leather and embroidery design and construction. Helped production team source and communicate with vendors. Assisted sales team with celebrity and client relations. Traveled with the team throughout Europe and North America for private fashion shows. Planned and assisted seasonal photoshoots. Daily utilisation of Microsoft Office & Adobe Creative Suite. Graphics creator for social events. Patternmaking & printmaking experience.
Skills
Adobe: Bridge, Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom & Photoshop.
UI/UX Design: Sketch & Figma
Graphic Design: Color & composition.
HTML & Web Design. Microsoft Office.
Fashion Design : Hand & computer illustration. Seasonal trend reports.
Technical Design : Patternmaking, draping, machine & hand sewing.
Knitwear Design : Machine & hand knitting.
Production : Spec sheets & communicating with manufacturers & vendors.
Digital & film photography. Professional photo retouching.
PC & MAC proficient.
Languages: English & French.
EDUCATION
New York University - 2023
Professional Certificate in UX Design (AR/VR focus)
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY - 2013
BFA Fashion Design
Brands
Optical design brands
AMERICAN FOREST
BETSEY JOHNSON
BETSEY JOHNSON GIRLS
XOX BETSEY JOHNSON
BOB MACKIE
CALLAWAY
CARAVAGGIO
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
FLEUR DE LIS
FLEX MAX
FORTE
GLOBAL RELEAF
HAWTHORNE
HOT KISS
JOJO SIWA
JW LEWIS
KAY UNGER
LYT
MEMBER'S MARK (SAM'S CLUB)
MIDTOWN
MY LITTLE PONY
NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
NERF
OFFSIDES
PAW PATROL
PEPPA PIG
PHOEBE
PLAY-DOH
REALTREE
REVOLUTION
ROBERT GRAHAM
ROCKWOOD
SOIGNE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
TRANSFORMERS
TRUE FIT
TRUE RELIGION
VAN HEUSEN
VIA MILANO
VICTORIOUS
VISAGE
WALMART UNBRANDED
WILDFLOWER
WRANGLER
Retailers
International optical RETAILERS
COSTCO - USA, CANADA, MEXICO
EYEMART
NORDSTROM RACK
OPTIMEYES
SAM'S CLUB
SHOPKO
SVS VISION
WALMART - USA & CANADA