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EXPERIENCED DESIGNER
Accomplished fashion industry professional with a proven ability to positively impact revenue growth with hands on experience and the ability to develop product from concept through production. Closely work with buyers, sales and production to develop private label programs. Shop the market, forecasting emerging and current trends. Experienced with knits, wovens, denim, lab dips and strike offs. Product development branded/private label/ licensed fabric development. Merchandising tops/bottoms/active wear. Technical design graphic/ logo placement

To design active looks for men's and boys sizes 8-20. Also design graphic t-shirts and develop technical packages for production.

Freelance Designer

SENIOR MEN'S/BOYS DESIGNER

designer

Private label product- Sold through specialty stores.; To merchandise, design and conceptualize clothing lines to fit various accounts. Items included woven shirts, polo tops, denim, fleece and active track jackets. 


Designer

Private label product- Sold through specialty stores.; To merchandise, design and conceptualize clothing lines to fit various accounts. Items included woven shirts, polo tops, denim, fleece and active track jackets. 
Worked closely with the sales department
Represented the company at trade shows
Shop the market for trends
Oversee and create tech packages for production
Responsible team leader in charge of three designers 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: To turn a $5 million company around to a $15 million company. Also bringing new product ideas to the table for discussion and marketing ideas.

HEAD DESIGNER/ MERCHANDISER

Branded performance/athletic/lifestyle apparel- sold in sports specialty and department stores; To revive the mens line back to prominence.
 Design and create a fashionable performance men's group. 
Each group included sweat suits, specialty tees, caps and graphic tees. 
Worked closely with the sales department
Sat in fit sessions
Worked on special make up projects for certain clients such as Walter's and May Co.
Attended sales meetings
Shopped the market for trends
Assisted in marketing strategies.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: To turn the mens collection into a recognizable brand again. Also placed product successfully on television, entertainers and celebrity events. Sales changed from $20 million up to $60 million within 1 year.

MENS DESIGNER

To create the image of the clothing for Sisqo the entertainer by doing T-shirt graphics, clothing concepts and themes for advertisements and promotions.
Oversee production
Attend fit sessions
Meet with the licensor and management for monthly meetings
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The collection grossed $20 million in it's first year $5 million at its debut at Magic.

SENIOR DESIGNER

Licensed womens/juniors bras and underwear sold in mass market department stores.; To create licensed character girls/women underwear. Licenses included, all Warner Bros. and Disney properties.

SENIOR CHARACTER DESIGNER

Branded urban sportswear apparel sold in specialty and department stores.; To create and design concepts for the urban line, such as jerseys, caps, denim, sweat suits and other apparel. 
Created silk-screened t-shirts and logos for patches and embroideries 
Attended fit meetings
Shopped the market for trends
Represented company at trade shows.
Dressed celebrity endorsers
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Designed the improved version of the all-time selling Fubu football jersey. Sales for this item went over $50 million in one year.

James Whitfield: in union, NJ

James Whitfield

Total Sports Resoucres Corp LLC

Adjmi Apparel

Adjmi Apparel Group

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Dragon Collection

Fubu

SARA-MAX APPAREL

FUBU

FREEZE

CUNY NYC Technical College