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Owner/ Designer

Objective
To use my knowledge to build a strong creative team and successful business

Qualifications
•More than twenty years in the industry, working in design, merchandising and product development for both women’s contemporary, and missy dresses and sportswear

•Extensive experience in Photoshop and illustrator- creating prints, illustrations, recolor, graphics

•computer savvy in all Microsoft programs such as word, excel and email 

•Creation and presentation of cohesive marketable collections for mass market retailers 

•A team player- allows growth and opportunity for young talent to grow and learn. 

•Key player in a start-up fashion house,  - through product, market strategy, sales and production research from A to Z

•Not afraid to get involved in any aspect of the job to complete the necessary deadlines

•Well seasoned in creating marketable, cost efficient collections

Creating contemporary girls tween apparel 4-14. All 100% domestic. sold in boutiques accross US, Panama and in some retail chain stores

Monkeymae.com
mybellamae.com

1) Responsible for overall color/print and trend direction..Present initial concepts to executives and collaborate any changes with the team. Mood boards/style designs/trims all into work

2) Present the final line to JCP

2) track other businesses within our brand at JCP to maintain brand  cohesiveness

3) evaluate sales 

4) work directly with buying and product team on a weekly basis updating and working through current assortments, key program planning and building, cost challenges, sales and marketing issues

5) reach out to other categories at JCP to expand the brand within JCP- examples include outerwear, fine jewelry and maternity

6) Shop and travel to New York to keep up with trends to ensure all relevant  contemporary trends resonate in our  brand 

7) responsible for all timeliness  of product, sketches, line sheets and design room 

8) responsible for all fit

Senior Designer

Run Design Room, Costing, trend research for contemporary dresses for mass market retailers

Designer

1)Design, develop and manage new product every 4 weeks

3)designed and created art for screen and embroidery - facilitated the cost and send out requirements

4)managed design room- patternmakers, sewing and assistants

5)Was an integral part of the preproduction/production

 6)worked with head designer and VP sales to analyze best sellers, market bodies to determine core programs and new for upcoming seasons

6)travel to New York during major markets to work with sales and buyers, to shop and work with fabric/trim markets

1) design/develop new piece types for both soft and hard-line product  for Disney, Looney tunes   and girls novelty brands

2) Manage overseas office/vendors in developing all new products from all aspects of the product- fabric/color/functionality/cost/deadline

3) Held liable for all margin efficiencies

4) worked through approval process through licensee to ensure product integrity is upheld

Product Manager

1) Collaborated with Head Designer to design full 
collections for missy and plus size moderate dress market

2) traveled to present collection to buyers for plus size product

3) In charge of design room

4) ran and controlled petite and plus size fittings

Associate Designer

1) Designed full fashion sweaters for the division
2) participated in sales/merchandising meetings to collaborate sales/margins and planning for future collections and responsible for facilitation of all aspects such as Sketching/ fabric/color/print/embroidery/Costing/Fit and communication with direct overseas suppliers and design room
Associate Pre- Production Manager- 1st 1 1/2
1) Responsible for all sketches in computer program 
2) Responsible for all BOMS
3) Manage Sewing/pattern/grading room
4) worked with overseas in all developments of first thru production product- pulling together all costs and margins for company review
5) Digitized patterns
6) created petite patterns

Merchandiser

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Michele Probert: Owner/ Designer in San Clemente, CA

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