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Senior Designer (Costumes)

Collaborate with the design team to provide concept direction, conduct market research, and present to Licensors,
Management, and Sales Reps. Create BOM's, Tech Flats, and Tech Packs to provide construction details per each
costume and accessory for factories. Frequently attend trade shows and industry networking events to ensure
enhanced communication regarding fit and design detail.
•	Significantly elevated standards of design from previous years.
•	Worked within a limited budget and presented designs with optimal innovation and creativity.
•	Led teams in designing collections.

Worked with Designers to establish concept and collection for each season through research of current trends and selling reports. Developed BOM's and Tech Sketches to provide construction details per each costume and accessory for overseas contractors, Line Review Meetings, and Merchants. Leveraged knowledge of developing tech packs,
assisting in organizing tech pack submits, and maintaining the overall department.
•	Commended for creativity, artistic talent, and impeccable problem-solving abilities.

Associate Designer (Freelance, Costumes)

Accountable for supporting Design Director in the creation of Flats for presentation boards and tech packs. Conducted
both trends and inspiration research used for product development designs.
•	Continually met strict deadlines, and successfully finished multiple projects simultaneously.

Associate Designer

Kept abreast with industry trends and effectively communicated design progress with Senior Designer. Worked with local vendors to obtain fabrics, prints, dye process, and sublimations to complete samples per market. In addition,
collaborated with First and Production Pattern Markets to develop each garment designated for market/production.
Actively attended industry meetings to discuss insights and arising issues in relation to production and trends.
•   Excelled within fast-paced environment, while maintaining an ambitious and positive attitude towards all
tasks.
•   Forged strong and trusting relationships with buyers, presenting design garments at tradeshows.

Utilized strong knowledge of Photoshop and Illustration to create CADS each season and develop prints needed for fabrics. Supported Designers in maintaining each garment's BOM regarding updates with trims, fabric changes, etc.
•   Maintained creativity while working on multiple projects, such as sketching garments to creating fabric
prints.

Held concurrent responsibility for developing CADS each season, creating Spec Sheets and Tech Packs for each
garment, and establishing prints needed for fabrics per each season's collection.

Assistant Designer

Remained up-to-date on industry trends. Developed Cads each market upon request for buyer, and created recolored
prints. Developed Tech Packs, which included pitch sheets, blocks, and all information for each garment, as well as created import packages to send overseas to develop fabrics and trims.

Find out detailed information about Michelle Deardorff, Senior Designer (Costumes) in Oceanside, CA

Michelle Deardorff: Senior Designer (Costumes) in Oceanside, CA

Michelle Deardorff

Disguise

Disney

DreamWorks Animation

KWDZ Manufacturing

Levi's Strauss

Pottery Barn Kids

Stony Apparel

American InterContinental University

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising