Andrew Simmons
Product Development Associate- Textiles at Classic Home, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Classic Home, Inc.
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Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Development Associate- Textiles
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Nov 2021 - Present
Working directly with our factories to ensure development of product. Creating CADs for marketing and sales teams. Picking Pantone/Color Callouts for prints and yarn dyed fabric designs. Creation and updating all development sheets for both in house lines and SMU (private label). Storing and organizing all bulk swatches for approval. Working directly with our factories to ensure development of product. Creating CADs for marketing and sales teams. Picking Pantone/Color Callouts for prints and yarn dyed fabric designs. Creation and updating all development sheets for both in house lines and SMU (private label). Storing and organizing all bulk swatches for approval.
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Powerfull Systems
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United States
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Consumer Electronics
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Assistant-Shades
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Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
Shades estimation contributing to projects and sales teams for all projects involving shades and window treatments. Includes reviewing plans, sourcing fabrics, and following up on open estimates/sales orders. Shades estimation contributing to projects and sales teams for all projects involving shades and window treatments. Includes reviewing plans, sourcing fabrics, and following up on open estimates/sales orders.
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4WhatIt'sWorth Inc.
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Los Angeles, CA
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Lead Textile and Graphic Designer
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Dec 2016 - Oct 2020
Graphic and print design, making repeat ready artwork for prints, creating yarn dye fabrics (specifically in rayons and linens), updating digital library and artwork boards, using Pantone colors and physical swatches to create all color palettes, and for verification of print colors, making hangtags and production tags for garments, buyer packages, and POS tagging. Graphic and print design, making repeat ready artwork for prints, creating yarn dye fabrics (specifically in rayons and linens), updating digital library and artwork boards, using Pantone colors and physical swatches to create all color palettes, and for verification of print colors, making hangtags and production tags for garments, buyer packages, and POS tagging.
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St. John Knits
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United States
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Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
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300 - 400 Employee
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Knit Design Programmer/Embellishment Designer
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Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
Mastering knitting machine processes for knit fabrics, creating knit fabrics from pre-programmed knits on both Stoll and Shima machines. Creating yarn blends specific to knit design patterns, creating mock up artwork for original embroideries and embellishments, creating CAD layouts for stone designs. Mastering knitting machine processes for knit fabrics, creating knit fabrics from pre-programmed knits on both Stoll and Shima machines. Creating yarn blends specific to knit design patterns, creating mock up artwork for original embroideries and embellishments, creating CAD layouts for stone designs.
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Print Production Artist/ Intern coordinator
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Oct 2014 - Mar 2016
Running Mimaki JV 300 Mass production digital print machines, creating repeat ready artwork for all prints produced, creating original artwork for all table covers, banners, posters, and placement prints, supervising and coordinating all interns and internship related activities and duties, assisting CEO with all print production and cutting coordination and time management for both samples and production. Running Mimaki JV 300 Mass production digital print machines, creating repeat ready artwork for all prints produced, creating original artwork for all table covers, banners, posters, and placement prints, supervising and coordinating all interns and internship related activities and duties, assisting CEO with all print production and cutting coordination and time management for both samples and production.
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Education
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California State University-Los Angeles
BA in Textiles and Fashion, Textiles and Fashion design -
Long Beach City College
Associate of Arts - AA, Fashion/Apparel Design