Experience

Cyrus

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Fashion Designer - Woven / Cut & Sew Dept

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  • Spearhead the design strategy and direction of a seasonal line, producing 115+ styles per quarter • Drive $500K+ in monthly sales by cultivating high-profile clients including TJMaxx, Nordstrom, and Macy’s, coordinating sales of 10K-90K units per order and processing 4-5 bulk orders per month • Pave the way for innovation, overseeing end-to-end product development for a popular blazer line; sourced the factory, leveraged an existing relationship to produce the prototype at no cost, and sold 50K units to TJMaxx, producing $250K in new product revenue • Direct and train assistants, co-leading 5 staff on how to correctly create powerful Illustrator sketches, tech packs, print designs, repeat patterns, and FIT techniques • Strategize with 5-10 core suppliers/factories weekly, source new factories, and rotate supplier relationships to optimize business performance and the gross profit margin • Travel to China, India, and Europe to source suppliers and research trends • Maintain detailed records of all sourcing material and factory information. • Curate logos, packaging, hang-tag graphics, business cards, booklets, and other promotional collateral • Advise key clients on graphic design options based on marketing goals • Negotiate cost savings to obtain a sharp price point, leveraging deep fabric knowledge to reduce costs by 20%+ • Navigated the Covid-19 pandemic by setting up an office photo studio, hiring models, and mastering photography, delivering 100+ high-end photo shoots and yielding savings of $100K+ by bringing sessions in-house • Fueled product sales throughout the pandemic, increasing revenue through effective buyer communications and selling techniques, selling 85% of warehoused products with 80K+ units sold • Seen as a technical subject matter expert, delivering high-impact computer software training company-wide, setting up and installing tech devices and programs, and achieving advanced proficiency in photo manipulation, retouching, and recoloring Show less



Private Label - Smiles Fashion Corp.

• Greater New York City Area

• Fashion and Print Designer

  • Jun 2015 - Nov 2018

  • Thrived in a fast-paced environment, curating a heavy volume of original prints, Illustrator sketches, and tech packs for senior designers, saving the company $250K+ annually by creating prints inhouse • Communicated across the portfolio and company to update stakeholders and drive brand adoption. • Drove high-end quality, ensuring precise placement of prints, concurrently saving dollars on sample production • Orchestrated fittings with models, pinned garments for planned alterations, and shared fit comments with factories • Championed the brand, creating and distributing high-impact marketing and promotional collateral including flyers, logos, business cards, brochures, newsletters, posters, postcards, stationery, and other print promotional products • Traveled to India to drive impeccable factory communication and source the best fabric and trim • Collected trends and retail research to maintain the latest knowledge of the competitive landscape in the market • Altered and explained complicated designs to manufacturers and clients • Produced CADs to show to 5-10 key buyers regularly • Collaborated with a team of designers to suggest improvements and direction on upcoming projects • Prioritized workloads across multiple projects, coordinating 10-15 various projects each week • Attended cross-functional product meetings to discuss and optimize sourcing, lead times, and production schedules • Facilitated proactive on-site training to coworkers on all Adobe, Microsoft, and Apple products • Produced and delivered high-quality, detailed presentations in Photoshop, Illustrator, and PowerPoint • Acted as brand ambassador, working with sales to meet buyer’s visual needs and product integrity guidelines • Demonstrated the highest caliber of interpersonal skills, effectively working across the organization while managing global relationships Show less



Cynthia Rowley

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Design and Production

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2015

  Earned a fast-track promotion to the production department by demonstrating impeccable design acumen • Liaised between production and design, saving $5K-$7K in costs by bringing prints inhouse • Partnered with 4 assistant designers, 3 senior designers, and the owner to enable seamless workflows • Contributed to the production of 4 seasons with 20 garments per season to promote to high-end stores • Developed products and worked with factories to ensure supply availability, achieving 100% of stringent deadlines • Planned and executed high-visibility runway events, planning 2 events per year that drew 200-300 attendees each • Sourced fabric and trim in the Fashion District daily, visiting multiple factories in NY to convey fit concerns and organize cutting rooms for production • Created prints, repeats, and recolors using advanced Photoshop and Illustrator skills; produced look books for sales meetings and the company website • Developed flat sketches in Illustrator and generated detailed tech packs • Monitored multiple databases to track company inventory and organized samples by location • Trained and interviewed interns Show less



Cape Resorts

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Server

  • May 2005 - Oct 2013

  •Had a hand in making an average of 3.5 million dollars annually for my company in a 4 month span. •Constantly surpassed sales goals by managing sections and multitasking with exceptional efficiency. •Played a crucial role in training new employees and tending to the needs of customers on a daily basis. •Had a hand in making an average of 3.5 million dollars annually for my company in a 4 month span. •Constantly surpassed sales goals by managing sections and multitasking with exceptional efficiency. •Played a crucial role in training new employees and tending to the needs of customers on a daily basis.