Experience

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  Milliken and Company

  • Spartanburg, SC

  • Senior Designer

    • Dec 1997 - Present
    • Spartanburg, SC

    Specializing in Hospitality Carpet design, working directly with design firms and customers designing custom carpets for custom spaces. Developed design packages for such customers as Disney, Inc., Felcor Inc.,Hyatt Properties, Marriott Properties, and other high profile accounts and design firms.Head Designer for Consumer Environments Division designing carpet for Malls, retail spaces and theaters.Designed Milliken's Diversions 2 Catalogue, featuring rooms carpet on loop bases.

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  Tarkett Inc.

  • Designer

    • Jun 1995 - Dec 1997

    Designer for vinyl floor covering, color boards, developing new pattern designs. Photoshop and Illustrator skills.

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  Fashion Fabrics of America

  • Engraving Coordinator/Assistant Stylist

    • Oct 1991 - Jun 1995

    Responsible for instructing the engraver how to create screens for printed design. Liason between designers and manufacturing to create the exact aesthetic needed to dye fabric. Special technique of discharge printing was common and cyllindrical screens were used to dye fabric. Checked all design repeats for design lines and errors prior to designs being engraved for screen printing. Worked with head stylist on color and design for open line designs.