Experience

Iris Setlakwe

• Canada
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fashion Designer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  -Design & execute seasonal styles (fully fashioned knits, cut & sew, woven blouses & bottoms & tailoring) from concept to pre production.- Research & create concept, inspiration/mood boards, and seasonal color palettes that support the company's branding.- Participate in fabric & trim sourcing & selections.- Contribute in all aspects of design: flat drawing, tech packs, BOM, sketching, presentations, fittings and brainstorming functional solutions.- Conduct fit sessions & give fit & design comments accordingly. - Daily communications with mills & suppliers.- Work closely with fit and spec team & pattern makers to communicate designs and changes to styles.- Edit & recolor prints & artwork to fit seasonal palette.- Oversee all lab-dip & strike off approvals for sampling & production.

• Assistant Designer

  • May 2018 - Dec 2020

  - Create & maintain all flat sketches & tech pack updates.- Research for inspiration & mood boards, and seasonal color palettes that support the company branding.- Assist senior designer with design ideas and concepts.- Assist senior designer with fabric & trim sourcing.- Assist in all aspects of design: technical, BOM, sketching, fittings and brainstorming functional solutions. - Daily communications with mills & suppliers.- Edit & recolor prints & artwork to fit seasonal palette.- Oversee all lab-dip & strike off approvals for sampling & production.- Create & maintain seasonal linesheets.



TRAVIS TADDEO

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

• Assistant designer / Assistant production

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

  - Collaborate with design director on new developments, fittings & styling of new collection. - Manage and develop interns. - Quality control of samples & production. - Assist with production planning. - Oversee and maintain all cost sheets, productions sheets & product inventory sheets. - Assist at photo shoots & fashion events. -Assist with in house production. -Maintain books for pulls & rentals from clients and stylists. -Assist clients with fittings, sales & personalization of orders.



Dominique Ouzilleau Haute Fourrure

• Assistant Designer

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  -Research and development of inspiration, new designs and prints of new collection. -Create digital templates of motif artwork. -Create presentation boards to present to clients & collaborators -Create sample lookbook of upcoming collection. -Assist in workshop to develop new styles & custom orders. -Assist with client fittings. -Maintain contact with clients for personal orders & contracts. -Assist at fashion events. -Research and development of inspiration, new designs and prints of new collection. -Create digital templates of motif artwork. -Create presentation boards to present to clients & collaborators -Create sample lookbook of upcoming collection. -Assist in workshop to develop new styles & custom orders. -Assist with client fittings. -Maintain contact with clients for personal orders & contracts. -Assist at fashion events.



rd international

• Accounting

• Technical Designer

  • Nov 2012 - Aug 2014

  -Research & create mood / inspiration boards for upcoming season. -Create all flat sketches. -Assist senior designer with filling in tech packs. -Create mockups for sales team. -Maintain seasonal fabric library. -Maintain sample inventory & showroom. -Rework / edit artwork for prints (Illustrator & Photoshop) -Design new labels, hang tags & garment care labels seasonally. -Create detailed spec files of accessories & labels to be sent to suppliers over seas for production -Maintain line sheets (Excel) for each season -Assist with P.O's.



Travis Taddeo

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

• Design Intern

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2012

  -Pattern drafting, grading -Cutting & sewing ( knits, wovens, leather) -Participate at events/shows - Prepare merchandise for sales/shipping - Designed & created accessories for 2013 collection -Pattern drafting, grading -Cutting & sewing ( knits, wovens, leather) -Participate at events/shows - Prepare merchandise for sales/shipping - Designed & created accessories for 2013 collection