Experience

Guy Harvey Enterprises

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Artist

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  I work along side artist Guy Harvey to use his work to create garments and various sellable products. Anything from house hold items like rugs, to T-shirts and leggings. I work with various vendors to make the artwork workable for printing. While also coming up with my own creative ways to use it, like prints patterns and graphics. In addition I create marketing materials for promotions and events. Creating E-mail blasts and posts for social media platforms. I work along side artist Guy Harvey to use his work to create garments and various sellable products. Anything from house hold items like rugs, to T-shirts and leggings. I work with various vendors to make the artwork workable for printing. While also coming up with my own creative ways to use it, like prints patterns and graphics. In addition I create marketing materials for promotions and events. Creating E-mail blasts and posts for social media platforms.



White House Black Market

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Cad artist

  • Mar 2018 - Nov 2019

  Worked with trend department to come up with seasonal concepts. This includes mood boards, trend research, initial print development and color selection. I helped to select and purchase vintage prints, to create workable and wearable graphics and patterns. I also created prints from scratch by scanning my own hand painted art. This is all done using Adobe photoshop, illustrator, and NED graphics. Communicating with customers, vendors and overseas factories. Worked with trend department to come up with seasonal concepts. This includes mood boards, trend research, initial print development and color selection. I helped to select and purchase vintage prints, to create workable and wearable graphics and patterns. I also created prints from scratch by scanning my own hand painted art. This is all done using Adobe photoshop, illustrator, and NED graphics. Communicating with customers, vendors and overseas factories.



Gap Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• CAD / textile Designer

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2018

  Worked with design teams to develop ideas for print, patterns and color palettes. Creating original whimsical fun and creative all over prints and graphic artwork for the children's wear department. Working between adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop, and NED graphics, InDesign, and excel. Created tech packs and technical artwork to send to factories for production. Communicating with customers, vendors and overseas factories. Worked with design teams to develop ideas for print, patterns and color palettes. Creating original whimsical fun and creative all over prints and graphic artwork for the children's wear department. Working between adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop, and NED graphics, InDesign, and excel. Created tech packs and technical artwork to send to factories for production. Communicating with customers, vendors and overseas factories.



nikki poulos

• Senior CAD & textile Print Artist

  • May 2016 - Jun 2017

  I am responsible for many aspects of the design process including but not limited to: Designing the entire collection of prints from scratch, drawn on Adobe Illustrator. Create repeats, multiple color ways and compose scaled artworks to send to factories. Work with owner / designer to come up with concepts and styles for each season. Sketch and CAD all styles for catalogs to send to buyers. Worked with factories overseas to create samples and bulk production. I am responsible for many aspects of the design process including but not limited to: Designing the entire collection of prints from scratch, drawn on Adobe Illustrator. Create repeats, multiple color ways and compose scaled artworks to send to factories. Work with owner / designer to come up with concepts and styles for each season. Sketch and CAD all styles for catalogs to send to buyers. Worked with factories overseas to create samples and bulk production.



Charlotte Russe

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intimates Designer / CAD and Textile print artist

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Used PLM system to create and update tech packs. Drew intimates flats using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Created life like renderings of bras and panties. Designed many prints daily for various brands. Created prints and repeats from scratch as well as reworking old print artwork. Created presentation catalogs for buyers. Sourced Lace and trims while corresponding with overseas factories. Created tech packs to send to factories. Chose colors and prints for the season. Designed Packages or boxes and hang tags. Show less



Victoria's Secret Pink

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• CAD / Surface Designer

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

  Helped develop seasonal concepts for the lounge and graphic tee division of the Pink brand. Sketched flats using Adobe Illustrator. Created graphics and facilitated print direction. Worked closely with the technical designers to create and update styles and review samples from overseas. Created graphics and Prints from start to finish. Helped develop seasonal concepts for the lounge and graphic tee division of the Pink brand. Sketched flats using Adobe Illustrator. Created graphics and facilitated print direction. Worked closely with the technical designers to create and update styles and review samples from overseas. Created graphics and Prints from start to finish.



The Natori Company

• Asociate Designer

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

  Sketched into seasonal concepts for the entire N by Natori sleepwear and intimates division. Collaborated with sales and marketing teams each season and communicated with overseas vendors with sample requests for market week. Chose seasonal prints, reworking vintage prints, updating colors and creating repeats. Engaged in trend shopping and concept research to form a comprehensive analysis of customers. Collaborated with the technical design team to research and advise development from photo to sample. Created and edited full tech packs for overseas factories. Show less



Ralph Lauren Chaps

• Assistant Designer

  • Dec 2013 - May 2014

  Shared responsibilities with the associate designer and sketched the full line for Chaps a Ralph Lauren brand for Kohl’s. Developed prints for each season using Ned graphics and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Approved lab dips and print strike offs. Sketched flats using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Arranged sales presentations for market week and created catalogs for buyers. Maintained relationships with overseas vendors. Shared responsibilities with the associate designer and sketched the full line for Chaps a Ralph Lauren brand for Kohl’s. Developed prints for each season using Ned graphics and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Approved lab dips and print strike offs. Sketched flats using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Arranged sales presentations for market week and created catalogs for buyers. Maintained relationships with overseas vendors.