Experience

KLOTH STUDIO

• Canada
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fashion Designer

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Fan Ink

• Canada
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2023



Caulfeild Apparel Group

• Canada
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Merchandising Assistant

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2019



ATEEN

• Brazil
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Fashion Designer

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2018

  Is a privately owned, high end, luxury womens brand with an exceptional reference in the Brazilian fashion industry for over 20 years, with 30 stores in 7 states. ● Head designer for the lines: Woven and Knits. ● Researched fashion markets for new inspiration, textiles, techniques and silhouette by attending trade shows in Paris and New York. ● Traveled annually to China for sourcing and developing new textiles and trims. ● Iniciated colour and concept development for each upcoming season. ● Created presentation boards for meetings with design team and hand sketched design ideas to present to creative director and Merchandising team. ● Worked with merchandising team to ensure profitability by accurately balancing the range of products to be designed. ● Attended sales review meetings and cost meetings as well as quality assurance meetings. ● Participated in VM meetings and workshops, for creation of merchandising concept for each collection. ● Paired with visual merchandising manager in the weekly development of display window changes, merchandise changes and planogram layouts. Show less



Zimpy

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Fashion Designer

  • Feb 2009 - Feb 2012

  A contemporary fast fashion clothing brand, targeted towards a younger audience with reasonable prices. ● Developed the line: Printed woven with 200 styles per season side by side with the pattern maker. ● Worked together with graphic designers to create and develop 10 to 12 prints each season, with full understanding of surface textile design. ● Led 3 to 5 stages of fittings, from prototype to bulk process to ensure fit and quality of all products to be delivered to stores. ● Responsible for communicating with overseas sourcing offices and Show less



Wollner

• Brazil
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Fashion Designer and PD

  • May 2007 - Sep 2008

  Is a Family-owned company and it has been delivering classic styles and outdoor sportswear for the last 30 years for men, women and kids. ● Assisted the designer to meet dates and timelines by attending fit sessions and was responsible for the corrections after fittings as necessary and solved where needed. ● Responsible for completing speck sheets for each garment. ● Contacted suppliers on a daily basis. Is a Family-owned company and it has been delivering classic styles and outdoor sportswear for the last 30 years for men, women and kids. ● Assisted the designer to meet dates and timelines by attending fit sessions and was responsible for the corrections after fittings as necessary and solved where needed. ● Responsible for completing speck sheets for each garment. ● Contacted suppliers on a daily basis.



Gucci

• Italy
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assitant Buyer Intern

  • Sep 2006 - Jan 2007

  ● Assisted the buyer with her agenda by scheduling appointments and meetings. ● Researched competitors’ price for similar bags and small leather goods specifications. ● Helped rearranging and allocating products by imputing information in the system after distribution decisions were made by the buyers. ● Collaborated with the making of internal catalogs of products. ● Helped the regional visual merchandizer produce the merchandisers presentation to the USA stores managers, by putting together the entire range of products for the upcoming season. Show less



ESPAÇO FASHION

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visual Merchandising Assistant

  • Jun 2005 - Dec 2005

  Young womens wear specialty chain store. ● Maintained the appearance of all fixtures in the store by keeping fully stocked and merchandised with the newest and top-selling styles as asked by the director. ● Styled and dressed mannequins and informed store team about changes in the presentation of the garment. ● Responsible for the store signage. Young womens wear specialty chain store. ● Maintained the appearance of all fixtures in the store by keeping fully stocked and merchandised with the newest and top-selling styles as asked by the director. ● Styled and dressed mannequins and informed store team about changes in the presentation of the garment. ● Responsible for the store signage.



Eclectic Rio

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visual Associate

  • Dec 2004 - May 2005

  Women’s wear family owened boutique. ● Provided clients with appropriate product knowledge to assisted with closing the sale. ● Assisted with floor sets, window changes, visual presentations and signage placement as directed. ● Built highly satisfied and loyal customer base through engagement, conversion and capturing customer phone and e-mail. Women’s wear family owened boutique. ● Provided clients with appropriate product knowledge to assisted with closing the sale. ● Assisted with floor sets, window changes, visual presentations and signage placement as directed. ● Built highly satisfied and loyal customer base through engagement, conversion and capturing customer phone and e-mail.