Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Micrografx Designer, Microsoft Office, Excel, Gerber System

Handbag Design, Costume Design, Children's Wear Design, Swimwear Design, Textile and Apparel Marketing, Evening Wear Design, Wardrobe Selection, Technical Drawing, Mood Boards, Garment Construction, Visual Design

Watercolor, Oil Painting, Photography, Photography Development, Pottery, Life Drawing

Associate Handbag Designer for Private Label Division

• Design Handbags for Target (Xhileration, Merona, Mossimo, and Converse One Star), Wal-Mart (No Boundaries, Faded Glory, White Stag, and George), Payless (Airwalk and American Eagle)
• Come up with new concepts for handbag lines
• Sending tech packs and specs to China
• Overseeing samples
• Working in very high volume with tight time and cost constraints
• Domestic and International travel to sample rooms, factories, trend shopping, and meetings

Brand Management

• Worked directly with designers who are looking to take their collections to the US
• Setting up and attending photo shoots for company advertisements and Look Books
• Preparing designers for market twice a year
• Dress selection for editorials in national magazines
• Producing runway shows for designers
• Worked on launch of Kirstie Kelly for Disney Fairytale Weddings

Fashion Shows

• Kirstie Kelly for Disney Fairytale Weddings, Adele Wechsler, Manale Paris, Yumi Katsura
• Bridal Shows at the Pierre and Waldorff Astoria in New York City
• Runway Remix 2005 Student Director