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University of the Incarnate WordGuest Lecturer - BS Fashion Management : April 2025
Apr. 2025 - Apr. 2025San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan AreaTalk: Redesigning Fashion: Creating Impact through Purpose, Process, and Sustainability
The June ConceptCo-Founder
Mar. 2025New York, United StatesThe June Concept is a New York based bespoke concept development studio working at the intersection of creativity, commerce, and branding.
We curate bespoke fashion concepts for brands and suppliers, designed to align product with target customers and enhance business.
Pratt InstituteGuest Lecturer - MFA State of Fashion II : Feb 2025
Feb. 2025 - Feb. 2025New York City Metropolitan AreaTalk: Fashion & Sustainability: Integrated Value-Led Design
Academy of Art UniversityIndustry Advisory Board Member
May. 2023Inaugural member invited to bring industry insight and perspective to the work at AAU
Portfolio review, student interaction, faculty interaction, open discussion
DEREK LAM 10 CROSBYCreative Director
Mar. 2023 - Jun. 2024New York, New York, United States
Creatives Want ChangeMentor: F/W 2021-22
Apr. 2021 - Jun. 2021New York12 week mentoring program to prepare Fellows for Design school application
Club MonacoSenior Design Director, Women’s Design
Jul. 2019 - Apr. 2023New York, New York, United StatesReporting to the COO, managing and leading the Women’s Design team.
Responsible for concept development and curation of product stories. Initiated and lead ongoing sustainability strategy, including priorities for design and sourcing. Created and implemented brand wide sustainability education touchpoints. Active leader responsible for bringing in introducing sustainability driven thinking across brand portfolio (Ralph Lauren).
Club MonacoSenior Director Design, Men’s & Women’s Knits & Sweaters
Apr. 2019 - Jul. 2019Reporting to the Creative Director, managing and leading the Men’s & Women’s Knits & Sweaters teams. Created synergy between genders and knits & sweaters in story telling and impact focused sourcing. Began sustainability roadmap at CM and led cross functional collaboration.
Club MonacoDesign Director Men & Womens Knits & Sweaters
Sep. 2017 - Apr. 2019New York, New YorkReporting to the Creative Director, managing and leading the Men’s & Women’s Knits & Sweaters design teams. Created synergy between product genders in knits & sweaters through storytelling and impact focused sourcing. Leveraged wins & experience in the women’s business in men’s design.
Pratt InstituteGuest Lecturer - FASD 441 Portfolio Development ‘Design Assistant Collection’: 2017 & 2018
Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2018new york, new yorkAs a visiting guest lecturer, working in the industry, developed and presented industry led brief, feedback and critique over a period of several weeks
Club MonacoDesign Director, Women's sweaters, knits & cold weather accessories
Jul. 2016 - Sep. 2017New York, New YorkReporting to the Creative Director, managing and leading the Women’s Sweater and Knit design teams. Created new business opportunities with strategic product creation, expanded CM’s proprietary cashmere business and introduced knits lounge and signature businesses.
Club MonacoSenior women's sweater designer
Jun. 2014 - Jul. 2016Reporting to Senior Design Director, leading women’s sweater design team. Drove innovative brand right product that expanded the sweater commodity to be a year round business driver.
Rebecca TaylorSenior Sweater Designer
May. 2012 - May. 2014new york
DKNY JeansSenior Womens Knitwear/Sweater Designer
Feb. 2010 - May. 2012Designing and managing women’s sweaters, knits and tees lines for the international market. Mood boards, seasonal trends, concept development, yarn & fabric sourcing (including travel to China and Europe), trim & embellishment development. Yarn, fabric & wash development. Product Development. Visual merchandising. Fittings and presentations.Team management.
EspritKnitwear Designer, Design & Development
Feb. 2007 - Feb. 2010Hong KongDesign & Development for 3 different product groups for 2 different lines aimed at different areas of the market.
Trend research, mood boards. Yarn, fabric & trim sourcing & development directly on site in factories. Travel to China and Europe sourcing (PV, Piti Filati, SpinExpo). Working with suppliers & merchandisers to develop product on site in factories. Coaching and training merchandisers in design awareness and product understanding
Designing and developing 12 collections a year, to present to buyers.
Avsh Alom GurKnitwear Designer
Jan. 2006 - Feb. 2007Working within a tight knit team, managing the knitwear department. Research, mood boards, concept development, yarn sourcing. Collaborating to design the knitwear line for 2 collections per year as part of the womenswear collection for presentation at London Fashion Week.
Managing and producing sample production in house. Show piece manufacture. Special projects. Traveling to Vilnius, Lithuania to co-ordinate and style the A/W06 collection at a fashion show presented by the British Arts Council.
Knit-1 Ltd.Knitwear Swatch designer, Freelance
Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2005Freelance knitwear sampling through international trade fayres.
Andrew IbiKnitwear Designer, Freelance
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2006Freelance knitwear design, collaborating with Andrew Ibi to design and produce authentic, limited edition handknit menswear pieces.
Some of a kind production.
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