Senior Textile & Fashion designer Fabric engineer

6/2010 - Present

Manager

• Supervised associates engaged in sales, inventory receipt, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers. Prepares weekly schedules to ensure proper floor coverage within fiscal guidelines. 2. Promoted customer service by ensuring associates are greeting and assisting customers; responds to customer inquiries and complaints in a professional and timely manner. 3. Performed basic operations activities including cash handling and reporting, price changes, merchandise handling, and open and closing duties; reviews time sheets and other payroll documentation for accuracy and submits as appropriate. 4. Monitored associate sales activities and productivity; acknowledges and communicates performance to associates; motivates and trains associates to achieve full potential 5. Maintained an awareness of customers to both increase service levels and reduce security risks; remains current on operational policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices. 6. Maintains knowledge of current sales and promotions; presents and displays merchandise in accordance with current promotions and standards. 7. Supported and administers receipt and dispatch of inventory and supplies according to company policy. 8. Models sales expectations by utilizing various techniques and communicating product knowledge to the customer; recommends merchandise selections or helps to locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires. 9. Built and maintains a solid customer following through clientele and ward robing 10. Maintained standards in merchandise handling, presentation, loss prevention, and all other duties as directed by Management 11. Participated in and facilitates visual directives including monthly store sets and merchandise replenishment. 12. Promoted customer service by ensuring associates are greeting and assisting customers; responds to customer inquiries and complaints in a professional and timely manner. 13. Assisted in the development of store associates; interprets Key Performance Indicator reports and delivers coaching as needed; provides feedback to Store Manager for associate performance appraisals and evaluations.

3/2004 - 5/2009

Squar Yard nevada INC

Executive

• Serve in diverse capacities as Fashion & Textile designer Account Executive for 32 retail stores. Design dynamic product lines that meet customer needs by traveling globally, attending seminars, and identifying future trends. Forecast colors and designs 2 to 4 years in advance while devising Merchandising initiatives for 32 retail stores. Promote designs trimmings by planning and attending road shows. Create catalogues, line sheets, and marketing materials. Leverage trained eye to approve/deny colors for both textile/non-textile products via analysis of actual and virtual lab dip submissions. Achieve exact color matches by equipping vendors and manufacturers with technical support. Approve spectral readings from rug technician and expedite FSRR/BCD presses by working closely with buyers.Event planner planning Road shows Costco/ Sams club events Growth sale to 10 m. in 3 years. · Product Design & Development confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards. · Personable professional whose strengths include cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse · Workforce in multicultural settings · Results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orient · Tat ion. · Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints · Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues · Seasoned professional whose honesty and integrity provide for effective leadership and optimal business relationships. · Highly adaptable, mobile, positive, resilient, patient risk-taker who is open to new ideas. Productived worker with solid work ethic who exerts optimal effort in successfully completing tasks..Created and executed 7-10 themed collections annually, including Market research, Presentation, art direction, copy editing and point-of-purchase development. Worked with both licensing agents and licensees in the concept, development and execution Design dynamic product lines that meet customer needs by traveling globally, attending seminars, and identifying future trends. Forecast colors and designs 2 to 4 years in advance while devising merchandising initiatives for 32 retail stores. Promote designs of Multi Business trend Home and fashion by planning and attending road shows. Create catalogues, line sheets, and marketing materials. Leverage trained eye to approve/deny colors for both Textile/non t textile products via analysis of actual and virtual labDip submissions. Achieve exact color matches by equipping vendors and Manufacturers with technical support Impressive history of developing on-trend products and increasing Business growth via customer-centric designs Formulate and produce innovative decorative and functional solutions for cutting-edge designs through Green Movement and by recycling programmed textile applications. Skilled in developing strategic business plans, increasing brand awareness, and creating multiple distribution channels for products. Accomplished spokesperson on design trends, color, and forecasting Top 25 members of Pan tone colors in the world

1979

Master Degree

Textile Fashion design & Engineering -West England University, Bristol England

• Textile& Fashion design engineering

1975

Bachelor Degree

BA, Art History - Hammersmith Art College, London, England

• Art History