1. MelissaCassidy
Career Summary
A highly motivated designer with nine years of experience in women’s better sportswear. Excellent eye for color and the
ability to design knit and woven apparel. I am a good communicator who thrives working in a fast-paced, hands-on, creative
environment. I have strong personal accountability and a great sense of style. Ideally, I am looking to further develop my
creative talent with opportunities to progress.
Work Experience
&TROUSERS Better Women’s Sportswear
May 2004-Present New York, New York
Head Designer
• Conceptualize and develop women’s casual sportswear collection while remaining
authentic to customer lifestyle
• Plan and conduct effective semi-annual sales meetings
• Implemented spec procedures and new quality control guidelines
• Travel to Europe sourcing new fabric, trims, and trends
• Conduct production fittings ensuring consistent fit
• Hired and supervised design and sample room staff
• Established seasonal color direction and responsible for all lab dip approvals
• Occasional domestic travel to regional tradeshows
ETOILE BLEU Better Women’s Denim
January 2006-June 2007 New York, New York
Designer
• Concurrently designed denim boutique collection including color, washes and style
development
• Created concept and fit targeting new market strategy
• Conceived labels, hangtags, designed font logo for use on trims and corporate
correspondence
• Responsible for production fittings
VIOLETTA Better Women’s Sportswear
April 2003-May 2004 New York, New York
Designer
• Created and launched a new division with over $1 million in sales the first season
• Developed additional product for private label brands
• Sketched silhouettes and selected color symphony for season
• Sourced international and domestic fabrics maintaining and expanding vendor
relationships with fabric mills
• Conducted production fittings
• Travel to Europe to research currents trends and silhouettes
&TROUSERS Better Women’s Sportswear
March 2000-April 2003 New York, New York
Assistant Designer
• Supervised sample room, instituted reporting system to track productivity
• Created trend boards, color cards, sales tools-eliminating the cost of outside studios
• Sourced and tracked international and domestic shipments
• Organized and monitored production fittings
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2. MELISSA CASSIDY
Education
MARIST COLLEGE Fashion Design
1995.1999 Poughkeepsie, New York
B.A. Fashion Design, 1999 Cum Laude
Skills &Interests
• Strong knowledge of Macintosh OSX Leopard and Microsoft Window XP platforms
• Effective user of Word, Excel and Outlook
• Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• Enjoy learning new graphic and design software programs
• Internet savvy
• Consistently inspired by island lifestyle
• Proficient in French language
References and Portfolio Provided Upon Request
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