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PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEPROFILEFounder and Creative Director with a demonstrated ability to build brands and lead design teams in the fashion industry and innovator in applied technology EXPERIENCESENIOR DESIGNER, FREE PEOPLE, PHILADELPHIA 2023-2024- Initially offered a six-month consultancy which was extended to one year- Began as Senior Designer in skirts, moved to jackets, and then finished with four capsules- Styles from each post were well received and put into production- Sent to New York to purchase fabric and notions after being awarded Senior Capsule- Tasked with bringing a fresh design perspective and delivering on that task consistently ADJUNCT LECTURER, DONGHUA UNIVERSITY, SHANGHAI 2021-2022-Wrote an introduction to fashion illustration lecture and came to speak as needed-Professional critique guest for the graduating class of 2021 FOUNDER, BABYGHOST, NEW YORK/SHANGHAI 2010-2022- Built an authentic, niche NYC downtown label that captured audiences in the US + China- Grew sales from 1 million RMB (2011) to 25 million RMB (2021)- 35k Instagram followers and 700k Weibo, WeChat, & Little Red book followers of babyghost_nyc- 400k customer following generated from early adoption of Taobao and TMall sales platforms- Among the first fashion brands to produce and market NFTs of branded apparel- Among first fashion companies to use Blockchain-embedded NFT chips to authenticate garments- Among few niche brands included in Vogue Runway/WWD reviews for NYFW shows (2014-20)- Opened offline sales in US with VFiles (2014-2015) & China through BNC (2013-2015), Labelhood (2014-2016), & YOHO (2016-2018)FEATURED DESIGNER, AMAZON PRIME SERIES MAKING THE CUT JUNE 2019-Filmed between New York and Paris-Four episodes with an incredible story arcSENIOR DESIGNER, NATHAN JENDEN, NEW YORK/LONDON 2009-2010 SENIOR DESIGNER, THAKOON, NEW YORK 2008-2009Collaborated w/ Nathan and Thakoon to develop, realize and present seasonal WRTW collections.CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ALPHAMICRON, OHIO/NEW YORK 2004-2007 Alphamicron is a global leader in liquid crystal-based light reactive technology, founded to conduct R & D for the Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force fighter pilots.- Developed a new electronically controllable guest-host liquid crystal system.- Co-authored US Patent 10/554070 adapting liquid crystals for anti-piracy and luxury fashion applications- Developed original brand and product sales in luxury jewelry- WWD (Huppers Science Project, Vanessa Lau, WWD, September,12, 2006) INTERN, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, NEW YORK 2003SKILLS- Thinking far from the box and long down the field- Observant of vacuums and exploring what I imagine might solve them- Successfully Implementing the necessary measures to achieve those visions- Bringing new products to life through drawing, fit and styling- Inspiring design teams and factories to bring seasonal collections from concept to market- Setting the art direction of fashion shoots, shows and static presentations- Plotting digital campaigns and social media outreach EDUCATIONKent State University BA Fashion Design, 2004REFERENCESDiane Von Furstenberg, Betsy Pearce, Maria Tomei Borromeo, CEO, THAKOON. Ju Xiao Wen, supermodel/muse. Dr. Bahman Taheri, CEO, AlphaMicron, Miyako Nakamura, Co-founder M.M. LaFleur, Anthony Cucculelli, Co-Founder, Cucculelli Shaheen, Gemma Williams, Author ofFashion China Thames Hudson, 2015, Ana Hartl, Creative Director, Free People |
