Contact information

Michael M. Naccarat

4611 Nelm Street
Hyderabad – 22102

Career objective

Looking for a challenging position of the Apparel Designer in the reputed Comapny with a view to use my wide experience for the benefit of the organization.

Skills

• All-over repeat and placements prints
• colour theory trend and moodboards
• excellent drawing skills
• full screen printing and digital printing abilities
• fabric sourcing
• fabric manipulation skills (heat transfer, foil, flock, appliqué, basic machine and hand sewing)
• proficient in Photoshop Microsoft Office.

Career Achievements

• My design work and existing style development led to the company being awarded a design award from leading members of the continence industries for our latest innovative design of ladies briefs.
• Managing stock levels and aiding in customer relations and sales work, within programmes such as Excel, has increased my knowledge of running a small lingerie business and the difficulties faced by smaller businesses with less pulling power within the market.
• I have also enjoyed the business management and financial awareness aspect of my job role, which involved putting together purchase orders and invoices creating formulated spreadsheets and representative graphs.
• Thorough understanding of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, using these packages within all of my project work. Basic knowledge of Tex Design and Mapper, used within C.A.D module.
• Technical and creative pattern cutting for lingerie, swimwear and sportswear, from drafting first blocks, to grading and fit evaluation.

Experience

April 2006 – Present

HUNTER APPAREL SOLUTIONS

Designer

• Designing corporate wear for a number of major high street retailers including The Body Shop,  Lewis and Waitrose.
• Successfully communicating design boards to clients, and pitch ideas to people at various levels in an organisation.
• As main contact with the client, co-ordinating the development of samples and bulk production with the technical team, ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Producing detailed garment specifications and liaising with offshore manufacturers in the Far East to produce products of a high standard.
• Sourcing new fabric and trim suppliers, helping the company to reduce costs.
• Designing company graphics and presentation material.

Sept 2004 – Sept 2005

ARTEMISIA DISEGNI – Como, Italy

Designer

• One of only five design graduates selected to participate in a prestigious Graduates in Italy Programme, working with Italian designers in a print studio to produce original designs.
• Language training: Learned the Italian language and was able to communicate effectively to my Italian colleagues, integrating into a new environment and adapting to new work practices.
• Interpreted trend information and translated this into commercial fabric and t-shirt design ideas for the studio’s collection, producing each unique design by hand.
• Customized clothing, incorporating print with other hand finishes.
• My design ideas were sold at international trade shows.

Education

• 2002-2002 – 2:1, Surface Design (Bachelor Honours Degree)  College of Communication,

The University of The Arts,

• 2000-2002 – Distinction, Foundation Diploma, Camberwell College of Art Design,

The University of The Arts,

References

Floyd P. Olivier
Manager
Wap Company.
Floyd_oliver@gmail.com

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