About me

Senior Menswear Designer

A creative professional with over 11 years in the industry and 5 year proven track record in Men's fashion. I am a team leader with a hands on approach of nurturing development from concept to production. My areas of expertise include, Concept Development, Range Planning, Design Management, Trend forecasting, market research, Fabric sourcing, Graphic Design, Photoshop/Illustrator. I am self motivated determined individual currently seeking new challenges
I have worked for some of the UK's largest suppliers and have a history of success working alongside clients such as Next, Burton, Republic, River Island, USC, Debenhams, Officers Club, Blue Inc & Bank.

Skills

Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Mac Os, Illustration, Fashion Design, Branding, Corporate ID, Logo Design, Editorial Design, Corporate Design, Exhibition Design, Advertising etc.

Sector Experience

Work Experience, I have worked for some of the UKs largest suppliers and have a history of success working alongside clients such as Next, Burton, Republic, River Island, USC, Debenhams, Officers Club, Blue Inc & Bank., Visage March 2010 February 2011 , Senior Designer , I was responsible for running design and development of the mens wovens department. This includes outwear, casual shorts, swim shorts, denim shorts, and trousers, Duty Free Clothing Aug 2008 Dec 2009, Senior Designer , I was responsible for the establishment, and the running of the mens knitwear department. I also worked closely with the head of menswear on Knitwear, Denim, branding and marketing for the companies streetwear brand Damaged which could be found in Bank, Base, Foot Asylum as well as over 250 independents , Juice Corporation July 2005 Aug 2008, Menswear Designer , The designing and illustration of the full product range for Katharine Hamnett, Collective Sept 2003 July 2005 , Studio Manager (G

Awards

The University of Salford, HND Graphic Design, National Diploma Art and Design Foundation Studies, Eccles College, GCE A-levels - Art and Design (C), Theatre Studies (E), Centra - Principles of Word Processing (Distinction), Cambridge IT - Word Processing, The Swinton High School, Drama (B), Art and Design (B), Mathematics (C), English (C), English Literature (C), Design and Communication (C), Performing Arts (D), Geography (D)