Lisa Evak
Juno Beach,FL
Summary
Over 20 years experience working in the textile industry. Creating and building brands that cross merchandise in home categories to expand product assortments and grow business. Able to build long term relationships with retailers and vendors to facilitate continuous success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Designer
Louis Hornick & Co, Inc.
New York, NY
- Design and development of all variations of window treatments
- Design and execute original artwork for product
- Research innovate and new constructions for the window category
- Source base clothes for printing, embroideries and sewing techniques
- Responsible for all sample approvals and production
- Communicate and create spec packs for factories.
Designer/Cad Manager
JLA Home
New York, NY
- Design cohesive top of bed ensembles for market
- Responsible for designing original artwork for prints
- Develop and clean images for printed and woven patterns
- Create multiple colorways for printed and woven fabrications
- Research color direction for season trends
- Responsible for creating presentation boards for customer meetings
- Direct all Cad programs and printing abilities.
Designer
Excell Home Fashions
New York, NY
- Design and develop complete soft line for bath collections for mass market
- Collaborate with design team to research and develop design direction
- Communicate daily with factories and follow up on development process
- Prepare artwork for printing and oversee engraving process
- Responsible for design, construction and quality of finished product.
Junior Designer
V. Fraas
New York, NY
- Assist in the design/development of all winter and spring collections
- Responsible for development of original artwork
- Create unified color lines for customers and private collections
- Oversee incoming samples and development for approvals
- Manage engraving and printing approval and spec process
- Responsible for design, construction and quality of finished product.
EVP Design/Production
Royal Heritage Home
New York, NY
01.2012 - Current
- Develop and design branded products based on each customer’s needs
- Study past sales and target new designs/development for future success
- Source innovative fabrications that translate into commercially salable products
- Shop trade shows for new artwork with customers to ensure future programs
- Work closely with customers to influence sales on design selections
- Lead design/product development for assorted prints/YD dobby and jacquard qualities
- Expound on product details when presenting new techniques/ qualities to customers
- Sell and Merchandise products across multiple categories to ensure abundant sales
- Present suitable products that will provide continued sales and long-term performance
- Maintain and facilitate communicate with mills regarding customer delivery requirements
- Communicate and manage daily customer relationships for ETA’s and updates
- Establish and implement relationships with new mills for new development
- Ensure and manage deadlines for all aspects of development and production
- Achieve customer targeted price points while maintaining design integrity and quality
- Design/production
- Direct concepts for bedding, bath/beach towels, sheets and utility bedding
- Oversee the creation of new artwork based on pattern and color trend
- Review print repeats, color separations prior to engraving
- Study all technical specs packs prior to sending to the mill
- Facilitate daily communications with overseas offices on design development
- Review all samples and presentation for approval prior to sending to customer
- Communicate the workflow between departments to streamline the process
- Enable weekly meetings to maintain production and shipping deadlines
- Ensure and coordinate all production timelines with production manager including: Color and sample approval
- Photography samples- access samples match what is being sold
- Packaging approvals- review color and quality
- Insert approval- review color and quality
- Care Label approvals-proof for typos and or misprints
- PP sample approval-ensure quality and product matches standards
- Top sample approval-labeling/ packaging/ folds review
- Testing and inspection approvals-address any issues if product doesn’t past
- Oversee all sampling for production and communication with mills
- Create technical spec packs for all products for pricing and samples
- Shop local and international markets for design inspiration and innovative fabrications
- Establish and implement relationships with new mills for new development
- Lead production manager and design team on all aspects of daily tasks
- Maintain and facilitate communicate with mills regarding customer delivery requirements
- Implement and enable daily meetings to ensure we maintain customer deadlines
- Research new resources
- Actively manage and review sale and productivity of current programs
- Negotiate pricing with mills to ensure maximum profit on production orders
- Merchandise products across categories to ensure abundant sales on multiple items
- Effectively connect
- Analytically develop products that will provide continues sales and long-term performance.
Design Manager
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
New York, NY
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Manage and oversee development for home brands including Waverly, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma
- Design and develop various types of home textile products for Bedding, Window, Kitchen, Bath, Paper goods
- Research new and creative products for licensing
- Supervise product layouts, color and specifications with licensees
- Forecast design/ color trend direction for each season
- Develop product renderings for concept presentations
- Communicate and ensure product design requirements are implicated by vendor.
Education
B.F.A., Textile Surface Design -
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NYA.A.S., Fine Art -
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NYSkills
- Extensive experience using Cad programs and graphic technology specifically Adobe, Ned Graphics, Pointcarre
- Skilled working with Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel and Power point
- Ability to establish rapport quickly with internal and external colleagues
- Strong overseas communication, sourcing and production skills
- Knowledgeable in print, woven, knit and multiple cut and sew techniques
- Detail oriented and able to meet demanding deadlines
References
REFERENCES AND PORTOLIOS FURNISHED UPON REQUEST.
Timeline
EVP Design/Production
Royal Heritage Home
01.2012 - Current
Design Manager
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2012
Designer
Louis Hornick & Co, Inc.
Designer/Cad Manager
JLA Home
Designer
Excell Home Fashions
Junior Designer
V. Fraas
B.F.A., Textile Surface Design -
Fashion Institute of Technology
A.A.S., Fine Art -
Fashion Institute of Technology