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Onyekachi Ike

Middletown

Summary

Innovative Fashion Designer with over 10 years of experience in product design, specializing in couture dresses, and footwear. Adept in collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve high goals and deadlines. Proficient in sketching, CAD, and renderings. Dedicated to remaining up-to-date with the latest fashion trends while offering ideas and visuals to spark new trends.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

JR DIRECTOR, MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN ASSISTA

Laced Array
12.2017 - Current
  • Works closely with the design team to create compelling and pertinent research that aligns with the brands aesthetic vision
  • Discover and showcase seasonal and trending fabrics and present them to the design team. seasonal direction.
  • Liaise closely with sales, buying and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure items suit the customer, market and price points
  • Sources and builds relationships with fabric vendors & manufacturers, attends and schedules meetings with fabric mills to select and develop new materials while building a sold relationship
  • Great with, and understands fabric manipulation, color palettes,
  • Selects and buys fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments at the best price point and quality

Fashion Designer

FREELANCER
01.2013 - Current
  • Creates and develops sketches and product prototypes throughout the design process.
  • Partners to refine seasonal concepts, lasts, materials, hardware, and color palette.
  • Works with key partners to ensure design and quality standards are met.
  • Ensures design integrity is maintained throughout the entire product development process.
  • Collaborates with photographers and stylists to showcase brands and merchandising standards.

Production Manager

Studio 504 Exclusive
10.2018 - 01.2023
  • Planned production operations while establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing processes.
  • Reviewed production orders, schedules, delivery dates and inventory levels to determine product availability.
  • Guaranteed that the data furnished to factories was well-structured, punctual, and comprehensive.
  • Developing direct reports and Scheduling and leading weekly production meetings with a well thought out agenda
  • Collaborated between the Wholesale and Direct teams to conclude Production Purchase Orders, and segmented them by warehouse.
  • making sure all things are accurate and correct so that so that production goes smoothly

Fabric Sales and Sourcing

Diana Fabrics
12.2012 - 12.2016
  • Helped clients find the best quality fabric for their customer
  • Built relationships with clients by negotiating pricing, and sending them the newest styles by email and WhatsApp fabric sourcing, scheduling meetings with fabric vendors overseas to build the best ongoing relationship
  • Proficient with and understands fabric categories, and qualities
  • Worked with seamstresses in creating custom garments for clients by helping with the design after fabric sourcing
  • Cutting of fabrics, trims, and embellishments
  • Brought in new mills that aligned with the current aesthetic and vendor matrix’s
  • Worked with excel
  • Worked with photoshop to create fabric designs and patterns for customers

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
06.2017

Skills

  • Product Design
  • Sketching
  • Technical drawing
  • Rendering
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • CADs
  • Material Selections and Hardware
  • Quality Standards
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Leadership
  • Detail Oriented

Timeline

Production Manager

Studio 504 Exclusive
10.2018 - 01.2023

JR DIRECTOR, MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN ASSISTA

Laced Array
12.2017 - Current

Fashion Designer

FREELANCER
01.2013 - Current

Fabric Sales and Sourcing

Diana Fabrics
12.2012 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Technology

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