Sua Kang
Summary
- Detail-oriented team leader with strong organizational skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
- Creative design professional offering fashion design and apparel production reflecting current trends.
- Proven history of successful collaboration with licensors, clients, brand managers, and executives to deliver seasonal lines and specialized projects.
- Identify target markets and deliver on emerging trends.
- Highly skilled in leading teams and facilitating smooth production processes.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Designer
PVH
08.2004 - Current
- Oversee multiple Menswear lines from concept to completion.
- Coordinate design process for multiple brands from design brainstorming through final adoption.
- Lead a high-performing design team with juggling multiple seasons and tracking deadlines.
- Collaborate with licensors and the brand's head of design.
- Follow market trends and research data to establish innovative product offerings for consumers.
- Direct design team for seasonal styles according to upcoming trends and color palettes.
- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, vendors, and other industry professionals to stay informed about new developments and resources available. Travel to oversea vendors each season.
- Select fabrics, patterns, and trims to use in final designs and meet desired aesthetics and quality standards.
- Conduct fittings and adjust designs to produce comfortable and appealing final products.
- Create detailed measurement and construction specifications for design to be executed appropriately by production teams.
- Communicate design revisions to the design team, and cross-functional team.
- Present the lines to account executives and accounts.
- Worked with design studio coordinators and stylists to showcase products for showrooms.
- Develop exciting seasonal merchandise assortments to improve category diversity.
- Review costing, best & worst sellers in each season to prepare next development.
Fashion Design Tutor and TA
FIT
02.2002 - 07.2004
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and supported lead professor for CAD classes; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Euphoria(former Kaledo).
- Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support focused on student progress.
- Assisted in lessons, curriculum and homework planning.
- Assisted in implementation of new learning tools, systems and materials.
Freelance CAD Designer
Macy's
05.2003 - 06.2004
- Used Euphoria, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator to prepare prints and design sketches in Macy's private label for women's lingerie.
- Supported the design team in the process to update the details of each project.
- Worked with European print artists to create new prints.
Freelance CAD Designer
Tommy Hilfiger
01.2003 - 04.2003
- Created patterns and prints with PointCarre and modified drawings and design sketches in Tommy Hilfiger Children.
- Supported the design team in the process to update the details of each project, and helped to complete presentation boards to Mr. Hilfiger.
Assistant Designer
Carolina Herrera
06.2001 - 08.2002
- Prepared and maintained design boards with sketches, fabrics, colors, prints, and trims with the design lead's direction.
- Sketched artistic and fresh designs for consideration.
- Collaborated with textile designers, embroidery designers, patternmakers, and sample makers to bring designs to life.
- Helped stylists the show during the fashion weeks, and bridal trunk show.
- Took responsibility for year-end charity events.
Assistant Designer
Melinda Eng
09.2000 - 05.2001
- Selected fabrics, patterns, and trims to use in samples for final designs.
- Collaborated with textile vendors, embroidery suppliers, patternmakers, and sample makers to bring samples completed.
Assistant Designer
George Simonton
09.1999 - 06.2000
- Researched highly innovative concepts under stringent deadlines.
- Teamed on the development of inspiration boards, sample material collections, and color selection for upcoming product design.
- Supported Mr. George Simonton with mockups, material searches, and specifications for designs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY05.2002
Skills
- Design Strategies
- New Concept Development
- Seasonal Design Planning
- Collaborating with Designers
- Critical thinking
- Lead teams
- Timeline Management
- Reliability and Adaptability
- Project Management
- Vendor Relations
- Multimedia Presentations
- Digital Tools - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, DobbyPro, Browzwear, PLM, Visulon
Timeline
Senior Designer
PVH
08.2004 - Current
Freelance CAD Designer
Macy's
05.2003 - 06.2004
Freelance CAD Designer
Tommy Hilfiger
01.2003 - 04.2003
Fashion Design Tutor and TA
FIT
02.2002 - 07.2004
Assistant Designer
Carolina Herrera
06.2001 - 08.2002
Assistant Designer
Melinda Eng
09.2000 - 05.2001
Assistant Designer
George Simonton
09.1999 - 06.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
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