oliver sim fashion designer 5401 68th street los angeles ca 90215 tel 5555555555cell 555 5555555oliversimattnet blends excellent design skills strong technical background solid fashion sense create innovative costeffective designs organized awardwinning designer proven ability get results fastpaced rapidly changing environments broad range experience working production trim costing technical departments determined problemsolver skilled manager dedicated team player computer skills include quarkxpress photoshop pagemaker ms word areas expertise fresh innovative designs fabric sourcing selection winwin negotiations employment history salestrend analysis cost management marketingsales support payne healy division bhs international new york ny standardized design processes production efficiencies color story creation manufacturer ladies suits payne healy dunlop primrose private label associate designer 1999present recruited companys first designer accountability developing lines implementing formal design processes report directly vice president product development accountability product development initial sketch color stories fabric selectionsourcing working production ensure timely delivery design responsibilities included womens suits womens size separates junior suits fashion coats supervise two assistants developed companys first standard design processestools reducing errors increasing efficiency defined look contemporary line womens suits played key role naming line developed artwork labels hangtags brought sample production south america us cutting sample creation time 46 weeks 12 days allowed greater flexibility faster turnaround kept lines fresh interesting costeffective shopping trade shows fabric markets new trends innovative fabrics buttons hardware trim j fowler inc new york ny designer manufacturer custommade womens apparel daywear special occasions assistant designer 19971999 managed workroom patternmaker five sewers organized workload including cutting construction finishing pressing shipping couturemadetomeasure womens apparel worked closely designer everything initial collection concepts adapting final products individual clients showed collections worked closely sales director line presentation