1. EDUCATION
WORK
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
Parsons The New School of Design, New York, NY (2014 - 2016)
• Associates Degree in Fashion Design
• Primary Coursework: Design, Digital Textiles & Patterns, CAD, and Illustrator Flats
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA (2010 - 2013)
• Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Minor in Studio Arts
• Primary Coursework: 3D Animation, 3D Modelling, 3D Motion Capture and Film Editing
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (2008 - 2010)
• Major in Digital Arts-Animation
• Dean’s List Honor Roll
Naeem Khan, New York, NY (June 2015 - December 2015)
Fashion Design Eveningwear and Product Development Intern
• Researched market trends, and collaborated with designers to create mood and inspiration boards.
• Sourced fabrics, trims, and developed new embellishment designs during creative development.
• Participated in fittings of garments for sample development and production.
• Worked with pattern makers to create patterns for selected styles.
• Collaborated with designers on placement of embellishments for sample production.
• Conducted quality check on production garments and repairing damages on embellishments and beads.
À Moi Atelier, New York, NY (March 2015 - August 2015)
Fashion Design Ready-to-Wear Intern
• Worked with the Design Director to decide on fabrications, colors, materials and trims.
• Created flats using Adobe Illustrator, and assembled tech packs for sample development.
• Worked with local factories and pattern makers during sample development.
• Contributed to fittings, documented changes, and uploaded information for each style into the company’s system.
• Communicated with vendors to manage product quality, as well as sourced fabrics and trims.
• Created embellishment artworks and sewed pattern samples.
Milky Way Image Company, Hong Kong (January 2010 - July 2010)
Assistant Film Editor
• Imported raw film footage, sliced and joined shots, and assembled it’s relating audio clips.
• Wrote subtitles and prepped footage for the film editor.
• Films credited: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (2011), Motorway (2012)
Belford Cashmere, New York, NY (June 2009 - July 2009)
Fashion Design Knitwear Intern
• Ensured products from factories are consistent, contributed to fittings and photographed samples on a fit model.
• Digitized artworks, created print repeats, and created prints from scratch using Adobe Photoshop.
• Conducted design market research using magazines, trend services and fabric stores.
Hong Kong Trade Development: Fashion Week, Hong Kong (June 2008 - July 2008)
Fashion Convention and Runway Procedure Intern
• Assisted with ground research on exhibition floor to assess emerging trends (product lines, prints, colors, and
store analysis)
• Developed trending color palettes and fashion direction collages using Adobe Photoshop based on quality market
research.
• Actively participate in the production set-up of the exhibition and assist behind-the-scenes during Fashion Shows.
Raised in Hong Kong with a bachelor’s
degree in animation. My passion for
storytelling and self expression is ex-
emplified through my designs, patterns
and layouts, communicating one’s sto-
ry and personality through clothing.
Objective:
Passionate fashion design graduate seek-
ing a position in the New York Fashio In-
dustry that will help me build my career.
Languages: English and Cantonese
Fashion: Sewing, Draping, Pattern Making, Illustrations, Technical Flats, Sketching, Mood Boards, Creating Tex-
tiles and Patterns, Pattern Repeats, Trend Research, Mood Board, Storyboards, Hand Sewing Embellishments,
Hand knitting, and Writing PR Pitches
Programs: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Excel, Autodesk Maya, and Final Cut
Murphy Tang
(917) 834-0011
Murphy.K.Tang@gmail.com
@mfoxcat
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