1. Adrian S. Pepper
149 Congress Street #2
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 920-9309
adrian.pepper.101@gmail.com
Summary of Skills Merchandising Merchandised, designed and relaunched "Laura Ashley" licensed
& Design sleepwear collection for traditional missy and new junior customer
Designed girls daywear, sleepwear and sportswear for mid-tier and major
mass market accounts
Designed a line of missy/large size embellished sportswear sets and tops
including cut and sew knits for domestic and 807 production
Studied market trends and researched new product offerings to increase
market share in appropriate product categories
Gathered inspiration by shopping overseas and domestically
Determined seasonal trend themes and color cards for designer and sales
teams
Conducted line and trend presentations to buyers
Attended and purchased artwork from print shows
Directed, prioritized, mentored and approved projects from artists, design
assistants, colorists and freelancers
Communicated daily with overseas factories to insure timely delivery of
meeting and market week samples
Followed up with any "troubleshooting" requests from technical design
or production departments
Adhered to market week and private label development schedules
Computer Utilized Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge and U4ia to design and catalog
prints, plaids, stripes, screens, embroideries, appliques, labels, hang tags
and packaging
Created technical flat sketches of garments and developed croquis standards
Trained new employees on Photoshop/Illustrator/U4ia techniques
Maintained daily server backups and introduced improvements in file
management on the network
Technical Formulated "tech packs" and reconciled production cost sheets
Determined the actual size, placement and repeats of allover prints,
screen prints, embroideries, studs and engineered stripes
Conducted fittings and evaluations of garments on live models and
dress forms
Made custom fit patterns in missy, petite, large and girls sizes
Cut and assembled garments
Professional Experience
July 2002 - April 2010 Intimates Senior Designer / Merchandiser
Russell Newman Brands - St. Eve, New York City
January 2000 - Present Freelance Designer/Artist Leeward, Li & Fung, Tuff Cookies, Dowe Designs, AMC
and Monkey C Studio, New York City
January 2000 - July 2002 Girls Sportswear Designer Cherry Stix, New York City
August 1998 - August 1999 Assistant Design Room Manager Jenna Lane Group, New York City
June 1997 - July 1998 Missy Sportswear Designer Zone Blu, New York City
January 1994 - May 1997 Bridal Designer and Patternmaker Karin's Bridal Designs, Dayton Ohio
Education
Fashion Institute of Technology Continuing Education in CAD/Textile Design 1999
University of Cincinnati BS, Fashion Design 1996