Les Legaspi has over 10 years of experience as a printed textile and CAD designer. He has worked for several companies designing prints and developing production-ready artwork for both private labels and branded lines. His responsibilities included creating original artwork, executing repeats and color separations, developing concepts, approving print samples, and liaising with overseas mills and production teams. He is proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel, and Word.
1. LES LEGASPI
450 West 47th. St. Apt #3A New York, N.Y. 10036 *Cell: 212-810-1203 *Email: LesLegaspi@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE:
SIONI GROUP, NEW YORK, N.Y. (8/14-Present) Printed Textile & CAD Designer / P. Label & Branded
(Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdates, Dressbarn, Steinmart, Cato’s,TJ Maxx & Specialty Stores)
-Designed & developed production ready artwork :
*Created or buy original artwork.
*Executed repeats, colorways, color separation, cleaning, manipulation, resizing , colorpitching &matching
for all print packages for overseas mills.
*Developed or interpretedartwork through tearsheets ¤t trend concepts for retail accounts &branded line.
-Directed & liaised extensively with overseas mills regarding all development &production printpackages in
regards to any print issues, color, layout, technique &execution. Approved all production print s/o.
-Partnered with sales team & retail buyers for seasonal print development (Print/color paletteselection &merchandising,
recoloring &introduction of seasonal print concepts).
-Created & sketched all CADconcept boards for retail buyers &other various accounts.
-Developedall new graphic artwork logos for privatelabel &branded line.
CARLISLE/ETCETERA, NEW YORK, N.Y. (11/13-7/14) Printed Textile Designer & Colorist / Branded
( Sold through company website)
-Created, developed &interpreted production ready artwork for the branded line.
-Executed prints to be ready for factory by means ofcolorseparating, repeating, technique&color pitch.
-Teamed with production to createcost effective final print layout &artwork.
-Approved all print s/offs & lab dips with color, execution &techniquecomments to overseas factories.
MUSE, (Maggy London), NEW YORK, N.Y. (7/12-8/13) Printed Textile & CAD Designer / P. Label &
Branded
(Chico’s, Boston Proper, Steinmart &Specialty Stores)
-Designed or developed &executed production ready artworks &embroideries for both private label &branded line.
-Liaised with production on all layouts including placement prints &approved final production print s/o.
-Interfaced with production on factory &mills (China & Korea) regarding all print layout,color&development.
-Worked closely with retail account buyers, sales &design team for all print development &issues.
SPORT -ELLE, NEW YORK, N.Y. (1/09-12/11) CAD Designer / P. Label & Branded
(Steinmart, Catherine’s, Beal’s, Belk, Ross, Sear’s & Specialty Stores)
-Generated all CAD concept boards for all accounts during marketmeetings.
-Developedconcept oradopted prints &embellishments from print studios or from original samples.
-Collaborated with design &sales on visualization &presentation ofall print concepts through CADS.
-Developed&advised placement ofembellishment pattern details for techpaks.
Computer Skills: Adobe Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6, Excell, Word.
Education: Fashion Instituteof Design and Merchandising , San Francisco, CA. (FIDM) AA in Fashion Design