RESUME

 
CARLENE MORILLO, Fashion Designer

CARLENE MORILLO, Fashion Designer

Skillful and creative Fashion Designer with 5+ years of professional experience in design and production. Eager to support a brand in developing the most trendy and/or fashion-forward designs in order to maximize sales.

Previous experience includes menswear, womenswear, juniors, and childrenswear, in various market prices, from high-end luxury collections to mass-market price-point productions.

Knowledgeable in various garment categories, such as sportswear, activewear, knitwear, outerwear, formalwear, bridal, suits, denim, sleepwear, lingerie, resort-wear, and swimwear.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Designer

2013 - Present

New York, NY

  • Made tech packs and worked with production to value engineer designs for companies such as Jewel House and Born Fly.

  • Designed exclusive collections and created presentations for special clients, such as Mrinalini Inc., BHOLDEN at Anthropology and Renzo + Kai.

  • Assisted in design and garment development for companies such as Ramy Brook and Karl Largerfeld Paris.

 

Associate Designer

Parish Nation

Jan. 2015 - Jan. 2020

New York, NY

  • Designed and assisted in the development of both low price point and boutique collections for 12 deliveries per year.

  • Conducted market research in order to find future trends and the most current proven trends.

  • Created CAD illustrations and tech packs for knitwear, sportswear, activewear, outerwear and denim.

  • Coordinated with production, and communicated with overseas factories. • Measured garments, approved strike-offs/lab dips, and sending comments to the overseas factories.

  • Prepared presentations for buyers, including line sheets, mood boards, swatch cards and maintaining an up-to-date showroom.

 

CAD Designer / Design Assistant

Meskita

Aug. 2013 - Feb. 2014

New York, NY

  • Provided support to the design team by making CADs, researched inspiration, made tech packs, and swatched materials for reference.

  • Created technical design standards and provided pattern-makers with instructions to create a fit that suits the target customer.

  •  Generated production and sales line sheets.

  • Designed the show invites, email newsletters and other visuals while maintaining the companies brand identity with each design.

 

Design Assistant / Production Assistant

Judy’s Group

Jan. 2012 - Apr. 2012

New York, NY

  • Submitted tech packs and reference materials to overseas factories. Maintained communication to ensure that production is completed properly and on time. Measured garments and assisted in quality and fit approval of PP, TOP, and bulk samples.

  • Approved fabric quality, including color standard, lab dips, fusible, bowing and slippage.

EDUCATION

Associate’s in Fashion Design

2013

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, NY

Bachelor’s Visual Arts

2011

Fordham University

New York, NY