Rita de Guzman¬¬
Phone 3457028478, e-mail ritadeguzman@gmail.com , www.ritadeguzman.com
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SUMMARY
Strong design and color sense with the ability to create and adapt designs to changing market conditions.
Capability to interpret client requirements and create designs that pinpoints their target market.
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York New York, NY
B.F.A. Fabric styling 12/2011.
A.A.S. Production management in fashion and related industries 05/2009. New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
David Yurman, New York
Production Engineering Coordinator 08/2011-05/2012
Created mechanical instruction in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop CS5 for vendors and production.
Created diamond layout maps, operational guides and measure technical characteristics of products.
Created layouts for new packaging products and catalogs.
Obtained information for company’s database.
Initiated and implement new procedures to streamline workflow in order to increase productivity.
Ralph Lauren, New York
Archive Coordinator Assistant 08/2010-12/2010
Worked on database project in archives. Researched collections and updated excel spreadsheets.
Compiled garment looks for collections of 1975-2010, photographed images, wrote descriptions and
categorized looks in archives. Organized archives to better utilize space.
Zelcie Corporation, New York
Graphic Designer 06/2008-07/2010
Created and retouched layouts and images for web sites using Photoshop and Illustrator CS4.
Designed promotional posters and postcards, business cards and letterheads.
Updated content and images for website using Magento E-commerce software.
Equally succeeded at performing as a project team member and working independently, depending on project.
Peter Som, New York
Internship/Production Manager Assistant 02/2009-05/2009
Assisted in creating Fall 09 collection, sourced yarns and colors, helped forecast fashion trends and hues
for the season . Worked with designers, sample makers from initial stages to final showroom samples.
Coordinated with production team and worked with overseas manufacturers.
SKILLS & LANGUAGES
Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator CS5, InDesign, Flash, Power Point and Microsoft.
Good knowledge U-4ria and E-commerce software.
Fluent in English, Lithuanian, Italian, Russian.