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CEO-SENIOR SWIMWEAR DESIGNER

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Design, develop and manage various Shopify online stores
Offer service as a consultant for start up business in e-Commerce
Extensive experience in leading a portfolio of clients through improvement
Performing product, lifestyle pictures and photo editing
Extensive experience in leading formal improvement projects
Coach clients to guide them finding solutions and solve problems
Give Marketing tips for Newsletter, social medias, e-commerce and digital presentation
Help to define Brand Vision and Mission
Experience in delivering project, customer guidance and e-commerce training
Research brand influencers, product developper
Create timely, engaging content optimized for each specific platform and intended audience Initiate conversations with potential clients
Work with google analytic and analyse target and location
Keeping clients informed about the development of their products
Deliver the product with respecting their budget and managing calendar

E-Commerce Designer / Manager

WORK EXPERIENCE
CEO-SENIOR SWIMWEAR DESIGNER
Akela Surf Inc // Qc, Canada // 01/2014 – Present
WWW.AKELASURF.COM
Exclusive Swimwear, Surfwear products. My mission is to create the most comfortable, fashion and functional piece to play on the water and at the beach. • Founder and creator of a swimwear brand for women.
• In charge of design seasonal collection.
• Sourcing fabrics and clothing manufacturers overseas.
• Daily follow up on sampling development and production. • Price negotiation and MOQ.
• Trade Shows participation including line presentation.
• Market Research in Canada and USA.
• Ensures product margin and respect production calendar. • Determine prices point for wholesale accounts.
• Analyze competitions and define target segments.

CLOTHING BUYER
Pentagone // Quebec // Qc, Canada // 04/2018 – 04/2019 WWW.PENTAGONE.COM
Pentagone offers clothing in 50 branches throughout the province of Quebec, for both men and women. My mission is to insure an excellent product sell performance.
• Brand clothing buyer target to women 25-45.
• Develop private label program.
• Oversee production to distribution of merchandise.
• Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers.
• Maintain and analyze inventories levels.
• Planning monthly budget per department and product. • Weekly sell analytic and product performance.
• Maximize department/product margin return.

SENIOR KIDS DESIGNER
EFFIGI // Laval // Qc, Canada // 010/2009 – 10/2010 Senior Kids Designer
• Develop private label program.
• Develop collection, trend boards and respect the project deadline. • Design sketches, graphics, all over prints.

SENIOR MENS DESIGNER
TRIOGROUP // Montreal // Qc, Canada // 12/2006 – 12/2009 Senior Menswear Designer and Private Label.
• Develop collection and respect the project deadline.
• Design sketches, graphics, all over prints.
• Provide detailed teck pack for overseas manufactures.
• Develop trends boards. Follow up on treads.
• Trips to China for samples approval. Trips to Europe for trends research.

SENIOR MENS DESIGNER
THREAD COLLECTIVE // Montreal // Qc, Canada // 11/2004 – 11/2006 WWW.THREADC.COM
Threads Collective represents some of the best brands in the world of fashion, direct from the manufacturer. I was in charge of the Osiris Shoes licence to develop a clothing Streetwear collection for mens target to skaters.
• Design clothing collection alongside of the art director.
• Create themes, flats, artwork & colours palettes.
• Participate at trade shows.
• Responsible to create catalogues, materials promotion.
• Work on a tight timelines schedules.
• Trips to Europe and USA for trends sourcing and sampling. • Supervise graphic designer for logo and prints development. • Labdips, samples and fabric approval process.

TRIMS DESIGNER
SKI ORAGE // Longueuil // Qc, Canada // 11/2003 – 11/2004 WWW.ORAGE.COM
Skiwear Trims/Labels Designer (Maternity leave contract work)
• Enforcing offshore suppliers quality standards and time delivery.
• Responsible to design technical trims appropriated for skiing.
• Weekly reports to the Buyer Director for analyze and discuss pricing. • Responsible to order the fabrics according to production.

SENIOR MENS DESIGNER
MAC and JAC, Kensie // Vancouver // Bc, Canada // 01/2001 – 01/2003
Head designer for Menswear and Knit wear department. Mac and Mac and Kensie Brands.
• Worked along designer team to create seasonal collections. • Design sketches, graphics, all over prints.
• Provide detailed teck pack for overseas manufactures.
• Develop trends boards. Follow up on treads.
• Trips to China to supervise production. • Labdip and fabric approval process.
• Fit and spec duties.

Annie Gagne is a CEO-SENIOR SWIMWEAR DESIGNER at Nowave in Head of Chezzetcook, NS.

Annie Gagne — CEO-SENIOR SWIMWEAR DESIGNER at Nowave

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