Maria Ellers
Maria Ellers
Senior Design Consultant
Boulder | United States
Skills
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Industries
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Snow
Surf
Work experience
Christy Z Hutchins Design and Merchandising,
Senior Design Specialist Consultant | 10/2013 - Current
Descente America Cycling Men’s and Women’s Cycling Jersey graphic print design.
Ibex Women’s Spring 15, Women’s Wool Jackets, Dresses, and tops Design
Karbon Ski F 16 Women’s Ski outerwear. Insulated.
Giaim Yoga wear Sp-15, F-15 , Sp-16, S-16, for Kohl’s, Lead Designer as part of the launch team, in design development, sourcing of GAIAM yoga apparel. Apparel Product Design in alignment with Brand Identity and goals for Kohl’s Product Launch Sales $25 million 2016 calendar year.
Spyder Active Sports F16 Women’s Ski Sports Premier Collection. White Spyder Collection
Fits Socks Fall 18 Sock Graphic Designs.
Allic Free Ski F18 Start up:- Created the complete product development strategy for Allic Ski Co, Ski outerwear and soft goods assortment, sourcing, factory negotiations and communications, fabrication, color direction, design, B.O.M. tech pack development, technical sketches,Line Plan, Pricing cost break down and margin structure, trim development, sample review.
Ojas Life Resort

Skea Inc
Senior Design Consultant | 10/2013 - Current
Skea an American icon in the ski industry. Skea is pivoting it’s business to build a new look, understanding of the Mountain and Alpine market will be invaluable.
The mission will be to help build the Skea apparel brand to focuses on the current ski trend direction and market analysis for this genre, create a merchandising plan, original designs, sketches, specifications, selection and recommendation of materials, technical garment fit, product engineering and development. Communication with manufacturing factories and suppliers, and create computer graphics / technical CAD rendering execution for apparel product and print development.
Eastern Mountain Sports:
Senior Designer Manager Eastern Mountain Sports | 12/2011 - 09/2013
Updated the EMS vision for apparel and color palette for the entire apparel offering, in line with the
Company’s targeted customer and priority sports, of climbing, ski, outdoor, cycling, Swim and S.U. paddle for both Men’s and Women’s Apparel (Travel, Hike, Climb, Base layer, Casual, Yoga, Water Sports)
Outerwear (Ski, off Piste, Nordic, Hike, Climb, Rainwear) Cycling (Road, Mountain)
Oversaw design team of soft goods and hard goods, graphics and juniors
Nativa
Owner Designer Sydney Australia | 09/2008 - 09/2011
Conceptualized and created Nativa, a high end market collection of organically sourced, and botanically dyed Spa
Wear and bath products, with the use of fine quality textiles, Ahimsa Silk, Hemp, Organic Cotton
Phoenix Leisure Group
Senior Design Director and Product Manager Sydney Australia | 08/2005 - 09/2008
Design, and creative direction and manage production of company’s Apparel Brands and targeted priority sports
of Ski, Snowboard, Outdoor sports, Apparel (Travel, Hike,)
Outerwear (Ski, Snowboard, Resort Uniforms, Team Uniforms,)
Vigilante, http://www.vigilante.com.au/ Black Wolf http://www.blackwolf.com.au/
Mambo. http://mamboaustralia.com/collection/mens/surf-deluxe/
Sporte Leisure Group
Senior Designer Golf wear | 08/2002 - 08/2005
Design golf knit polo’s, knit sweaters, pants, skirts, fleece and rain outerwear, graphic design, logo design, of the
Company’s targeted customer and priority sports of Golf and Team Uniforms, Resort and Golf Club Logo design,
Australian Tennis Open and Australian Swim Team.
Speedo Australia
Senior Swimwear Designer | 01/1999 - 01/2000
Design Women's and Men's competition swimwear, Australian Swim team uniforms and work with technical team on Swim Skins.
