Rafael Garcia
Placentia | United States
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Interests
Music
Product design
Advertisements
Summary
Activity
Work experience
Charly USA
Jr. Footwear Designer | 02/2022 - 02/2023
• Designed new lifestyle uppers for AW 2023
• C&M/Merchandise Men’s & Boy’s Footwear Line
• Mock up tech packs from scratch for new uppers and tooling silhouettes
• Constantly researching sport & culture to design new and better performing products
• Created new blueprint for direct injected tooling
• Revise pullovers with updated specs through tape ups and 2D technical drawings
Teddy Fresh
Freelance Graphic Designer | 06/2021 - 07/2021
• Update art for screen-print and embroidery
• Re-design Hila Klein’s drawings into vector art for production
• Generate tech packs for print-ables and accessories
• Re-color graphics for production
Hybrid Apparel
CAD Artist | 04/2019 - 09/2019
• Create F/W 2020 seasonal color palette and trend board to guide design direction for Caliville and JunkFood
• Create/Update tech packets for “Branded” accounts: Knits, Printables, & Wovens
• Create/Update seasonal VLP's, buy plan’s and overview's to present to sale’s meetings, departments throughout the office, and retailer accounts
One Distribution/KR3W and Supra Footwear
Footwear Design Intern | 04/2018 - 12/2018
• Produced seasonal color palette and trend boards to guide design direction
• Designed seasonal colorways and sourced materials for Crown and Kids line
• Execute detailed tech packs for seasonal product: Footwear, T-Shirts, and Accessories
• Developed/designed quick to market products for special projects: Team Rider colorways,
DTC, and Collaborations
• Initiated seasonal VLPs and overviews to present to sales meetings and departments
throughout the office
Volcom
Merchandising & Design Intern | 10/2017 - 12/2017
• Assembled collections to present to sale meetings, production meetings, and photo-shoots
• Assist Design Team for upcoming seasonal meeting, sales meetings, and Team Reviews
• Update CAD's and product information into PLM system
• Created categorical VLP's for specific regions
HUF Worldwide
Design Intern | 10/2016 - 06/2017
• Responsible for creating multiple weekly US retailer sales reports every week about products being sold in retail stores
• Assisting the design team with color, trend, and design analysis
• Updating/Creating technical packs for factory production for footwear and apparel
• Organizing to prepare for seasonal meetings about upcoming product
• Apply assistance in creating seasonal look books
• Measuring and placing art to show cohesiveness with the garment See less
Title: Footwear Design Intern
• Updating tech packs to meet seasonal requirements and factory production
• Research trends, materials, and colors to update seasonal product
Education history
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
A.A. Merchandise Product Development | 2015 - 2017
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
B.S. Business Management | 2017 - 2019
Fullerton Community College
Print Technology | 2014 - 2014
Pensole Design Academy
2D Footwear Design | 2019 - 2019
Pensole Design Academy
2D Sustainable Footwear Design | 2021 - 2021
Pensole Design Academy
D.W.S. New Balance Program | 2021 - 2021
Pensole Design Academy x New Balance
2D Footwear Design | 2020 - 2020
