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Senior Footwear Designer

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<p>An award winning and enthusiastic lead footwear designer with over a
decade of expertise creating and producing inspired and best-selling
Women&#39;s global footwear collections.</p>

Footwear and Design consultant that worked remotely and on-site to collaborate with brands to bring each of their visions to life.
Worked on product briefs through all phases from initial design ideation through
tech packs, material and color, pattern/blueprint corrections, and fit.
Clients include: Sperry, Vera Bradley, JC Penny, Keds, Suns Shoes, Whiting & Davis,
Loudmouth Golf, and Sofft Shoe.
Asia travel if requested by client.

Sperry l Boston, MA

Women's Senior Footwear Design Consultant

Lead Women's team through construction, pattern, color, and material executions while remaining brand relevant across diverse categories and price points.
Works cross functionally with Product Management and Product Development to
execute seasonal requests on an average of 21 TN & NU's, while delivering on both
FOB and margin requirements.
Design and manage product rage across multiple price tiers, from opening price
point, to premium leather executions to serve a diverse consumer range including
Nordstrom, Macy's, DSW, and Rackroom.
Increased product margin 3% 2023 vs. 2024.
Under leadership, consumer sentiment rose from 30% to above 80%.
Executed successful collaborations with full sell through including The Summer I
Turned Pretty on Amazon Prime.
Mentor and lead more junior designers and direct reports.
International market and Asia travel multiple times per year.

Womens Design Team Lead

Responsible for sourcing, designing, sketching, and producing Women's Footwear across multiple price points and distributions.
Partnered closely with collaboration brands to develop product while nurturing
relationships and streamlining partnerships.
Established and maintained effective working relationship with sales team and buyers to allow growth within both businesses.
Created original artwork to develop seasonally appropriate prints and materials.
Travel to Asia 3-4 times per year.

Designer

Footwear designer that focused on Private Label and licensed product including
American Eagle and Ann Taylor LOFT.
Hand sketched entire line, sourced and detailed materials and finishes, built
seasonal line sheets, tracked sampled, and helped with general organization.
Required Asia travel 4-5 time per year.

Womens Footwear Designer

Rory Gartelmann is a Senior Footwear Designer at Rory K Gartelmann Design Consulting in Westminster, Massachusetts.

Rory Gartelmann

Rory Gartelmann

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Fashion Institue of Technology