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Traveling & meeting new people.

Cooking & eating.

Learning new language.

Designer

Creative & Design

I am hard working and  dedicated employee who is  always seeking ways to  improve not only my own  knowledge and service, but  also opportunities to help  increase my employers  business.

Designer for Volatile, Volatile Kids, Very Volatile, Sbicca, & Reba McEntire for Dillard’s
Lead & manage multiple brands & projects from conceptualization to finished products.
Travel overseas to work with factories on developments, source new materials, & correct prototypes. 
Prepare color & mood boards for each season & present the trend direction to the sales team & major accounts.
Size 6 Fit Model – Work with technicians to correct & provide feedback to improve fit & prototypes.
Shop overseas & domestic market to identify new & emerging trends. 


Product Development for McDonald’s, KFC, & Jack in the Box
Daily correspondence with oversea & domestic vendors during all phase of developments including pre-production & final confirmation samples.
Critique all developments for design accuracy.
Time/Action calendars managements. Maintaining sample reports to ensure on-time deliveries.
Assist costing/price analysis on materials, trims, & full package costing. 
Work closely with sales team & keep record of all styles & updating line sheets.
Collaborate with design team and improve new and existing products.
Prepare & maintain spec sheets & tech packs. 
Approve all necessary submits of artwork, lab dips, strike-offs, trims, materials, washes, & samples.
Attend fittings and work with technical designer to make sure that desired results are met.
Solve and make recommendations regarding construction methods & techniques to improve fit and quality.
Work with testing labs to validate washes, shrinkage, & soil release stand


Product Developer

Seasonal Footwear Designer for Firefly Canada
Create technical CAD & work on material developments to help merchandise the collection.


Seasonal Footwear Designer

Designer & Product Developer at Groove Footwear
Responsible for trend & color forecasting.
Traveled overseas to works with factories on developments.
Create sketches, CAD, & specs and manage samples.
Responsible with SMU accounts including Forever 21, Tilly’s, and Hot Topic. 


Designer & Product Developer

Seasonal Footwear Designer for Women Airwalk
Create technical CAD & work on material developments to help merchandise the collection.


Seasonal Footwear Designer for Airwalk

Sachiko Muramatsu-Kramer is a Designer at Palos Verdes Footwear Inc. in Long Beach, CA.

Sachiko Muramatsu-Kramer

Sachiko Muramatsu-Kramer

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California State University of Long Beach