Sachiko Muramatsu-Kramer
Designer
Long Beach | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
Traveling & meeting new people.
Cooking & eating.
Learning new language.
Industries
Fashion
Lifestyle
Outdoor
In my own words
— SachikoI 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.
Trajectory
Mar 2014 — Now
Designer · Palos Verdes Footwear Inc.
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.
May 2013 — Mar 2014
Product Developer · Barco Uniforms Inc
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
Jun 2012 — Aug 2012
Seasonal Footwear Designer · Hong Kong Stunt Team
Seasonal Footwear Designer for Firefly Canada
Create technical CAD & work on material developments to help merchandise the collection.
Mar 2011 — Jun 2011
Seasonal Footwear Designer for Airwalk · Hong Kong Stunt Team
Seasonal Footwear Designer for Women Airwalk
Create technical CAD & work on material developments to help merchandise the collection.
Jan 2007 — Nov 2011
Designer & Product Developer · Groove Footwear Inc.
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.
Activity
Education history
California State University of Long Beach
Bachelor Degrees | 2002 - 2010
