Celina G.
Footwear Design Director/ Creative Director
- Role
- Experienced Footwear Designer Consultant at Cg Design Group Llc
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Celina G.
Professional and Technical Skills • Extensive experience in various women footwear categories across various markets. • Excellent understanding of footwear trends, color and material combinations, manufacturing and construction. • Proficient in product designing software (Photoshop, illustrator)-PC and Mac OS Platform • Adaptable to work independently and/or within a team • Creative and passionate with a willingness to work extensively to ensure timely completion of projects. • Excellent organizational, leadership, multitasking and negotiating skills • Ability to develop a professional rapport with immediate team and/or staff across different departments. • Sketching ability, able to develop concepts boards and color stories • Experience working and traveling to footwear factories (Asia and Europe) • Trend and fashion awareness • Fluent in English and Spanish • Conversational Portuguese/ French and basic Italian
Experience
Experienced Footwear Designer Consultant
May 2014 — Present · New York, NY, US
Successfully manage, design and coordinate all footwear design projects from concept through completion. Work closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs, meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively communicate with buyers, vendors and sales teams. Travel to Europe, Latin America and Asia to shop the market for new development ideas, materials and prints. Work with vendors one on one creating lasts and grading standards to assure footwear fit. Assist the production team with price negotiations. Customers (past and current): Via Spiga, Aerosoles, Nine West, Bandolino, Bsteps, Famolare, EuroSoft, H & Co, Randa Accessories (Jessica Simpson Slippers), Full Beauty Brands, The Silverstein Company, Dan Post and White Line Footwear • Successfully launched a footwear division sold exclusively at all Liverpool Department stores (Mexico). • Provided proposal and design concepts for multiple clients under extremely tight deadlines. • Established trusting relationships with vendors, designers and upper management.
Education
Fashion Institute of Technology
BS, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
2004 — 2007
Fashion Institute of Technology
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Accessories Design
2000 — 2002
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