kate RYBICKI kate RYBICKI 3215 34th. St. Apt. 5C Astoria NY 11106 347.840.0654 [email protected] Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design; May of 2005. education * Collection concept and design * Fashion sketching and illustration (flat sketching by hand and computer) * Draping and flat pattern making * Yarn and fabric sourcing/research/development * Developing fully-fashioned sweater and cut-and-sew knitwear tech-packs * Fitting fully-fashioned sweaters and cut-and-sew knits for production * Excellent communication with overseas factories * Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign programs skills Private Label Knitwear Designer, White + Warren; September 2006 - Present Responsible for concept, design and technical development of all programs. Tasks include hand sketching, developing/sending fully-fashioned sweater/ cut-and-sew knit tech-packs, daily overseas communication with factories, fitting styles for production, yarn/fabric sourcing, stitch layout and knitdown development. **Key accounts include Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Talbot’s, Lord & Taylor, Garnet Hill, Sundance Catalog and AKA New York. Assistant Knitwear Designer, White + Warren; July 2005 - September 2006 Responsible for sourcing trims, print and embroidery/embellishment layouts, color approvals, tracking design samples/remakes, preparing for fittings, line sheet sketches, and creating idea boards for presentations. Design Intern, Elie Tahari Collection and T21; June - August 2004 Responsible for print design/placement/coloration, preparing fabric and idea boards for presentations, stitch and embroidery layouts, flat sketching, and assisting in fittings. Sales Associate, Nordstrom; 2001 - 2004 Fashion Jewelry, Handbag, Point-of-View and men’s departments in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. employment Senior Collection chosen by a panel of professors and guest designers to be shown at the Senior and Graduate Fashion Show; May 2005. 3rd. year collection design chosen by the SCAD Fashion Haus to be shown at their Annual Student Fashion Show; February 2004. accomplishments