Maria Smith

Current

Associate Technical Designer at Sears Holdings Corporation

Past

Marketing and Graphics at The NagSak Company
Softgoods Designer at Evenflo Company, Inc.
Web Manager at Student Activities & Leadership Programs, Western Michigan University

Graphic Designer at Pick Up Your Tab
Fashion Show PR Assistant and Student Designer at American InterContinental University

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Education

Western Michigan University
American InterContinental University

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Maria Smith’s Summary

Experienced in quality control, technical design, softgoods design, merchandising, and production for infantile products, home fashions, and apparel. Proficient in graphic design and web design.

Maria Smith’s Specialties:

Excellent understanding of sewing/construction techniques and knowledge of textiles.

Computer Skills
Windows 95/98/2000/XP/ Macintosh,
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, and Fireworks,
Microsoft Office,
Quark,
HTML/XHTML/CSS Web Coding/JavaScript,
U4ia,
Gerber Technology/AccuMark,
AutoCAD/Inventor, and
PDM

Maria Smith’s Experience

Associate Technical Designer

Sears Holdings Corporation

(Public Company; SHLD; Retail industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

-Establish and maintain construction standards for merchandise in Home Design.

-Produce accurate specification packages including sketch details, construction, and packaging details.

-Participate in sample review sessions.

-Make appropriate reccommendations for specification and construction issues.
Marketing and Graphics

The NagSak Company

(Restaurants industry)

March 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 10 months)

Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site advertising, and graphics . Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.

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Softgoods Designer

Evenflo Company, Inc.

(Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)

June 2008 — November 2008 (6 months)

-Designed soft areas of baby products such as highchairs, soft carriers, bouncy seats, etc. to develop new and existing products.

-Constructed prototypes, organized meetings and preformed presentations, prepared technical packages (specs, illustrations, sewing instructions, and patterns) for distribution to suppliers.

-Interacted with Asia, and confirmed fit and quality of samples.

-Utilized AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and Gerber/AccuMark software.
Web Manager

Student Activities & Leadership Programs, Western Michigan University

(Design industry)

July 2007 — December 2007 (6 months)

-Worked in a team to discuss changes for various web pages on the Western Michigan University web site.

-Used programs such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks to update and improve design layouts, graphics/logos, and other information pertaining to the web pages.

-Applied individual creativity for various projects, or implemented suggestions in collaboration with others to carry ideas through.
Graphic Designer

Pick Up Your Tab

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)

ad development, research, printing, designing with adobe software
Fashion Show PR Assistant and Student Designer

American InterContinental University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)

Maria Smith’s Education

Western Michigan University

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Art , Textile and Apparel Studies:Design & Development, Art , 2003 — 2007

Activities and Societies:

MODA- Merchandising Opportunities Design Association, 2004-2007
Students interested in fashion put on two fashion shows per year. Participated as a designer with collections for each show.
American InterContinental University

Study , Fashion Design , 2006 — 2006