COLOUR ANALYST Summary Creative detailed, passionate technical results driven Senior Color Analyst excels fast paced fashion manufacturing retail environment, leading product development revenue growth. Design color fashion forward, everyday-wearable apparel, swim active wear exceed sales goals. Innovative resolute thinker, color expert builds strong relationships cross-functional product design, art design, merchandising, sourcing manufacturing teams. AREA OF EXPERTISE: *Creative Color analyst everyday wearable apparel, swim, performance active wear multi-fabric dyed match garments. *Trend analysis forecast, seasonal color palette creation, denim/woven shade band expertise, color/dyestuff execution limitation expertise, trim knowledge development. Highlights Color iQc, PLM, Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook) Lotus Notes. Affluent Adobe Illustrator Photoshop. Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel Word Affluent knowledge Adobe Illustrator Accomplishments Providing sole responsibility Athleta $565 million brand color issues, evaluations, color recommendations fabrics create seasonal color palettes across aspects brand (Divisions, Categories, Prints different fabrics) Implemented in-store light source (U3500) primary light source Athleta color evaluation process procedures. Experience 08/2002 01/2006 Colour Analyst Company Name － City State Office Choosing seasonal color palette pantone (PMS) design graphic purposes. Visual Evaluation seasonal Color Lab Dip/Bulk Submissions. Communicating evaluation results off-shore/domestic Vendors. Colour Technician Label /Trims Management Visual Evaluation seasonal Color Lab Dip/Bulk Submissions Organizing choosing seasonal color palette pantone #(PMS) design graphic purposes. Communicating providing technical assistance off-shore domestic vendors. Managing color processes requirements. Developing new labels, crests hangtags design team. 08/2008 06/2015 Senior Color Analyst Company Name － City State Athleta $565 Million brand. Providing sole responsibility color issues, evaluations, color recommendations fabrics create seasonal color palettes across aspects brand (Divisions, Categories, Prints different fabrics) Evaluation seasonal color submissions using instrumental color measurement visual evaluation. Provide basic color training on-boarding vendors/mills. Provide Color vision testing basic color training production employees Athleta Brand. Managing provide color training, support leadership direct report. Provide Fabric Dye stuff limitations color recommendations Production Merchandising teams. Assist seasonal color trend research seasonal color palette creation. Assist production teams determining shade band approvals garment shipments. Provide technical assistance vendors/mills color re-formulation color matching accuracy consulting dye stuff experts. Distribution non-certified color standards (physical electronic color standards) vendors/mills. Working closely certified color service providers (Archroma, CSI Pantone) achieve custom color standard development, fabric dye limitation direction, organization vendor/mill/supplier distribution. Find best pantone #(PMS) cross matches screen prints seasonal color standards graphic printing vendors/mills. Find best YKK IDEAL zipper tape matches Designers, GIS Production teams vendors/mills. Matching Coats AE sewing threads seasonal color standards. Discuss Global Color teams manage new initiatives processes Gap Inc. Color Standard Operating Manual. Monthly maintenance color equipment, conditioning unit UV Calibration programs. Maintain organization previous current seasonal Color standard inventory. Data entry used seasonal color reference records. 08/2008 09/2012 Sr. Color Analyst Company Name － City State Evaluation seasonal colors Old Navy, Gap, Gap Outlet, Banana Republic Banana Republic Factory Store using instrumental color measurement visual evaluation. Provide basic color training on-boarding vendors/mills. Provide Color vision testing basic color training production employees GIS Americas. Provide Global Color Sr. Product Integrity teams quarterly global color metric reports. Assist GAP Banana Republic Denim production teams determining shade band approvals garment shipments. Provide technical assistance vendors/mills color re-formulation color matching accuracy consulting dye stuff experts. Find best pantone #(PMS) cross matches screen prints GAP Banana Republic brand seasonal color standards graphic printing vendors/mills. Gather GAP Banana Republic brand outlet color standard requests providing physical electronic color standards distribute vendors/mills. Cross matching Coats AE sewing threads brands (GAP, Banana Republic Old Navy) Discuss Global Color teams manage new initiatives processes Gap Inc. Color Standard Operating Manual. Assist Quality Assurance "In-Store" color quality confirming approved dye lots determining shaded garments acceptable within GAP Inc. tolerances. Monthly maintance color equipment, conditioning unit UV Calibration programs. Maintain organization previous seasonal Color standard inventory. Data entry used Global Metrics. 01/2006 07/2008 Womens Apparel Color Analyst Company Name － City State Evaluation seasonal colours Sears brands (Nevada, Jessica, Jessica Sport, Tradition, Together, Attitude, La Redoute Somewhere) using instrumental color measurement visual evaluation. Creating Labels/Hang tags Logos documents internal distribution. Communicating Colour standard Supplier-Archroma (Div. Clariant) Pantone. Data entry used Quarterly Metrics. Education May 2001 Certificate Fashion Co-ordination Stylist 2002 -2004 Richard Robinson Academy Fashion Design Fashion Ryerson University － City State Canada May 2000 Diploma Fashion Designer Richard Robinson-Academy Fashion Design － City State Canada Fashion Designer Certifications Project Management Courses -ECornell (affliated Cornell University) -Jan.2011 Time Management Course- ECornell (affliated Cornell University) Skills Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, basic, Calibration, Color, consulting, Data entry, direction, Fashion, GIS, graphic, inventory, Leadership, Logos, Lotus Notes, Managing, Merchandising, Excel, Microsoft Office, Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, mill, Navy, Organizing, PLM, processes, Project Management, quality, Quality Assurance, research, technical assistance, Technician, threads, Time Management, trend, UV, vision