William G. Taswell III Address: 1707 Toberman Street, Apt. 2, Los Angeles, CA 90015

Available for relocation to any market domestically and internationally. Phone: 1.917.209.9109 E-mail: william@williamtaswell.com Linkedin: www.linkedin/in/williamtaswell3/ Portfolio: www.coroflot.com/williamtaswell3

Objective: Fashion is my passion, the business and creation of fashion are my expertise and it is my mission to continue showcasing my talents as an American womenswear designer with European flair in all categories for wovens and tailored cut-and-sew knits, while providing keen leadership and a wealth of inspiration and knowledge. Experience: November 2014- April 2015 Cato Fashions Charlotte, NC Consulting Senior Designer (Contract)- Dressy Sportswear, Cato, www.catofashions.com

• Launch Dressy Sportswear design division as internal design resource for wovens, cut-n-sewn knits, and sweaters.

• Research and present monthly inspiration and silhouettes. • Work in partnership with Product Development managers for direct sourcing

styles to supplement 30% of business initially, that has been 100% purchased through market vendors to date.

• Responsible for competitive market research. • Work in partnership with buying and merchandising team to assess their design

and assortment needs. • Create and maintain design and development T&A calendar. • Work in partnership with newly formed Cato Hong Kong office to source new

fabrications and trims to create in-house fabric and trim library. • Create technical package standard and organize design turn-in process to technical

design team. • Review and approve all 1st samples prior to adoption and oversee the turnover

process to technical designers upon adoption confirmation. • Facilitate need-based design projects for buying and merchandising team. • Contribute design and detail comments to sample and production fit sessions. • Establish construction, fit, and quality standards for initial samples for adoption

consideration. • Travel to NYC, Miami, and Los Angeles for market and trend shopping with

buying team. • Travel to London, Paris, and Amsterdam with Executive team for trend and

market research and shopping. • Manage 2 Associate Designers and 1 Assistant Designers. • Report to SVP of Product Development and Sourcing and to VP of Design, Color,

and Trend.

July 2013 – May 2014 Jennifer Pickett Inc. San Diego, CA Head Designer-Womenswear, Pickett, www.jenniferpickett.com

• Work in partnership with CEO/Creative Director to design and execute seasonal contemporary womenswear collection launching for the Fall/Winter 2014 wholesale market at Fashion Coterie in NY and California Market Week in LA.

• Research and present seasonal design philosophy and inspiration. • Manage, design, and oversee entire development process from initial sketch

through to retail production. • Responsible for competitive market research. • Strategically advise CEO and CFO on budget allocation and brand strategy:

including pricing and retail placement. • Create and maintain design, development, and production T&A calendar. • Create and maintain line planning and assortment. • Create technical package standard and approve before released to patternmaker. • Review and approve all muslin and paper patterns prior to sample fabric cutting

as well as production patterns prior to submission for grading. • Create and maintain grading standard. • Take ownership of sample and production fit sessions. • Establish construction, fit, and quality standards. • Partner with CEO/Creative Director to review and approve all samples: salesman,

and production. • Travel to LA, NY, and PV Paris for fabric, notions, and trim sourcing. • Manage 2 Assistant Designers and 1 Design Assistant. • Manage in-house sample development team: 1 Patternmaker, 2 Samplemakers.

1/2012-7/2013 Freelance Designer New York, NY

• 11/2012-12/2012- August Silk- New York, NY- Consultant Wovens Designer • 7/2012-11/2012- Baysaan- New York, NY/Dubai, UAE- Consultant Head

Designer, Women’s Collection • 1/2012-5/2012- At Last Sportswear-Bangalore, India- Consultant Head Designer,

Woven Tops/Dresses 2/2011-1/2012 Bagatelle International New York, NY Design Director- Womenswear, Private Label, Bagatelle, and Badgely Mischka Coats www.bagatelle.ca

• Oversee and manage design and product development for Bagatelle Collection, Badgely Mischka coats and private label accounts including, Neiman Marcus, Chico’s, Coldwater Creek, Carlisle, The Limited, Lane Bryant, Bebe, Alfani, etc..

• Manage team of 2 Designers, 1 Assistant Designer, and 1 Design Assistant. • Travel to customers to present seasonal direction and offer samples. • Work in partnership with private label clients to develop woven sportswear and

outwear including leather, furs, and textiles. • Manage T&A calendar as well as coordinate sample development with overseas

factories. • Travel to Europe and Asia for market research, and inspirational shopping. • Travel to PV in Paris for fabric and trend research. • Work in partnership with Tech Design and Production for fittings and q&a.

7/2010-10/2010 Alfani RTW, Macys Inc. New York, NY Designer (Contract)- Womenswear, Cut-n-Sewn Knits, www.macys.com

• Set the brand seasonal theme. Lead the design process including color flow, fabrication and all design details.

• Develop and ensure adherence to the Time and Action Calendar. • Set the brand/label's seasonal fashion direction. • Lead the research and development of seasonal trends. • Extensive communication with Product Managers and CAD Designers. • Ensure cohesive brand image. • Provide leadership, management and development of staff. • Review merchandise performance by program and style. • Responsible for shopping the trend market seeking design inspiration/trend ideas/

new merchandise (materials, fashion, color, trade shows). • Oversee the fit process to ensure the desired outlook. • Oversee the lab dip approval process and fabric/trim quality approvals.

10/2009-4/2010 Micky London New York, NY Head Designer- Womenswear, www.mickylondon.com

• Design, develop and merchandise Micky London womenswear. • Supervise and manage designers, and development team for 4 season collection. • Oversee and maintain design and development budget. • Create and maintain design and development T&A calendar, • Ensure product design package is complete, accurate and handed off to

development team in India. . • Create, manage, and oversee seasonal research and board presentations. • Responsible for trend direction, fabric selection, and color theory. • Oversee in house patternmaker and samplemaker by reviewing pattern

development, conducting fittings, and approving final fit samples. • Travel to New Delhi, India to work with production manager, as well as travel to

Europe for market research and buying in addition to PV for fabric selection. • Approve all lap dips and print development for sample and retail production.

5/2008-5/2009 Ports International/Ports1961 Xiamen, China Chief Designer- Womenswear, www.ports-intl.com I. Design + Development

• Supervise and manage designers, development team, technical illustrators, and embellishment team of collection with annual sales of approx. 160 million USD.

• Design, develop and merchandise Ports International womenswear collection in order to increase sales and build brand awareness within budget.

• Effectively manage projects to ensure timely and successful completion. • Monitor collection schedules, and inspect quality of finished products, • Create presentation and display tools for viewing the ladies wear collection. • Interface with sample team and sample sewing room as required • Forecast trend direction and coordinate harmonious color lab dips • Oversee and be accountable for the ladies design team in all aspects of design,

research of color, fashion, style trends, collect swatches, colors, samples, sourcing, develop branded print designs using company logo/emblem, develop sketches, create tech packs, samples, fittings, garment specing, etc…….

• Travel for fabric selection to PV Paris, and various fabric shows in Shanghai, NYC, and Hong Kong.

4/2007-3/2008 Global Source and Design Hong Kong, HK Chief Designer- Women’s Lifestyle/RTW HOBO International

• Responsible for the supervision and execution of all facets of design from the initial sketch to final production sample including: create garment specs and finalize tech packs, conduct fittings, and garment development process.

• Responsible for the creative and technical design for 4 seasonal collections. • Responsible for lab dip approvals, sample room and production room

management, board presentation and flat supervision. • Responsible for all categories in woven and cut-and-sewn knits and fully

fashioned knits working with merchandising teams and mainland China sample rooms.

• Responsible for establishing fit based on market research and competitor observation. Management for support staff of 7Management for sourcing all fabrications and trims for collections.

1/2006-4/2007 Stelle New York, NY Head Designer- Women’s Lifestyle/RTW, www.stelleamerica.com

• Responsible for the supervision and execution of all facets of design from the initial sketch to final production sample, including management of staff of 5.

• Responsible for the creative and technical design for 3 seasonal collections. • Responsible for sourcing all fabrics and trimmings for collections. • Responsible for all categories in tailored cut-and-sewn knits. • Supervised sample and production houses for production and fit establishment. • Responsible for the management of seasonal production and planning.

11/2004 – 1/2006 Crisada Inc. www.chriskole.com New York, NY Assistant Design Director- Chris Kole Couture & Crisada by Chris Kole

• Responsible for assisting with the creative and technical design for Chris Kole Couture including management of garment construction, patternmaking, draping, and grading. Management of in house production team of 12 staff.

• Responsible for assisting with the creative and technical design for Crisada by Chris Kole including technical corrections with Chinese manufacturer.

• Responsible for the management of sample and production room for Chris Kole Couture from 1st pattern and garment to final production pattern and garment.

• Conduct fittings and responsible for all pattern adjustments and grading. 8/2002 – 10/2004 Turnstyle (360 Collection) New York, NY Creative and Technical Designer

• Sourced all fabrics and trimmings for collections. • Responsible for line development and execution. • Responsible for the design and execution of denimwear and woven tops. • Responsible for the conduction of fittings and spec sheet correspondences.

6/2000 – 9/2000 Jill Stuart International New York, NY Design Team Assistant Education Marymount University Arlington, VA

• Fashion Design and Merchandising Organizations Executive member of the Fashion Group International since 2005. Accomplishments 1st round nominated for the 2007 Fashion Group International’s Rising Star

Award in Nov. 2006. Computer Skills Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel. Also Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Languages Native fluency in English, Trained proficiency in French. Relocation Available for relocation to any market domestically and internationally. Portfolio & Reference available upon request.