Chelsey Richmond

Closely work with the CEO during the development process.

Present sketches and final 2D line art for approval.

Found manufacturing facilities for sampling and production.

Communicate and build relationships directly with the manufacturing facility.

Coordinate with the engineer to develop the product.

Provide detailed graphics for web based funding avenues.

BLUPRINT FOOTWEAR

Designed, materialized, researched trends, and specked out the women’s line

and half the men’s line in a three week period.

DJA BRACING

Worked with the Design Director to complete knee, wrist, ankle, and back brace tech packs.

Report to the Vice President of sales, the CEO, and the Creative Director for women’s leather

footwear design and development for Naughty Monkey.

Responsible for last, mold, leather, and material

development with overseas sample room.

Work directly with overseas affiliates to assist with development.

Work with the Naughty Monkey team and sales team to create a cohesive line.

Developed a standard for realistic photoshop rendering for the sales team to

show pattern adjustments to buyers.

Report to the Vice President and CEO for design and development for

Men’s, Women’s, Boy’s, Girl’s, and Toddler footwear lines.

Responsible for the creation of each seasons footwear lines including the creation

of marketing briefs, designing all shoes, preparing tech packs, and developing samples.

Key contact for communicating information with overseas partners.

DESIGN ASSOCIATE

Reported to Vice President of Operations and Senior Line Builder for all design related functions.

Designed Men’s, Women’s, Boy’s, Girl’s, and the toddler line.

Prepared ideation, sketches, and line drawings for each seasons initial line review.

Developed and reined initial line into detailed Cads.

Produced technical spec for each shoe design.

Communicated design details to sample and production facilities.

Responsible for trend evaluations, market intelligence, material and color way studies.