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I am a highly creative and multi-talented Design Director with over 20 years in product design and development, specializing in textiles and home fashion. I develop collections, concepts and products for mills, designers and major home retailers, and I am an effective visual communicator with a passion for color and all things HOME & FASHION. I collaborate with team members, interdepartmental personnel and clients; I mentor artists and encourage development and personal style. I can present pattern concepts on greige goods and surfaces upon request.…I am a highly creative and multi-talented Design Director with over 20 years in product design and development, specializing in textiles and home fashion. I develop collections, concepts and products for mills, designers and major home retailers, and I am an effective visual communicator with a passion for color and all things HOME & FASHION. I collaborate with team members, interdepartmental personnel and clients; I mentor artists and encourage development and personal style. I can present pattern concepts on greige goods and surfaces upon request.

Marc Anthony Pandolas

Designer, Textile Designer, Product Designer, +1

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I am a highly creative and multi-talented Design Director with over 20 years in product design and development, specializing in textiles and home fashion. I develop collections, concepts and products for mills, designers and major home retailers, and I am an effective visual communicator with a passion for color and all things HOME & FASHION. I collaborate with team members, interdepartmental personnel and clients; I mentor artists and encourage development and personal style. I can present pattern concepts on greige goods and surfaces upon request.…I am a highly creative and multi-talented Design Director with over 20 years in product design and development, specializing in textiles and home fashion. I develop collections, concepts and products for mills, designers and major home retailers, and I am an effective visual communicator with a passion for color and all things HOME & FASHION. I collaborate with team members, interdepartmental personnel and clients; I mentor artists and encourage development and personal style. I can present pattern concepts on greige goods and surfaces upon request.

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I am a highly creative and multi-talented Design Director with over 20 years in product design and development, specializing in textiles and home fashion. I develop collections, concepts and products for mills, designers and major home retailers, and I am an effective visual communicator with a passion for color and all things HOME & FASHION. I collaborate with team members, interdepartmental personnel and clients; I mentor artists and encourage development and personal style. I can present pattern concepts on greige goods and surfaces upon request.

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Work Experience

Senior Designer – Product Development at Remote Freelance

April 1, 2020 - Present

Design/Color Separation/Product Development/Merchandising/Trend Forecasting across Fashion, Home Furnishings, Hospitality, Contract, RV & Cruise industries. Marketing & Packaging Materials; leveraged AI as inspiration while ensuring licensing compliance; handled Product Development, Tech-Packs, Sample Approval, and direct communication with production mills.

Senior Designer - Contract Stylist – Heat Transfer Department – Hospitality & Retail at Richloom Fabrics

August 1, 2015 - March 31, 2020

Directing/Supervising a team of designers and separators in Home Interiors for Bedding, Window and Bath development for Retail & Hospitality. Working with Licensing Programs. Daily correspondence with sales, customers and print mills; Abroad & Domestic. Proficient in AVA4, Adobe Creative Suite, Nedgraphics-Color. Clients include Marriott, Disney, Norwegian Cruise Line, Pier 1 & J.C.Penny.

Director Of Separations/Engraving / Designer / Product Development / Administration at AirDye Solutions

January 1, 2005 - April 1, 2015

Directing/Supervising all separators/designers for Fashion, Home & Hospitality development, including bedding, window & outdoor. Involvement with gravure engravings. Daily liaison with Sales, Client & the company plant in Harrisonburg, VA. Setting up pre-production cost proposal efficiencies. Handling Licensing/Marketing programs (Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Animation, etc.). Translating customer vision through AVA, Photoshop and Illustrator for spot color and CMYK separations. Designing, separating from digital, fabric sample and original artwork. Clients included Victoria’s Secret, Tory Burch, Calypso St. Barth’s, Martha Madigan, Black Diamond, Burton, Under Armour, Target, Wal-Mart, Disney, W.L. Gore, Jordan Outdoor, True Timber, Patagonia, LeSportsac, Hunter Douglas, Flor, K-Mart, Confetti, Pottery Barn, 3M, Toyota, Richloom, P/Kaufmann, Kravet, F.Schumacher.

Supervisor / Designer at Kravet Portfolio Studio

January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2005

Supervising a team of CAD and Board Designers; day-to-day communications with engravers and print mills; expediting production packets for studios in the USA, Europe as well as the Asian Market. Color correcting, extensive print mill work. Assisting Art Director in designing and coordinating woven color concepts, trends and conveying these ideas to in-house studio and freelance artists. Prepping boards for customer presentation. Licensing experience includes Martha Stewart, Pierre Deux, Ratti, Laura Ashley, Larry Lazlo, Joseph Aboud and Disney; Domestic as well as Europe and Asia. CAD Room: Implementation of all new software, calibrations, designing through a combination of files and tool applications. Proofing all new patterns through visualization before engraving. Cost cutting by communication with different vendors. Troubleshooting.