Kathy Cherry
917.697.5116 (c) 718.302.3813 (h) kathy@kathycherry.com 266 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211 JEWELRY DESIGN PROFESSIONAL • Experience designing for branded and private lable jewelry lines • Proven track record of translating fashion trends into jewelry. • Overseas travel and vendor communication • Full service jewelry studio with small run production, sample making and CAD model making capabilities.
FREELANCE CLIENTS July 2010Current
LEE ANGEL • Design- model making and sample making- Private lable costume jewelry
BRANDS
American Eagle Club Monaco Lee Angel
November 2009Current
LINDSAY PHILLIPS • Design and sample making- Branded costume jewlery and hardware
Switch flops
November 2009November 2010
STELLA & DOT • Design and model making- Branded costume jewlery
Stella & Dot
December 2009June 2010
SUNSTONE • Design- Sterling Silver
Home Shopping Network
September 2009February 2010
STATE OF EIGHT • Design- Men’s Jewelry and custom hardware
State of Eight
FOSSIL JEWELRY • Design- presentation- management- Costume and Bridge
Fossil Emporio Armani Michele Jewelry
DESIGN DIRECTOR K & M ASSOCIATES • Designed trend-right product resulting in $3 million increase in sales • Launched an internship program with Rhode Island School of Design • Managed the Guess design team, including 3 designers, 2 model makers and staff, in adhering to profitability and calendar requirements • Initiated re-branding strategies creating synchronicity at the retail level • Trend, concept and color direction for the three individual lines
Guess Guess Factory G By Guess
SENIOR DESIGNER LIZ CLAIBORNE INC. • Designed successful re-launch of Reaction by Kenneth Cole • Concepts, design and technical illustration • Follow up through comment process and showroom samples
Kenneth Cole Monet Liz Claiborne Ellen Tracy
February 2008December 2009
FULLTIME POSITIONS October 2006January 2008
February 2002March 2005
June 2000February 2003 1995
1992
DESIGNER & FOUNDER CHERRY JEWELRY • Designed & manufactured a line of sterling and 18 karat gold jewelry EDUCATION M.F.A. JEWELRY DESIGN SUNY NEW PALTZ B.F.A. JEWELRY AND METALSMITHING RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN SKILLED IN RHINO 3D, PHOTOSHOP, EXCEL, WORD