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EDUCATION

•GENERAL EDUCATION• 2000- 2004
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE MONTERREY PARK, CA
-WORKED ON GENERAL EDUCATION WHILE REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE IN
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION.

•FASHION DESIGN AA• 2005-2007
LOS ANGELES TRADE- TECH LOS ANGELES, CA
-FASHION ILLUSTRATION, PATTERN MAKING, DRAPING, PRODUCTION SEWING.
-CERTIFIED AS TEXTILE DESIGNER

SKILLS

•ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: PHOTOGRAPHY RESTORATION & ENHANCING, IMAGE MANIPULATION, FASHION STORY BOARDS, AND COLLAGE
•ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR: FLATS, LOGOS, ADVERTISEMENTS AND POSTER DESIGN,
•TEXTILE DESIGN: ORIGINAL CROQUI, HALF DROPS, COLOR WAYS, COLOR SEPARATION, U4IA SYSTEM
•GARMENT DEVELOPMENT: PATTERN MAKING FOR KNITS & WOVEN, GRADING, SEWING, CUTTING & TREATMENT OF
DIFFERENT FABRICS, FITTING PROBLEMS, DRAPING GARMENTS AND DEVELOPING PATTERN.

EXPERIENCE

•KNIT WORKS DESIGN ZONE • 2008-CURRENTLY
GRAPHIC ARTIST
DESIGN ARTWORK AND FABRIC PRINTS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND TWEEN LINES, CREATE CADS FOR
LINE AND PRIVATE LABELS. DESIGNING OF LABEL HANG TAGS AND PACKAGING. DISNEY LICENSING FOR PRINCESS SOPHIA,
AND MINNIE MOUSE. SANRIO LICENSING FOR HELLO KITTY. OVER SEEING GRAPHIC PRODUCTION INCLUDING RECOLORING
AND SIZING OF ARTWORK, CREATING TEMPLATES FOR APPLIQUES , EMBROIDERIES & HEAT SEALS

•KAGAN TRIM CENTER• 2007
ASSISTANT DESIGNER
DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED NEW TRIMS BASED ON RESEARCHED EUROPEAN TRENDS, SENT OUT SAMPLE AND TECHNICAL PACKAGES
TO OVER SEAS CONTRACTOR TO BE SOURCED AND PRODUCED. ENTERED SAMPLE AND PRODUCTION ORDERS. ADMINISTERED PRODUCTION
APPROVAL SAMPLES, QUALITY INSPECTION OF NEWLY ARRIVED ITEMS, MERCHANDISED TRIMS IN “LOOK BOOKS” WITH IMAGES OF
FORECASTED TRENDS,

•MERCEDEZ BENZ FASHION WEEK• 2006
ASSISTED MODELS IN DRESSING DURING RUNWAY SHOW, HELPED DESIGNERS SET UP BACK STAGE, GREETING AND USHERING VIP GUEST

•UNGER / WEAVER GIRLS• 2006
DESIGN ROOM ASSISTANT (INTERNSHIP)
PHOTOGRAPHING NEWLY DEVELOPED LINE, DYED TO MATCH TRIMS AND FABRICS. KEPT SWATCH AND GRAPHICS BOOK UP TO DATE.
ENTERING STYLES INTO COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH COSTING, FABRIC, SIZING INFORMATION. CREATED CADS FOR COMPANY
CATALOGS. MADE GOODIE BAGS FOR BUYERS. PACKED ALL GARMENT SAMPLES TO BE SENT TO NEW YORK SHOWROOM.

LANGUAGES

• FLUENT SPANISH

REFERENCES

•AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST