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OBJECTIVE
Thrive at a company that shares my passion for sustainable, beautiful design that is well executed from concept to consumer.

SUMMARY
Entry level designer specializing in knits; cut-and-sew as well as sweater-knit. Diverse background with experience in: Activewear, Outerwear and Women’s Ready to Wear. Excellent hand-sketching skills.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Independently managed item groups of 5-30 pieces for SMU customers from fabric and trim sourcing to production handoff.
Customers include: S&S Activewear, Costco and Sports Chalet.
• Improved upon the database in use for tech-packs at Colorado Clothing by adding author fields for accountability.
• Created in-line styles during my internship at Speedo Accelerate that proceeded to production.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

BFA in Fashion Design, May 2009
Otis College of Art and Design - Los Angeles, CA

Coursework in Fashion Design & Illustration
California College of The Arts - San Francisco, CA

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

DESIGNER (freelance), Special Make-Ups
Colorado Clothing / SOYBU
Denver, Colorado
February 2010 - Current

INTERN, Women’s Better Contemporary
Society for Rational Dress
Los Angeles, California
January 2008 - September 2008

DESIGN ASSISTANT (freelance), Women’s Luxury Denim
Stephenson Studio Denim Finery
Los Angeles, California
May 2008 - July 2008

INTERN, Young Men’s Surf & Skate
Pacific Sunwear
Anaheim, California
May 2007 - August 2007

INTERN, Women’s Activewear
BeBeSPORT
Los Angeles, California
December 2006 - January 2007

INTERN, Men’s and Women’s Activewear
Warnaco, Speedo-Accelerate
Los Angeles, California
May 2006 - August 2006

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In-Design, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Filemaker Pro, Web-PDM, Adobe Photoshop