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Christina Dolan
dolanchristina@aol.com

EXPERIENCE:

Excelsior / Tefron USA., City of Commerce, CA - September 2007 - Present
Assistant Designer – participate in all functions of swimwear design

Strong in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (Draw and fill figure and flat sketches, create and re-color print repeats, retouch catalogue photos)
Collect and input Line/Grid Sheet information
Lay out and Assemble presentation boards and books
Assist in trend forcasting
Contribute designs
In charge of design room when execs travel
Experience with Outlook, Excel, Word
Proficient with Mac and PC
Communicate with overseas colleagues

Victoria’s Secret PINK, New York, NY - February 2007 - May 2007
Design Intern – assisted in all basic functions of lingerie design

Assembled fabric and color pass-off documents at the beginning of each season
Created sketches of new foundations styles
Assembled concept presentation boards
Attended design team and seasonal presentation meetings

Victoria’s Secret, New York, NY - Summer 2003
Design Intern

Drew line flats for tech packs
Collected visuals for presentation boards
Assembled concept presentation boards

EDUCATION:

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York - May 2007
Associate of Arts in Fashion Design
Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List
Courses include:
Patternmaking and Draping
Fashion Art and Design
Intro to Computerized Fashion Design (Adobe Photoshop)
Digital Flats and Specs (Adobe Illustrator, Excel)
Apparel Product Data Management (Web PDM)

University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California - June 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Concentration in Painting

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

UCLA - Fall 2001
Fashion Sketching