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WORK EXPERIENCE
Fashion Stylist: HauteLook, Los Angeles. August 2011- Present
• Style women’s RTW, men’s RTW, footwear, home, jewelry, children’s wear, and cosmetics on a daily bases for different sale events
• Responsible for styling 60-160 pieces a day in a creative and fast paced photo studio environment
• Work closely with photographer, model, assistant, fashion director and digital imaging team to meet deadlines
Fashion Stylist: Sole Society, Los Angeles. October 2011- March 2012
• Assisted lead stylist for monthly 60+look marketing fashion shoot
• Maintained and returnedq garments to studio departments and stores, up to $20,000/month
Showroom Manager/Assistant Sales Representative/Junior Account Executive:
The Park Showroom Women’s, Los Angeles. January 2011-June 2011
• Managed a multi-line contemporary women’s showroom (Winter Kate,Earnest Sewn,Fair Ground,LaFine,Toxxy)
• Represented Winter Kate in a fast-passed women’s contemporary market
• Wrote PO’s, RA’s, maintained ATS lists
• Maintained all merchandising within showroom
• Created brand target lists and maintained and organized and detailed master list
• Maintained all sample orders and returns for all brands and all vendors
Design Room Assistant: Self Esteem Apparel Inc.(Jr. Division) Montebello. August 2010-July 2011
• Categorized and maintained samples from China, Spain, Japan, London, and New York
• Patternmaking: Walked and edited first draft patterns, took specs from research and development samples
• Developed tech packs using specs of garments and points of measure
• Developed and organized collection look books for each season and division
• Created a library and file of: appliqués, patterns, trims, and purchased prints both in the design room and E-files
Design Intern: Harvey’s Original Seatbelt Bags, Santa Ana. January 2009-Febuary 2009
• Assisted in design for Fall, Holiday, and Spring 2010 collections
• Created patterns and tech packs for new styles and draft developments
• Assisted in the sample development for new collections and concepts
• Held meetings with design and marketing departments to meet pricing and sale numbers
Volunteer Coordinator: Clean LB, Non-profit organization. Long Beach, CA July 2010- Present
• Help founder with special events, planning, organizing, and executing successful events
• Organize and attend monthly beach clean-up with up to 60 volunteers
Sale Associate: Sport Chalet, Long Beach. July 2005-February 2011
• Worked closely with soft and hard goods buyers to maintain up to date and fast moving merchandise
• Provided excellent customer service: Sale transfers and Customer special orders.
• Maintained monthly visual merchandising including price changes
• Certified specialist: Sports Apparel, Ski Clothing, Sunglasses, Skateboards, Footwear, and Cashiering
EDUCATION
Double Bachelor of Arts: Fashion Textiles and Clothing and Fashion Merchandising
• Graduated with honors in May 2011 fromCalifornia State University, Long Beach.
Courses of Interest: Introductory & intermediate textiles, apparel flat pattern, draping, tailoring, computer aided pattern making, and winter study session in New York
SKILLS SUMMARY
• Construction skills at industry, tailoring, and couture levels
• Sketching abilities both flats and fashion sketches, by hand or CAD
• Proficiency in: TukaCad Pattern Making Program, Illustrator, Photoshop, Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Quickbooks, Showroom Exchange, Microsoft PowerPoint, File Maker Pro
• Work and communicate very well with others while working efficiently and effectively
• Languages: Fluent in both English and Spanish
FREELANCE WORK
• Fashion Show Coordinator: Lost Swimwear Fashion Show. Laguna Beach, June 2008
• Fashion Show Coordinator: Heir Children’s Clothing co. Los Angeles, October 2007
• Fashion Stylist: Toni & Guy Salon. Irvine, September 2008 Fall Shoot
• Fundraising Chair: Students In Fashion, Non-profit organization at CSULB. Fall 2007-Fall 2008