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WebSite: http://gavinjelinski.wix.com/gavinjelinskidesign

Qualifications

Adept at concept development, garment illustration, and textile selection.

• Highly skilled at both flat-pattern making and draping, garment construction, and custom fitting.

• Extensive software proficiency including Adobe, PhotoShop and Illustrator.

• Talented designer with years of hands-on garment construction experience, premium education and prized internships.

• Strong interpersonal savvy with effective relationship-building and communication abilities.

Experience:

Jennifer Pickett, Inc., San Diego, CA - Assistant Designer

Feb. 2014 - Jan. 2015
work collaboratively with head designer on fabric selection and final design of garments, oversee sample room production, drape and pattern
first samples, provide artistic illustrations, assist with tech packs, and manage/build relationships with vendors and mills.

Independent Contractor, Carlsbad, CA: Oct. 2006 - present
custom design, construct and sell garments to clients for private use and for various public local fashion events, and provide design and fabrication assistance to other local designers

Ralph Lauren, New York, NY:Jan. - May 2013 Design Intern assisted in refinement of Fall 2013 Collection presented during Spring Fashion Week, including detail-sewing and accessorizing of models.

Oscar De La Renta, New York, NY:
Jan. -Design Intern May 2012
Assisted in fabrication of Fall 2012 Collection presented during Fashion Week, including patterning, sample-sewing, and garment construction.