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TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Construction/Tailoring/Alterations
- Hand Sewing Techniques
- Patternmaking (Historic and Modern Techniques)
- Sketching and Flats (By hand and Adobe Illustrator)
- Computer Patternmaking (PAD System, CAD, and Garment Designer)
- Spec Sheets and Tech Packs in Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Word and Powerpoint
EXPERIENCE:
THE OLD GLOBE COSTUME WORKSHOP, SAN DIEGO, CA, 2010-PRESENT: ASSISTANT CUTTER/SEWER
- Organize and maintain fabrics, swatches, notions, trims, cut list, and fitting notes for multiple garments for several actors.
- Cut and prepare fabrics, trims, hair canvas, interfacing, interlining, and lining for multiple garments.
- Assist in communicating garment construction techniques to sewing team.
- Assist lead draper/tailor during prototype and final fittings.
LAMBS PLAYERS THEATER COSTUME WORKSHOP, SAN DIEGO, CA, 2009-2012: PATTERNMAKER/CUTTER/SEWER
- Developed initial concepts and design for a modern day production and presented to show director and production team.
- Purchased current fashions and maintained budget throughout planning and design process for modern day production.
- Drafted patterns based on head costume designers sketches and concepts including historic and modern styles for numerous productions over several seasons.
- Constructed prototype and finished costumes using traditional tailoring and costume manufacturing techniques.
- Conducted prototype and final fittings and executed subsequent pattern and costume alterations.
- Prioritized workflow and tracked construction progress while overseeing sewing team through costume completion.
FREELANCE CLOTHING DESIGN, SAN DIEGO, CA, 2009-PRESENT
- Designed, sourced fabrics and notions, and constructed original menswear capsule collection based on styles of the early 19th and 20th centuries and showcased at fashion show for independent designers sponsored by Haute magazine.
- Generated original hand sketches and digital flats in Adobe Illustrator and an Excel tech pack for menswear capsule collection.
- Created graphic designs for a ClinchGear/Tapout special edition t-shirt and board short in Adobe Illustrator.
- Contributed graphics, sketches, and voiceover work for Adobe Illustrator for Fashion Design 2nd Edition.
- Created lesson plans and taught intermediate patternmaking and construction techniques for jackets, dresses, shirts, and pants at Fashion Careers College.
THE ONYX GROUP, SAN DIEGO, CA, 2003-2009: SENIOR LAND USE PLANNER/PROJECT MANAGER
- Oversaw multi-million dollar land use planning and facilities projects for high profile military clients.
- Managed project costing, budgeting, invoicing, and client relations on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Supervised junior planners, GIS technicians, and CAD technicians in execution of project components.
- Presented findings of planning reports in multi-media presentations to clients.
EDUCATION:
A.A. Fashion Design, Mesa College, San Diego, CA, 2010
Coursework included: Patternmaking (Hand-drafting and Computer-based) - Apparel Construction Tailoring - Sketching Fashion History Draping - Adobe Illustrator Ethnic/World Costume Textile Science - Millinery
M.R.P. City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2002
B.A. Environmental Studies, American University, Washington, D.C., 1996
