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Work Experience
Abercrombie & Fitch (New Albany, OH)
Assistant Designer (Jun. 2010 - Feb. 2012)
Girls Hoodies and sweatshirts department abercrombie (age 7-14).
Designed entire lines of Spring 2011 - Labor Day 2012.
Presented at meetings with the Hoodies Department and A&F CEO.
Collaborated with tech designers for construction details and fitting samples.
Created technical flats in Illustrator.
Updated trim sheet and graphic placement on Web PDM.
Reviewed manufacturersÂ’ samples for quality and color accuracy.
Communicated with graphic designers about the design, scale and placement of graphics.
Sewed clothing samples for meeting.
Researched and prepared trend boards for presentation.
Conducted inspirational and market research in LA Roseball flea market, Boston and NYC, and presented findings and analysis to the Hoodies Department.
Abercrombie & Fitch (New Albany, OH)
Design Intern (Jun. 2009 - Oct. 2009)
Columbus College of Art and Design
Fashion Department Lab Assistant (Sep. 2008 - May. 2010)
Instructed students on the use of sewing machine and sergers.
Responsible for lab operation.
GAMI, JUN Group (Tokyo, Japan)
Sales Associate (May. 2007 - Aug. 2007)
GAMI is a casual clothing brand for female age 18 - 30.
Displayed merchandise.
Recommended styles to customers.
Education
Columbus College of Art & Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Fashion Design (May. 2010)
Award & Recognition
CCAD Merit Four Year Scholarship 2006 - 2010
Charles W. Hinson Scholarship 2009 - 2010
President list - 4 semester
Art Room Magazine Article featured in November 2009 issue.
Columbus ALive newspaper May 2010 issue.
Knowledge
Language
Fluent in English and Japanese in both speaking and writing.
Fashion Skills
Pattern making, draping, clothing construction, sewing, machine knitting, crochet knitting. Textile and print design, fashion illustration, pattern design, and technical flats.
Digital Skills
Proficient at both Mac and Windows
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Corel Painter, Microsoft Power Point, Word, Excel and Web PDM.
