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Skills

• Adobe Illustrator
• Photoshop
• Acrobat
• Fabric pattern repeats
• Flat Sketching
• Fashion Illustration
• Draping
• Sewing
• Quality Control
• Trend Research
• Presentation boards
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access
• Patternmaking

Work Experiences

Southwest Virginia Training Center, Petersburg, VA
January 2010-Present
Tailor

Handcrafted alterations of existing garments
Designed new garments and interior decorations
Operated Industrial sewing machine and serger

Adecco Creative, New York NY
May 2009-July 2009
Junior CAD Designer, Victoria\'s Secret PINK

Sally Lou Fashions, New York, NY
August 2008- November 2008
Design Assistant

• Assisted with communication concerning overseas and domestic development sample creation
• Sketched flats that represented new development samples
• Organized fabric, trim, and embroidery library
• Created embroidery and beadwork layouts for development samples
• Sourced and priced fabric and trims
• Created and updated line sheets
• Provided new styles with numbers for showroom, and photographed samples for database

Lafayette 148 Inc., New York, NY
May 2008- August 2008
Patternmaking and Production Intern

• Compiled development sample pattern library
• Edited and prepared cutters must
• Created line sheets for fabric and button info in Microsoft Excel
• Organized fabric and lab dip library
• Organized purchase orders on the database

Spiegel Brands, New York, NY
June 2007-August 2007
Design Intern

• Performed trend research
• Crafted mood boards and fabric color stories
• Rendered fashion sketches using markers
• Supported design team in Photoshop for presentation
• Edited Tech packs in AMT Plus
• Conducted CAD repeats in Adobe Illustrator

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA December 2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fashion Design
• VCU Dean’s List

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY August 2004
Associate of Applied Science: Fashion Design
• New School University Scholars Award 2003-2004
• Parsons AAS Dean’s Merit Scholarship,
• Parsons AAS Merit Scholarship

Smith College, Northampton, MA May 2002
Bachelor of Arts: History Major, Film Studies Minor

Exhibitions and Shows

VCU Juried Fashion Show, Richmond, VA
• 2008, “Digital Threads”, CAD Print Sportswear and Cocktail
• 2007 “Divine Disorder,” Cut and Sew Knits and Cotton Day Dresses
• 2006 “Freedom, Form, and Function,” Knits made using the Knitting Machine