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EDUCATION:
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA. (SCAD)
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Fashion Design
Magna Cum Laude Graduation: 2007
QUALITIES:
Organized, Detail-oriented, Creative, Enthusiastic, Positive,
Responsible, Resourceful, Progressive.
DESIGN WORK EXPERIENCE:
Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, Los Angeles, CA
Design Intern.
At Present
Responsibilities: Creating artwork for textile prints using Photoshop and Illustrator, Organizing samples and trims, Dropping samples to showroom.
Self-Employed, Burbank, CA
Freelance Fashion Illustrator.
Jan. 2010/Present
Responsibilities: Sketching original designs and Technical illustrations.
Creating logos/artwork for fashion related companies.
Clients:
- Liv Dolls
- Hot Topic
- Petro Zillia
- Jimmy Woods
- Lizette Pena
- Erin Braxton LLC
- LAFashionsnob.com
- The Little Bra Company
- Cowgirl Heaven Fashions
Petro Zillia, West Hollywood, CA
Design Intern.
June 2009/Aug. 2009
Responsibilities: Hand-Sketching designs and CAD Technical Flats,
Organizing high-end merchandise for sample sale.
Dallin Chase, New York, NY.
Production Intern.
April 2008/Sept. 2008
Responsibilities: Organizing line-sheets, samples, patterns and trims,
Sourcing fabrics and trims, oversight of sample and domestic production,
Sample drop-offs to Magazines and Showrooms.
The Rose Foundation, St. James, Trinidad, W.I.
Junior Designer.
July 2005/Aug. 2005
Responsibilities: Designing clothing for the launch of the company\'s Pure Love Line.
The Export Centers Company Ltd., Mount Hope, Trinidad, W.I.
Assistant Fashion Designer.
May 2001/Aug. 2004
Responsibilities: Designing holiday/resort dresses and Graphic-print t-shirt line,
Assisting in the development of a tutorial for the Companys Fashion Design Program.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
Nordstrom Rack, Burbank,CA
Sales Associate
At Present
Taylr\'z Joynt Boutique, Sherman Oaks, CA
Shop girl/Key-holder.
Jan. 2010/May 2010
Express LLC, Savannah, GA
Seasonal Sales Associate.
Oct. 2008/Dec. 2008
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
ESL Tutor.
Sept. 2005/Nov. 2005
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Fashion Illustration
Garment Construction/Sewing
Draping/Pattern-making
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
AWARDS/ACTIVITIES:
The Sachiko Honda Silhouette Award Scholarship, (SCAD), 2006 -2007
SCAD Scholars Award, (SCAD), 2005 2007
Dean\'s List, (SCAD), 2005 2007
Treasurer, Caribbean Students Association, (SCAD), 2005 2006
INTERESTS:
Illustration, Painting, Fashion design, Sewing, Visual Merchandising, Cooking, Writing, Meeting new people, Traveling, Music, Reading, Working with young people.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.
