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CONTACT:
Email:
stacy@abbeygolightly.com
Phone:
404.536.1031
EDUCATION:
Savannah College of Art & Design, Atlanta, GA
August 2007 - May 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design, cum laude
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
EXPERIENCE:
ABBEY GOLIGHTLY, Freelance Artist and Designer; Atlanta, GA | Aug. 2010- Present
Part-time instructor at SCAD. Specialties include fashion illustration, draping, the design process and textiles.
Launched a tee shirt company; designing, producing and selling tee shirts screen printed with original fashion illustrations.
Proposed concept a womens RTW line for the Target Corporation.
Commissioned fashion illustrations, paintings and fashion designs.
SCAD FASHION DEPARTMENT, Senior Thesis Collection Designer; Atlanta, GA | Sept-May 2010
Conceptualized, designed and constructed a Spring/Summer Capsule Collection.
HIGHLIGHTS
Collection selected and displayed at the SCAD Seen Gala.
Designs featured in the 2010 SCAD LOOKBOOK.
Designs selected and displayed at the annual SCAD fundraiser event in Savannah, GA.
AMERICASMART FASHION SHOW, Stylist; Atlanta, GA| Jan. 2010
Styled models for runway show and tracked garments for return to the designer.
SCAD/CARTERS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, Student Designer; Atlanta, GA | winter 2009
Designed and conceptualized a full Spring/Summer collection, including trend research, mood boards, illustrations, fabrics and technical flats.
Selected for presentation to Carters clothing company.
YOUNG CONTRACTING CO., INC., Vice President of Marketing; Atlanta, GA | 2004 August 2008
Drafted and maintained annual marketing plan, budget and business development plan.
Tracked and analyzed market trends.
Managed brand, public relations, press releases, scholarship program, and company newsletter.
Web/multimedia projects.
Managed company philanthropic efforts.
Multi-office marketing liaison.
ARNOLD PALMER DESIGN COMPANY (APDC), Director of Marketing; Ponte Vedra Bch, FL
1998-2003
Drafted and maintained annual marketing plan, budget and business development plan.
Corporate branding and licensing for the Arnold Palmer name and APDC.
Marketing execution and agency management; print, web, and television.
Corporate apparel designer and buyer.
Tracked and analyzed market trends.
APDC corporate representative for client partnerships, including various brands and 250 APDC designed golf courses worldwide.
Multi-office marketing liaison.
SKILLS:
Design:
-Fashion sketching
-Fashion technical drawing
-Fashion illustration
-Flat pattern technique
-Garment construction
-Apparel draping
Computer:
-Adobe Illustrator
-Adobe Photoshop
-Microsoft Word
-Microsoft PowerPoint
-Microsoft Excel
HONORS:
SCAD Fashion Show May 2010
-Designs from senior collection selected by jury process for annual fashion show
SCAD Fashion Catalog April 2010
-Published design from senior collection
