Fashion Design/Visual Management/Product Development Resume
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Resume:
Komar Intimate Apparel Company February - May
Freelance Artist/Designer/Couturière
- Designed line of high-end wraps for JonValdi Couture, New York City.
- Designed and constructed fully lined, silk brocade and satin Flower Girl dresses for Black Tie wedding.
- Special event dress design and construction.
- Wedding dress couture alterations, beading and preparation services.
- Custom, flat pattern re-design service for one-of-a-kind, custom-fitted garments.
- Bride’s and Bridesmaids’ stylist providing pre-wedding event preparation and services during photo shoots.
- Contract artist for LimitedToo! (now Tween Brands). Created giant flowers for catalogue photo shoot.
- Freelance design for Anchor Hocking Corporation and Walmart. Created coordinating hard and soft good houseware items.
- Commissioned by American Electric Power to design and manufacture personalized embroidered ‘Crests’ on silk banners; one each the for retiring C.E.O. and the acting Vice President of the Coal Division.
- Logo design for Fairfield Medical Center Links to Life philanthropic golf tournament.
- Constructed “doll” house (to hold two adult ballerinas) and the Nutcracker head/mask for two Ohio ballet company productions of The Nutcracker.
- Submitted the winning designs for the interior and exterior of first “Big Ten Shop”, Ohio Union, The Ohio State University.
Sewing Related Leadership/Instruction
- Sewing Seminar instructor. Presented lessons throughout Ohio in Couture techniques, textile/fiber/weave identification, appropriate-for-project fabric selection, fit, closure techniques. Drafted lesson plans, created handouts, overhead displays, visual aids, samples.
- Sewing judge. Open Class State Fair divisions, county and state level -H, state level MIWW. Evaluate style, fit, design, proportion, construction, knowledge, interview, presentation, modeling.
- Thrice state and national winner in MIWW. Entry photo published in Vogue Patterns Magazine.
Published Writer
- MORE Magazine; More.com. Humorous, real-life observations/stories about beginning anew in New York and love post-divorce selected for publication by their editors.
State Director, Ohio Make It With Wool -
- Organized, coordinated and ran program in its entirety. Entries increased % in three years of leadership. Restyled and recommended technical improvements to state-winning entries, resulting in a National st Place winner every year. Provided all marketing, scheduling, recruitment; organized and scripted runway show and created music playlists; performed fiber testing; secured judges, audio equipment and lighting, meals, tour opportunities and discounts, sponsorship and awards; made national travel arrangements and acted as chaperone; secured venue rental, on-site security and parking. Reported to Ohio Wool Producers Council. On National level, coordinated runway show, assisted with securing judges and judge’s orientation and standards.
Visual Management, Lazarus (Federated) Department Store (now Macy’s) /
- Coordinated and installed window and interior displays, signage, mannequins and other display areas. Monitored and maintained store visual and licensing standards, assisted store associates with department organization, assembled and led storewide meetings for seasonal and forecast updates. Recruited to return with a promotion.
Department Manager, Lazarus (Federated) Department Store
- Utilized by upper management as their \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"trouble shooting\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Department Manager; placed in \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'challenged\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' departments to restore morale, schedule employees, reset floor plans, restore key items to fashion forward positions, organize office and filing systems, account for inventory and balance the book, track sales, forecast merchandise sales, report recommendations to buyers... before being moved to the next challenge.
EDUCATION/ Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York
HONORS & Associate in Applied Science degree, Fashion Apparel
AWARDS Senior Term Project/Garment selected for juried Inspiration: Versace school-wide exhibit
Additional specialized training in Haute Couture sewing techniques
Paid tutor in draping and Haute Couture sewing
Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Milano Summer
Womens Apparel and Marketing studies
Ranked first in Womens Apparel Design class
Columbus College of Art & Design -
Recipient of three academic and artistic merit scholarships
-D, -D, fashion apparel and fashion accessories selected for juried school-wide exhibit
The Ohio State University Certified
Master Clothing Educator, Ohio -H Extension Service
COMPUTER, MECHANICAL AND ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Web PDM, Power Point, Architectural Drawing/Drafting, adept with power tools, social graces and pressure cookers (of any persuasion)
PAST BOARD AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
Columbus Museum of Art Women’s Board, Franklin Park Conservatory Women’s Board, Lancaster Festival Board of Directors, Fairfield Medical Center Board of Directors/Intertwig President
