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Résumé

OBJECTIVE

To obtain further experience in the fashion industry, putting to use a BFA degree in design, and working for a company that utilizes ethical and environmental design practices. 

EDUCATION

KENT STATE
UNIVERSITY

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

Kent, OH

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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

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MAJOR:

Fashion Design

MINOR:

International Business

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CLASS OF 2020

Summa Cum Laude

3.94 GPA

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HONORS COLLEGE MEMBER

STUDY ABROAD
KENT STATE
UNIVERSITY

STUDY ABROAD

 

NEW YORK STUDIO
January - May 2019

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FLORENCE, ITALY
August - December 2018

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PARIS, FRANCE

Studied Couture Technique

Paris American Academy
July 2018 

 

BLINN
COLLEGE

BLINN COLLEGE

BRYAN, TX

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DUAL CREDIT

2014 - 2016

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SUMMER COURSES

Summer 2017

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WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Rocky River, Ohio

RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATE AND DESIGNER

August 2019 - Present

Assisted customers with product selections and purchases at a boutique level. 

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Assisted owner in designing and constructing clothing and accessories to be sold within the boutique.

 

Brooklyn, New York

DESIGN INTERN

January 2019 - May 2019

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Assisted in draping and flat patterning samples.

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Assisted in cutting and assembling sample collection.

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Assisted in model fittings and finish work.

 

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

FABRIC DESIGNER

2017 - 2018

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Designed Fabric to be Produced for 2018 Spring Collection.

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Designs Chosen Out of 70 Kent State Fashion Technology Application Students.

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

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Brooklyn, New York

SORTING VOLUNTEER

March 2019 - May 2019

Sorted and cleaned post-consumer fabric to be recycled or resold.

 

Manhattan, New York

FRONT OF HOUSE VOLUNTEER

April 2019

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American Image Awards

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FRONT OF HOUSE VOLUNTEER

NEW YORK CITY FASHION WEEK

February 2019

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Hakan Akkaya Fashion Show

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Turkish Group Fashion Show

 

Paris, France

PARIS FASHION WEEK VOLUNTEER

July 2018

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DRESSER AND STEAMER

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Kithe Brewster Fashion Show

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DRESSER

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Alexandre Vauthier Fashion Show

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Didit Hediprasetyo Fashion Show

 

Kent, Ohio

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ANNUAL FASHION SHOW VOLUNTEER

2017

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DRESSER
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FS2 Reverie

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Club membership

Accomplishments

SILVER AWARD OTHER FASHION DESIGNS-RECYCLE/SUSTAINABLE FASHION

 

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International Design Awards

2020

SILVER AWARD TEXTILE AND MATERIALS-HANDMADE

 

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International Design Awards

2020

SILVER AWARD APPAREL CATEGORY-RUNWAY COLLECTIONS

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International Design Awards

2020

iD INTERNATIONAL EMERGING DESIGNER AWARDS FINALIST

 

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Dunedin, New Zealand

March 2020

OUTSTANDING FASHION DESIGN SENIOR

 

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Awarded April 2020.

Chosen by vote by the Kent State University Fashion School Faculty.

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Kent State University

Inducted 2020

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Kent State University

Inducted 2017

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Kent State University

September 2016 - May 2018

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Kent State University

September 2016 - May 2018

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Skills

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SOFTWARE

FASHION ILLUSTRATION

PATTERNMAKING

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

APPAREL CONSTRUCTION

PHOTOGRAPHY

CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH

CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN

ORGANIZATION AND EFFICIENCY

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DESIGN AND ARTISTIC

LANGUAGE

GENERAL

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

OPTITEX DESIGN SOFTWARE

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