education
University of California, Davis // September 2010 – June 2012 (expected)
Master of Fine Arts candidate in Design, emphasis in Fashion and Textiles
University of California, Davis // September 2003 – June 2007
Bachelor of Arts in Design, emphasis in Fashion and Textiles
Minor in Psychology

industry experience
Production & Development Manager, Stewart Brown Inc. // December 2009 – August 2010
› Finalized specs and created technical spec binders to distribute, along with trims and labels, to factories
› Approved markers and created cut sheets for each production season
› Visited factories, dye house, and vendors regularly to ensure smooth production
Production Assistant, Stewart Brown Inc. // May 2009 – November 2009
› Managed Certificates of Compliance and trim, shrink test, and lab dip archives
› Performed quality control for each season, including measuring garments and checking garment construction and color standards
› Visited factories, dye house, and vendors regularly to ensure smooth production
› Originated purchase orders for sewing, trim, fabric and dye vendors
Development Assistant, Stewart Brown Inc. // November 2007 – November 2009
› Closely communicated with international and domestic sewing, trim, fabric and dye vendors in order to encourage timely fulfillment of orders
› Facilitated sample development by drawing Illustrator flats, cutting patterns, assisting with fittings, and shipping samples to overseas showrooms
› Visited factories, dye house, and vendors regularly to ensure smooth production
› Maintained records of fabric and trim inventory, cut sheets, and fabric testing

technical skills

› Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Entourage and PowerPoint
› Skilled at Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, familiar with HTML and CSS
› Comfortable with both Macintosh and PC computers
› Adept at sewing, draping, hand-dyeing and screen printing
› Experienced with industrial single-needle, merrow and overlock machines
› Knowledgeable in sustainable textiles and their complexities

grants & awards
   grants
› Consortium for Women and Research, Graduate Research Award // 2011-2012
› UC Davis and Humanities, Graduate Research Award // 2011-2012
› UC Davis, President's Undergraduate Fellowship Award // 2007
   awards
› Outstanding Contribution to Design, UC Davis Design Department; 2007
› Excellence in Design, UC Davis Design Department; 2007

other
Graduate Co-Director, Aggie ReStore // May 2011 - present
› Helped start a resuse store for the UC Davis campus and created store operations and procedures with university administration
› In charge of external tasks such establishing relationships with university departments and campus organizations and managing donations
de Young Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, "Where to? The Call of the Times," New Generations Student Showcase // April 2011
› Exhibited a textile art piece,“The Last Leaf Left,” as a call for environmental stewardship
› Hand-stitched the composition using textile scraps and leftover yarn
UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment, Environmental Leaders Program // September 2010 - present
Under the program, established a reuse center to promote the creative reuse of “waste” materials and sustainability through arts and crafts.
Research Presenter, UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference // April 2007
› Presented sustainable textile research in lecture entitled, “Ecofashion: Environmentally and Socially Conscious Clothing”
› Synthesis of year-long project of creating a sustainable collection and researching sustainable fabrics and natural dyes
Research Presenter, UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference // April 2006
› Presented a textile research lecture entitled, “A Detailed Look at an Extant 1920s Dress”
› Researched all aspects, including sewing construction and historical background, of a garment from the Design Collection
Alpha Phi Omega, co-ed community service fraternity // March 2005 - June 2007
› Completed over seventy hours of community service each school year
› Positions held within the fraternity include Historian, Community Service Coordinator, Corresponding Secretary & Press Secretary