Vintage-inspired apparel for men, women, and children. Designed and manufactured in San Diego. Costumes for Film and Television. Custom-fit and my own fabrics.

Provide equipment and services for in-store and seasonal events including alterations and custom embroidery.

Provide design direction, materials sourcing, tech packs, illustrations, first patterns, pre-production, and prototype samples for entrepreneurs. Small scale production and size runs. Digitize logos & graphics for decoration methods such as sublimation, screen print, embroidery, and laser etching.

Plan and teach courses in basic and advanced graphics using Adobe Creative Cloud, sewing techniques, and digital and manual fabric printing.

Prepared and revised tech packs, organized custom yarn catalogs, assisted with vendor order management, quality control, catalog copy editing. Developed graphic inventory report system and visual presentations. Attended apparel and accessory buy meetings. Was responsible for managing vendor samples and catalog and photo shoot samples. Assisted with fashion shows and developed new care labels. Assisted with photography for fit files. Provided quality control for production samples and size runs.

Met with prospective students and their parents. Gave guided tours and reviewed program outline and course sequence. Explained AT program at length and shared my experiences from class, study tours, and organizations.

Converted artwork for embroidery and screen print. Digitized complex embroidery artwork for applique, reverse applique, sequins, and Stahls vinyl. Developed logos for teams.

Provided butterfat and soma count of dairy samples for farms in the midwest. Analyzed test results for breeding and sales data. Prepared vials and test kits for field technicians.

Gift store co-owner. Used Amaya XT and DesignShop Pro to digitize custom embroidered gifts. Developed logos and edited photos for printing on sublimation blanks such as dog tags, license plates, and SoftLink tees. Attended trade shows. Created promotional materials for businesses including graphic design of marketing collateral and logo development.