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Westfield, Indiana, United States

Creation of traditional, hand rendered signage and collateral. Digital design (Adobe) - collateral and intra-store communications.Execution of monthly pdp.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Responsible for Menʻs, Womenʻs Young Adult, Womenʻs Early Career, Womenʻs Mid Career display mannequins, intra department merchandising, signage. Partnered with Department Managers, Visual Manager, and Store Manager on merchandising, visual, and seasonal displays and monthly window displays.

Greater Indianapolis

Designed and illustrated fashion line.Created tech illustrations.Built tech packs.Sourced fabrics and manufacturers (foreign and domestic).Designed textile prints for production.Designed jewelry and accessories.Attended Sourcing at Magic.Digitized pattens and created grade rules using Gerber / Accumark.

Noblesville, Indiana, United States

Managed retail boutique - scheduling, training and development- Marketing and social media, POS management- Marketing events - Mid-Summer Marketplace and Home Pop-Up Shop- Merchandising (window display, hard and soft lines).- Increased sales by 30% Q4 2019.- Curated, photographed and listed merchandise for online sales (Poshmark, Ebay, Shopify).

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managed 35+ adjunct and full time faculty.Created quarterly course schedules for Fashion, Foundations, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Web Design.Created quarterly, yearly, and tenure matriculation plans for 200+ students in Fashion, Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Web Design.Chair - Institutional Effectiveness CommitteeProducer / MC - AiIndy.

Developed curriculum and taught classes (Fashion, Interior Design, Graphic Design)New Faculty training and developmentDuring the course of my tenure at Faculty Development (Interim Chair)Library CommitteeTechnology CommitteeAcademic Prowess CommitteeInstitutional Effectiveness Committee. 2009 Study Abroad Instructor - England and France2016, 2017 Fashion.

Noblesville, Indiana

Purchased, cleaned, repaired, staged and photographed vintage garments for online auctions and sales.Designed and created unique hand crafted and dyed garments and accessories. Vendor at Penrod Arts Fair - 2009, 2010.

I was asked to teach the course Textiles for Apparel in the Spring Semester, 2005, Fall Semester, 2005, and Spring Semester 2006.

I was responsible for cataloging new accessions, researching existing accessions, as well as inventory and reorganization of the entire costume collection. I also worked closely with the Curator to develop and execute new displays of artifacts within the collection. An additional aspect of my duties included working with instructors to organize and provide.

Muncie, Indiana

I worked as a CAD designer / illustrator during college. This was a paid internship position that was extended after the internship ended.

Daleville, Indiana, United States

POS Operations and management; Visual Merchandising; Merchandising; Scheduling;Hiring, Training and Development; Processing Shipment; Opening / Closing; Inventory; Managed store closing

I worked to source, procure and up-cycle vintage clothing. I also worked to run the business on a daily basis.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Apparel Design / Historic Costume

Activities and Societies: Fashion Design Society

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Apparel Design

Activities and Societies: Fashion Design SocietyI studied Apparel Design with a minor in Marketing during my undergrad years. During grad.