1. OBJECTIVE
SKILLS
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
06.20.09
09.01.11–
PRESENT
11.01.10–
09.01.11
MEGAN.KONDRASKY@GMAIL.COM
2414 TELEGRAPH #408
BERKELEY, CA 94704 USA
+1 707 318 3022
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Fulfill a challenging, ingenuitive and creative position within the
garment design and production industry; to apply my current knowledge and to further expand my industry education and skill sets.
PERSONAL
■ Ability to work, communicate and problem solve; both within a team environment and on an individual basis.
■ Ability to prioritize and work efficiently with multiple projects under
high-pressure environments by appropriately managing time to execute
all time-sensitive tasks with quality and detail.
TECHNICAL
■ Adobe® CS6; Illustrator®, Photoshop®, InDesign®
■ EBS
■ REACH Style Manager
■ Design conceptualizing and execution
■ Fashion illustration
■ Sewing
■ Pattern making
■ Jewellery design and construction
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA–SAN FRANCISCO
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Fashion Design
December, 2009
■ Annual Fashion Show — Metamorphosis
Designer
BYER CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO
Merchandiser; Girls Division 7–16
■ Research current market trends, create mood boards & help provide
art direction for a new line
■ Interpret outside samples brought back from Europe & Tokyo for
new bodies
■ Design new appliqués, screen prints, sublimations, dip dye/tie
dye, necklaces and jewellery for upcoming markets
■ Trim market garments
■ Create trim prepares
■ Approve production trims for style, quality, size and color
■ Meet with trim vendors
■ Write up new body paperwork and draw new body flat sketches for pattern makers to interpret and create new patterns
■ Swatch fabric for new bodies and recuts
■ Set up fabric information requests (FIRs) to obtain prices, fabric content and fabric location from fabric vendors
■ Create costing packages for new bodies going into production
■ Prepare garments for photo studio
■ Prepare ad sample garments for JC Penney, Macy’s, Kohl's, Sears, Bon Ton, Bealls and Boscovs
BYER CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO
Spec-Writer; Juniors Division
■ Created technical flat sketches for new garments/trims
■ Input fabrication, trim, wash care instructions and production location information within spec packs
■ Prepared sew-by samples for new bodies to be sent to
production factories
■ Released spec paperwork to the grading room
■ Measured counter samples from production factories to make
sure garments met specs before proceeding into bulk garments