Lindsey L. Vandevier has over 10 years of experience in floral, event, and theatrical design. She holds an MFA in theater design from Carnegie Mellon University and a BFA from Syracuse University. Her experience includes freelance floral design, decorating for holiday windows, and internships focused on floral sourcing, event setup, and costume design. She also has customer service experience as a caterer and restaurant hostess. Lindsey has skills in drawing, sewing, budgeting, art history, and computer programs.

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FLORAL & EVENT DESIGN
EDUCATION
Flower School NY Floral Design Professional Program 2015
Carnegie Mellon University MFA - Theater Design 2013
Syracuse University BFA (Magna Cum Laude) - Design/Technical Theater 2007
RELEVANT CREATIVE POSITIONS
Freelance Floral Designer: Belle Fleur / Ocsar Mora August 2015 - Present
Responsibilities: prepping and conditioning flowers, stocking inventory, arranging small scale designs, assisting on
large scale designs, wiring flowers for lead designers, executing set up of flowers and table decor on site from de-
signer notes, keeping the design studio clean and tidy.
Decorator: Soho Trees November 2013 - January 2014
Responsibilities: Developing holiday designs for trees, wreaths, and home decor, sourcing materials and installing
designs in upscale apartments and hotels, interacting with cleints and their homes with respect and professionalism
Holiday Window Artist: Anthropologie (Soho and Chelsea locations) October 2013 and 2014
Responsibilities: Working with the window display designers to create their vision, sourcing materials, helping with
creation and implementation of window elements, various arts and crafts skills
Intern: Matthew Robbins Design Summer 2009
Responsibilities: Helping with floral sourcing and prep, assist setup of events onsite, developing and creating fabric
florals for flower girl dress line, helping with in house preparation of centerpieces, linens, and candles.
Freelance Costume and Scenic Design (Selected designs)* 2007-Present
The Accidental Caregiver Scenography 440 Studios 2014
Old Times Scenography Washington College 2014
Peter Pan: A musical Adventure Costumes Mercury Summer Stock 2013
Romeo and Juliet Costumes Philip Chosky Theater 2013
Request Concert Scenography Ellis Arts Space 2012
SLAVS! Costumes John Wells Theater 2012
L’Enfant et Les Sortilèges Costumes Philip Chosky Theater 2012
RELEVANT CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITIONS
Caterer: Great Performances, New York 2014-present
Responsibilities: Setting up tables and place settings, various fine dining serve out techniques, passing hors d’oeuvres
and sweets, engaging with guests in a friendly and professional manner.
Maitre D’, Hostess, Reservationist at High End Restaurants: Morimoto NYC / Kappo Masa NYC 2007- present
Responsibilities: Managing calls, taking care of special requests, organizational paperwork, creating and managing-
seating plan throughout the night, dealing with guest concerns, hostess training, accommodating and interacting with
high profile and difficult clientele.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Drawing, painting, model building, drafting, sewing, budgeting, knowledge of historical architecture and decor, art
history and history of fashion, Photoshop, InDesign, Procreate, Microsoft Office, iWork, NYC Driver’s license, conver-
sational Italian
REFERENCES
Meredith Perez Owner Belle Fleur meredith@bellefleurny.com 212.254.8703
Narelle Sissons Designer/Professor, CMU nsissons@andrew.cmu.edu 412.268.8563
Annette Jordan Manager, Kappo Masa annettej1974@aol.com 646.228.9686