Skills
Costume Design Skilled Stitcher, Experienced Cutter Draper, Facility with Makeup, Paint, Dye, Corsetry, Millinery, Leather, and Crafts

Fashion Design Flat Pattern, Bias Cut, Tailoring, Machine Knitting, Micrografx Designer and Picture Publisher, Digitizing, Grading, and Gerber Garment Technology Accumark and Pattern Designer 2000

Education
Bachelor of Science, Texas Tech University
Graduated August 2001
Major Fashion Design GPA 3.3

Technical Experience
2006 Draper
Houston Shakespeare Festival
Supervised stitchers, patterned and cut costumes as well as stitch complicated pieces.

2004–2006 Costumier
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Supervised students project, coordinated tour groups costume and weekly laundry, and assisted professors with classes, draped, and designed.

2005 Draper
Shakespeare & Co.
Supervised stitchers, patterned and fit costumes as well as stitch complicated pieces.

2003–2004 Over hire
Long Wharf Theater
Primarily stitching and some basic first hand.

2003 Over hire
Goodspeed Musicals
Primarily stitching. Over hire for five weeks.

2002 Lab Instructor
Lubbock Christian University
Assisted in lectures and guided students in the fundamentals of costume design and the working of a costume shop.

2002 Cutter Draper
Shakespeare in Santa Fe
Responsibilities included stitching, patterning and fittings.

2002 Cutter Draper
Wichita State University Department of Opera
Responsibilities included stitching, patterning and fittings

2001 Intern Costume Shop Assistant
University of Delaware
Responsibilities included stitching, patterning and fittings and general shop work.


2000–2001 Stitcher / First Hand
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Cut and Constructed Costumes.

1998–2001 Costume Shop Assistant
Texas Tech University
Responsibilities included stitching, patterning, fittings, student designing and general shop work.

Costume Design Credits
2006 The Piano Lesson,University of Alabama at Birmingham

2005 Antigone,University of Alabama at Birmingham

2004 The Subject Tonight is Love,Birmingham Festival Theater

2002 Wit, Newman University

2002 See How They Run, Newman University

2001 Woyzeck, Texas Tech University

2000 Writin’ on Rocks, Texas Tech University

1999 Hair, (assistant designer to Polly Beorsig), Texas Tech University

1999 Occupational Hazards, Texas Tech University

Awards
2006 The Piano Lesson
Faculty Designer Certificate of Merit Award
Kennedey Center American Collage Theater Festival Region IV

2001 Dallas Career Day Fashion Contest
3rd Professional Wear
2nd Theaterical / Fantasy Wear


References
Elizabeth Pollard Professor of Costume Technology, Universty of Albama at Birmingham
(205)–934–3236 Costume shop manager and my supervisor.

Dennis McLernon Head of Performance, Universty of Albama at Birmingham
(205)–934–8300 Director of The Piano Lesson.

Graduated from Fiber department at the Kansas City Art Institute. Skills include dye work, clothing construction, three–dimensional wearables.

Registry Image: Urban Soldier - 2007 recycled materials

Alligator Dress - 2008 recycled materials