A u g u s t 2 0 0 5 - M a y 2 0 0 9

S U R F A C E P A T T E R N D E S I G N B F A @ S Y R A C U S E U N I V E R S I T Y

Sk i coach & guide to a courageous v isual ly impaired sk i racer .

Rafted 133 mi . of the Grand Canyon with 12 new and 3 old f r iends .

Fund-ra ised, t ra ined and part ic ipated in the Minnesota MS 150 bike r ide.

Created a community that promotes cycl ing as a way l i fe to women

r iders in Minneapol is as an ambassador to the VIDA mountain bike ser ies .

Started the fundamental t ra ining to becoming a CTI t ra ined l i fe coach.

A u g u s t 2 0 0 5 - M a y 2 0 0 9

M A R K E T I N G M I N O R @ S Y R A C U S E U N I V E R S I T Y

E D U C A T I O N

A D V E N T U R E S I N T H E P A S T Y E A R

S u m m e r 2 0 0 8

T E X T I L E D E S I G N I N T E R N @ R A L P H L A U R E N

Studied how pr int and pattern stor ies t ie into maintaining a

powerful brand and her i tage.

Shadowed senior pr int d i rector to purchase, create , present and

produce seasonal pr int and pattern stor ies .

Met f reelance deadl ines and del ivered one-o� pro�table text i le

des igns a imed at the fashion text i les industry .

S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 1 - F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 2

F R E E L A N C E T E X T I L E D E S I G N E R @ H U N T + G A T H E R S T U D I O

Create or iginal brand ident i t ies for c l ients . Execute projects

correlat ing with c l ient speci�c deadl ines . C l ients inc lude

restaurants , breweries , sa lons , newspaper , food labels , logos .

M a r c h 2 0 0 9 - P r e s e n t

F R E E L A N C E G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R

Dr ive artwork concepts for internal brands guided by t rend

information and consumer in�uences that achieve brand ident i ty ,

overal l product and assortment strategy.

Integrate hand sketches , Adobe and Ned Graphics appl icat ions to

create or iginal exclus ive a l lover pr ints , yarn dye, knit , jacquard,

p laced pr ints and graphics that achieve overal l creat ive object ive .

Present artwork in working sess ions to var ied audiences of des ign,

leaders and merchant partners .

Hand o� artwork for product ion with detai led pr int processes ,

techniques and desi red text i le knit or pr int e�ects . Analyze

product ion str ike o�'s for qual i ty , color and layout .

Successful ly develop and manage re lat ionships with

cross- funct ional partners . Own text i le expert ise and take a proact ive

role in address ing re levant and t imely concerns to the team.

Product Categor ies : Junior Hosiery , Junior S leep, RTW [plus , modern

c lass ic , contemporary , juniors , accessor ies] , g i r ls modern c lass ic .

Leading text i le role in l imited t ime partnerships including L i l ly

Pul i tzer .

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 2 - P r e s e n t

T E X T I L E D E S I G N E R @ T A R G E T

D E S I G N E X P E R I E N C E

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