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Alien EarthFashion designer/Seamstress/Artist and Owner
Feb. 2012Baltimore, Maryland, United States✓ Acquire in-depth knowledge and appreciation of clothing and fashion across history and various cultures.
✓ Proficient in sewing, tailoring, and bridal gown construction, with a strong understanding of the technical processes involved in creating high-quality garments.
✓ Experienced in bridal alterations, ensuring precise adjustments for an impeccable fit and flawless presentation on the wedding day.
✓ Lead the conceptualization and design of women’s wear, including bridal gowns, ensuring alignment with market trends, brand vision, and client expectations.
✓ Collaborate with merchandising, sourcing, and production teams to translate creative designs into production-ready garments.
✓ Conduct trend analysis and develop mood boards, color palettes, and sketches for seasonal and bridal collections.
✓ Oversee the selection of fabrics, trims, and materials, including luxury and specialty fabrics for bridal wear, while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
✓ Participate in fittings for bridal and other garments, making detailed adjustments to ensure superior fit and quality.
✓ Manage multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to tight deadlines without compromising creativity or craftsmanship.
✓ Contribute to sustainability initiatives by researching and implementing eco-friendly materials and practices in bridal and ready-to-wear collections.
✓ Assist the design team in creating technical flats and detailed specifications for a variety of garment types, including bridal gowns.
✓ Conduct research on trends, colors, and fabrics to inform and support the development of new collections.
✓ Prepare tech packs and ensure clear communication with manufacturers for seamless sample development.
✓ Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including production, marketing, and merchandising, to ensure the smooth execution of projects.
Say It Visually!Lead Artist/Animator
Feb. 2010 - May. 2015Bellingham, Washington, United StatesWhile working as a Lead Artist/Animator, I hand-drew images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured, or animated by computer. Besides that, I also designed complex graphics and animation. Moreover, I utilized story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to design storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map critical scenes and characters.
➢ Completed various 2D animation whiteboard explainers for fortune 100 companies such as Amazon, Verizon, and NBC.
➢ Handled drawing, painting, animation, motion graphics, stop-motion, videography, photography, and illustration, on projects for various Fortune 500 clients.
Alien Earth Designs (Freelance)Artist/Animator
Jan. 2007Maryland, United States• Illustrated over 200 anatomy drawings for an award winning Medical book.
• Design custom costumes, gowns, and ready to wear items from pattern making and draping to sewing. • Hand-draw images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured or animated by computer. • Design complex graphics and animation.
• Created 2D and 3D images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, and Maya. • Apply story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to animation to create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters. All using Adobe After Effects and Premier.
• Make objects or characters appear life like by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
• Created Stop Motion animations from storyboards, character development and creation, animated the characters, and postproduction of the animation. • Illustrated images that were used in animation for the purpose of telling a story. All created by hand using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.
Washington State PatrolCVEO2
Oct. 2000 - Feb. 2010Bellevue, WA• Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations. • Designed several Award coins for the Chief of the Washington State Patrol, and a multi-language coloring book. Preformed Federal Audits
Systems TransportationMechanic
Jun. 1998 - Oct. 2000Spokane, Washington AreaPerformed basic maintenance such as oil changes, brakes, tires on vehicles.
• Mechanic, rebuilt engines, transmission and installed
US ArmySergeant
Feb. 1990 - Sep. 1997I was in 183rd Maintenance Company and 317th maintenance Company.
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