EDUCATION Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fibers, Minor in Fashion Design

Graduation Date: August 2009

SKILLS Computer: Adobe Creative Suite, CAD, Microsoft Office, Fishbowl, WordPress Design: Sew, Screen Print, Felt, Weave, Knit, Pattern Make, Fashion Illustration, Fiber-Reactive Dying WORK EXPERIENCE Product Development Coordinator, Kendra Scott Design, Austin, TX October 11-October 12 Creating technical specifications, receiving, organizing, and determining quality of samples, product research and development including competitive analysis, delegating project responsibilities to interns, fulfilling public relations and account requests and coordinating charitable design projects Production, Kendra Scott Design, Austin, TX June-October11
Setting stones to fill wholesale and web orders and managing quality control of frames

Sales Associate, Kendra Scott Design, Austin, TX Design Assistant, Merveille Event Design, Austin, TX Freelance Graphic and Advertising Designer, Austin, TX

March-October 11 October 10-June 11 November 09-Present

Helping customers design and make jewelry at the color bar and merchandising product Produce floral arrangements and custom dcor for events and create and manage Facebook page and blog Design advertisements, menus, logos, and website content for Thai Spice Restaurants and Merveille Events

INTERN & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Graphic Design Intern, Kendra Scott Design, Austin, TX January-April 11 Assist art director in managing social media outlets and editing product pictures Volunteer, Christian Outreach Foundation, Austin, TX November 10-April 11 Intern, 36th Street Events, Austin, TX
Volunteer with an afterschool program for at-risk youth at a local elementary school

May 10-December 10 July-October 10 March-May 10 February-May 10 November 09 June-July 08

Attend client and vendor meetings, assist coordinator at wedding rehearsals and receptions

Intern, Merveille Flowers and Events, Austin, TX

Assist designer in creating floral and other dcor for weddings

Volunteer, Hill Country Hill Tribes, Austin, TX Intern, Handmade Expressions, Austin, TX Intern, the South Magazine, Savannah, GA
Assistant stylist on fashion editorials

Helped Burmese women refuges design and produce shopping bags from recycled coffee bags Designed jewelry, bags, journals, picture frames, and jewelry boxes at a fair trade company

Intern, Satchel Boutique, Savannah, GA ORGANIZATIONS SCAD Fashion Haus Club President Fashion Haus Club Secretary & Public Relations Executive Student Activities Council, Volunteer for Childrens Tent at Sidewalk Arts Festival ACTIVITIES Cotton Inc. Design Competition Finalist Art Director for Sarah Carrs Into the Weeds photo shoot SCAD Senior Fashion Show Dresser Stylist for Nate Abramowskis Garden Story photo shoot Stylist for Ai-Ling Changs photo shoot at the Loci Design Gallery Stylist for Nate Abramowskis Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go photo shoot

Learned about leather sewing techniques, helped with window displays and store merchandising

September 08-May 09 May 06-September 08 April 08 & 07 2009 November 08 May 08 & 06 February 08 January 08 January 08

Managed an organization, delegated responsibility, budgeted expenses, conducted interviews Managed paperwork, planned events and meetings, maintained minutes during meetings