Quality Control Customer Service

Ruth R. Davis

425-***-**** **********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Apparel design professional with 20 years' experience in the garment, furniture, aviation and marine industries. Hardworking and creative, with a passion to design and create pieces that exceed order expectations. Dedicated to understanding customers' requests and working on a team or independently to meet them. Proven record of adapting to diverse working conditions to complete a quality product in a timely manner.

Qualifications

Apparel

Upholstery

Designer

Seamstress

Pattern Maker

Grading Rules

Tailor

Quality Control

Supervisor

Problem Solver

Customer Service

Microsoft Word

Career Accomplishments

• Contracted by Chasing Fireflies for consulting services as a pattern maker and sample sewer for their costumes.

• Sewed samples for a new company, Living Green, that were used by sales representatives to launch the business.

• Sewed the cover for a "Winks" chair.

• Created and sewed own wedding dress with lace and beadwork.

• Designed the pattern and created 500 Christmas stockings that were sold at The Bon Marche.

Work Experience

Ruth Davis Design, Bellevue, WA 1988 - Present

Owner

• Contracted by Chasing Fireflies for consulting services as a pattern maker and sample sewer from November 25, 2009 to August 13, 2010.

• Manages ongoing product design, pattern making, and sewing to serve a variety of customers.

• Guides customers in fabric and notion selection to create a high quality piece.

• Tailors pants, shirts, blouses and dresses, and other items as requested.

• Ability to alter and fit wedding dresses.

Ruth R. Davis 425-***-****

Brandrud Furniture, Inc., Auburn, WA 2009

Fabric Cutter, Seamstress

• Cut various fabrics by pattern according to order to prepare for sewing.

• Inspected fabric, marking flaws and verifying yardage.

• Positioned and marked pattern outlines on fabric

Utilikilts, Seattle, WA 2008

Quality Control Specialist

• Assured that factories performed production to standards for finished garments.

• Inspected production in process and approved finished garments.

• Determined how to solve production problems, and made sure corrective steps were taken at factories.

Aviation Covers, Inc., Arlington, WA 2007 - 2008

Pattern Maker and Seamstress

• Made patterns for airplane and helicopter covers.

• Sewed covers for airplanes and helicopters including Eclipse Mini Jets.

• Selected to sew samples for marketing promotions and photo shoots.

Scotts Custom Canvas, Everett, WA 2005 - 2006

Seamstress and Sales Representative

• Provided customer care from taking orders and designing projects through to delivering final products.

• Sewed boat canvas and upholstery products.

Other Experience

Sea Bell Sportswear, Redmond, WA

Quality Control, 1991-1993 Supervisor, 1989-1991 Pattern Maker, 1987-1989

White Mountain Sportswear, Provo, UT

Northgate Fabrics, Seattle, WA

Education

Apparel Design - Associate of Arts and Science degree

Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA

Clothing and Textile/Interior Design - Bachelor of Science degree

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Clothing and Textiles - Associate of Arts and Science degree

Ricks College (now Brigham Young University Idaho), Rexburg, ID

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