San Francisco Design

www.ishanliou.com ****@*********.*** 415-***-****

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Frock Los Angeles San Francisco, California, June–September 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Patternmaker

Responsible for first pattern, working from original design sketches

Levi Strauss & Co. Dockers San Francisco, California, August 2009

Freelance Designer

Re-coloring existing artwork and create repeats using Illustrator, Photoshop

Pottery Barn San Francisco, California, August 2009

Freelance Designer

Created hand-drawn illustrated stories

CiCaDa, San Francisco, California, August–October 2008

Design Assistant intern

Assisted in the showroom with clients’ questions regarding the line, interacted with China offices to oversee production

NoBlu, San Francisco, California, June–August 2008

Design Intern

Researched fabrics and trims, sketched flats, and created spec sheets

Knitwear Lab, Academy of Art, San Francisco, California, February– June 2008

Teaching Assistant

Helped students understand and develop single flat bed machine knitting skills, assisted in operating Stoll Knitting

Machine for optimum performance

Academy of Art University San Francisco, California, 2006–2009

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Knitwear and Fashion Design

National Changhua University of Education Taiwan, 1998 –2002

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting

FASHION SKILLS Sketching, illustration, garment construction, technical flat drawing (by hand & Illustrator ),

knitwear textile design from initial concept stage to presentation. Strong knowledge of Stoll

Machine CMS pattern design programs,, cut and sew knits, fully-fashioned sweaters,

understanding of yarns, fabrics, trims, and colors.

COMPUTER SKILLS Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Word M1 Knit & Wear software

Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Excel

Cross Platform

Microsoft PowerPoint

APATure Runway III Fashion Show SOMArt, San Francisco, California, August 8, 2009

ACHIEVEMENTS

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week:

Academy of Art University Graduation Fashion Show New York City, February 13 2009

Presented collaborative fall / winter knitwear project with textiles in Bryant Park/ New York Fashion Week (2009)

Academy of Art Spring Show 2008, San Francisco, California

Selected for jewelry team work project for Academy of Art University (Spring Show 2008)

LANGUAGE SKILLS English, Mandarin

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