Manager Design

Lyudmila G. King

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Harbor City, CA 90710

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310-***-**** Home

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

David's Bridal: Torrance, CA. 3/2007 - Present. Senior Alteration

Specialist. Custom fit/accessorize off-the-rack store wedding gowns and

formal dresses for weddings, proms and other special occasions. Use

sketches, oral and written instructions. Fabricates, bonds and sews on a

daily basis in a high-pressure environment. 3/2007 - 12/2008 full-time,

6/2009 - present part-time only due to recession and reduced sales volume.

Renko Original Fashions: Redondo Beach, CA. 3/2010 - Present, part-time.

Custom Alteration Specialist and Dressmaker at a custom high-end fashion

boutique. Use drawings, patterns, oral and written instructions. Highly

experienced in hand sewing and industrial sewing machines.

Shocking the House: West Hollywood, CA. 8/2004 - 1/2005. 1st

Patternmaker/Dressmaker. Assisted owners of custom design & fashion shop to

fit, make design changes, and sew outfits for Nicole Kidman for her role as

Samantha, in the movie Bewitched. This was a short-term assignment to meet

the demanding schedule requirements and constant changes required by Ms.

Kidman and the fashion designer during the filming. Worked overtime and

weekends to meet the production needs.

Luxury Moda: Kiev, Ukraine. 7/2000 - 6/2002.

Custom Dressmaking Studio. 1st Patternmaker/ Cutter/ Fitter of custom

dresses and other fashion outfits to include Embroidery, Leather, Lace,

Silk, Linen and other materials for private clients.

Duties included: consultation with client regarding what could be

designed from customer provided materials; taking measurement of customers

figure; creating/designing patterns according to these customer dimensions;

cut material; conduct 1st & 2nd fittings.

Dressmaking Studio "Gratzija": Kirovograd, Ukraine. 5/1997 - 6/2000.

Custom Dressmaking Studio. 1st Patternmaker/ Cutter/ Fitter of custom

dresses and other fashion outfits to include Embroidery, Leather, Lace,

Silk, Linen and other materials for private clients.

"Silhouette" Atelier: Ollenegorsk, Russia. 8/1995 - 3/1997.

Custom Dressmaking Studio. 1st Patternmaker/ Cutter/Fitter/Seamstress of

custom dresses and other fashion outfits to include Lace, Silk, Linen and

other materials for private clients. If needed, sewed samples and garments

from scratch.

EDUCATION:

A.A., Fashion Design, Kirovograd Technical School, Kirovograd, Ukraine.

GPA 4.0 Departmental Honors received and Special Diploma awarded for

number one class ranking for fashion design and dressmaking skills.

Completed 2012 Course of Computer Pattern & Grading - utilizing Gerber 8

CAD Software at El Camino College.

Completed 2012 Course of Computer Fashion Illustration at EL Camino

College.

Highly skilled in draping.

B.A., Elementary Education, State University of Education, Kirovograd,

Ukraine. GPA 3.5

Special Skills:

Proficient in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.

U.S. Citizen

REFERENCES:

Lynn Strobel, Patternmaker, Instructor, Fashion Design Department, El

Camino College, Torrance, CA. Telephone: 714-***-**** e-mail:

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Corine Arnaud, Co-owner of "Shocking the House" dressmaking studio.

Telephone 310-***-****

Martha Sterr, David's Bridal, Alteration Department manager, Torrance, CA.

Work telephone 310-***-****

Damon A. King, Deputy Chief, United States Department Of Justice - Criminal

Division, 1400 New York Ave, N.W., 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. Work

Telephone: 202-***-****

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