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Resume:
Cynthia
Woish
Hayward, CA 94544
***********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Thirty years of experience as a seamstress. I have worked privately with clients, designed for theatrical productions, created garments that are contemporary in design and historical reproductions, and worked in a workshop for privately owned businesses in the high fashion industry.
EXPERIENCE
Janene’s Bridal Alterations
Alameda, CA September 2015 October 2015
Alterations to high end bridal gowns
Dark Garden Unique Corsetry, Inc.
Custom Cutter and Stitcher
San Francisco, CA March 2001 August 2015
Lead custom cutter and stitcher of couture level corsets and garments using various fabrics including leather, silk, wools,and lace Accomplishments
● Able to work under tight deadlines while maintaining exceptional quality
● Produced up to 8 corsets cutting per day, 3 custom corsets stitching per day
● Able to use imagination and creativity to construct garments
● Created and implemented time and cost saving measures for my own work, enabling me to improve production speed and quality
● Trained 7 new employees in the techniques used by the company
● Designed and applied appliqued patterns to garments based on customer’s specifications and my own artistic abilities
● Cut and stitched custom corsets for high profile clients to be used in fashion shows and photo shoots.
● Cutting and stitching mock ups for corsets and custom garments
● Assisted in costing of new style corsets
Custom Clothing Design and Construction
Bay Area, CA 1984 Present
Working with private clients and theaters to design unique custom clothing and costumes, including wedding dresses
Accomplishments
● Designed patterns and drafting based on client wishes, often using multiple source materials and ideas
● Worked with leather, silk, lace, and other fabrics to create custom clothing in a timely fashion and pursuant to the client’s deadlines
● Personalized customer service for all clients
● Worked under deadlines to meet client expectations and requirements
● Highly skilled in matching designs on fabric and lace across seams
● Primary seamstress for The Dreamsters Transformatorium Choice for Staffing Temp Agency
San Francisco, CA March 2001 December 2001
● office management ordering office supplies, relaying fax communications,filing, overseeing file clerks, assisting communications between departments, maintenance of office equipment
● receptionist answering multi line phone systems and redirecting calls, distributing all incoming and outgoing mail, various data entry and information look up, entering/posting writeoffs of aged accounts Revamp Vintage Reproduction Clothing
San Francisco, CA January 2000 February 2001
Store Manager, primary cutter, primary men’s wear stitcher, and women’s evening wear as well as assisted in fittings with custom bridal clients, sales. Accomplishments
● Personalized customer service for clients
● Worked under deadlines to meet client expectations and requirements
● Responsible for taking phone orders, in store sales, measurements and fittings
● In charge of opening/closing shop, merchandise inventory, order shipments and receiving
● Responsible for cutting and stitching inventory clothing EDUCATION
San Francisco State University Bachelor's Degree Majored in Costume Design for Stage and Screen with a minor in Music Performance
SKILLS
● Specialize in sewing leather, pattern matching across seams, applique. pattern drafting, and alterations
● Basic Word, excel sheets, ten key data entry
● Trained in operatic singing, fencing, flute, fire spinning, and kora REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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