Bushkill, PA *****
ad0kmv@r.postjobfree.com
Yelena Shelyuto
SKILLS:
● Excellent with every kind of tailoring and clothing alteration.
● Decades long tailoring experience.
● Able to complete project deadlines on time.
● Able to work with a variety of different fabrics.
● Able to operate and upkeep tailoring equipment.
● Excellent Customer-Service Skills.
● Adaptability to Customer Specifications and Demands.
● Excellent with Attention to Detail.
● Complex Problem Solving.
● Able to Work in High-Stress Environments.
● Fluent in Russian
● Speciality in creating and maintaining dresses.
EXPERIENCE
Fashion Queen Tailoring, Brooklyn NY — Master Seamstress February 1993 - March 2021
● Owned and managed a tailoring business for almost 30 years.
● Created and maintained hundreds of different types of clothing.
● Produced intricate custom clothing based on customer demands.
● Operated and maintained a personal sewing machine.
● Personally delivered finished products to customers when asked. Zatsarina Bridal, Red Bank NJ — Seamstress
January 2023 - October 2023
● Produced and maintained bridal and bridesmaids dresses
● Fulfilled custom requests for bridal and bridesmaids dresses
● Created alterations based on managerial or customer request
● Worked with beads and heirlooms.
● Worked with alterations to wedding gowns.
● Created and produced clothes from different dress designs. EDUCATION
High School, Gomel Belarus — High School Diploma
September 1975- June 1985
Fashion College Polytechnic, Gomel Belarus — Associates Degree September 1985 - June 1987
● Acquired the skills needed to work in the tailoring industry.
● Majored in pattern making, and studied different designs and shapes.
● Worked in group and individual projects for creating and maintaining clothes. Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan NY — No Degree September 1995 - June 1998
● Furthered education in pattern making and designs
● Has knowledge of designs both from the Soviet Union and United States
● Worked with American students and teachers in pattern making
● Learned to become literate in English from connecting with colleagues.