OLIVIA GRAY

Miami, FL

813-***-****

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EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA), BFA. Fashion Design. Class of 2011 GPA: 3.7, Magna Cum Laude Savannah College of Art and Design (Lacoste, France) Study abroad program- Summer 2009 Keystone National High School (Raleigh, NC), class of 2007 SKILLS

Sales/Entrepreneurship: Independent business owner/designer since 2014. Self starter, visionary, ability to plan and execute tasks in a timely manner. Endless desire to learn new trades and develop effective techniques to be successful. Strong sales, customer service and hospitality experience. Enjoys competitive, dynamic and challenging work environment. Creative problem solving. Enjoys building strong client relations. Design: Women's and Men’s Fashion. Experience in collection development, fashion illustration, tech packs, patterning/draping for ready to wear apparel, ballet costumes, bridal gowns, evening wear, tailoring, athletic and custom clothing. Cut and sew designer.

Management: Full management of all aspects of running Olivia Gray LLC as well as other management roles. Dealing directly with a wide variety of clients. Working on strict deadlines implementing creative problem solving. Forming, as well as, maintaining business relationships. Coordinating task teams. Natural leadership skills. Bartending/Serving and Liquor Knowledge: +4 years as a bartender/server/VIP bottle server at a fast paced high volume night club. Responsible for coordinating, booking, and serving events. Upselling liquor and exceeding sales expectations. Building strong report with clients. Managing customer satisfaction and billing. Serving directly to celebrities and high end customers. Event Planning/Coordinating: From initial planning to day of coordinating of Fashion Shows, Private Events, andWeddings. Retail Sales:: POS.In person and digital sales. Front of house. Inventory, merchandising, buying and selling. Commission base experience and ability to exceed quotas. Software: Full Adobe Design Suit, all Microsoft Office Programs, Quickbooks, Point of Sale. Clo3D, Zoom, GoogleMeet, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. EXPERIENCE

Ari Soho Miami (Miami, FL) November 2023 to Present. Luxury Mens and Women's Sales/Styling Sales Associate and stylist. Olivia Gray, LLC (Tampa, FL) July 2014. to Present. Owner, designer and seamstress for custom garments and freelance fashion design work. Contracted to the following:

TheWhite Magnolia (Nashville,) March 2023- August 2023 Bridal Consultant- Fitting and customizations/alterations for bridal gowns. Celestial Bodiez Collective ( Tampa, FL) 2019- 2021. Patternmaker/Designer Tech pack development, sample/pattern maker and design assistant. TheWhite Magnolia (Tampa, FL) - Bridal Consultant- March 2017 to March 2020. Fitting and customizations/alterations for bridal gowns. Malindy Elene (Tampa, FL) - Bridal Consultant- April 2014 to March 2020. Fitting and customizations/alterations for bridal gowns. Nordstrom (Tampa, FL) August 2023 to November 2023. Lingerie Sales/Styling Sales Associate and stylist. Nordstrom (Nashville,TN) March 2023 to August 2023. Lingerie Sales/Styling Lingerie and active Sales Associate and stylist. Pushing Daisies (Nashville,TN) November 2022 - March 2023 Hostess for concept Tequila bar with Fox Restaurants. House of Spirits (Nashville,TN) October 2022 - Wardrobe Manager for Meyer2Meyer Entertainment’s Haunted Cocktail Soiree Indochino (Nashville,TN) July 2022-August 2023. In house Tailor for custom men’s suits. Thee DollHouse (Tampa, FL) February 2020- July 2022. Bartender, Server, and VIP hostess at fast paced night club. Robyn Lynne, Inc. ( Lakeland, FL) - Sales Associate- July 2013 to March 2014 Bridal and formal gown sales. Houston Ballet (Houston,TX)- Costume Stitcher- January 2012-February 2013- Costume repair, construction, and alterations. Stitcher and first hand. Murmuration by Edward Liang.(Houston,TX- Winter 2013- Men's Cutter/Draper/Stitcher - Pattern development and supervised costume making. Angular Momentum by Aszure Barton and Fritz Masten(Houston,TX)- Fall 2012- First hand - -Supervised and assisted in costume making. See(K) by Nicolo Fonte(Houston,TX)- Spring 2012- Cutter/Draper/Stitcher -Pattern development, supervised and assisted in costume making.. Free Lance Fashion Illustrating/Design ( Houston,TX)- Designer/Illustrator- January 2012-June 2012- freelance men and women’s athletic/sportswear for Douglas Glover. Ninefinger (Los Angeles, CA)- Assistant Stylist to Tashiba Wilson- October 2011- styling for photoshoot under direction of Willie Boy and Tashiba Wilson Concept LA FashionWeek at ACE Gallery and London Showrooms at ACE Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) – Design Assistant- October 2011- Organizing and producing shows, installations and exhibits under the direction of MikeVensel and Henry Duarte.Working with ACE Gallery, Siren Studios, local and international designers from the British Fashion Council Concept NY FashionWeek at Audi Forum (New York, New York) – Design Assistant- September 2011- Organizing and producing shows during NY fashion week under the direction of MikeVensel. Shows include SS12 collections from Stephen Burrows, Indashio, Irina Shabayeva, Andrea Diodati, Ela Acosta, Mike Vensel and Nami. MikeVensel (Los Angeles, CA) – Design Intern- working on design concepts, styles, inventory, production and retail as well with Henry Duarte and Ace Gallery-Summer 2011 Li & Fung (NewYork, NewYork)- Summer 2010 Internship- Assistant Designer for Pacific Alliance Regatta: Career wear designs for Missy, Petite, Plus and Maternity, print pattern development and coloring, flats, and swatching. Participated in buyer meetings during market week. Developed e-commerce business proposal. McCulley’s Cashmere ( Highlands, NC)- Summer -Winter 2009 – Sales Associate- Inventory, sales, and displays for luxury brand Carolina Ballet (Raleigh, NC) Costume Department: Stitcher- Fall 2006 to Fall 2007 Costume construction.