Studio Assistant Event Coordinator

www.drashtipandya.com

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Apt S 1712, Philadelphia PA 19130 instagram.com/drashtipandyadesigns

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Education

Moore College of Art and Design (CGPA – 3.7)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design, Graduated May 2020

Minor: Business and Textile Design

Skills

Fashion: Fashion Design, Textile Design, Flat Pattern Drafting, Construction & Manipulation, Hand and Digital Flat Drawing, Hand & Basic Machine Knitting, Hand & Machine Sewing and Embroidery, Silk Thread Jewelry.

Computer: Windows, Mac, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Google Suite.

Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati (native language)

Experience

Drashti Pandya Designs, Owner/Designer

Moore College of Art and Design: Part-time Professor, Young Artist Workshop (YAW) (July 2021 – Aug. 2021)

- Fashion Influencing: Styling and Trends (Lecture)

- Red Carpet and Couture (Studio/Construction)

Resident Life: Resident Assistant, Moore College of Art and Design (Aug. 2017 – May 2019)

Wardrobe Clinic LLC, Philadelphia, PA, Assistant (May 2018 – September 2018)

- Assist Designer for Custom Designs

- Alteration Fitting and redesigning of Dresses, Jackets and Tops

- Managing customer appointments and schedule production days

Janell Wysock, Intern, Philadelphia, PA (June 2018 – Aug. 2018)

- Weaving samples on Floor Looms, Lucet (cord making), Knitting, Crocheting, Fringe making, scarf finishing techniques and hand sewing and hand work.

- Designing quilt layouts

- Basic Machine Knitting techniques and samples

- Various upcycling process with yarn and paper

Nirali Amin, Intern, Vadodara, Gujarat, India (July 2019 – Aug. 2019)

- Customer service, book appointments and fitting with bridal clients

- Drape and style store windows weekly

- Deal with fabric suppliers, dyers, tailors, and embroiders

- Assist designing new collections and embroideries patterns

Student Work-Study Positions: (Moore College of Art and Design)

- Sophomore Peer Mentor Program (August 2018 – May 2019)

- Executive Office (August 2016 – March 2020)

- Student Affairs (August 2016 – March 2020)

- Event Coordinator (Spring 2019)

- Summer Art and Design Institute – Studio Assistant (June-July 2018)

Volunteer Work:

- Philadelphia Fashion Week, Backstage Volunteer Stylist (Sept. 2018 & Oct. 2017)

- New York Fashion Week: Kollection Volume I, Backstage Volunteer Stylist (Sept. 2018)

- Moore College Fashion Show, Philadelphia, Backstage Volunteer Stylist (May 2018 & 2019)

Exhibitions

“PMA Art and Craft Show,” The Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Presented my handmade silk thread Indian earrings collection. (2018 – 2017)

Scholarships:

Pennsylvania Women’s Conference, Philadelphia, PA (2018)

Happy Fernandez Travel Scholarship – Study Abroad to Morocco (2018)

Dolya Goutman Memorial Fund Scholarship (2017)

Elizabeth J Swartz Fund Scholarship (2016)

Student Leadership Board, Moore College of Art and Design (2017 – 2020)

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