Ms Office Accounts

KAREN JORDAN

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MOUNT VERNON NY 10550

914-***-**** CELL 302-***-****

Email *********@*******.***

summary of qualifications

Extensive knowledge in Couture to Bridge Women’s apparel to include Suits, Dresses, Jackets, Blouses, Skirts, Pants,Evening Ware and Bridal.

Strong ability to create first through production patterns.

Excellent draping abilities; drape and generate first patterns from Designers sketch.

Participated in fittings and issued corrections.

Supervised Samplemakers and Cutters.

Experienced in working with better fabrics to include, knits, silks, chiffons, georgette, leather and furs.

Successfully developed Petite and Plus Size patterns from Missy garments and sketches.

experience

Various Clients/New York, NY 2005 to Present

Freelance Patternmaker

Created first through production patterns and participated in fittings for the following clients, Calvin Klein, Liz Claiborne, Ellen Tracy , Anna Sui , Marchesa, and Larzaro.Nicole Miller

ANNE KLEIN DIV. OF JONES APPAREL GROUP/Bristol, PA 2000 to 2005

Patternmaker

Responsible for creating first through production patterns for Women’s Jackets, Dresses, Blouses and Pants.

Company Clients included Better Department stores to include Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Macy’s to name a few.

PARAMOUNT/Charlotte, NC 1998 to 2000

Patternmaker

Created first patterns for Costumes.

Clients included Theaters and Theme Parks.

FLOURINE WACHTER/Manhattan, NY 1994 to 1998

Patternmaker

Created first through production patterns for Ladies Better to Bridge Suits and Dresses.

Accounts included Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Macy’s

ELECTRA CASADEI/Los Angeles, CA 1987 to 1993

Patternmaker

Created first through production patterns for Women’s Bridge Collection.

Accounts included Nordstrom and specialty Boutiques.

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office (Word/Excel/Email) and Gerber 8.0

education

Fashion Institute of Technology/New York, NY/Attended Only

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