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Plush Designer
Brooklyn, NY
May 2017 - Present (7 years 7 months)
-Commission based projects.
-Research, ideate and pattern plushies.
-Translate flat patterns into a specific sculpted form.
-Fabricate plushies by hand our machine.
-Hand and machine embroidery.
-Machine embroidery experience.
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Studio Artist
New York, NY
Jun 2015 - Present (9 years 6 months)
-Maintaining and repairing the sets’ appearance and safety.
-Prop master.
-Patterning and sewing altered replica garments for figures.
-Installing set furniture, props and figures.
-Painting with life-like accuracy.
-Coordinating launches with marketing and trade sales team.
-Sculpting wax
-Product lighting
-Molding and casting.
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Materials Sourcing and Product Quality Control
San Francisco, CA
Apr 2014 - Aug 2018 (4 years 4 months)
-Established a network of organic cotton textile suppliers.
-Adhered search to organic textile regulations.
-Organized supplier list into Excel based off buying categories.
-Coordinated sample purchases with company founder
and sources.
-Set up and built show booth to layout specifications.
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Fabricator and Installer
Roy Braeger Design
Brooklyn, NY
Oct 2015 - 2016 (1 year 2 months)
-Constructed displays for brands like Oakley.
-Sanded and painted pieces.
-Moved and Installed pieces at their destination.
-Learned about the business of temporary event pieces.
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Footwear Design Intern
New York, NY
Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 (3 months)
-Communicated specs with overseas factories.
-Designed brand appropriate hardware, colorways and patterns.
-Researched market trends.
-Worked on multiple seasonal lines.
-Coordinated line styles with production department.
-Assembled mood and trend boards.
-Designed hardware autonomously and with a corporate team.
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Creature Workshop Intern
Queens, NY
Sep 2012 - Dec 2012 (3 months)
-Constructed multiple props/costumes in a fast
paced environment.
-Produced models and props that maintained Sesame Street’s
brand identity.
-Sewed various props and puppet parts together.
-Repaired mascot outfits.