Experience
TA - Pattern-making and Construction One | Columbia College Chicago | January 2026 - Present
+ Assist students in one-on-one settings, addressing garment and pattern construction techniques
+ Prepare teacher's work station for instruction by cutting muslin for demos, getting sewing tools
Sales Associate | Tommy Hilfiger | July 2025 - January 2026
+ Enroll customers in the membership program at the cash wrap, with 70% success rate
+ Independently managed transferring out 5000 units of product within 3 shifts to 3 separate flagship stores, ensuring completion well before each deadline
+ Collaborated with 4 team members daily to achieve store-wide sales goals and meet daily operational needs. Successfully “bonus”-ing 3 times out of my 7 months working, exceeding previous years' monthly sales
Sewing Machine Operator | Standard Safety Equipment Company | May - August 2025
+ Assemble multiple variations of garments with high technical accuracy via the Industrial Straight-Stitch Sewing Machine and the Long-Arm Straight-Stitch Sewing Machine
+ Collaborated with 6 team members to complete approximately 1-2 full garments order of 24 jackets/overalls daily, in a 8 steps each order
Education
Columbia College Chicago
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion | Expected Graduation: May 2027
+ 3.966 Cumulative GPA
+ Has successfully taken Fashion Design Studio One, A History of Fashion in 100 Objects, Approaches and Processes in Fashion, Math For Fashion, Pattern-making and Construction One/Two/Three, Fashion Design Principles, Introduction to the Fashion Industry, Trend spotting, Digital Strategies in Fashion, and Chemistry and Art: Textiles and Dyes
+ Is currently enrolled in Reviewing the Arts: Honors, Apparel Evaluation, Fashion Design Research, and Fashion Design Studio Two
School of The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Fall Course- 2022/23
+ Fashion Illustration/Design [2022, 2023]
+ Fashion Construction [2022]
+ Smith Scholarship Recipient
Grant Community High School | Fox Lake, IL | Graduated 2024 | 2020-2024
+ 4.788 Unweighted GPA
+ 6 Successfully Completed Advanced Placement Courses
+ 8+ Extracurriculars, 7 Notable Leadership Positions
Projects & Achievements
YKKs Zipper and Snap Button 101 Seminar - Certificate of Completion of YKKs foundational Trims and Closures Seminar Test
Chicago Bulls Media Day - Assisted Wardrobe Coordinator during Chicago Bulls Media Day on September 21st
Chicago Fashion Week Volunteer 2025 - Assisted Indie Media's October 16th Runway Show
Youth, Yellow, and Yarn - Gingham half-scale design selected for display as part of public-facing exhibit On Gingham (January 6- February 4, 2025). Columbia College Chicago, 618 S. Michigan windows
Chicago Fashion Week Volunteer 2024 - Worked backstage assisting in NICZKA, Bab Gooch, Gidi, Urban Visionaries, and Akira Fall 2024 Runway Shows
FCCLA STAR Fashion Construction Participant - Placed Top Ten Nationally for a personally designed and constructed garment, 2024