EDUCATION

University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa | August 2021 - December 2023

Bachelor of Arts in Textiles and Apparel

Cumulative GPA: 3.14

 

University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | August 2019 - May 2021

Liberal Arts Studies

 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Dry Goods USA | West Des Moines, Iowa | May 2024 - April 2025

Assistant Store Manager

- Organized new product and merchandised on a daily basis without a visual planogram to maximize product visibility

- Intuitively merchandised product using a color coordination guideline and customer feedback regarding store presentation

- Led a team of sales associates and keyholders to meet individual sales goals and charge card sign-ups

- Provided outstanding customer experiences with a main focus on personal shopper customer service, store presentation, and product knowledge

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GAP | West Des Moines, Iowa | May 2024 - November 2024

Lead Manager

- Organized new product and merchandised floor sets on a monthly basis with a provided floor set guide to maximize product visibility

- Led a team of sales associates to meet hourly sales goals and loyalty sign-ups

- Provided outstanding customer experiences with main focuses on high quality customer service, store presentation, and extensive product knowledge

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Apparel Assembly & Technical Design | University of Northern Iowa | August 2023 - December 2023

Teaching Assistant

- Gave academic guidance to beginner sewing students during sample technical designs and knock off projects

- Provided assistance in technical sewing demonstrations and demonstration preparation

- Evaluated and graded final technical sewing samples for 5 students

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Dignity Apparel | Waterloo, Iowa | June 2023 - August 2023

Technical Garment Design Intern

- Designed sample t-shirt pocket patterns using Gerber Pattern Designer

- Printed final sample patterns and created sewn prototypes with Juki commercial sewing machines

- Aided production floor management with repairs and logged sewing technician repairs to calculate individual efficiencies

- Created visual standard operating procedure packets for inspection, quality control, and custodial departments

- Developed technical packages for all current Dignity Apparel products utilizing Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop

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Catwalk 31: Chrome Utopia | University of Northern Iowa | April 2023

Student Designer

- Styled 5 original designs, 2 of which were made with an originally designed pattern using Adobe Illustrator, in a Textiles and Apparel Program student design showcase

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Textile Science | University of Northern Iowa | January 2022 - May 2022

Teaching Assistant

- Gave academic guidance to beginner textile science students during lab testing

- Evaluated and graded final fabric swatch kit books and weekly lab assignment sheets for 14 students

 

Catwalk 30: Sustain | University of Northern Iowa | April 2022

Student Designer, Promotions Director

- Styled 1 original design made with creative materials in a Textiles and Apparel Program student design showcase

- Organized and planned promotional social media and flyers to market the design show using Adobe Illustrator

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Herberger’s Department Store | Ottumwa, Iowa | July 2017 - August 2018

Womenswear Sales Associate

- Developed visual merchandising plans to maximize sales and product visibility

- Provided excellent customer service related to womenswear and shoe department sales

- Utilized a point-of-sale system to handle cash and credit card transactions

 

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced : Adobe Illustrator | Flat Patterning | Draping | Sewing

Intermediate : Adobe Photoshop | Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Word | Microsoft PowerPoint

Novice : Gerber AccuMark | Gerber Explorer | Gerber Pattern Designer | Lectra Kaledo Print and Weave | Optitex PDS

 

Dementia Friend of Dementia Friends USA

 

ACADEMIC TRAINING

Pattern Making

Draping

Precision Sewing

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ASTM Standard and Specifications

Feathertouch Digital Thickness Testing

Martindale Abrasion Resistance Testing

Tearing Strength Tensile Testing

Breaking Strength and Elongation Tensile Testing

Colorfastness to Light (Weather-O-Meter Method) Testing

Colorfastness to Laundering (Launder-O-Meter Method) Testing

Colorfastness to Crocking Testing

45° Flame Testing

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Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Lectra Kaledo Print

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OTHER EXPERIENCE​

Sidecar Coffee | Waterloo, Iowa | November 2023 - March 2024

Barista

- Prepared and served espresso beverages for customers

- Operated a point-of-sale system to handle cash and card transactions

- Cultivated a customer following with personalized customer service interactions

- Provided excellent customer service related to menu options, store operations, and item pricing

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University of Northern Iowa Housing and Dining | Cedar Falls, Iowa | July 2022 - May 2023

Resident Assistant

- Planned and executed inclusive community events for a floor of 35+ university residents

- Engaged residents in professional development and networking opportunities through programming that provided LinkedIn profile development and group-attendance to campus programming related to academic progress and career guidance

- Organized and guided roommate agreement meetings to ensure positive roommate living arrangements

- Managed an annual budget of ~400 dollars distributed between event costs and community-building purchases

- Planned and executed relationship-building activities for the residence staff in conjunction with the Staff Development Committee

 

RA Conference | University of Northern Iowa | January 2023

Attendee, Presentation Guide

- Attended leadership-building workshops related to being a college student and being a Resident Assistant

- Tracked timed workshop speakers and alerted them of remaining speaking time

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The Iowa Hawk Shop | Iowa City, Iowa | August 2019 - December 2020

Textbook Sales Associate

- Operated Textbook Partner and Microsoft Excel software to manage inventory

- Provided excellent customer service related to textbook sales by supplying information about return policies, using and accessing textbook lists, book locations, and semester deadlines

- Utilized a point-of-sale system to handle cash and credit card transactions   

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On Iowa! Orientation Services | University of Iowa | August 2020

Presentation Leader, Tour Guide

- Lead provided presentations for incoming freshmen students about campus culture and relevant resources

- Guided 3 small groups of 2-4 incoming freshmen students around the University of Iowa campus and through important buildings containing campus resource offices