Blanca RUIZ
Chicago,IL
Summary
Efficient professional with great planning, problem-solving and multitasking skills. Proven history of sewing garment parts, maintaining quality in completed products and meeting or exceeding productivity goals. Possesses technical skills that include zipper installation, fabric cut and sew construction. Interprets patterns and operates sewing equipment to create products to specification. Some experience with Adobe illustrator and eager to learn Gerber CAD.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Alterations Specialist
Cintas
Chicago, IL
12.2018 - Current
- Followed sewing instructions and inspected quality of finished pieces to exceed customer expectations.
- Operated sewing machines to join, reinforce or decorate products and performed hand stitching for smaller projects.
- Worked with Gravograph software to produce over 100 engraved name tags for various clients.
- Maintained daily production of 40 or more garment alterations.
Pattern Maker/Seamstress
Elise Bergman
Chicago, IL
05.2010 - 05.2018
- Altered patterns to fit client requirements.
- Provided high quality results in a timely manner.
- Examined sketches, sample articles and design specifications to ascertain Number, shape and size of pattern parts.
- Discussed style lines, details and revisions with designer.
- Managed customer expectations with open consultations and frequent communication.
- Repaired garments and corrected construction mistakes.
- Clearly communicated design revisions to all members of the fashion team.
- Fitted and studied basted garments on customers and marked areas requiring alterations.
- Traced outline of specified patterns onto material and used scissors to cut fabric.
- Positioned and pinned pattern sections onto model form.
- Marked finished patterns with garment size, section and style information.
- Created new garments based on established parameters or specific body measurements.
- Hemmed pants and sleeves according to specifications.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design
International Academy of Design and Technology
Chicago, IL2007
Skills
- Self-motivated
- Product testing
- Fast Learner
- Highly Dependable
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Patternmaking
- Alterations
- Sewing
- Problem-Solving
- Organization and Time Management
Timeline
Alterations Specialist
Cintas
12.2018 - Current
Pattern Maker/Seamstress
Elise Bergman
05.2010 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design
International Academy of Design and Technology
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