Michelle Williams
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Adept Custom Tailor with a proven track record at Nightingale Modiste, excelling in project planning and quality assurance. Demonstrated leadership through efficiently generating high-quality garments, reflecting excellent communication skills. Mastered multitasking in fast-paced environments, ensuring customer satisfaction and garment perfection.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Custom Tailor
Nightingale Modiste
San Antonio, TX
09.2024 - Current
- Developed sketches of garments and accessories, selecting fabrics, colors and trims.
- Analyzed customer feedback to understand market trends and preferences.
- Organized fabric swatches, patterns, trim samples and color palettes in preparation for presentations.
- Measured customers to determine garment sizes and style preferences.
- Altered existing garments to fit customers' specifications.
- Sewed together garment parts using industrial sewing machines.
- Cut fabric pieces according to pattern specifications.
- Repaired damaged clothing items by patching tears or replacing missing buttons and zippers.
- Repaired or replaced pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and lining with sewing machines and hand stitching.
- Developed new garments based on established parameters or specific body measurements.
Tailor Fitter
Nordstrom
San Antonio, Texas
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Mended various garments like coats, dresses, and more.
- Operated industrial sewing machines, overlock machines, blind stitch machines, and cover stitch machines.
- Pinned fabric during fittings to identify alterations needed for a perfect fit.
- Attached buttons, zippers, hooks and other fasteners onto garments.
- Measured customers for size and recorded measurements for use in alterations.
- Altered clothing to fit individual customers and repaired defective garments.
- Followed alterations report, repair tags and marks on garments.
- Generated high-quality results quickly and efficiently.
Tailor
Joseph's Men Store
San Antonio, TX
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Measured customers and cut fabric according to measurements, patterns and style specifications.
- Repaired garments such as suits, coats, dresses and other apparel.
- Altered clothes for a better fit or specific design requirements.
- Pinned fabric during fittings to identify alterations needed for a perfect fit.
- Attached buttons, zippers, hooks and other fasteners onto garments.
- Pressed garments and hung in garment bags for customers.
- Generated high-quality results quickly and efficiently.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS05-2017
Dressmaking And Design
Penn Foster Career School
Scranton, PA01-2010
Skills
- Multitasking
- MS Office
- Excellent Communication
- Verbal communication
- Dependable and responsible
- Project Planning
- Troubleshooting
- Leadership
- Quality Assurance
- Communication
Timeline
Custom Tailor
Nightingale Modiste
09.2024 - Current
Tailor Fitter
Nordstrom
03.2021 - 02.2022
Tailor
Joseph's Men Store
03.2021 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Kansas State University
Dressmaking And Design
Penn Foster Career School
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