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Olena Okipna

Mount Prospect,IL

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Ladies Tailor - Seamstress

Sylvia Bridal Design & Alteration
, IL
06.2023 - Current
  • Performed daily maintenance checks on sewing machines and pressing equipment.
  • Created patterns from customer measurements and fabric swatches.
  • Repaired damaged clothing items by patching tears or replacing missing buttons and zippers.
  • Altered existing garments to fit customers' specifications.

Clothing Designer

Ahlers-Poland Sp.z oo
Opole
11.2018 - 06.2020
  • Researched current trends in fashion industry through trade publications and blogs.
  • Created skhes of clothing designs and communicated vision to pattern makers.
  • Collaborated with production teams to ensure that garment construction met design specifications.
  • Produced CAD drawings of clothing designs using specialized software programs.

Clothing Designer

Flaxpol Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
01.2015 - 05.2024
  • Created sketches of clothing designs and communicated vision to pattern makers.
  • Reviewed fabric swatches from suppliers and made decisions on which ones to use in collections.
  • Developed mood boards featuring colors, textures, silhouettes, and other elements to guide design process.
  • Produced CAD drawings of clothing designs using specialized software programs.

Education

Master of Arts - Faculty of Technology And Fashion, Engineer-design

Kyiv National University of Technology And Design
Kyiv
06-2016

Skills

  • Measuring Accuracy
  • Textile Knowledge
  • Design Interpretation
  • Client Consultations
  • First Patterns, CAD
  • Sewing
  • Organizational Skills
  • Garment Alterations
  • Professionalism
  • Garment Fittings
  • Sketching in AI, Photoshop
  • Moodboars

Languages

Polish
Full Professional
German
Professional
Ukrainian
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Professional

Timeline

Ladies Tailor - Seamstress

Sylvia Bridal Design & Alteration
06.2023 - Current

Clothing Designer

Ahlers-Poland Sp.z oo
11.2018 - 06.2020

Clothing Designer

Flaxpol Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
01.2015 - 05.2024

Master of Arts - Faculty of Technology And Fashion, Engineer-design

Kyiv National University of Technology And Design

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