Resume
Sara Findsen
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Objective
To gain more knowledge and experience in the fashion design industry.
Skills
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Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
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Proficient in Microsoft Excel
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Seeing differences in color tones
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Hand Sketches
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Organization
Experience
Part-time Sales Manager/ Carter's
October 2020- Current
Customer Service Lead/October 2020
Sales Associate/September 2020
Work with customers, handle register transactions, answer phones and handle in-store and curbside pickups, lead team on replenishment and recovery of the sales floor, open and close the registers, and help problem solve as needed.
Sales Associate/ Catherine’s Plus Size Clothing
June 2018 – July 2020
Work with customers to help them build a wardrobe and learn their style and needs while shopping with them. Worked with registers and stocking as well as helping to fulfill online orders.
Intern/ Catherine’s Plus Size Clothing
June 2019 – August 2019
Worked with the CAD, Trend and Color team, designing for the customer.
Insider/ Toarmina’s Pizza
June 2015 – August 2016
Handled phones, customers and orders while also helping wherever else I was needed.
Education
Central Michigan University
Fashion Merchandising and Design Bachelor of Applied Arts August 2016- May 2020
Major: Fashion Merchandising and Design
Minor: Information Systems
I graduated with an overall 3.17/ 4.0 GPA and have learned to use Kaledo design software. I have worked with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create flats, learned about industry textile standards and testing and can hand illustrate designs. I also pursued a minor in Information Systems which has improved my Microsoft office and website design abilities.
Volunteer Experience/ Activities
I am currently involved as secretary of the student chapter of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists at Central Michigan University. I was involved on Central Michigan University’s campus in Zeta Theta Pi: Local Service Sorority as secretary and historian and am now an Alumna sister. I enjoy drawing and designing new clothing and am currently trying to enhance my skills with classes and practice. I enjoy volunteering with Toys for Tots during December and have done so for six years. I am also a lifetime member of Girl Scouts and helped to lead meetings after graduating high school and I helped plan and run the Girl Scout Mall Lock-in event for several years. I enjoy work and giving it my all.