RESUME

Employment History

Assistant Tailor     July 2023-Present

Alley Theatre - Houston, TX

  • Create a variety of clothing for the menswear team, from modern and period suits to fantasy creatures

  • Lead the tailoring team in the absence of the Tailor, including leading fittings and working with the stitcher to meet deadlines

  • Instruct and oversee stitchers and overhire team members

  • Attend fittings to take notes for the Tailor

  • Keep materials stocked and prepped

Stitcher         August 2021-July 2023

Alley Theatre - Houston, TX

  • Work closely with Tailor and Assistant Tailor to create menswear from a range of periods

  • Assist on womenswear team, as needed

  • Instruct and assist interns and overhire staff

Stitcher         2021 Summer Season

Santa Fe Opera - Santa Fe, NM

  • Work with draper and first hand to build, tailor, and alter clothing

  • Have working knowledge of various machines including industrial sewing machines, sergers, and buttonholers

  • Maintain a clean work space and shop

  • Instruct and mentor our team’s apprentices

Stitcher         July 2019-March 2020

Actors Theatre of Louisville - Louisville, KY

  • Work with draper and first hand to build and alter men’s and women’s wear

  • Maintain a clean work space and shop

  • Mentor the Costume Apprentice

  • Incorporate the core values of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Brave Curiosity, Listening & Sharing, and Adaptability into daily work

Stitcher II     October 2017-July 2019

Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Ashland, OR

  • Work with draper and first hand to build men’s and women’s wear, both period and modern, in a timely manner

  • Occasionally cut additional pieces, take notes during fittings

  • Mentor Stitcher I’s and interns

  • Participate in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion workshops

Costume Inventory Assistant       February 2014-October 2017

Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Ashland, OR

  • Restock costumes according to period, size, and color

  • Photograph costumes for rental website

  • Accurately label new or altered costumes for inventory

Costume Supervisor                January 2013-December 2013

Northlight Theatre - Skokie, IL

  • Build and alter costumes, attend fittings, and coordinate with Wardrobe Head

  • Organize and maintain costume shop and costume stock

  • Coordinate costume rentals

Stitcher/Shop Assistant       September 2012-December 2013

Chicago Custom Costumes - Chicago, IL

  • Assist in build and creation of costumes for theatrical productions and private clients

  • Organize fabrics, maintain shop equipment, and keep clean work area

Box Office Manager August 2008-August 2012

Greenhouse Theater Center – Chicago, IL

  • Managed subscriber and patron lists

  • Trained, scheduled, and oversaw box office staff

  • Coordinated ticketing and patron needs for four multi-use theatre spaces

  • Accounted for weekly concessions, rent, and box office deposits

Education

Otterbein University – 2008

BFA in Theatre Design and Technology; Emphasis in Costume Technology

Magna Cumme Laude

Relevant Skills

  • Costume Skills

    • Ability to think a project through in order to ask detailed questions

    • Comfortable working independently

    • Proficient at woking on and maintaining a variety of equipment, including industrial and domestic sewing machines, domestic and industrial sergers, industrial buttonholers, and industrial irons.

  • Office Skills

    • Familiar with both Mac and PC platforms

    • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook)

References available upon request