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WORK EXPERIENCE
4 YEARS JEWELRY DESIGN EXPERIENCE
NOVEL COLLECTION (Jewelry Designer and Showroom Operations Team)
Duration: Thirteen months of full time work. Duties included a dual responsibility schedule. The first responsibility was working in a four person team to establish, grow, and operate a private jewelry showroom in Beverly Hills. We operated a showroom/ event space, and I worked two months at a pop-up showroom at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The second responsibility was to create and produce my own jewelry design projects starting with client meetings and sketch ideation, progressing to CAD renderings, and creating documentation to pass to our jewelry manufacturers. At any given time, I oversaw up to four production projects from ideation to final quality control.
INNOVATION JEWELRY (CAD Designer)
Duration: Six months of full time work. Duties included using CAD software such as Matrix and Rhino to create custom jewelry models for printing. Projects included Restorations, Repair, Replications, Engagement Rings and Matching Bands. I collaborated with in-house bench jewelers to streamline our manufacturing processes.
2 INTERNSHIPS COMPLETED (12 Months Total)
BIG DADDY'S ANTIQUES (Artist)
Duration: Eight months of part time work. Duties included working with the company founder in designing home decorations and bespoke furniture. I painted OOAK Art pieces within the Culver City Showroom to create a working studio environment for visiting clients. I sourced materials and techniques appropriate for each design fulfilling cost, quality, and time prerequisites.
R. LANDIS INTERIORS (Design Assistant)
Duration: Six months of contractual work. Duties included working as a design assistant to aid in the completion of cabinetry jobs. I worked for R. Landis Interiors specifically tasked to read blueprints and place material orders for jobs. I worked with the project manager to maintain organized blueprints of job progress.
LANA JEWELRY (Jewelry Design and Production Assistant)
Duration: 11 months-Ongoing. Duties include supporting the design and production of new jewelry collections. I create CAD files of new design ideas for the jewelry collections. I maintain organization of CAD files so that they can be easily utilized by overseas factories. I conduct research for design meetings and maintain excel spreadsheets of new samples. I also work closely with Jeweler teams to see new samples come to life. I’m very involved in the quality assurance of new designs, as well as finding ways to elevate the quality of the jewelry.
EDUCATION
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD), Providence RI
Foundation Studies
I studied design at the world's top design school. I earned my way there. I received a scholarship for performance excellence.
GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUE OF AMERICA, Carlsbad CA
I built a specialized skill set at the world's top university to learn CAD / CAM for jewelry.
Specialization CAD / CAM Studies
AWARDS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S FINE ART COMPETITION - Two Time Winner
CRAFTSMAN AWARDS - MANHATTAN BEACH - 3D Design Excellence Award
WOMEN'S ART SCHOLARSHIP - NEPTUNIAN - Winner
SCHOLARSHIP OF HERMOSA BEACH - KIWANIS - Winner
SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE ARTS - ART WALK - Winner
REFERENCES
Shane Brown, CEO - Big Daddy's Antiques
3109187002
Shiri Mani, Director of Sales - Art of Jewels by Novel Collection
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