Experience

Blanche Macdonald Centre

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fashion Design Instructor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Teaching courses in the fashion design department such as Digital Fashion Drawing Fashion Elements Pattern Making Garment Construction Digital Marketing Ethical and Sustainable Fashion Teaching courses in the fashion design department such as Digital Fashion Drawing Fashion Elements Pattern Making Garment Construction Digital Marketing Ethical and Sustainable Fashion



Emma Ireland Designs Inc.

• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Founder

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Incorporated in 2019, my design company sells women's coats and jackets online. I design all the items myself, develop tech flats and packages, create the patterns, sew the samples, and run all aspects of the online store from web design to shipping. I outsource pattern size grading and sewing from local factories in Vancouver, BC. My designs are ultra-feminine, cozy, and for the woman who wants to stand out on a crowded subway train. Incorporated in 2019, my design company sells women's coats and jackets online. I design all the items myself, develop tech flats and packages, create the patterns, sew the samples, and run all aspects of the online store from web design to shipping. I outsource pattern size grading and sewing from local factories in Vancouver, BC. My designs are ultra-feminine, cozy, and for the woman who wants to stand out on a crowded subway train.



Stenberg College

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Admissions - Program Registrar

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  From conducting initial calls to interested applicants, to guiding them through the application process, my role in admissions is to assist the students in enrolling in programs such as Psychiatric Nursing, Pharmacy and Cardiology Tech all across Canada. I review the student's transcripts, conduct applicant interviews, and select students for enrolment based on their applications. I work one on one with students as their main point of contact through the process using tools such as Hubspot, Sunrise Administration System, Jive, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, and Go To Meetings. Show less



Teachers of Home Economics Specialist Association ("THESA")

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Guest Lecturer

  • Oct 2022 - Oct 2022

  Taught seminars on digital fashion drawing to a group of BC high school teachers Taught seminars on digital fashion drawing to a group of BC high school teachers



White Rock Player's Club

• White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

• Theatre Administrator

  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Overseeing all theatre rentals, parking contracts, and administrative tasks during COVID-19 transition period Overseeing all theatre rentals, parking contracts, and administrative tasks during COVID-19 transition period



Bentley's Dog Grooming

• United Kingdom

• Receptionist

  • Nov 2019 - Jun 2020

  Booking grooming appointments, welcoming clients, cleaning, and dog care Booking grooming appointments, welcoming clients, cleaning, and dog care



Earnest Ice Cream

• Vancouver, BC

• Ice Cream Scooper

  • May 2019 - Sep 2019

  Scooping ice cream for a low waste, environmentally sustainable Vancouver owned and operated company Scooping ice cream for a low waste, environmentally sustainable Vancouver owned and operated company



Exposure Clothing

• Canada
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stylist

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

  Working in a locally run clothing design retailer at multiple store fronts across Vancouver including West 4th and Commercial Drive. Helping customers make style decisions and purchases, offering information about fabrics and care, maintaining the store area clean and organized, inventorying merchandise and updating displays. Working in a locally run clothing design retailer at multiple store fronts across Vancouver including West 4th and Commercial Drive. Helping customers make style decisions and purchases, offering information about fabrics and care, maintaining the store area clean and organized, inventorying merchandise and updating displays.



Fashion Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resident Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Facilitating the social, academic, and personal adjustment of students to the residence halls and University. With focus on developing a sense of community among residents as members of a floor, an RA oversees all aspects of residents safety and comfort living in the dorms. Facilitating the social, academic, and personal adjustment of students to the residence halls and University. With focus on developing a sense of community among residents as members of a floor, an RA oversees all aspects of residents safety and comfort living in the dorms.



PYA Importers (John & Jenn/ Ted Baker)

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Design Assistant

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  After working at the Manhattan office, I was transferred to the head office in Toronto to continue interning through the Summer with PYA. I worked on tech packages, including creating and colouring illustrator flats, measuring specs of samples as they arrived, and inputing all additional information to internationally read tech packs. I created line sheets, swatch and colour cards, tagged and organized samples, and assisted every department with daily tasks. This included the sales team at Ted Baker (women's) and the designers for the brands John & Jenn and Line. Show less



Greg's Ice Cream

• Toronto, Ontario

• Server

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  With my own set of keys to the store itself, I opened and closed Greg's Ice Cream and was in charge of everything in between. As the single employee on the premises it was my job to take care of everything from serving customers to cashing out. With my own set of keys to the store itself, I opened and closed Greg's Ice Cream and was in charge of everything in between. As the single employee on the premises it was my job to take care of everything from serving customers to cashing out.



PYA Importers (John and Jenn)

• New York

• Design Assistant

  • Feb 2017 - May 2017

  I worked as an assistant to the head designer for John and Jenn, a high end women's knit wear brand. I worked primarily with Adobe Illustrator, making her hand drawn sketches into digital flats for tech packages. I assisted her with the design process by sewing mock up samples, fabric sourcing, completing market research around New York in department stores and boutiques, compiling line sheets, and creating mood boards. I also prepared boxes for shipment internationally completing all the proper customs paperwork. Show less



Dolce Gelato

• White Rock, British Columbia

• Server

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2016

  Scooping gelato and serving specialty coffee drinks to sell to customers. Scooping gelato and serving specialty coffee drinks to sell to customers.



Uli's Restaurant

• White Rock, British Columbia

• Hostess

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Welcoming guests, bussing tables and assisting servers in an upscale restaurant. Welcoming guests, bussing tables and assisting servers in an upscale restaurant.



Kim Cathers Designs

• Vancouver, British Columbia

• Design Apprentice

  • Mar 2015 - May 2015

  Working for Ms. Kim Cathers as her assistant and apprentice drafting patterns,cutting fabric and running errands for the completion of her Fall/ Winter line. Working for Ms. Kim Cathers as her assistant and apprentice drafting patterns,cutting fabric and running errands for the completion of her Fall/ Winter line.



Save-On-Foods

• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cashier

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

  Interacting with customers, scanning and bagging groceries using memorized four digit codes. Interacting with customers, scanning and bagging groceries using memorized four digit codes.