Experience

Cover Up Clothing Ltd.
• United Kingdom
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Part-time Sample Cutter

  • May 2022 - Present

ANN REEVES & COMPANY LIMITED
• Sample Cutter, Coster, Sample Room and Fabric Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2018

Create Recruitment Specialists Ltd and Freedom Recruitment
• Freelance/Temporary Sample Cutter

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

Sortz
• Netherlands
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sample Cutter

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016


Pentex Ltd

• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Room Sample Cutter (part-time)

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

  Design Room Womenswear and Childrenswear Sample Cutting for Primark supplier. Worked closely with the large Design Room team in cutting a variety of fabrics quickly such as stretch jersey and woven’s for key Primark accounts including loungewear, blouses, dresses and smart jersey. Design Room Womenswear and Childrenswear Sample Cutting for Primark supplier. Worked closely with the large Design Room team in cutting a variety of fabrics quickly such as stretch jersey and woven’s for key Primark accounts including loungewear, blouses, dresses and smart jersey.



Phoenix

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Temp. Sample Cutter

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

  Sample cutting for various high street, designer brands and suppliers including Topshop, Hobbs, Jaeger, Nicole Farhi, Fashion Nation, Alison Mansel, Bravado, John Kaldor, Charlotte Hockin and Loaded. Sample cutting for various high street, designer brands and suppliers including Topshop, Hobbs, Jaeger, Nicole Farhi, Fashion Nation, Alison Mansel, Bravado, John Kaldor, Charlotte Hockin and Loaded.



Jon Adams

• United States
• Real Estate

• Sample Cutter

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Design and Production Childrenswear Sample Cutting for BHS, Debenhams and Next supplier. Organised a cutting log to keep track of cut work, ensuring the Director was aware of samples in progress. Design and Production Childrenswear Sample Cutting for BHS, Debenhams and Next supplier. Organised a cutting log to keep track of cut work, ensuring the Director was aware of samples in progress.



Phoenix Recruitment

• Hungary
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Temp. Sample Cutter

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  Sample cutting for various high street suppliers including Courtaulds, John Kaldor, Jon Adams and Loaded. Sample cutting for various high street suppliers including Courtaulds, John Kaldor, Jon Adams and Loaded.



Pongees Limited

• United Kingdom
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sample Room Administrator

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Controlled a busy sample and swatch department. Prepared fabric collection hangers for textile trade shows. Raised purchase orders and liaised with overseas factory to make shadecards. Took and processed swatch orders over the phone, from agents and email. Controlled a busy sample and swatch department. Prepared fabric collection hangers for textile trade shows. Raised purchase orders and liaised with overseas factory to make shadecards. Took and processed swatch orders over the phone, from agents and email.



Blue Clothing

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Admin Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Nov 2012

  Part-time made full-time in September.Completing the processing of orders by adding additional information such as drawings and fabric swatches.Assisting the account managers in selecting and sourcing suitable fabrics for high street brands following meetings.Responsible for filing lab dips, completed orders and sales figures.

• Design Room Assistant

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2012

  Part-timeResponsible for despatching patterns, fabrics and trims to external sampling unit.Working closely with the Head Designer to alter patterns.Responsible for photographing finished sample garments and filing patterns, fabrics and trims.Assisted the Sample Cutter in cutting Design Room and Production sample garments.Worked closely with Designers, Sales team and Garment Technologists in prioritising the external sampling unit's and machinists work load.



VV Rouleaux

• United Kingdom
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Jul 2008 - Oct 2010

  • Creating headdresses and ribbon flowers. • Advising and serving customers in person and over the phone. • Re stocking/displays for shop and assembling goods for collection. • Despatching orders and liaising with magazines. • Responsible for training new staff in customer service. • Creating headdresses and ribbon flowers. • Advising and serving customers in person and over the phone. • Re stocking/displays for shop and assembling goods for collection. • Despatching orders and liaising with magazines. • Responsible for training new staff in customer service.



Robert Bowen

• United States
• Photography

• Freelance Menswear Pattern Cutter and Machinist

  • May 2006 - Oct 2010

  Interpreted designers illustrations and flat drawings to produce complex patterns and toiles of sleeveless, panelled jackets, jerseywear and shirts for menswear label. Pattern cut and sewed fabric bags featuring prints from the book ‘Tulips’ by Peter Arnold. Interpreted designers illustrations and flat drawings to produce complex patterns and toiles of sleeveless, panelled jackets, jerseywear and shirts for menswear label. Pattern cut and sewed fabric bags featuring prints from the book ‘Tulips’ by Peter Arnold.



HEMYCA

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Womenswear Pattern Cutter, Sample Cutter and Machinist

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2009

  Producing first patterns and altered patterns following fit sessions to produce toiles and sample garments (including a panelled dress, jacket and chiffon top) for S/S 2007 womenswear collection. Producing patterns and toiles for pleated and panelled garments for A/W 2007 collection. For S/S 2008 collection, I patterned, toiled and sample cut layered cotton voile tops and organza jacket. Sample cut shirts and taffeta dresses for the A/W 2008 collection. Cut panelled leather jacket and dress. Sewed jersey and cotton dress sample for S/S 2010.



Shirin Guild

• United Kingdom
• Apparel & Fashion

• Sample Cutter

  • Feb 2007 - May 2008

  Responsible for cutting sample garments and small quantities of items for retailers. Worked closely with Design Assistant/Pattern Cutter to alter patterns and sample garments following fit meetings. Took on the responsibility for drawing up costings and layplans for collections. Served and provided advice to customers at sample sales. Responsible for cutting sample garments and small quantities of items for retailers. Worked closely with Design Assistant/Pattern Cutter to alter patterns and sample garments following fit meetings. Took on the responsibility for drawing up costings and layplans for collections. Served and provided advice to customers at sample sales.



MACCULLOCH & WALLIS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mail Order Clerk

  • Oct 2005 - Aug 2006

  Took and processed orders made over the phone and received from website, post and fax..Invoiced and despatched orders.Dealt with customer enquires.

• Haberdashery Sales Adviser

  • Jan 2005 - Oct 2005

  Served and provided advice to customer’s in-store and over the phone.Re-stocked the shop and assembled goods for collection.


Michelle Lowe-Holder
• Studio Assistant-Work Experience Intern

  • Oct 2004 - Jan 2005