Experience

Motion Picture Industry

• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Motion Picture Costumers Local 705 (Women's Custom Made) Table Person/Draper/Stitcher

  • Mar 2008 - Present

  Untitled Avengers film (coming 2019) - Assistant Cutter/Fitter Aug 2016-Sept 2017 "Avengers Infinity War - Assistant Cutter/Fitter. Aug 2016-Sept. 2017 "Spider-Man Homecoming" film - sewing specialty super hero suits. Sewing in polyurethane molded piece inserts into printed stretch double knit along seam lines. June -Aug 2016 "Jane the Virgin" tv show - alterations for couple days work on Season 2. May 2016 Bill Hargate Costumes, Inc. - draper/stitcher on" Wonderful World of Harry Potter" at Universal Studios Hollywood (costumes for in-park characters and live show.) Oct-Dec 2016 CBS tv shows "The Bold & The Beautiful" and "Young and Restless" - draper mostly doing alterations and making custom pieces including velvet cloak for Halloween episode 2015, swimwear pieces for swimwear fashion show 2015 "Dancing with the Stars" tv show - Draper/Stitcher/Rhinestoner seasons 6-12 2008-2011 Muto-Little, Inc. Union Costume House - draper for projects including walkabout characters for Simpsons at Universal Studios, first new Star Trek film, superhero muscle suits. Freelance since 2007 "Big Love" tv show - alterations summer 2008 "So You Think You Can Dance" tv show - alterations summer 2008



Film Illusions Inc

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Specialty Costumer

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

  For film project "Shazam" Dec. 2017-March 2018 Stitched superhero suits for 5 characters which entailed stitching hard molded pieces into suits. Stitched core socks for muscle suits. For film project "Deadpool" - stitched all pants for super suit used in film; sewed in molded pieces, implemented topstitching detail along most seams, worked with euro jersey and stretch leather. For film project Star Trek Beyond - altered muscle suits and worked with foam molded pieces to attach closures and secure attachment points; sewed tempo helmet liners, worked with velcro, barge cement. For tv show Gotham characters Mr. Freeze, Azrael, Firefly - made decorative stitching on Mr. Freeze euro jersey body suit; worked with leather hides cutting and finishing custom belt pieces; stitched gloves. For film Wolverine 3 (Reaver characters) - patterned a webbed belt 5-point wearable harness for Mohawk character with elastic, leather binding and Cobra buckles; patterned various other webbed waist belts and leg gun holster supports; patterned and glues in liners for forearm prosthetic pieces for various Reaver characters; did second fittings for 4 characters; handled foam molded pieces and fiberglass molded pieces; stitched 30 pairs of jersey gloves.



Ballet San Jose

• San Jose

• First Hand

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  alterations on men's and women's ballet costumes. Productions include: Don Quixote, Nutcracker alterations on men's and women's ballet costumes. Productions include: Don Quixote, Nutcracker



Teatro ZinZanni

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Over-hire Stitcher

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2011

  Alterations for Carnival-themed live show. Alterations for Carnival-themed live show.



Opera San Jose

• San Jose

• Over-hire Stitcher

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011



Santa Monica College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Costume Designer

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2011

  Designed and built costumes, managed stock and costume shop with colleague of same title. Shows Designed: Urinetown Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead King Hedley II The Good Woman of Szechuan Picasso at the Lapin Agile Guys and Dolls A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum A Midsummer Night's Dream Designed and built costumes, managed stock and costume shop with colleague of same title. Shows Designed: Urinetown Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead King Hedley II The Good Woman of Szechuan Picasso at the Lapin Agile Guys and Dolls A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum A Midsummer Night's Dream



BBC Worldwide - "Dancing with the Stars" tv show

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Draper/Rhinestoner

  • Mar 2008 - May 2011

  Worked from season 6 until season 12 as a draper/stitcher/rhinestoner for the women's custom-made costumes. Color-blended rhinestones, did custom designs with rhinestones, attached individual beaded fringe. Alterations on women's custom costumes. Worked from season 6 until season 12 as a draper/stitcher/rhinestoner for the women's custom-made costumes. Color-blended rhinestones, did custom designs with rhinestones, attached individual beaded fringe. Alterations on women's custom costumes.



UCLA - Theatre Arts Department

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Over-hire Stitcher

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2008



Norcostco, Inc

• Burbank, CA

• Head Costumer

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2005

  rented costumes to the public, schools, community theatre groups, pulled costumes for shows rented, fitted garments and made alterations, maintained rental stock, trained new employees. rented costumes to the public, schools, community theatre groups, pulled costumes for shows rented, fitted garments and made alterations, maintained rental stock, trained new employees.