EXPERIENCE

2016-Present               Custom Made for Film and Television

·         Netflix: Atlas: Patternmaker/Fitter

CBS TV: Star Trek: Picard: Seasons 2 and 3: Cutter/Fitter

Netflix: Jupiter’s Legacy: Cutter/Fitter

AMC: NOS4A2: Seasons 1 and 2: Key Tailor

Apple TV: See Episodes 101 - 103: Cutter/ Fitter

AMC:  The Son Season 2: Tailor Cutter

          Music: Tailor Cutter

          AMC:  Turn: Washington’s Spies Season 4: Tailor Cutter

·         Suburbicon:  Stitcher

·         Western Costume Company: Tailor shop overhire first hand

 

2015 - Present             Tailoring for Stylists – Commercials, Video, Performance

·       Timothy Cherneyev: Arianna Grande

·       B. Akerlund:    Katy Perry, Madonna,  Icona- Pop

·       Rene Lou Padora:  Kanye West, Kim Kardashian-West

 

2010 - Present             Freelance Costume Construction

·       Michael Schmidt Studios: Cher, Katy Perry, Dita Von Teese,  Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Cam Newton, Mac Cosmetics

·       Lauren Bradley:    Earth, Wind and Fire

·       Leslie Hamel:    Suzanne Somers

·       Designer and tailor for personal clients: Prince Poppycock (America’s Got Talent)  Lucha VaVoom, Weddings, Burlesque Dancers

 

2004 - 2016            Costume Designer                           Troubadour Theater Company

·       2016 Productions include: “Little Drummer Bowie” at the Falcon Theatre,    “Haunted House Party” at the Getty Villa

·       Design and execution of over 25 large cast musical productions over 12 years

·       2006 Ovation Award for Costume Design in a larger theater

 

 2000 - 2015              Head Tailor / Cutter                  Los Angeles Opera

·       Responsible for the management and supervision of the tailoring team

·       Collaborate with creative teams and performers to create costumes for new productions and maintain the artistic integrity of previously mounted productions

·       Create patterns and prototypes for garments according to designer’s research and/or renderings, utilizing independent creative judgement and technical skill to fulfill the designer’s vision

·       Develop and implement construction processes ensuring that all costumes are of the highest quality and meet the needs of the performers

·       Designers: Linda Cho, Constance Hoffman, Ann Hould-Ward, Santo Loquasto, Emi Wada, Riccardo Hernandez, Achim Freyer    

 

1998 - 2000              Theatrical Cutter / Draper

·       The Goodman Theatre                   South Coast Repertory

·       San Diego Repertory                      The Globe Theatre, San Diego

·       Alabama Shakespeare Festival

 

 1989 - 1998              Alterations Manager / Fitter                Nordstrom

·       Responsible for management of in-store alterations shop overseeing staff of 8

·       Ensure quality and timely alterations while adhering to budget

 

 1985 - 1988              Wardrobe and Costume Construction for Film / TV    

·       Witchboard          Night of the Demons     Island of the Alive

·       Hell Comes to Frogtown     Lightning, the White Stallion

·       Grunt; The Wrestling Movie

EDUCATION

2002                         MFA Technical Theater / Costume Design     Cal State Long Beach

1994 - 1996              Fashion Design                                                     LA Trade Tech

1994 - 1996              Theater Academy-Costume                                   LA City College

1984                         BA   Foreign Languages                                       Scripps College

SKILLS

Fluent in Spanish   Basic French        Photoshop          Dyeing         Crafts