Resume

Phone: (209)809-8802
Email: Itwallis@cpp.edu
www.wloveclothing.com
Pomona, California

A clothing designer with a focus on eco-design within the apparel industry. Motivated and creative artist looking to continue learning how to create eco-efficient designs.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
B.S. in Apparel Merchandising & Management: Apparel Production Option, Apparel Product Development Emphasis - Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator (Fashion Illustration), Production Line Development, Industrial Sewing (3 years)

Work Experience
Sole Proprietor/Product Designer
From Zay W/Love 2019-Present www.wloveclothing.com
Design and upcycle vintage clothing through sewing deconstructed garments, dyeing finished garments, and printing graphics on garments. - Sewing(Proficient), Patternmaking(Advanced), Adobe Photoshop(Expert), Dyeing(Advanced)
Run e-commerce site, track and fulfill orders, and keep track of inventory - Shopify(Proficient) Logistics
Create graphics for garment decoration, tags, and other promotional materials

Denim Design Intern
Swat Fame Inc. June 2023-August 2023
Assist Designers with day to day tasks
Organize samples to prepare for shipments to sales teams
Label and tag samples based on fabric and style numbers in B.O.M

Volunteer Experience
Student Innovation Labs Ambassador (2023)

Worked on projects within the maker studio using the equipment provided in the space, Presented a project at the end of the semester based on what I had worked on (Sustainable Americana Clothing) - Public Speaking & Presentation

Organized donated clothing on racks based on size, department, and item type; informed visitors on how the pop-up shop worked - Customer Service

Greeted guests, helped load/unload belongings from their bus, relayed information to supervisor on the departure and arrival of guests

• Metrolink Student Sustainable Fashion Show (Designer): Showcased 2 looks using pre-consumer and post-consumer waste to create a dress ensemble and a unisex loungewear outfit.- Fiber-reactive dyeing, sustiainable sourcing, upcycling, eco-design
• Fashion Society "Decades" Fashion Show 2024 (Designer): Showcased a 5 look collection Cal Poly Pomona's Fashion Society Fashion Show. 5 reconstructed jeans manufactured to study how seam structure and garment construction affects the fit of a pattern. Graphic creation for 5 shirts to develop a theme based on anatomy, and early 2000s slasher films added to garments inspired by rural environments. Adobe illustrator, trim sourcing/recycling, embroidery, DTG printing, anatomy based design, upcycling, digital photography, DTF heat press, Fabric sourcing
• Fashion Society "Sensibility" Fashion Show 2022 (Designer): Showcased a 5 look collection in the Cal Poly Pomona Fashion Society Fashion Show. All items showcased were upcycled and designed with cut n' sew elements and surface textile designs. - Design thinking, Conceptualization, Styling, Zero-Waste Patternmaking, Garment Repair, Woven Design, Menswear/Unisex
• Fashion Society "Visions" Fashion Show 2023 (Designer): Showcased 2 collections. 10 total looks with 31 total pieces- Knitwear Design, Womenswear, Hand sewing, Reverse Engineering, Dye Painting, Drawing
• Featured in Culturally Arts Modern Renaissance Art Magazine for digital photography
• Special Recognition for a digital piece in Light Space Time's 6th annual "Patterns, Textures, and Forms" 2022 exhibition- Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory
• Special Recognition in the 3d category for a pair of jeans I hand-painted in Light Space Time's 4th annual "Primary Colors" 2022 exhibition - Painting
• Special Recognition for a digital photograph in Light Space & Time Art's 12th annual "Nature" exhibition. - Digital Photography
• Special Recognition for a 3D piece in Light Space & Time Art's 13th annual "Botanicals" exhibition. - Adobe Photoshop/Collage/Photo Manipulation, Dyeing, Design Thinking

Soft Skills
Agile Thinking, Design Thinking, Intercultural communication