Sarah Sutton 3400 Poly Vista #1876 ! Pomona, CA 91768 Phone: 408.332.7280 ! email: sarah.sutton.87@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sarah-sutton/75/919/1a3

Objective Organized, punctual apparel production student seeking to expand her real-world experience in the apparel industry.

California Polytechnic University, Pomona - (Expected Graduation 2017)

Major: Apparel Merchandising and Management, Production Option, Fashion Design Management Emphasis

Minor: Technical Theatre for Costume Design

• Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, some Photoshop skills

• Proficient with garment construction on domestic and industrial sewing and overlock machines

• American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists (AATCC): Secretary of campus chapter

• Officer of campus Fashion Society • Basic pattern drafting skills

Professional Experience

Assistant to Pattern Drafter, Fashionology (Los Angeles, CA: May 2015 – Present) • Accurately cut fabric for sample

garments • Measured, traced, and cut graded

pattern blocks • Was recognized for punctuality and

organization of shop Council Representative, Cal Poly Fashion Society (San Jose, CA: June-August, 2014) • Organized Flower Crown booth:

designed crowns, facilitated sales and shifts, turned enough profit to finance the club’s fashion show

• Supervised refreshments and silent auction sales

• Planned and maintained communication with between the college council and our club

Costume Design Assistant, Cal Poly Pomona (Pomona, CA: September-February, 2013-2014)

• Participated in research and the facilitation of costume construction

• Participated in fittings: took fitting notes, helped brief costume shop on construction edits

Costume Shop Intern, Pink Depford Costume Design Studio (Martinez, CA: August, 2013) • Organized and assembled costume

materials and complete costumes • Assisted with stitching and patterning

for three Theater productions and a variety of commissioned work

Costume Design Intern, Shakespeare Santa Cruz (June-August, 2013) • Facilitated and carried out wardrobe

strategies for a production with 36 backstage and onstage quick changes

• Catalogued costume pieces into detailed, organized systems

• Assisted costume designers with detailed stitching and construction for three professional productions