mery vacchiano

Creative Director (03/01/2008 – Present)

Fashion designing, tailoring and custom made garments, sales, management and customer service.

Last Employer: Attimo Clothing, Toronto, ON Canada

Contact Person: Mery Vacchiano (416) 841 7579

Responsibilities: Responsible for all duties concerning a fashion studio. Taking customers orders suggesting the best venue for the projects in question, designing applying different design and construction techniques from the sketching, pattern making, grading, samples sewing to the completion of a finished garment.

Accomplishments: Successfully achieving completion of garments on the dead line prior discussed with customers requiring a particular design.

Tailor/Alterationist (07/04/2005 – 07/31/2007)

Tailoring, alterations and fitting, custom design

Last Employer: Latvi's Tailor Shop, Newmarket, ON Canada

Contact Person: Bong Nguyen

Responsibilities: Responsible for daily orders alterations, on site fitting and tailoring procedures, customer service, opening and closing the shop and organizing daily and weekly work load.

Accomplishments: Mastering the art of tailoring and alteration business by working beside experianced tailors achiving a high quality service through outstanding sewing work. The combination of the knowledge aquired through the Fashion Design School and the practical hands on alteration skills has given me the possibility to create garments designed and constructed with high quality standards.

Production Manager (08/01/2007 – 04/15/2008)

Last Employer: Lea Anne Belter Bridal, Toronto, ON Canada

Responsibilities: Responsible for the production of wedding gowns from the cutting stage to the packaging and shipment of the products to Canada and US. Ordering the necessary materials from crinolines, beads and special threads Organizing and delegate the right work to be done in order for the production to continue smoothly.

Owner/Operator (11/05/2001 – 05/15/2003)

Last Employer: Pronto Moda Boutique, Burnaby (Vancouver),BC Canada

Contact Person: Mery Vacchiano

Responsibilities: Responsible for buying and importing clothing and accessories items from Italy General management duties and all duties concerning the company

Accomplishments: Achieving a high quality retail boutique.

Manager (04/21/2003 – 04/21/2004)

Managerial duties concerning a retail store

Last Employer: Morgan de Toi, Metropolis, Metrotown, Burnaby BC Canada

Contact Person: Herry

Responsibilities: Responsible for hiring and training new employees Merchandising and visual presentation Inventory control Daily, weekly and monthly sales objectives.

Accomplishments: Successfully achieving sales objectives by creating a great sales team and making the workplace an outstanding experience for stuff and customers alike. Introducing employee bonuses to increase sales.

Establishment: International Academy of Design and Technology

Degree: Fashion Design

Education Period: 07/11/2004 - 03/15/2006

Speciality: Pattern drafting, construction, draping technics, grading, machine knitting and hand knitting