Fashion E-Commerce & Marketing
Sujata Gorkhali
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Anahiem, CA
Hard working, ambitious and passionate designer. Creative designer with strong knowledge of fabric, clothing construction, CAD, production and business. Fast learner and eager to challenge myself and aspire to grow further. Run my own jewelry and custom apparel design business. Especially adept at combining various dress alteration, fitting and managing skill.
Experience:
Handbag specialist in Bloomingdale’s
Fashion Island, Newport, CA 2016-current
• Market researched on what is currently trending, learning about designers and their design concepts.
• Applied customer analytics based on handbags sales.
• Merchandised the floor to make handbags look more appealing and attractive to increase the sales.
• Good communicating skills by satisfying customers needs.
• Staying positive and always brainstorming on how I can increase the sale.
Co- founder
Minerva Designs (Custom Design Apparel business)
Burlington/Peabody, MA 2014- 2016
• Understand customer needs and design custom graphics for apparel as well as various accessories.
• Managed the store by evaluating the efficiency, quality and productivity of business operation.
• Hired and trained sales associate.
• Constantly working to improve customer experience.
• Visited trade shows for apparel and updated new design for the store based on the new trends.
• Helped with sales promotion ideas and visual display of the store.
• Experimented with various garments and designs.
• Coordinated with craftsmen and factory to manufacture silver jewelry that I designed.
Sales representation and Alternation
Camilla’s Bridal boutique, Arlington, MA 2009-2014
• Examine, measure fit for clients and help them find their ideal gown and order gown for the client for their wedding.
• Altered the gown to proper measurement and as requested by the customer.
• Fabric sourcing, trimming and made hair accessories for bride and bridesmaids.
• Helped with alteration on bridesmaids and bridal gown beading work on the gown.
• Helped increase overall profit by 8% by improving overall customer service, organizing store display and increasing marketing.
• Helped with selection new gown and accessories for the boutique by attending trade shows.
• Organized fashion show with live band.
Internship (Designer assistant )
Art wear fashion boutique, Boston, MA 2008-2009
• Worked on flat sketches for the Production Department.
• Cut patterns and sewed sample garment.
• Develop technical package including bill of material, construction, color, design details.
• Organized the fabric library and office files.
• Shopped with owner at tradeshow. Made recommendation about clothing line. And saved cost by recommending to get fabric directly from factory abroad.
Education:
• Bachelor of Science-Fashion Design - 2009
Mount Ida College, Newton, MA ?
• Completed two years in the fashion design program with business and marketing classes.?
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA - 2007
Business: Excellent customer service skill, buying experience. Completed 5 years.
Skills:
Computer: V-snitcher and Gerber Computer aided design, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, MS word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Design: Clothing construction, draping, flat pattern drafting, technical design, sketching, hand and machine sewing, embroidery, beaded jewelry making, knitting, apparel production, color theory.
Sujata Gorkhali
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Anahiem, CA
Hard working, ambitious and passionate designer. Creative designer with strong knowledge of fabric, clothing construction, CAD, production and business. Fast learner and eager to challenge myself and aspire to grow further. Run my own jewelry and custom apparel design business. Especially adept at combining various dress alteration, fitting and managing skill.
Experience:
Handbag specialist in Bloomingdale’s
Fashion Island, Newport, CA 2016-current
• Market researched on what is currently trending, learning about designers and their design concepts.
• Applied customer analytics based on handbags sales.
• Merchandised the floor to make handbags look more appealing and attractive to increase the sales.
• Good communicating skills by satisfying customers needs.
• Staying positive and always brainstorming on how I can increase the sale.
Co- founder
Minerva Designs (Custom Design Apparel business)
Burlington/Peabody, MA 2014- 2016
• Understand customer needs and design custom graphics for apparel as well as various accessories.
• Managed the store by evaluating the efficiency, quality and productivity of business operation.
• Hired and trained sales associate.
• Constantly working to improve customer experience.
• Visited trade shows for apparel and updated new design for the store based on the new trends.
• Helped with sales promotion ideas and visual display of the store.
• Experimented with various garments and designs.
• Coordinated with craftsmen and factory to manufacture silver jewelry that I designed.
Sales representation and Alternation
Camilla’s Bridal boutique, Arlington, MA 2009-2014
• Examine, measure fit for clients and help them find their ideal gown and order gown for the client for their wedding.
• Altered the gown to proper measurement and as requested by the customer.
• Fabric sourcing, trimming and made hair accessories for bride and bridesmaids.
• Helped with alteration on bridesmaids and bridal gown beading work on the gown.
• Helped increase overall profit by 8% by improving overall customer service, organizing store display and increasing marketing.
• Helped with selection new gown and accessories for the boutique by attending trade shows.
• Organized fashion show with live band.
Internship (Designer assistant )
Art wear fashion boutique, Boston, MA 2008-2009
• Worked on flat sketches for the Production Department.
• Cut patterns and sewed sample garment.
• Develop technical package including bill of material, construction, color, design details.
• Organized the fabric library and office files.
• Shopped with owner at tradeshow. Made recommendation about clothing line. And saved cost by recommending to get fabric directly from factory abroad.
Education:
• Bachelor of Science-Fashion Design - 2009
Mount Ida College, Newton, MA ?
• Completed two years in the fashion design program with business and marketing classes.?
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA - 2007
Business: Excellent customer service skill, buying experience. Completed 5 years.
Skills:
Computer: V-snitcher and Gerber Computer aided design, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, MS word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Design: Clothing construction, draping, flat pattern drafting, technical design, sketching, hand and machine sewing, embroidery, beaded jewelry making, knitting, apparel production, color theory.