My CV

Suzanne Fraser

52 Clover Avenue, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 4BW
Telephone: +44 7851 038 750
Email: suzy.fraser5@hotmail.co.uk
Blog: sfraser465.blogspot.com


I am a dynamic, driven individual with strong interpersonal skills and experience of working independently and on my own initiative in a variety of fashion-related roles, including Buying, Design, Manufacture and Sales. In addition to my strong sales skills, I have a keen eye for detail and a creative background in art, fashion and textile design. As I approach the end of my degree, I am seeking a graduate role that will allow me to utilise these strengths and the analytical skills developed during my work experience as an Assistant Junior Buyer.

Experience:

March 2011 – June 2012 The Wedding Shop, Colchester Sales Assistant
• Selling wedding dresses and bridal accessories
• Dress fittings and alterations
• Hand-embroidery, hand-embellishment using rhinestone applicator tool and beading
• Steaming and pressing wedding dresses and veils
• Showcased the 2012 Benjamin Roberts collection at the National Wedding Show





March 2012 BHS, London Assistant Junior Buyer
• Experience of Green Sealing, Red Sealing, PP Sealing and Gold Sealing baby and toddlerwear
• Creating boards to record the buy-plan information such as sample type, colours, fabrics
• Interacting with customers to collect data regarding samples for the Sealing processes
• Observed Fit meetings
• Benchmarking products from the baby and toddlerwear range
• Organising stock into collections
• Assisting with a baby photo shoot - preparing the photo shoot room, preparing the stock for the babies to wear and selecting appropriate props from the home and gifts department

December 2011 Lee Lapthorne, Colchester, Assistant
• Assisted designer Lee Lapthorne with the manufacture of his Spring 2012 collection, the “Army Collection” onto T-shirts and hoodies of different fabric types
• Discharge printing, screen printing and screen printing using foil paste

August 2011 Mirjam Rouden - Textile Print Studio, London Design Internship
• Produced digital prints manually and using Photoshop, some of which were selected for presentation to customers including Topshop, Banana Republic and H&M.
• Developed manufacturing techniques including hand-painting, screen printing, acid-dyeing
• Mounted samples for presentation


May 2006 Pearse House, Bishop’s Stortford, Receptionist
• Provision of front-desk reception and telephone response support
• Use of computer software to schedule appointments
• Venue decoration for conferences and wedding receptions


IT Skills:
• Experienced with Photoshop and Illustrator
• Proficient with MS Office

Education and Qualification:

2010 - 2013 University of Essex, Colchester Institute
• Art and Design - Fashion and Textiles (BA)
• Key modules included: Fashion and Textile Processes and Applications, Photoshop, Critical and Contextual Studies, Fashion Construction


2009 - 2010 Cambridge Regional College
• Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Merit)

2002 - 2009 St. Mary’s Catholic School, Bishop’s Stortford
• 2009 Advanced English Award (Merit)
• 2009 A-levels: Art (B), English (A), Sociology (A)
• 2008 AS levels: German (C), Religious Studies (A), General Studies (A)
• 2007 GCSE: Art (A*), English Language (A), English Literature (A*), Maths (A), ICT (A), Resistant Materials (A), Science Double (B), Religious Education (A), French (A*), German (A*), Geography (A*)


Notable Achievements:
• Designed a collection of scarves for Williams and Griffin that were sold under the “Quest" label
• School Prefect
• Form Captain
• Youth Councillor of Bishop’s Stortford
• Member of National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youths (NAGTY) – achieving within the top 5% nationally, for English, French, German, Geography and Religious Studies.
• 2006 Selected to participate in Gifted and Talented Space Camp Project (10 day Advanced Space Academy Course at the U.S. Space and Rocket Centre, Alabama, involving team-building exercises and strategic thinking challenges)
• 2006: Selected to participate in French Master Class for Gifted and Talented Youths
• 2005: Selected to participate in German Gifted and Talented Challenge

Personal Information:
Mobility: Full driving license (clean).
Willing to relocate.

Interests: Art exhibitions, painting, reading, blogging, theatre.