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Name
Cossandra Cogdell
About
Hey there!
My name is Cossandra. I am 21 years old. I think I've been designing stuff (and I say stuff because if I think it up- I'll make it) since I was 13. I was pretty tired of the other kids having cool stuff & me having nothing but books. I love my books but there is a limit.
cossandrasepiacogdell@gmail.com
http://cdcogdell.carbonmade.com/
Experience
07/2006-present
self employed
12/2005-06/2006
Neighborhoodies.com (LLC)
Brooklyn, NY
Graphic Apparel Designer, Press Operator
Creation and rendering of graphics for apparel printing purposes
Produced finished garments for retail and e-commerce sale
Assisted customers with website purchases and graphic customizations
11/2003-6/2005
Kristal Wings Photo Center
Jamaica, NY
Customer Service Representative, Graphic Apparel Designer (part-time)
Received and assisted customers with orders, completed customer transactions, updated graphic database, light data entry
Offered consultation for head designer
Created, formatted and rendered client graphics for apparel printing purposes
Operated printing and vinyl cutting software & equipment
01/2005-03/2005
Katharine Gibbs School
New York, NY
Fashion Tech Assistant, Tutor (work study)
- Assisted professors during lectures and demonstrations, prepared lesson plans
- Offered tutorials and homework help to students for technical design and computer-aided design as applied to fashion
- Led demonstrations for visual display & merchandising, as well as clothing construction
01/2003-05/2005
Nighthawks Entertainment Co.
Brooklyn, NY
Media Designer, Visual Display Coordinator
- Created fliers, graphics, promotional media and POP for company ventures (e.g. events, web banners, stores)
- Designed and created apparel for company sponsored events
- Served as Visual Display Coordinator for company’s promotional venues and subsidiaries (e.g. Brooklyn MVP, Brooklyn MVP II, Music On Myrtle)
12/2001-01/2005
Music On Myrtle
Brooklyn, NY
Assistant Manager, Visual Display Coordinator
- Arranged, maintained and reordered merchandise throughout stores
- Greet and assist guests on the sales floor
- Complete customer purchase transactions and gain membership for company’s promotional programs
- Expanded store inventory into other industries (e.g. T-shirts, Books, Movies)
- Processed all inbound merchandise shipments, in-store price changes and store-to-store or store-to-warehouse product transfers
- Clerical duties; filing, data entry, database management
06/2001-08/2001
East New York Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Brooklyn, NY
Summer Youth Employee
- Clerical duties; filing, data entry, call fielding, delivered inter-departmental memorandums
06/2000-08/2000
East New York Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Brooklyn, NY
Volunteer
- Clerical duties in human resources, medical records & community liaisons departments
- Clerical duties: filing, retrieving, data entry, call fielding
Education
2003-2005
Katharine Gibbs School
New York, NY
- Coursework toward Associate of Applied Science in Fashion Design & Merchandising
- Studied the integration of conceptual and creative design abilities with technical and professional business practices as applies to the fashion industry.
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Data Entry (40-45 wpm)
- PC & Mac platforms
Affiliations
Gamma Beta Delta Sorority (Brooklyn College)
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Location
Far Rockaway, New York 11691
USA
Email
Areas of Expertise
Graphic Apparel Design, Vector Graphics, Print Design, Image/Brand Consulting, Coloring
Skills
Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, InDesign
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