Phaedra V.

Experience

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  City of Calgary - North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre

  May 1999 - Dec 2000

  Assistant Director

  - Provide superior customer service to our students, visitors and instructors- Schedule classes for seasonal delivery based on instructor and classroom availability- Assist with organizing the Mayor's Annual Children's Art Exhibition- Organized delivery of seasonal program guides across the Calgary School Board, saving us time as previously we delivered using our own vehicles- Secure free catering for the Mayor's Annual Children's Art Show, reducing our overall budget- Instruct recreational art classes to children, families, and teens using approved lesson plans Show less

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  Stantec Consulting Ltd

  Apr 2001 - Dec 2002

  Front Desk Supervisor

  - Direct calls and visitors to the appropriate people- Supervise receptionist, provide relief reception as required- Handle outgoing/incoming mail and couriers- Assist document processing as required

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  Eagle Pump

  Dec 2002 - Jan 2006

  Secretary

  - Provide administrative assistance to Sr. Management, Sales, and Production Management team.- Distribute literature, create and maintain marketing materials- Made travel arrangements and hotel reservations for sales team- Cover for reception, accounting (AR/AP), and document processing when required- Reduce office supply costs by switching to a B2B office supply company instead of buying from Grand and Toy- Safety and Social Committee member

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  My Sewing Room

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2011

  Instructor

  - Plan and teach a variety of recreational sewing classes from beginner to advanced levels including sewing, embroidery, textiles, basic sewing skills- Wrote a 40 page interactive module for my class Textiles for Fabric Lovers

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  Diversified Staffing Services Ltd

  Aug 2006 - Jul 2015

  Receptionist and Administrative Temp

  - Provide superior administrative assistance to a wide variety of companies in different industries- Complete tasks such as electronic filing, answering multi-line phone, cash handling, ordering catering, meeting preparation, entering expenses, typing documents, taking dictation, sending and receiving courier packages, make travel arrangements, event planning and screen emails

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2006 - Mar 2020

  Costume Designer

  - Design, create and maintain costumes for a variety of film and theatre projects- Deliver costumes on time, and within budget while following the director's vision- Mentor assistant and volunteersTheatre projects:Morpheus Theatre: The Sorcerer, Yeoman of the Guard, The Pirates of Penzance, The Gondoliers, Diary of Anne Frank, The Odd Couple, Peter Pan Pantomime, The GraduateStorybook Theatre: Les Miserables, A Christmas Story, The Hobbit, RentCowtown Opera: The Barber of Cowtown, Love Potion No. 9, Die Fledermaus, The Magic Flute, Hansel and Gretel, Annie Davidson, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins Sing-a-LongForte Musical Theatre: Naughty but NiceFilm Projects:Manifold Productions: NorthlanderHGB Productions: BloodmaniaSpencer Estabrooks: Sharkasauras, One Hit Die: Chrushmas Special, 1,042 Tuesday, Sugar Skull Man Show less

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  Olds College

  Apr 2008 - Apr 2015

  - Provide classroom instruction for the following courses: Textiles, Garment Analysis, Communication, and Fashion History. Provided course development for the Costume Design Program. - Provide online instruction (Moodle) for the Fashion Marketing program. - Develop courses for Textiles, (Apparel Technology) and for Costume Manipulation and Detailing, Costume Cutting and Construction, (Costume Cutting and Construction Program)

  • Instructor - Fashion Marketing

    Aug 2007 - Apr 2015

  • Course Development

    Apr 2008 - Jun 2008
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  Bow Valley College

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  - Provide classroom and online instruction (Blackboard) for the Interior Decorating program for the following courses: Visual Merchandising, Customer Service, Colour and Lighting, Textiles and Window Coverings, Business Communications.- Provide classroom and online instruction (Blackboard) for the Administrative Assistant program for the following courses: Communication Fundamentals (grammar, punctuation, spelling) and Office Communications - Create course content, and lesson plans for Textiles for classroom and online instruction- Create course content, and lesson plans for Visual Merchandising for classroom and online instruction

  • Instructor

    Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Course Developer

    Aug 2011 - Dec 2012
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  Brian Lehman Evaluations

  May 2012 - Dec 2014

  Administrative Assistant

  - provide administrative assistance to Brian Lehman when assessing home contents for insurance appraisals- research value of home contents online- create and format insurance appraisal reports- take dictation- assist in pricing home contents for estate sales

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  Mark's (Mark's Work Wearhouse)

  Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

  Apparel Development Coordinator

  - Manage quality for a variety of product categories, ensuring garments meet our required standards for fit, labeling and testing compliance- Collaborate across departments to meet product requirements on time- Clearly communicate with overseas vendors to solve production issues- Member of the social committee

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  FGL Sports Ltd - INA

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Quality Assurance Coordinator

  - Manage quality for a variety of product categories, ensuring garments meet our required standards for fit and testing compliance- Collaborate across departments to meet product requirements on time- Clearly communicate with overseas vendors to solve production issues- Collaborate with buyers, designers and project managers to meet production timelines

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  Mark's

  May 2017 - now

  - Annually collaborate across departments to create and update the Canadian Tire Quality Manual for Soft goods- Create technical manuals for SOPs, innovation, and product construction- Create instruction guides for using PLM (Product Line Management) software- Manage quality for a variety of product categories, ensuring garments meet our required standards for fit and testing compliance- Collaborate across departments to meet product requirements on time- Clearly communicate with overseas vendors to solve production issues- Provide support to design department with CADs, strike-off, and colour approvals- Planned several events as a social committee member for Halloween and Stampede Show less

  • Technical Design Specialist- Apparel

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Apparel Development Coordinator

    May 2017 - Aug 2022