SEARCH

Self Employed Seamtress Resume Example

Love this resume?Build Your Own Now
SELF EMPLOYED SEAMTRESS
Professional Summary

Dedicated seamtress knowledgeable about constructing, labeling and decorating products in high-volume, deadline-driven production settings. Possesses technical skills that include zipper installation, fabric cut and sew construction. Interprets patterns and operates sewing equipment to create products to specification. Efficient seamtress with great planning, problem-solving and multitasking skills. Proven history of sewing garment parts, maintaining quality in completed products and meeting or exceeding productivity goals. Skilled in overlock, cover stitch and zig-zag machine operations.

Accomplishments
  • Supervised team of 9 staff members.
Skills
  • Digital design
  • Retouching and color correction
  • Canon Mark II proficient
  • Visual design
Work History
Self Employed Seamtress, 01/2006 to Current
Company Name – City, State
  • Drew patterns and cut fabric pieces, assembled and sewed to create wearable garment.
  • Assessed tuxedos and suits for fit and pinned altering folds or marks on cloth at seams, darts and necklines to indicate tailoring and alterations to be made.
  • Followed sewing instructions and inspected quality of finished pieces to exceed customer expectations.
  • Conferred with designer to determine types of material and garment styles desired.
  • Performed custom bridal gown fittings and completed alterations with eye toward quality and sense of urgency.
  • Operated sewing machines to join, reinforce or decorate products and performed hand stitching for smaller projects.
  • Estimated costs of alterations for customers to make decisions before sewing work began.
  • Determined appropriate repair solution based on garment damage to employ proper tools or equipment.
Safety and Security Officer, 10/2005 to 07/2019
Company Name – City, State
  • Protected facility and property guests by regularly circulating premises and monitoring surveillance feeds.
  • Monitored and authorized entrance and departure of vehicles, cargo trucks and visitors.
  • Authorized entrance papers and granted or denied entrance to building.
  • Performed deep searches and pat-downs to look for unauthorized materials and items such as weapons.
  • Monitored central alarm systems for fire, intrusion and duress alarms and responded to emergencies weekly.
  • Identified and challenged potentially unauthorized individuals for screening and detention in order to prevent access to restricted areas.
  • Conducted patrols of key areas to spot and control security concerns.
  • Warned offenders about rule infractions and violations and verbally evicted violators from premises.
  • Notified police, fire department and emergency services of on-campus incidents.
  • Enforced ongoing and special event parking regulations and issued parking tickets to violators.
  • Conducted regular campus security patrols and handled all incidents promptly to maintain overall safety for staff, students and visitors.
  • Obtained CPR, First Aid and certifications in preparation for on-campus emergencies.
  • Improved knowledge of security services available to students and campus personnel by participating in workshops and trainings.
  • Supervised other campus security personnel and provided procedural and situational guidance.
  • Participated in ongoing training and professional development programs to maintain updated knowledge of security procedures and technologies.
  • Utilized radio, telephone and communications equipment to contact other on-campus personnel and external authorities.
  • Administered CPR and first aid to resuscitate individuals while waiting for emergency medical responders to arrive.
  • Guided periodic property safety inspections and oversaw remedial action to identified potential hazards
  • Updated shift logs and produced daily reports to document security activities and specific incidents.
  • Communicated with security team and building supervisors using two-way radios, mobile phones and other technological devices.
  • Patrolled internal building spaces and facility grounds to identify and deter threats to assets.
  • Remained calm, assertive and mindful to think critically and problem solve during stressful situations.
  • Worked independently and collaboratively to resolve urgent issues to protect lives and property.
  • Patrolled and monitored premises in company vehicle, on bicycle and by foot.
  • Greeted guests professionally and courteously to cultivate welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority.
Dixion Clothing, 07/1998 to 12/2005
Company Name – City, State
  • Followed sewing instructions and inspected quality of finished pieces to exceed customer expectations.
  • Performed custom bridal gown fittings and completed alterations with eye toward quality and sense of urgency.
  • Altered and hemmed gowns and tuxedo garments to create custom-fitted styles.
  • Generated seaming, hemming and alterations revenue by scheduling consultations and appointment to meet 100% of sales goals.
  • Operated sewing machines to join, reinforce or decorate products and performed hand stitching for smaller projects.
  • Estimated costs of alterations for customers to make decisions before sewing work began.
  • Tended to machines, troubleshot malfunctions and completed basic repairs to keep equipment fully functional and well-maintained.
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  • Liaised and followed-up regularly with management on completion of alterations to communicate, model and enforce company policies, core values and goals.
Head Seamstress, 03/1985 to 06/1998
Company Name – City, State
  • Repaired and replaced defective garment parts, including pockets, pocket flags and coat linings.
  • Assessed merchandise mix to continually broaden and improve assortments.
  • Repaired garments and corrected construction mistakes.
  • Managed customer expectations with open consultations and frequent communication.
  • Read pins from previous fittings and other professionals to complete changes.
  • Generated seaming, hemming and alterations revenue by scheduling consultations and appointment to meet 100% of sales goals.
  • Examined incoming materials and compared to documentation for accuracy and quality.
  • Located and picked merchandise weighing up to 25 pounds to fulfill 15 daily customer orders.
  • Operated sewing machines to join, reinforce or decorate products and performed hand stitching for smaller projects.
  • Tended to machines, troubleshot malfunctions and completed basic repairs to keep equipment fully functional and well-maintained.
  • Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for Sew operations.
  • Conferred with designer to determine types of material and garment styles desired.
  • Set appropriate stops and guides to specified lengths as indicated by scale, rule or template.
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
Education
High School Diploma: 06/1974
Calvert Senior High - City
No Degree: Dressmaking And TailoringLife Time Career School - City
sewing ,cooking, kniting, crochet and reading

I really enjoy in my free time to cook knit crochet and read when I am not sewing.

Build Your Own Now

DISCLAIMER

Resumes, and other information uploaded or provided by the user, are considered User Content governed by our Terms & Conditions. As such, it is not owned by us, and it is the user who retains ownership over such content.

How this resume score could be improved?

Many factors go into creating a strong resume. Here are a few tweaks that could improve the score of this resume:

83Good
Resume Strength
  • Completeness
  • Measurable results
  • Strong summary
  • Typos

Resume Overview

School Attended

  • Calvert Senior High
  • Life Time Career School

Job Titles Held:

  • Self Employed Seamtress
  • Safety and Security Officer
  • Dixion Clothing
  • Head Seamstress

Degrees

  • High School Diploma : 06/1974
    No Degree : Dressmaking And Tailoring

Similar Resumes

View All
Self-employed-resume-sample

Self employed

New York, New York