WORK
Ashcan School of Art
Garment Construction & Fashion Illustration Professor
Oct 2024 - Present
New York, US
Independent Freelance Designer/Artisan
Freelance projects such as:
Private tutoring; Textile & Artisan projects;
Costume accessories and gowns for private clients.
Sep 2023 - Present
MELITTA BAUMEISTER
Freelance Product Developer
Sep 2023 - March 2024
New York, US
MELITTA BAUMEISTER
Design and Production Intern
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
New York, US
AUNÉ Collections
Design Intern
July 2020 - Sept 2020
Lisbon, PT
SKILLS
Techpack production / CADs and Specs
Drapping
Hand and Machine Knitting
Textile Making
Corstery
Leather Working
Garment Construction
Sourcing
Print design
Screenprinting
Cyanotype Printing
Hand Weaving
Illustration
Production Quality Control
PROGRAMS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Procreate
iMovie
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Working in Fast Paced Enviroments
Communication
Project Management
Presenting Ideas
Adaptive
Motivated
Quick to Learn
Respectful
EDUCATION
Parsons School of Design
MFA Fashion Design & Society
2022- 2024
Grade: 3.93 gpa
The New School,
New York,
US
Central Saint Martins
Graduate Diploma Fashion
2021-2022
Grade: Disctiction A+
University of the Arts London
UK
Politecnico di Milano
Knitwear design
Sep 2019- Feb 2020
Exchange Programme
IT
University of Lisbon
Bachelor in Fashion Design
2017-2020
FAUL
Lisbon,
PT
AWARDS/MENTIONS
February 2025
Gromek Institute x Proenza Schouler
Mentorship Programme
May 2024
Departmental honours Award
MFA Fashion Design & Society
May 2023
LACE EXPERT
Solistiss
Dec 2020
Finalist
Young Creators Contest
Portuguese Fashion News
PUBLICATIONS
Work published in the upcoming book
“Plus-size Patternmaking for Womenswear:
Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting”
by Gabby Brown and Leila Kelleher.