Sarah Pondevie
Designer
RESUME
Professional
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I am experienced in all aspects of fashion from pattern making and sewing skills, to colour theory and illustration.
I run all areas of my PDF sewing pattern label Pattern Union, including social media and marketing.
As a contractor I have excellent personal management skills and I am effective at task prioritisation, communication, and working to deadlines.
I work on both PC's and Macs, making digital patterns, instructional booklets and educational videos.
I have been a guest speaker for Industry sewing groups.
Skills
Work
experience
Pattern Union PDF sewing patterns
Proprietor
2015 - present
Design of inclusive sewing patterns.
Workspace Fashion and Design School
Owner and instructor of private fashion courses
2014 - present
Delivery of sewing, pattern making, dyeing and printing, CAD pattern making and fabric design.
Challenger Institute of Technology
Fashion Lecturer
2008 - 2013
Writing and presenting Course material for the following units of Applied Fashion Design and Technology Cert IV and Diploma:
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Fashion illustration - manual
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Fashion illustration – CAD
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Basic and Trade sketch
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Basic computing
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Use a sewing machine
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Sew components
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OHS
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All pattern making units – Cert IV and Diploma
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Fashion history – Cert IV and Diploma
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Design units – Cert IV and Diploma
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Colour theory
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Fibres and fabrics
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Fashion parade coordination 2011 – 2012
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Moving showcase coordination for Cert IV 2010 – 2013
2012 - 2013 Fashion department coordination and timetableing
Freelance Designer
1997 - 2021
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Freelance design work
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March 2021 Guest speaker at the Australian Sewing Guild Autumn Sewing Celebratio - online presentation discussing fit
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October 2020 Guest editor @sewover5 - discussing setting in sleeves
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August 202 Guest speaker @seworganisedstyle podcast - discussing sewing and fit
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Pont de Vie bridal couture - made to measure bridal and evening wear
Stageworks Worlwide Production
Creative Designer
1993 - 1996
Costume designer for Iceskating shows, caberet and Illusionist shows
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
Manual pattern making
Digital pattern making (Illustrator and Wild Ginger)
Advanced construction
Illustration
Tech drawings
iMovie
Languages
Basic French
Personal Development
2014 Julian Roberts advanced pattern making workshop
2009 -2013 Perth Fashion Festival – Student fashion parades and industry networking
2013 PD Conference – Making difficult decisions
2013 PD Conference – Maintain and enhance professional practice
2013 PD Conference – SOP change your thinking
2013 PD Conference – Having difficult conversations and performance management
2012 Leadership Program
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Leadership, you and emotional intelligence
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Introduction to VET and budgets
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Assertive communication for women
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Understanding personality differences
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Project management
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The new Manager workshop
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Conflict resolution workshop
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Difficult conversation workshop
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Emotional Intelligence workshop
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Project management
2012 PD Conference – SOP The art of relations
2012 PD Conference – SOP Why do people behave the way they do
2012 Shingo Sato - Advanced Reconstruction pattern making workshop
2012 PD Conference – Developing your personal brand
2012 PD Conference – Personal Branding
Education
Education and Qualifications
2016 Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology
2013 Diploma Training, Design and Development
2013 Diploma Vocation Education and Training
2012 Diploma Applied Fashion Design and Technology
2012 Cert IV Applied Fashion Design and Technology
2010 Cert IV Graphic Design
Central TAFE
1997 Printmaking and textiles 2nd year
Edith Cowan University
1990 -1992 Diploma of Art and Design in Fashion
WA School of Art, Design and Media
1989 Visual Arts 1st year
Curtin University
1988 Year 12 Applecross Senior High School