Beading:
Hand Beading, Tambour Beading, Ribbon Embroidery, Rafia Embroidery,
Motif & 3d work, Beading Design, Gold work Embroidery, Beading design, transferring design, Beading Instruction & Supervision, Teaching beading.

Business:
Managed a staff team number of 10 full time people.
Staff Recruitment, Marketing, Payroll, Accounts Receiving, Accounts Payable,
Sales & Product Development, customer liaison, Customer relations management,

Business management, Invoicing, Staff Motivation, Time management, Stock Control,Ordering, Sourcing Suppliers & O/S manufacturers, Project Management.


Events co-ordination:
Trade fairs: design, construction, conception, selling, marketing.

The Art of Making Hand Beaded Bags.
Published 2002 by Simon & Schuster
A project based book of patterns, stitches and instructions for making hand beaded bags.
Sold in all major bookstores and craft stores.
Chosen by US Simon & Schuster distributor, as 1 of 5 titles to be sold in the USA, 2002.

Magazine Contributions:
Australian Country Craft 2005 Year Book:
Personal Profile & Victorian inspired beaded drawstring purse project
Country Bumpkin A-Z of Beading:
Inspirations:
Bead Etc:
& Tuition:
2000-2005 Torrisi Ricamo: Hand at The Purple Patch, Crewel Gobelin, Lyns Fine Needlework.
St George Tafe: 4 hour guest lecture for Bridal course 2001.
East Sydney Tafe: 3 hour guest lecture for couture course 2004.

Trade fairs:
September 2000 Stitches & Craft Fair, Darling Harbour:
In conjunction with retail bead supplier Photios Bros, marketing of and workshops.

February 2002 Sydney Gift & Home wares Fair, Homebush Bay:
Designed & constructed cushion display stand.
June 2004 Sydney Quilt fair, Darling Harbour:
In conjunction with The Purple Patch, marketing of & workshops.
In conjunction with Pollys Beads, marketing the book The Art of Making Hand Beaded Bags.
June 2005 Sydney Quilt fair, Darling Harbour:
In conjunction with The Purple Patch, marketing of & workshops.

Retail Sales:
Mosman Markets 2002-2004, 1^st Saturday of every month selling beaded trinkets & jewellery.
Aim: to sell discontinued or slow moving beading stock.

Previous Employment:
Hand finisher: Couture, Bridal industry: 1994-1994
Patternmaker, copier & alterer in Quality Control, ladies clothing UK, Fashion industry: 1993-1994
Hand Finisher, Bridal Industry: 1992-1993
Designer, Patternmaker, Grader, Fashion industry: 1992-1992
Warehousing & Distribution, Dispatch & Receiving IT industry: 1991-1992
Retail Sales Assistant, hospitality industry: 1989-1991
Market Research participant, various products/ industries: 1989-2001

TOTAL FASHION INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: 10 YEARS
Life Experience:

Hobbies:

Retail selling of hand made products at Market Stalls. Products are Beaded Jewellery and beaded trinkets.
Arts and Crafts: making things in general eg Mosaic work, Socialising, Films
Broadening knowledge by partaking in short courses.

Travel: Previous 15 years:

Western Europe: England x 4, Scotland, Wales, Belgium, Holland, France x 2, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece.
Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Eastern Europe: Czech, Poland, Hungary,  
Asia: Thailand x 5, Malaysia, Bali x 3, Singapore x 5, Hong Kong x 3, China, Vietnam x 2, Cambodia 
Africa /Middle East: Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Dubai, Morocco
South Pacific: Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Zealand north & south Island
North America: USA: New York x 2, Los Angeles, Las Vegas