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FORD BOWDEN

EXPERIENCE
! Knitwear Design Intern for Appalatch Outdoor Apparel Company
Developed knitted textiles independently and under direction using Stoll M1
! Textile Design Freelancer for Alexander Julian
Created printed textile, logo, and product label designs under artistic direction
! Teaching Assistant for Computer-Aided Textile Design and Color Studio
Assisted teaching Lectra Kaledo and EAT Design Scope Victor to undergraduate students
EDUCATION
! North Carolina State University
B.S. Fashion and Textile Design (Textile Design Concentration)
! The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, P.R. China
Courses in advanced knit design, Mandarin, and Hong Kong politics
! Donghua University, Shanghai, P.R. China
Full scholarship received to study Mandarin and Chinese costume design

June 2015-August 2015

September 2014-October2015
Fall 2014 Semester

2012-2016
January 2015-May 2015
July 2014-August 2014

SKILLS
Knitwear Design
v Shima Seiki Apex, WholeGarment/fully fashioned
v Stoll M1, fully fashioned
v Double bed machine knitting
v Circular electronic jacquard knit design
v Mechanical step jacquard knit design

Product Development
v Sketching, fashion and technical
v Prototyping
v Fit assessment/correction
v Production/quality assessment
v Tech-pack assembly

Textile
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Software Packages
v Lectra Kaledo Print, Knit, and Weave
v Gerber AccuMark
v Adobe Photoshop
v Adobe Illustrator

Technology
Fiber properties and processing
Yarn design and processing
Garment dyeing, printing, and finishing
Knit structure drafting

ACCOLADES
! Undergraduate research grant recipient
! Lewis Cramer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Textile Design
! Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship recipient
! Coming Home to Cotton Design Exhibition, Showtime ITMA
! International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition
! Quintessential Cotton Design Exhibition
! Couture for a Cause Runway Show
! NCSU Creative Fusion of Extremes Fashion Show
! Redress Raleigh Eco Fashion Show (collaboration)

Fall 2015
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Fall 2013
Fall 2013, Fall 2014
Spring 2013
Spring 2013