NORTHWEST CHILDREN’S THEATER Sept 06/Aug 10 Portland, Oregon

Resident Costume Designer

09/10 Season: WINNIE THE POOH, NARNIA, PINOCCHIO, DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS, MADELINE & THE GYPSIES                

Designed 5 main stage shows, conceptualized and built over 500 original pieces, collaborated with Design Team for 2 new work musicals

08/09 Season: HANSEL & GRETEL, THE WIZARD OF OZ, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, GOODNIGHT MOON, THE HOBBIT

Designed 5 main stage shows, conceptualized and built over 400 original pieces, collaborated with Design Team for 2 new work premieres

07/08 Season: DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE DEVIL & DANIEL WEBSITE, GO DOG, GO!, SLEEPING BEAUTY

Designed 4 main stage shows, conceptualized and built over 250 original pieces

06/07 Season: DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ROMEO & JULIET, SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON

Designed 2 main stage shows, 1 second stage show, and assisted Guest Costume Designer, conceptualized and built over 120 original pieces 

costume shop manager/wardrobe supervisor

Manage costume inventory and ordering of supplies for costume shop

Maintain, launder and repair main stage costumes during run of show 

Supervise wardrobe attendants/dressers and teach basic costume repair to NWCT Interns

Oversee costume rental program 

GLIMMERGLASS OPERA May 10/July 10 Cooperstown, NY

FIRST HAND, The Marriage of Figaro

Designer, Matthew Pachtmen

Education

university of california - san diego Sept 10/May 13

MFA Candidate, Costume Design

THE ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF ART – CHICAGO July 03/Aug 06

 BFA Fashion Design

 Graduated with Honors

 City of Chicago Award for Fashion Excellence

 Richard Dreihaus Award for Fashion Excellence

WALT DISNEY WORLD Aug 05/Jan 06 Orlando, Florida

COSTUMING & COSMETOLOGY DEPARTMENT INTERN

One of few Interns selected to work on the televised ABC/Disney Christmas Special

Worked with intricate, costly costumes with unusual maintenance needs

Managed daily operations including costume repair, preservation, and laundering

BROADWAY ROSE THEATRE COMPANY

Evita July 09
Les Miserables June 08
Pinocchio & The Little Mermaid Summer 08
Snow White & The Jungle Book Summer 07

CLASSIC GREEK THEATER OF OREGON

Antigone Sept 08

LINN BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The Rainmaker May 08

NEW MOON PRODUCTIONS

Willy Wonka (Jr.) July 08
The Wizard of Oz July 07

PROFILE THEATER PROJECT

Six Degrees of Separation 07/08 SEASON
A Few Stout Individuals 07/08 SEASON
Landscape of the Body 07/08 SEASON

THEATRE VERTIGO

Pterodactyls Aug 08
The Long Christmas Ride Home Apr 08
A Doll’s House Aug 07
Escape From Happiness Jan 07

STAGED!

The Secret Garden Oct 07

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

Ballroom Daze Mar 07

SOJOURN THEATRE COMPANY

One Day Oct 06