Andrea Edelman

Current

• Stitcher at Ballet San Jose
• Owner at Neko Wafer (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Diploma Coordinator at Stanford University
• Departmental Sales, Microdisc at Stanford University Bookstore

Education

• Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Francisco
• Foothill College
• Palo Alto High School

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Connections

57 connections

Industry

Performing Arts

Websites

• My Website

Andrea Edelman’s Summary

I love working in challenging, highly creative companies, where we team together and build something that hasn't been built before. There's nothing more satisfying that constructing something totally new for people to enjoy.

Andrea Edelman’s Specialties:

I am fantastic with my hands, and love working in three dimensions. Being mechanically minded (I collect and refurbish antique sewing machines), I enjoy constructing objects, no matter what they be.

Andrea Edelman’s Experience

• Stitcher

  Ballet San Jose

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Performing Arts industry)

  August 2001 — Present (8 years)

  • Build new or refurbish existing costumes for productions, including tutus and tutu bodices
  • Conduct costume and shoe fittings with dancers
  • Build/refurbish and fit accessories (shoes, jewelry, gloves, ballet boots, hats)
  • Managed two stitchers as First Hand, distributing and supervising costume construction

• Owner

  Neko Wafer (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  September 1993 — Present (15 years 11 months)

  • Design and build period costumes (Renaissance, Dickens, etc.), accessories, undergarments to order
  • Recreate antique/vintage patterns from costume illustrations
  • Selected to design and build 19th-century costumes for the Palo Alto Junior Museum employees for the city's centennial
  • Built men’s and women’s garments for an 18th c. wedding
  • Created costume portfolio web site serving over 6000 hits/month (Adobe GoLive and Photoshop)
  • Authored websites for fellow costumers, including functioning as site editor of historicalclothing.com (now offline)

• Diploma Coordinator

  Stanford University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  November 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 3 months)

  • Managed student database (PeopleSoft) for graduating students, maintaining confidentiality of highly sensitive information, including test scores and credentials
  • Assisted students and alumni with graduation requirements and diploma questions
  • Edited Commencement Bulletin and created reports for individual department and school ceremonies
  • Communicated university policies/procedures to students, faculty and staff
  • Ordered diplomas five times a year, proofreading for accuracy prior to distribution
  • Processed dissertations, coordinating with printer and libraries

• Departmental Sales, Microdisc

  Stanford University Bookstore

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)

  April 1999 — June 2000 (1 year 3 months)

  • Ensured correct order fulfillment utilizing custom database software, serving Stanford professors and staff members
  • Tracked backordered products, customer satisfaction, and customer service orders (MS Excel)
  • Created product catalogs for Sales use (MS Excel)

Andrea Edelman’s Education

• Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Francisco

  AA , Fashion Design and Merchandising , 1991 — 1993

• Foothill College

  AA , General Studies , 1986 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Took everything under the sun (both arts and sciences).

• Palo Alto High School

  1982 — 1986

Additional Information

Andrea Edelman’s Websites:

• My Website

Andrea Edelman’s Interests:

costume, clothing history, corsetry, antique sewing machines, antique books, herb and vegetable gardening, singing, millinery, chainmail, historical reenactment, travel

Andrea Edelman’s Groups:

National Civil War Association, Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild, Costumer's Guild West, DreamWorks, Palo Alto Children's Theatre

Andrea Edelman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch