Tea Ninkovic

• Lead CAD Pattern Maker for Costume Company. Specialized licensing for World of Warcraft, Nintendo, Marvel, Hasbro, Disney, Lego, Helo,Hello Kitty, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon and Pixar Animation Characters that are currently sold in Target, Spirit, Toys R us, Walmart and Costco stores.

• Tailoring for Summer Shakespeare Festival including Twelfth Night, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Time and the Conways, Into the Woods, Quartet, Bright Star, Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, The Comedy of Errors . . .

• Freelance Tailor/Seamstress for Something Rotten. • Responsible for creating costumes.

• Designer/Patternmaker for Spamalot Show. • Responsible for creating costumes.

• Collaborated with head designer on theorized concepts and developing these ideas into reality for the stage. • Responsibilities include, pattern making, costume construction, detail sourcing and finishing, fittings and styling for 1860 period. • Supervised/ mentored MFA students in costume construction techniques.

• Technical/Assistant designer for Costume Company. Created concept, illustrations, technical sketch, tech packs for proto samples, construction instructions and production forms that are sent to licensor and overseas manufactures. • Fit assistant working with head designer and product coordinator to ensure consistency of fit, style direction and technical specifications.

• Designer of bridal couture; including concepts and silhouettes, through intricate details and textures.

• Illustrator for brand website with a layout in different styles of series. • Sketches are completed with various mediums to describe timeless beauty while promoting the brand.