Affiliations

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Member of United Scenic Artists-Local USA 829 Labor Union 

Member of Theatrical Wardrobe Union-Local 764, IATSE

 

Work Experience

Costume Design Experience

TV & FILM

Legendary : HBO Max (February - March 2020)

Costume Designer : Johnny Wujek

Assistant Costume Designer & Tailor : Constructed, designed and tailored original dance pieces for principal actors in collaboration with lead designers on Season 1 of the series

Pose Promo : FX (April 2019)

Costume Designer : Paula Bradley

Assistant Costume Designer : Styled principal actors and Background for Promotional Commercials on Season 2 of the series

Madame Secretary : CBS (2016-2019)                                                                 

Costume Designer : Stef Maus and Amy Roth

Assistant Costume Designer : Full-time shopper and stylist for principal actors and day-players on Seasons 4, 5 and 6

Background Dresser : Stylist for Background on Seasons 4, 5 and 6

Bolden : Feature Film  (2014 - 2015)                                    

Costume Designer : Colleen Morris

Shopper : Sourced and purchased fabrics for period this film spanning from late 1800’s - 1930’s

COSTUME DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Theater & Performance

Solar-Do-Nothing-Dance (2017)                                                           

Creative  Director : Mafalda Millies

Costume Designer : Designed dance performance pieces for St Germaine liquor branding event in New York City


Halloween Dance Project (2017)                                                                      

Director : Karole Armitage

Costume Designer : Designed and fabricated costumes for a Halloween Themed dance show in New York City

Virtually There (2016)                                                                       

Costume Designer : Campana Brothers

Associate Designer : Co-designed Bauhaus inspired dance performance pieces, artistically for internationally toured dance show 

A Clockwork Orange (2015)                                                                                     

Director : John Bateman

Costume Designer : Designed 64 individual costumes for principals and chorus actors for theatrical performance in New York City

A Night With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin (2011)                                     

Director : Mandy Patinkin 

Costume Designer : Worked closely with Patti Lupone to develop stage looks for country wide tour

Breaking Ground Dance Center (2010-2011)

Creative Director : Marissa Salemi

Costume Designer : Designed and Constructed dance costumes for 100+ dancers for full production in New York City

Keigwin + Dance Co : Works and Progress Series (2009)

Director : Larry Keigwin

Costume Designer : Created costumes for principal dancers for this performance at the Guggenheim, New York City

Itutu (2009)

Director : Karole Armitage

Assistant Costume Designer : Co-designed and fabricated 60+ costumes for this internationally toured performance

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Production : Mirage (2009)

Director : Nai-Ni Chen

Costume Designer : Fabricated and Designed costumes for this award winning national toured dance performance

Also designed costumes for Martha Graham Dance Co., Vanguardian Productions, Parsons Dance Co., Notes in Motion,  Avodah Dance, Ripple Productions

COSTUME DESIGN EXPERIENCE

TV & Performance

Madame Secretary : CBS (2016 - 2017)                                                                     

Costume Designer : Amy Roth

Tailor/ Background Dresser : Tailored and dressed the background actors for Season 3 of the series

Boardwalk Empire : HBO (2009 - 2014)                                           

Costume Designer : John Dunn 

Tailor : Worked on the full run of the six seasons of the series. Assisted with construction of custome builds for principal actors. 

Glee : FOX (2010)

Designer : Lou Eyrich

Head Tailor : Tailored costumes for Season 3

Parsons Meares (2004 - 2009)                                                                           

First Hand/ Costume Craftsmen : Extensive experience with construction using paper mache, wire, felt, faux shape and foam for Broadway shows, including; The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Phantom of the Opera and Wicked

                                                              

Styling

Personal Stylist of Patti LuPone

Tony Awards 2011 & Glamour Magazine 8.2011 Issue

INTERNATIONAL

Diesel
Responsible for the selection of the diesel collection for Turkey, as well as its advertising and promotion and management of the Diesel brand in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey 1998

 Design Republic
Designed & developed sportswear collections (woven and knitted) for German and Turkish textile exporting companies. Created brand concepts (brand names, logos, labels) Istanbul, Turkey 1991 - 1997

 Awards

Excellence in Costume Design Award finalist 2008 by Metro DC for his work for City Dance Ensemble

Education

 Bosphorus American University 
Istanbul, Turkey 1990

B.A. in Economics