Design Engineer

JULIE LANNI

Leather Designer Creative, motivated team player experienced in leather product design and development, trend

forecasting and textile development. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and

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Microsoft Office. Skilled in hand sketching, patternmaking, garment construction and cut and

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WORK EXPERIENCE

5/2011 - Currently Employed

Sr. Color and Trim Designer- Aventino Leather, Lear Corporation

• Managed product design initiatives in collaboration with cross functional teams in a fast paced

environment from conception through production.

• Designed and presented new fabric/leather collections and interior seat designs to customers

including annual trend presentations to achieve $8M in new leather business for Aventino Leather.

• Provided design spec packages to patternmakers including clear direction on material call outs,

stitch details, construction information and bill of materials.

9/2009- 5/2011

Styling Manager, Arden Companies

• Collaborated with marketing team to create product display mock ups, line plans and category

selections based on consumer forecasting data, sales history and brand direction.

• Managed national retail accounts and provided design, artwork and color direction to our over-

seas manufacturing team in Taiwan while adhering to tight program timelines and lead times.

• Gathered market data on home goods and fashion trends to develop new cushion, pillow and

umbrella styles to market to retail customers using the latest color and pattern trends.

3/2008 – 1/2009

Color and Trim Designer, Lear Corporation

• Provided design and aesthetic direction on color and quality of products to our leather

manufacturing plant in Mexico.

• Created graphic applications and finishing techniques on fabric and leather including perforations,

embossments, printing and laser etching using Illustrator and Photoshop.

4/2007 - 3/2008

Buyer-Fabric/Leather, Lear Corporation

• Sourced new low cost leather crust suppliers for $110M of annual purchases for the automotive

interiors industry and implemented $5M in cost savings opportunities.

5/2003 - 4/2007

Soft Trim/Textile Engineer, Lear Corporation

• Engineered products in multiple mediums including plastics, metals, foam, fabric and leather.

• Directed patternmakers on pattern changes based on appearance standards and customer design

changes.

EDUCATION

Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

B.S. Textile and Apparel Studies-Design/Minor of Fine Arts

5/2003

American Intercontinental University

Study Abroad Design Program- Apparel Design London, England

6/2002

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