Design Sales

Laura C. Machado *** Rossiter Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701 914-***-****

Education Parsons, The New School for Design, New York, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Design, May 2010 GPA

3.2

Parsons Paris, School of Art and Design, Paris, France

Semester Abroad, Spring 2009

Design Experience

Carole Hochman Design Group, Inc.

Stan Herman - Design Intern, New York, NY March 2011 -

Present

. Create design costing/spec sheets, and color standard, trim and fabric

quality forms for shipping and design packages

. Prepare presentation boards for design meetings, organize showroom,

fabric bins, swatches, collection binders

. Photograph and document garments for research purposes, prepare garments

for presentations and costing meetings

. Create swatch cards, garment tags, log in fabrics, punch fabric and

calculate weight per GSM

Donna Degnan, New York, NY January 2011 - March

2011

Design Intern - Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

. Drew flats by hand and with Illustrator for line sheets, cut sheets and

cost sheets

. Researched trends and sketched concepts for review with Senior Designer

. Did hand work including seam ripping, sewing buttons and closures,

applying trim

. Organized patterns, line sheets and cutwork for in-house sample room

. Prepared swatch cards and organized swatch books for each collection

. Shopped for fabric, trim, zippers, binding, belts and buttons

. Assisted with preparations and buyer presentations for Fashion Coterie

St. Pucchi by Rani, New York, NY Fall 2009 and

2010

Show Assistant - Spring 2011 Bridal Market and Fashion Show

. Dressed and assisted models and styled mannequins for lobby display

. Prepared line sheets, model line-up cards, gift bags and press kits

Vera Wang Bridal House, New York, NY Summer/Fall

2008

Design Intern - Fall 2009 Bridal Show & Lavendar Label and Resort 2009 Show

. Assisted with set up of runway and in-house shows for media and retail

clients

. Embellished garments, created accessories, color matched and dyed fabric

. Organized Fit Books and assembled sales packets

Retail Experience

Bridal Reflections, New York, NY Fall 2009-

Present

Bridal Assistant/Accessories Specialist

. Consult with brides on selection of jewelry, veils, headpieces, shoes,

and accessories

. Style and dress mannequins, set up and maintain display cases and sales

area

Oversee fittings and dress pick-ups and organize inventory

Skills

Apparel Design, Pattern Making, Draping, Construction, Sewing, Embroidery,

Technical Drawing, Color Matching, Hand Knitting, Beadwork, Batik, Devore,

Shibori,

Dyeing, Puckering with Latex, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, U4ia, Word,

Excel, Power Point

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