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Natalia Cordoba
Senior Apparel Designer
www.coroflot.com/nacordoba

Personal information
Full Name: Natalia Cordoba
Nationality: Argentine (Argentine/Italian citizen)
Age: 32

Education (highest level reached)

1997-2002
Universidad de Palermo. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bachelor´s degree: Apparel and Textile Designer

Final thesis research: ¨ Technology on snow. ¨ the importance of tech fabrics in sportswear¨

Other courses
Universidad de Palermo
¨Being a lecturer¨ (Course to teach design)

Languages
Spanish (native)
English (fluent) PET, First Certificate

Computer studies
Windows, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Optitex (basic), Audaces Vestuario (software for pattern making) , Auto Cad

Employment History

From 1999 to 2001
Sasson S.A – Buenos Aires (shirt manufacturing for Pierre Cardin and Van Heusen)
3 months paid internship at Design department

Universidad de Palermo. Buenos Aires (www.palermo.edu.ar)
Trainee/lecturer for two years at: Pattern making class, Accessories Design class, Sportswear design class
Duties: assist students during classes, revise works, teaching

Sucesso is one of the most important textile suppliers of Argentina
Started at the sales department and after a month, I was promoted to the design department
Duties: Managed Asian markets (created color charts, requested, received and judged lab swatches, daily communication with Asian suppliers, worked together with customs office)
After 8 months, left the company to finish my last year at University and focus on my thesis

2002 to 2004

Owner at CP
Street wear, casual wear clothing
Opened my own store, designed casual wear lines, managed suppliers and producers, made patterns.
After almost a year I decided to close the store

2005 to 2007 Lecturer and Career Manager (www.edh.edu.ar)
Lecturer at: Apparel II, III, IV and V, Technology I and II, Pattern making II and III (ladies, Children, men and tailoring), Accessories Design I, Thesis
Manager of Apparel and Textile Design Career
*developed the academic program for the Apparel design career
*mentored new teachers
*lead group of lecturers/professionals involved within the design career
Decided to start working within the apparel industry again

8. 2007 to 12.2007 Senior Designer at Division Extrema (www.divisionextrema.com)
Designed: Snow apparel collection (Winter 2008). Men´s, women´s, kids.
Women´s Urban Jackets collection development (Winter 2008)
Men´s, Women´s, kids surfwear (2007)
Developed and managed tech packages, fabric selection, suppliers, sampling process, attended fitting sessions, created patterns/grading
Mentor and managed a group of 7 people/professionals
Left the company to move to the south of Argentina

4. 2008 to 4.2009 Freelance Senior Designer at PPG USA (hunting)
Duties: created first hunting collection for men’s women’s, created custom camouflage fabric, developed patterns/grading, tech specs and labels. Managed sampling process and contact with suppliers

2009 Freelance Senior designer at:
North Field Outfitters. USA. Men´s outerwear collection development. Design, tech specs, patterns, labels

2010. Designer, Founder Alto Sur Outdoors
*Hunting Apparel Design, Legend Archery www.legendarchery.com
*Bulletproof vests from concept to finished product , Engarde Body Armor http://www.engardebodyarmor.com/
*Fishing shirts design/technical apparel line, Lateral line Co www.laterallineco.com

Argentine/Italian citizenship and Passport