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Laura Barron
1809 Stewart Drive
Arlington, Texas 76013
817.994.5092
laura.and.drew@sbcglobal.net
Earned Associate degree of Applied Arts Fashion Design in December 2006 from The Art Institute of Dallas in Dallas,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Embroidery Designer, Westmoor Manufacturing/ Panhandle Slim, Fort Worth, Texas (2011-Current)
Design embroidery artwork on Illustrator
Put together embroidery layouts to send out to factories
Make comments on stitch outs, salesman samples, and PP samples
Keep track of all approvals
Contact factories over outstanding stitch outs
Cad Designer/ Assistant Tech Designer, Ivory International / Falcon Garments, Dallas, Texas (2008 2011)
Design prints and plaids on Prima Vision TCX
Create line sheets and color cads per customer
Pull together color and print inspiration
Mix colors and create color cards in Prima Vision TCX
Draw garments to scale by hand and transfer them to the computer
Prepare and send out color standards and print repeats to the factories
Enter packing and labeling information in our PLM(New Generations)system and send out to factories
Created a production chart for weekly meetings
Spec and check quality of fit, size set, pre-production, and TOP samples
Prepare pre-production and TOP samples to be sent out to Customers for approval
Communicate on a daily bases with the factories and customers
Tech Design Coordinator, Harolds, Dallas, Texas (2008)
Checked specs and quality of top of production samples
Approved or reject TOP samples for production
Communicated with vendors about TOP sample arrival
Measured fit samples and pre production samples
Made quality control audits on size runs
Created Tech Packs for scarves and gloves
Organized all garments for weekly fit sessions
Production Assistant, Cheerleading Company, Dallas, Texas (2007)
Converted measurements from orders into sizes for the uniforms
Called customers when questions arose regarding measurements on their orders
Sent Order Confirmations to the customers when changes were made to their order
Measured the garments when they came back from the contractor
Pressed lettering on to the cheerleading uniforms
Checked lettering to make sure they were sewn on straight
Used Gerber to cut patterns out of the fabric
Designed cheerleading uniforms and T-shirt logos
