Career Profile

Career Profile

Jun2017-Present: Suntekstil, London

Position: Senior Jersey Designer at Inditex

•Designing shape for Zara Trf;

•Developing ranges with clients to ensure it evolves and continues to meet the needs of the customer;

•Sketching design ideas for jerseywear garments;

•Putting together trend and shop reports, creating mood boards and design packs;

•Sourcing and selecting trims and fabrics;

•Managing pre-production sampling.

2013-May2017: United Clothing, London

Position: Senior Jersey Designer at Inditex

•Designing shape for high-street retail brands like Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear and Lefties;

•Developing ranges with clients to ensure it evolves and continues to meet the needs of the customer;

•Travelling to various countries discovering new design ideas and trends;

•Sketching design ideas for jerseywear garments;

•Putting together trend and shop reports, creating mood boards and design packs;

•Sourcing and selecting trims and fabrics;

•Managing pre-production sampling.

2012-2013: Claire Barrow, London

Position: Fashion Designer Assistant

•Producing all technical drawings for AW13/14 and S/S14 collections;

•Claire´s ideas development;

•Print and sketching;

•Samples experimentation and design for AW13/14 and S/S14;

•Samples development, cutting, stitching and drawing for AW13/14 and S/S14.

2012: Inditex, Zara Kids, London

Position: Replacement for maternity leave, Accessories Designer

•Developing 2012-2013 fall-winter collection;

•Design of underwear, scarfs and pyjamas;

•CAD development;

•Permanent contact with suppliers from Turkey and the Far East;

•Elaboration of specification tech packs.

2011: American Perez, Barcelona

Position: Fashion Intern

•Assist in artwork and sketching development;

•Attend product development meetings;

•Assist with the set-up of story and colour boards;

•Source and cut fabrics under the direction of the head designer;

•Check fabric orders and deliveries.

Education:

University of Vigo – ESDEMGA (Galiza, Spain)

Degree in Galician Higher Education Studies in Textile Design and Fashion

Graduated: 2011

Additional Education:

•Short Course at CSM “Experimental jewellery” imparted by Anastasia Young;

•Short Course at CSM “Building a fashion collection” imparted by Ian Scott Kettle;

•Collaboration project with Graphic Design students at Central Saint Martins;

•Workshop “Contra la ley de la gravedad” (Against the law of gravity) with Engineer Juan Rey;

•Printing Course imparted by Poti Poti Designers;

•Illustration Course imparted by Berto Martínez.

Relevant Skills:

Computer Skills

•Photoshop (Advanced),

•Illustrator (Advanced),

•InDesign (Advanced),

•Corel (Advanced),

•Freehand (Advanced),

•Invesmark (Advanced)

Languages

•Spanish: Native

•Galician: Native

•English: Fluent speaking and writing.