Laura-Amy Carr Email & Phone Number

Experienced Designer with 5+ years of working within the fashion industry. Specialising in knitwear design and women’s garment technology. First Class BA Hons Degree in Fashion design and Higher Education in Knitwear Design from Nottingham Trent University. Key skills including: - Researching mood and direction, hand sketching.- CAD using illustrator & Photoshop.- Initial development and sourcing of knit and yarns through to production of yarns and garments. - Knowledge of woven and jersey fabrics.- Working closely with suppliers, manufacturers and agents to develop yarns and products- problem solving as issues arise.- Experienced in leading fit sessions, creating and grading specs - Thriving within my team as well as buying, merch, garment and fabric tech teams- Presenting my ideas to senior management.- Working competently to a critical path and key dates, using my initiative and managing my own time.- Proficient in PLM and excel. - Considered eye for colour- which has been tailored through my time at a company focussed on colour and print.- Personal growth into parenthood has developed skills that I apply daily. Professionally these skills are applied by how to manage huge responsibility, multi-tasking, patience and enhanced my problem solving and communication skills. - Always enthusiastic, positive and problem solving. I enjoy the rewards gained from hard work and I am eager to learn, develop & achieve both professionally and personally.

Listed skills include Fashion Design, Photoshop, Fashion Illustration, Creative Pattern Cutting, and 22 others.