Laura Ferguson: in Long Beach, CA

Lead Designer of female sweaters and cold weather accessories for A&F Womens. Lead Designer of female sweaters, knits and cold weather accessories for A&F Kids. Flat sketching and CAD sketching on Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign. Creating tech packs, attending garment fittings and product development. Assorting our line for each season, managing workload and deadlines for the team. Supervising direct reports, delegating and working as a team to complete daily tasks. Working closely with technical designers on garment specifications, patterns and design details. Researching trends and translating into our brand handwriting. Hand and machine knitting to create prototype stitches and patterns. Extensive experience presenting to a large and small groups in sketch reviews, final cut meetings & fits. Excellent self-organization, as well as organization of others, through being task-oriented, setting and meeting deadlines and having good time management.