Laura Wright: in Haverford, PA

Directed overseas mills to design woven and knitted fabrics for all products in US, Europe, and Asian markets, including strategic planning, global process design, fabric selection, color development, and records management. • Lowered fabric costs by improving color development processes, minimizing resources, and sharing fabric options across all regions. • Partnered with global teams in France, UK, Taiwan, China, and Japan in fashion design, marketing, sales, and sourcing departments to develop fashion processes and oversee fabric development for global products.

Created new constructions and products for all business units within Burlington Industries. Developed new constructions of jacquard woven fabrics for the home furnishing market. Utilized Sophis CAD system as well as Photoshop to create designs. • Decreased fabric costs by leveraging understanding of expenses to research and redevelop the construction for new product lines. • Collaborated with manufacturing on issues of construction and development of fabrics. • Created specific new products for customers working directly with sales department. • Reduced sample costs by developing sample development processes using Sophis CAD system over manufacturing. • Instrumental in streamlining design processes to increase design team’s efficiency and productivity.