Veronica Capote
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Veronica Capote

Apparel Product Developer - seeking a new opportunityKingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
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Veronica Capote
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Veronica Capote

Apparel Product Developer - seeking a new opportunityKingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
About me
Self-starting and proactive Fashion and Apparel professional who is versatile and adaptable to all phases of the industry from product conception to distribution. Over three years experience meeting tight deadlines and quality requirements in a fast-paced production chain. Seeking a new challenge within the Womenswear Fashion industry where to put in use the knowledge and work experience.
Work history
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    Apparel Product DeveloperCloset Clothing London
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    • Working closely with the Design team to drive the process from sketch to finished product. Responsible for shipping samples on time by liaising with factories, production, and sales team. • Placing orders, checking the material sourced in the ERP system, giving instructions to the garment tech for prioritising fitting schedules and sealing garments to meet production deadlines. • Tracking the product throughout the entire lifecycle ensuring the BOMs and PLM information is constantly updated. • Assisting CAD team in digitizing, amending, grading, marker making, and costing garments using Lectra VR8 System.
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    CREATIVE PATTERN CUTTERModa de la Maria
     - London, United KingdomFreelance
    • Working closely with the designer, creating the Autumn/Winter 2020 patterns collection. • Interpreting sketches, attending fitting sessions, and making the necessary pattern amendments. • Visiting trade fairs, choosing, and matching natural fabrics such as tweed, silk, cotton, and estimating the fabric consumption for each garment. • Assisting and coordinating the photoshoot.
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Skills
  • Product Development
  • Pattern Cutting
  • Pattern Design
  • CAD Design
  • CAD Lectra
  • Time Management
  • Planning
  • Organisation
  • Problem Solving
  • Abobe Illustrator
Education
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    HVE (Higher vocational education) in Fashion Design I.E.S. Pablo Picasso.
     - Seville, Spain
    • Researching fashion trends (fabrics, colors, shapes, etc) • Turn the concept into sketches, then creating the fashion illustrations • Selecting the suitable fabric according to the garment style and customer expectations • Making costing spreadsheets, garment spec sheets, and quality control checklist • Creating basic blocks, making alterations, elaborating prototypes then generating the garment breakdown • With Gerber Accumark V8.5 system: digitizing, amending and grading pattern pieces, then developing and plotting markers • Fabric cutting and garment construction • Catwalk and presentation of my own collection as the final project • Mainly focusing on Womenswear • Menswear and Childrenswear