Leonor Aispuro has over 10 years of experience in fashion design, production, styling and teaching. She has worked as a technical design assistant for a clothing company in Arizona where she created patterns and markers, plotted designs, and assisted with production. She also taught basic sewing skills to young adults with autism. Her additional experience includes work as a wardrobe stylist, assistant buyer, and sales assistant. She holds a degree in Fashion Design and has participated in internships and projects focused on sustainable design, fair trade, and working with disadvantaged communities.

1. Leonor Aispuro leonoraispuro@gmail.com
www.leonoraispuro.com
917.676.3160
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Professional Experience
Technical Design Assistant, Diego Milano, Arizona 2014-Present
• Creating & updating production markers in PAD & Gerber CAD Systems
• Plotting markers for best material utilization while respecting pattern and fabric quality boundaries
• Calculating yields for costing and material ordering purposes
• Creating markers for new samples
• Maintenance of Graphtec plotter
• Assist with all aspects of production from design to cutting and sewing
Sewing Instructor, Seeds for Autism, Arizona 2014
• Working in a vocational setting for an innovative program that
connects local artists with young adults on the autism spectrum.
• Teaching basic sewing skills, construction, patter making and preparing them
for employment with a main focus on product development, quality and marketing.
Wardrobe Stylist, New York 2012-2014
• Assisted a project creating a look book and wardrobe archive for 3D animation company 321
Launch.
• Stylist for ESPN/Microsoft commercial for production company The Vault NYC
• Stylist for commercial in new Falabella Summer '14 fashion campaign.
• Assistant Stylist for pharmaceutical test commercial with animation studio CHARLX.
• Experience with print, film and commercial work.
Assistant Buyer, Pookie and Sebastian, New York 2011-2012
• Reading and analyzing buying and purchase reports
• Markdown reports, best sellers, product allocation, shipping and receiving
• Maintaining strong vendor relations, sample tracking, and return authorizations
• Store replenishment, distributing merchandise, and to assist with product development.
Sales Assistant, Betsey Johnson, New York 2006-2011
• My responsibilities were to assist sales executive in New York showroom with wholesale orders
and the e-commerce store.
• This also included: attending trade shows, fashion shows, assisting in photo shoot and keeping up to
date with line sheets, up-coming lines, and new merchandise.
Education
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York- Sustainable Design Certification

2. • Fashion Design and Illustration internship at Marchesa. During my time in the
Marchesa showroom, I assisted the team with the runway collections, mainly focusing
on illustration, design and pattern making.
• Partnership with Weaving Hand Organization- a non-profit organization working with
individuals who suffer from disabilities, based in Brooklyn, NY.
Phoenix College, Arizona- Associate of Arts in Fashion Design
• Production Designer for Las Otras Hermanas, a fair-trade clothing line that helps
improve the living conditions of women from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
LOH was a voluntary experience where I assisted in developing a garment.
This experience helped me gain knowledge of the fair-trade business, and
organic cotton farming as well as the development of an impoverished community.
• Fashion Design Internship at Betsey Johnson in New York City.
During my internship I worked closely with the design team including
Betsey Johnson during Fall '09 with styling and execution.
Skills and Achievements
• Keynote speaker in a fashion and design symposium for the Scottsdale Museum
of Contemporary Arts.
• Fluent in speaking and writing English and Spanish.
• Participant in Fashion Group International's 'Rising Star' award show.
• Natural dye and yarn workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• Winner of New Times 'Big Brain Award 2015' for Design
• Proficient in Word, MS Excel, Outlook, Photoshop, Power Point and Adobe Illustrator.
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