Francesca Pitera

A passionate, award-winning Design Director and Senior Designer respected for 20+ years of experience aligning creative efforts in the development of captivating fashion designs for industry leaders such as Monique Lhuillier, JLM Couture and St.John Knits. Proven track record of driving innovation to establish brand styles, build visually captivating apparel and elevate product distinction. Known for a superb fashion sense with the ability to lead the entire design process, including trend assessments, prototyping, supplier management, product development, fabric selection, testing and production. Out-of-the-box, visionary thinker committed to driving continuous improvements in processes, cost savings and quality control to enable growth. Promoted to positions of increasing authority and responsibility due to strong leadership skills, multi-faceted insights/strategies and overall performance.