Design Manager

EXPERIENCE Summary:

*.* years of experience in Merchandising, Interior Designing, Graphic

designing and Furniture designing including 3 years of International

exposure in New York, U.S.A. serving clients across the globe

Possess strong analytical skills as an Assistant Manager, Project Team

Lead, Supervisor and Mentor to Coordinate and Direct activities, with

expertise in construction documents, space planning, interacting with

clients and vendors, proposing solutions, designing and detailing ensuring

the time frame & funding parameters

PROFESSIONAL Goal:

To grow into a leader who can motivate and lead the team.

To transform strategic business objective into remarkable results ensuring

total customer satisfaction with elegant design solution in every varied

functional realm.

EDUCATIONAL Qualification:

Master Of Interior Design, Pratt Institute, New York (2004-2006)

Science:

Bachelors: Interior Design, P. V. Polytechnic, SNDT Women's University,

Associate: Mumbai (1999-2002)

Residential Interior Space Design & Mgmt., S.V.T., SNDT

Women's University, Mumbai (98/99)

Awards:

2005 (New Teaching Assistantship, International Student Scholarship

York): Graduate Assistantship, New Student Scholarship

2004 (New

York):

2003 (India): Inter Collegiate & Interstate Competition - Interior Design

Dec 2002 Bachelors Thesis Competition, "INSITES" - 2nd prize

(India):

1999 (India): Inter Collegiate State Level Drawing Competition for Heart

Patients at K. E. M. HOSPITAL

July 1994 Inter State Drawing Competition, BALMITRA KALA ACADEMY,

(India): Aurangabad

OTHER Information:

References:

Saby L'Oreal India Pvt. Ltd., **********@**.******.***

Sebastian #91.9820.181.025- India

Marie Valero Art form International Ltd.,

Rhonda *****-*********.******@*******.**.** #33.64.688.9295 - UK

Williams Grid2 - Executive HR, **********@*****.*** #914.549.308 -

New York

Alan Feltoon Architect and Thesis Advisor, ********@*******.***

#215-***-**** - Washington DC

Languages English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi

known:

Interest: Painting (stain glass, fabric, lead, coquille, stippling),

Sketching, Classical Dance (Manipuri), Culinary arts,

Tatting, Croatia, Lamasa (a Japanese Art)

Citizenship: India, Singapore, U. S. A. (H1-B Visa), U. K. (H.S.M.P.)

Technical AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe

Skills: Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Corel Draw, Microsoft Office,

Construct Ware - Windows and Macintosh

Professional Experience 8 yrs, 6 mos

MUMBAI, India

(2 yrs, 10 mos)

L'oreal india pvt. ltd. (Mumbai) Oct' 08 - Till Date (2yr /

10mo)

Merchandiser:

Designing & Creating: Store Design, Customized Key A/c packages, Space

planning, Concept + Design, Fabrication, Launches

and POP

Interacting: With Marketing team - Assessing their needs and

converting into a practical Merchandising Solution

With - Sales team, Suppliers, Designers, Regional

merchandisers

Handling & Interface between Store Staff, Regional Team,

Coordinating & Vendors, Logistics, Budget Tracking, Monitoring

Training: DED's

NEW YORK, U.S.A. (3

years)

grid 2 Feb' 07 - Aug '08

Interior & Graphic Designing:

Lotte Department Store Design Documents - Setting a platform of new

- China: (Wangfujing trends, cuisines, lifestyle and art

Beijing, Shanghai) Graphic Design - presenting an "oasis of style"

with a dynamic design solution

Relay Duty Free Store Construction Documents - for "5" Duty free shops at

- New York (John F. various locations inside the airport

Kennedy Intl. Airport)

TIFFANY & CO. (Dsf Architect, P.C.) May' 06 - Feb '07

Interior Designing: Design & Construction Documents -

Monitoring and Cairo, Egypt / Almaty, Kazakhstan / Tsum (Tretyakov

Training interns Passage), Russia

Client and Vendor Busan Paradise (Shinsegae), Korea / Holt Renfrew

co-ordination across (Vancouver), Canada

the globe Al-Khobar (Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia

MORGAN STANLEY Corporate Services Nov' 05 - May '06

Corporate Interior Designing: Space Planning & F.F.E. -

Wall Street, Time Developing templates using palate of 4 colors -

Square, Green, Red, Brown, Blue

Broadway, Avenue of Attending the in-house conferences, seminars

Americas, Redefining the civil and electrical of the

Westchester, Harbor gymnasium

Side

FREELANCE PROJECTS (India) (Planning, Construction, Execution & F.F.E.)

(2 yrs, 7 mos)

Fine Arts (Mar-Apr' Abstract creation of Hindu God & Goddess, Chennai

04)

Exhibition Design TATA Group of Industries, Indian Consumer

(Dec'03-Jan'04) Exhibition (ICE), Mumbai

Exhibition Design Beautiful Creations, Mumbai

(Mar' 02)

(Sept '03-April '04) Residence (600 sq. ft.), Pent house (4250 sq. ft.)

With: Ar. & Int. Dsgr. & Department Store (4000 sq. ft.), Nasik

Shaukat Mukhi (Mar '03 Sample flats, Condos. Heritage structure - Ar. Nari

- June '03) Gandhi's Condo. Hotel Sea Princess (Hotel,

Corporate, Residential, Restoration), Mumbai

Retail (Feb' 02) Reebok, Women's Wear, Mumbai

With: Interior High end residences for Thatai, Ravi Arya, Ambani,

Designer. Varsha Desai Pent Houses & Condos (Residential/Retail/Corporate,

(Jun-July '99) Mumbai

(Jun-Nov '01) (Dec-Jun

'04)

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