Design Project
Resume:
R SUM Maria Merchant
Industrial Designer
Designation
Street Address A/6 Sunmoon Park, Akota Stadium Road,
City, State, Country Baroda -390 020, Gujarat, India.
Phone +91-972*******, +91-026*-*******
**************@*****.***
23/10/1988
Date of Birth
Indian
Nationality
EDUCATION
College National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
Degree Graduate Programme in Product Design, (2006 -2010)
Graduation Year December 2010, Cumulative Semester GPA : 8.16
Utkarsh Vidyalaya, Vadodara
School
High School (HSC 85%)
2006
Senior School (SSC 89.6 %)
2004
Sarjak Art Studio, Vadodara
Art School
EXPERIENCE
1 Industrial Designer Summer Intern
Company Pierlite India Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India
http://www.pierlite.com/
Duration 6 Weeks, 2009
Responsibilities Street Light Design for Class B roads, Landscape Design, Light Sculpture.
2 Graduating Project/ Internship
Company H.K. Industries, Mumbai.
Vacuum Technologies
Duration 4 months, 2010
Responsibilities Control Panel Design of Vacuum Impregnation Plant for the Indian Railways.
3 Conceptual Designer
Company Actonate, India. (http://www.actonate.com)
Web Design Solutions
Duration Part time since 2010
Responsibilities Brochure Design, Web-page Layout Design, Logo Design.
AWARDS & HONORS
DAAD Scholarship of 1000 for Exchange Program at Pforzheim University, Germany
2009
The Sir Ratan Tata Scholarship of 1000$ for Excellence in Academics.
2007
Gold(1997) and Silver(1998) Medal in Shankar s International Painting Competition awarded by
1997
the Former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
& 1998
PROJECTS
Live Projects > Five months Sports Mobility Project with Dassault Systems on using CATIA-Imagine & Shape, 2008.
> RGB 07, NID - Event Management Team of first Intercollegiate Design Festival in India.
> Poster WAR, NID, Monsoon Fiesta, 2007 - Coordinator of Industrial Design team.
Classroom Projects > Simple Product Design: An Ice Cream Cup and Spoon design for the Visually Impaired.
> Technically Complex Project: A Garden Spray and a Low-cost Air Cooler.
> Design for Special Needs: A low-cost Grade A Knee brace for people with Arthritic knee.
> Systems Design: Recreational and Entertainment zone, Dabhoi Lake Beautification.
SKILLS
2D Marker Techniques, Felt pens, Screen Printing, Digital and Studio Photography, Drafting,
Illustration with Oil, Water color and Acrylic.
3D Model Making with Basic Materials, Polystyrene, Foam, Wood and Metal.
Workshop skills - using Lathe, Milling, Drilling machines, Laser cutting.
Softwares Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Alias Sketchbook Pro, AutoCAD, Rhino 3D,
Dassault CATIA Imagine and Shape V5, Alias Studiotools, Bunkspeed Hypershot.
WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
> Koeweiden Postma Workshop in Kyoorius DesignYatra 2009 Conference, Mumbai
> German DesignPreis Awards display & On Design talk, Messe Frankurt on 13th February 2009.
> Workshop by Villeroy & Boch at Pforzheim University on Futuristic Bathroom Solutions.
The group got selected for 3rd Best Concept, 6th-11th October 08.
> 100 Objects of Italian Design Workshop, NID, 2008.
> Jindal Stainless Steel Workshop, NID, 2007.
> From MOMA With Love, Exhibition of Designs in 1958 displayed at the MOMA, 2007 at NID.
> Autodesk-NID Design for Excellence Conference, 2007
COURSES TAKEN
Foundation Courses > Design Drawing > Film Appreciation
> Environmental Perception > Space, Form and Structure
> Color and Form > Geometrical Constructions
> Elements of Composition > Design concepts and Concerns
Sociology Courses Science and Liberal Arts:
> Introduction to Sociology
> Indian culture
> Introduction to Semiotics
> Introduction to Theatre & Narratives
> Aesthetics and Visual culture
> Indian way of telling a Story
Product Design > Elements of Form > Materials and Processes
Courses > Technical Studies > Display and Controls
> Product Photography > History of Design
> Design and Management > Visual and Cognitive Ergonomics
> Ergonomics > Representation Techniques
> Workshop Skills > Research Methodology
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, Hindi and Gujarati
Basic knowledge of German & Sanskrit
ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Indoor Sculpture, Canvas painting in Oil/Acrylic, Clay modeling, Origami, Philately.
Photography, Street Sketching and Doodling, Reading Fiction, Learning Languages.
Outdoor Photography, Swimming, Skating, Badminton, Trekking,.
Other Interests The Egyptian civilization, Geography, Physics, Music and Poetry.
Globe trotting Paris, Stockholm, Barcelona, Venice, Rome, the Vatican city and places in south Germany.
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