Nikeeta Patne

Michigan, USA

Mob no: +1-734-***-****

Email: ac5agw@r.postjobfree.com

Portfolio Link: http://nikeetanikee.wixsite.com/nikeetapatne

PERSONAL PROFILE

A confident, skilled practical textile designer with extensive diverse experience. A productive, highly-motivated art student, I am a creative, fast learner, hard-working and bright individual with an excellent eye for detail and design. I am familiar with designing as well as retail merchandising aspects. I am also confident in my ability to work in a team as well as working overseas.

SKILLS

•Trained in textile software Pointcarre’ design, Arah weave and Arah Print Design, NedGraphic Print, Wilcom Embroidery Software, Ethos Laser cutting Software, Illustrator and Photoshop.

•Good knowledge of both weaved and printed textiles.

•Proficient in communication, forecasting profits and sales, with the practical knowledge of

hand-loom, electronic loom and screen printing techniques.

•Confident at hand painting, sketching and creating designs plans, knowledge of color separation.

•Assures correct follow through from concept to marketing.

•Able to sew at an intermediate level.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Oct 2012-Oct 2013, Master of Fine Arts-Textile Design, Nottingham Trent University (First class hons) Nottingham, UK

•MA degree involves working with modern machineries and studying about the present textile market which is all supported by research papers and presentations.

•Selected on merit for placement job in Anstey Printers out of 30 students.

•Participated and volunteered in “New Designers Exhibition” as my wallpaper Designs were displayed in “New Designers Exhibition 2013” in Business Design Centre,

London.

•Designs displayed in Nottingham Trent University expo 2013, Nottingham

•Nottingham Trent University awarded International Scholarship 2012-13.

June2007-June 2011, Bachelor of Fine Arts-Textile Design, Sir. J. J. School of Fine Arts (First class first hons) Mumbai, India

•BFA Textile Design involved studying about Indian Traditional designing along with

using modern and industrial techniques to produce contemporary designs.

•Graduated with first class for all four academic years of my Degree College.

•2007-08 awarded Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts Student Scholarship.

•2008 Ancient Indian Culture Certificate organized by Consulate General of Brazil and St. Xavier’s College.

•2010 Annual Exhibition “highly recommended” award at Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts.

•Participated in Art Society 2011 (National Level Competition), Bombay Art exhibition 2010 in (State Level Competition) in Jehangir Gallery.

•Member of Kala-Deep Students’ Association, organized college events during 2007-11

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN TEXTILE DESIGNING FIELD

May 2014-Oct 2015, Senior Textile Designer at “KAS Australia” Dubai

KAS Australia is one of the leading brands amongst the high-end home textile companies in Dubai. I got to explore my design aspects and knowledge to newer horizons and

culture. I worked with a multinational staff and it helped me to learn more about

different ethical ways to create a design for a multicultural audience. I grew more as an artist coming from a background of both ethnic and modern designs.

Feb 2016-Present, Consulting as a senior designer for KAS Australia from Michigan, USA. My responsibilities towards the company remain the same.

July 2015-Oct 2015, Creative Designer for Salut Maroc in Essaouira, Morocco

Creative designer for Salut Maroc Beaute’ Hotel in Essaouira. This was a co-project of KAS Australia Company. The company’s head-designer and I along with other fine art art-ists from Italy and Paris created eccentric designs for the interiors for the hotel. We our-selves resided in Essaouira for 3 months to create designs on walls and ceilings and also designed zellige for the flooring and walls for the hotel. It was an extraordinary journey for me as I got a chance to travel and experience new culture which I always look forward to.

Oct 2012- Oct 2013, Merchandiser in “Anstey Printers” Nottingham, UK

I worked as a Merchandiser with Anstey Printer for a year. It was a university placement job in which only 6 students on merit bases got an opportunity to work with Anstey Wall-papers Company in Nottingham, UK. I was studying my master’s degree in UK while I was working on this ideal job opportunity in which I was asked to design visual graphic plans for producing sales projects. This job taught me to create concepts each season with recommendations regarding the graphic looks for monthly deliveries and research into current graphic trends and communicating these trends to the design and buying teams in particular time frame and in a particular order according to the UK market standards.

Apr 2011-Mar 2012, Assistant Merchandiser in “Alokh Textiles” India

I was an assistant merchandiser in Alokh Company, Mumbai (India) in which my job

involved creating designs and analyzing of fabrics and samples for home and fashion textiles. It is one of the largest textile companies in India where I got to learnt a lot about industrial work ethics, time management and to research into current trends with the team of professional designers by visiting manufacturers and suppliers.

Jun 2010-Oct 2010, Designer in “Delhi Metro Designing Company” India

Delhi Metro Designing Company was a leading Indian Government project (2010-11) in which designers were given work to design Asia's famous "Common-Wealth games" whole wardrobe for their colleagues and participants and I was one of their designers.” This was a college placement (Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts College, India's only leading college of fine arts) from which I got an opportunity to work on this ideal government project in which we had to produce a surface designs for shirting and suiting with 3

distinct colors palettes for both male and female staff. Design set of traditional saris with 3 different compositions for the employees accordingly. Thus to support our designs we had to create graphic designs, hand-painted designs and practical samples.

Oct 2016- Present, Taking sewing lessons to enhance my visual knowledge about textile designs’ placements considering the final textile product.

STRENGTHS

•Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, highly creative, well organized, multi-tasking, works well with others.

•Excellent leadership quality and a good team worker with time-management skills and decisiveness.

•Very good sense of planning and social communications.

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