VAHE ZARTARIAN
LITTLE FERRY,NEW JERSEY
07643
H: 201-***-****
M: 646-***-****
EMAIL: ***********@*****.***
HIGHLY EXPERIENCED & HAUTE JEWELRY DESIGNER EFFICIENT IN WORKING UNDER PRESSURE.
SELF MOTIVATED TO LEARN INNOVATIVE DRAWING TECHNIQUES AND APPLY TO THE APPROPRIATE JEWELRY STYLE.
EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE IN VARIOUS MANUFACTURING METHODS DEPICTED FROM SKETCH DESIGNS.
GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF GEMS AND PRECIOUS STONES ALONG WITH VARIOUS CUSTOMER DESIGNS AND MARKETING NEEDS.
EXPERIENCE:
JULY 2013 – APRIL 2019
AR&AR AND CICADA JEWELRY NEW YORK
-CREATION AND RENDERER JEWELRY DESIGNER. CRAFTSMANSHIP.
-MANUFACUTIRNG FOR HIGH INTERNATIONAL BRANDS.
JANUARY 2011 – JUNE 2013
ARTCO – FOUNDER/DESIGNER
BEIRUT, LEBANON
-DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER OF CUSTOM FINE ART PIECES FOR CLIENTELE.
-WORK WITH MASS PRODUCTION COMPANIES BASED IN USA, UK, UAE, KSA AND EGYPT IN SUPPLYING EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS FOR PRODUCTION.
APRIL 2012 – JANUARY 2013
LAZURDE – FREELANCE JEWELRY DESIGNER
EGYPT
-DESIGNED JEWELRY LINE FOR MASS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST MARKET.
JANUARY 2009 – DECEMBER 2012
TAIBA FOR GOLD – JEWELRY DESIGNER
KSA
-DESIGNED JEWELRY LINE FOR MASS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST MARKET.
JANUARY 2005 – DECEMBER 2008
GOLDEN DESERT – EXECUTIVE JEWELRY DESIGNER
BEIRUT, LEBANON
-DESIGNED GOLDSMITH MASTERPIECES TARGETING THE MIDDLE EAST MARKET.
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE AS A JEWELRY DESIGNER CREATING CLASSICAL SETS AND TRENDY JEWELRY.
MONTE CARLO, NEW YORK
YESSAYAN KHY, BEIRUT
YEPREM JEWELRY, BEIRUT
TUFENKJIAN FRERE, BEIRUT
HANNA FRERE, BEIRUT
YALMANIAN JEWELERS MANUFACTURERS, BEIRUT
V.H.P. JEWELRY PAPAXIAN, BEIRUT
KALLISTA GROUP AL FALEH, KUWAIT
BAALI JEWELRY, MUSAEED, JEDDAH
CHRISTINA DEBS FINE ART JEWELRY, FRANCE
CARAT JEWELRY, AL-BAITI, JEDDAH
AVAKIAN, GENEVA
KALANOR AURUM K JEWELERS, BEIRUT
CARO JEWELS, FRANCE
NSOULI JEWELS, FRANCE
EDUCATION:
2001 – 2002 FASHION DESIGN
SECOLL ITEXTILE SCHOOL – MILAN, ITALY
1998 – 2001 BUSINESS MARKETING
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY – LOUAIZE, LEBANON
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
-SKETCHING ROUGH AND DETAILED DRAWINGS OF APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES.
-TECHNICAL SPEC DESIGNER
-PATTERNMAKER
-WAX CRAFTS
-Brand designer
COMPUTER SKILLS:
MICROSOFT OFFICE, POWERPOINT, WORK, EXCEL, CAD.
EDUCATION:
EXCEPTIONAL ANALYTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING WITH HIGH COMMITMENT TO TEAMWORK.
SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
PRESENTATION SKILLS AND LANGUAGES:
HIGHLY ORGANIZED, DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO MEETING CLIENT’S NEEDS AND PRESENTING NEW IDEAD THROUGH A WELL PREPARED PRESENTATION.
FLUENT IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, ARABIC AND ARMENIAN IN BOTH WRITING AND SPEAKING.
EXHIBITIONS ATTENDED:
JA SHOW – NEW YORK, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,2017.
INTERNATIONAL HAUTE JEWELRY EXHIBITION – KSA,2012
JEWELRY SHOW – ISTANBUL, TURKEY 2012
INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY EXHIBITION – DUBAI – SHARJAH, UAE 2010,2011,2012
INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY EXHIBITION – ABUDHABI, UAE 2009, 2010, 2011
BASEL JEWELS & WATCHES FAIR – SWITZERLAND, 2007
*REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST*