VAHE ZARTARIAN

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LITTLE FERRY,NEW JERSEY

07643

H: 201-***-****

M: 646-***-****

EMAIL: ac85dy@r.postjobfree.com

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*

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