Palak Wadel

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PROFILE

A career in fashion which would involve creativity, management, innovation, and multi-tasking. A natural strategist and a design thinker always seeking an environment to utilize skills and abilities that will allow me to learn and constantly contribute to the growth of the company.

EDUCATION

LIM College New York, New York

Bachelor of Business Administration in Fashion: pursuing Dec 2021 GPA: 3.75

Sophia Polytechnic Mumbai, India

Diploma in Dress Designing and Garment Manufacturing Jun 2019 GPA: 3.95

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Amazon Web Services: Certified Cloud Practitioner

Transferable Skills: Analytical, effective communication, interpersonal skills, leadership qualities Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Outlook, SharePoint Conceptualization: Concept Design, Product Design, Design Innovation, Sustainable, Trend Analysis, Creative Solution Adobe Creative Suite: Acrobat X Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Fresco Other Software’s: TUKA CAD, TUKA 3D, Product Lifecycle Management (YuniquePLM), Higg MSI – Material Sustainability Index RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

House of Anita Dongre: AD Bridal Mumbai/ India

Executive Designer Intern Jan 2019 - May 2019

Helped in the development of mood boards, color stories, silhouettes, patterns, motifs for the embroidery, selecting materials, production techniques, and allocating fabrics for the garments.

Liaising and supporting the senior buyers for the costing and final pricing of the garments. Directed and coordinated with workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments. Deal Jeans Mumbai/ India

Assistant Aug 2017 - Sep 2017

Helped customer make selections by building customer confidence, offering suggestions and opinions.

Opened and closed cash registers and assisted with handling cash and deposits.

Centralized the clientele informed by notifying them of preferred customer sales and future merchandise of potential interest.

Spykar Jeans Mumbai/ India

Retail Assistant Feb 2017 – Aug 2017

Communicated with the alterations room workflow and any arising issues to the management team, fashion advisers.

Designed booths, demonstrated products, and services answered questions, and disassembled booth for the show. PROJECTS / RESEARCH

Cotton Climate Project Apr 2020

Paper gives an insight into a successful strategy which is to encourage the use and produce of naturally colored cotton fabric Alchemy of Nature Oct 2018

Research paper on eco-printing with the objective to develop prints that are eccentric without any use of equipment and laboratories. Discusses the substances identified as the source of natural dyes, various extractions methods, mordents, and mordanting techniques supported by documented samples. Awarded by Green Fashion India Conference 2018 as a winner for Paper Presentation.

AWARDS & HONORS

Certificate for Distinguished Academic Performance (Dean’s list for the Spring 2020 semester)

Best Designer of the Year, Sophia College, Mumbai 2019

Runner Up for 'Avant-Garde' Collection at the Annual Fashion Show, Sophia College, Mumbai 2019

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