Resume
Shalini lal
Toy and Game Designer
Mobile no- 00521-777-***-****
Language known: U S English, Hindi, Spanish
Email- **************@*****.***
Summary:
• Worked with Toy design and manufacturing units for 2 years as a designer.
• Worked with Amity School of communication for 1 year as a lecturer.
• Strong ability to understand and interpret child psychology.
• Very good coordinating skill with team members and a good team player.
• Experience of working with end to end product.
Educational details
• Post Graduation Diploma Programme in Toy Design& Development from “National Institute of Design”, Ahmedabad, India. (2005-2007)
• Graduation in Commerce ( Hons.) from Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.(2000-2003)
• 10+2 in commerce stream from Ranchi University, India.(1998-2000)
Professional experience
• Client: ‘Amity School of Communication’, India.
Teaching experience: design subjects (2010-2011)
• Client: ‘Creative educational aids pvt ltd’, India.
Project: In house projects. (2008-10)
• Client: ‘Toy zone impex pvt ltd’, India.
Project: Mechanical construction kit.( 2008)
Internship
• Client: ‘Welby Impex Pvt ltd’, India.
Project: robotic tin toys of windup mechanism for export market. (2007)
• Client: ‘Creative educational Aids Pvt ltd’, Greater Noida, India.
Project: creative craft kit “party and fun” & “paper magic” for kids. (2006-2007)
• Client: ‘Natkhat’, Greater Noida, India.
Project: development of soft toy inspired by wild life of India. (2006)
Institutional training
• Self sponsored project for NID: One month worked for SOS children’s village “Reaching the Unreached” G kallupatti, Madurai, Tamilnadu. (2006)
Craft documentation
• Self sponsored project for NID: documentation of chhau mask of puruliya district, west Bengal. (2005)
Classroom projects
• Simple toy design
Project: pull along toy
• Design drawing
Project: basic and perspective drawings
• Color and forms
Project: color theory, introduction to color basics
• Photography
Project: road side children play, studio photography
• Character design
Project: model animation
• Game design
Project: educational & entertaining board game
• Nature and form
Project: study of pigeon and form formation
• Puzzles
Project: 2-D and 3-D puzzles.
• Open elective
Project: creating creativity
• System design
Project: wild life of India
• Design research
Projects: design methodology
Achievements
• Became one of the judge in the “Toy association of India- business fair 2007”.
• Selected in the first round, for the student exchange program ENSAD. (2006)
• In childhood, got prizes by the governors in the state level painting competitions organized by “SHILPI” association.(1989-1993)
• Got first prize in the painting competition in the combined section of senior junior
• organized by my school ‘Ursuline Convent Girls high school’.(1997)
Interest
• Entertaining& educational games, play structures, play houses, puzzles, plastic and wooden toys, soft toys, collectible tin toys.
Design skills:
• Sketching and Rendering
• Representation skills
• Model making
• Workshop Skills (Machine operations)
• Form and Concept development
Computer skills:
• Microsoft office
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Indesign
• Coral Draw
• AutoCAD 2D, 3D
• 2D Flash
Temporary Residential address:
Shalini Lal
Pino 203, Rancho Cortes
Cuernavaca, C.P. 62120
Morelos, Mexico