College Design

Ishrat Jahan

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Objective

My objective is to become an active part of an educational institution, where I can share my acquired skills and knowledge in the most effective and creative manner.

Education

Qualified UGC – NET (National Eligibility Test) for lectureship

Held in December’ 05 and June’ 06

M. Sc Textiles & Clothing

Lady Irwin College, Delhi University

B. Sc Textiles & Clothing

Lady Irwin College, Delhi University

Work Experience

Currently working as visiting faculty, at Fashion Technology Department, Wigan & Leigh College (Lucknow Campus)

August’ 06 – June’ 07

Sr. Faculty, Fashion Technology Department, Wigan & Leigh College (New Delhi Campus)

Chief Responsibility: Taking various modules like Pattern Development, Garment Manufacturing Technology, and Design Study. Apart from this, I was responsible for organizing events, planning workshops etc.

Modules Handled:

Kid’s wear

Draping

Women’s Wear: Shift, Skirts, Fusion wear, Institutional wear, Evening wear.

Design Collection: Wigan & Leigh Annual Graduating Fashion Show’ 07

June’ 05 – July’ 05

Underwent an internship programme in 2 parts:

• Three weeks at Orient Fashion (An Export & Manufacturing Unit), New Delhi.

• One week at Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad.

Publications/Presentations

Presented research paper on 5th Oct’ 07 entitled ‘Sizing System based on Body Shapes….A New Approach’, in International Platinum Jubilee Conference, lady Irwin College, New Delhi.

Research Paper published in Book of Papers of National Textile Seminar’ 06, and Apparel Views Dec’ 06 issue.

Presented research paper entitled ‘Identification of Indian Female Body Shapes’ in the National Textile Seminar held in February’ 06, organized by The Textile Association of India.

Attended the annual Sanjam Randhava Conference organized in Lady Irwin College in the years:

2003 entitled ‘Natural Dyes – A Perspective’

2004 entitled ‘Clothing for Special Needs – A perspective’

2005 entitled ‘Rising Fit Problems in Apparel Industry’

Attended National Textile Seminar in January 2005 organized by The Textile Association of India – Delhi entitled ‘Cost Control in Indian Textile and Apparel Industry: Tools and mechanism’.

Attended the ‘International Conference on Apparel and Home Textiles’ organized by the Okhla Garment and Textiles Cluster in October 2005.

Research Experience

Masters Dissertation entitled ‘Standardization of Trouser Block by Identification of Body Shapes in Indian Female population’.

Masters Seminar entitled ‘Environmentally Responsive Textiles’.

Computer Proficiency

Certificate course of Computer Aided Designing, covering following software:

• Corel Draw 12

• Adobe Photoshop 7.0

• Adobe illustrator 7.0

Working knowledge of TUKA CAD

MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Professional Development

Got an opportunity to sit in the panel of judges for Inter School Design Competition held at DAV School, Preet Vihar, New Delhi.

Got an opportunity to sit in the panel of Internal jury members for the Annual Graduating Fashion Show of Wigan & Leigh College, New Delhi.

Personal Interests

• Reading & Writing

• Sketching

• Travelling

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