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I am a confident and self motivated designer cum lecturer. From my earlier working experiences as a Instructor and CAD designer in PSG College of Technology , I learned the various graphic software and its application to textile design, and my skill sets are:
Motif making and Art work Development
Color Reduction & Correction
Scanning and Pixel Editing
Repeat and Pattern Development
Fabric Structure and Textures Development
Stripe and Check Pattern Development
Print Design & Color Separation techniques for various prints
Simulation of various jacquard fabrics in 2D & 3D
Point paper preparation for handloom designs
Simulation of embroidery fabrics
Texture Mapping & Product Rendering techniques
Room Display & Layout Presentation techniques
Working as a Senior Lecturer and Part Time Freelance designer with a multitasking job of designing patterns, coloration and communication with clients and manufacturing mill.
My fortes are repeat pattern designing, coloration, CAD, Jacquard and Dobby (Woven) designs, Print designs and Illustrations.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & SOFTWARE KNOWN
Concept developer, Color line selector.
Team collaborator for woven and printed fabrics, Training and Communication. Photoshop,Illustrator,
CorelDraw, Photo Painter
MS Office suite,
Nedgraphics,
Textronics (Dobby, Jacquard, Print and Texture mapping),
PC Tex (Dobby, Jacquard),
Winssoft ( Design, Costing),
Willcom Embroidery,
Google Sketchup,
Color Matters.
CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES
Developed 5 jacquard fabrics to M/s.India Trimmings Ltd, Annur. for Theatre in London United Kingdom, through Photoshop and CAD software. (2004)
Trained the Handloom Designers in M/s.Rajendra Handooms, Coimbatore to learn the design development and point paper preparation for Silk Saree Pallu, Border and Allover. (2005)
Trained the Handloom Designers in M/s.SS Designers, Coimbatore to learn the design development and point paper preparation for Silk Saree Pallu, Border and Allover. (2005)
Trained the Handloom Designers in M/s. Manmandir Silks, Chennai, to learn the design development and point paper preparation for Silk Saree Pallu, Border and Allover. (2005)
Trained the Print Designers in M/s. Premier Mills, Coimbatore to learn the various screen-printing techniques in Photoshop (2006)
Developed stripe and check patterns for mens shirt to S/S 2007 to Derby Fashions, Chennai (2007)
Developed 10 print designs for A/W 2010 for European market to GJ Merchandising Inc, Chennai (2010)
CAREER SUMMARY
Pearl Academy of Fashion
Chennai Campus
Designation :
Senior Lecturer & Course Leader
Period :May 2009 Till Now
Currently working as Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for PG Textile Design program for Chennai campus under the supervision of Centre Director
Managed the Course Documentation and Curriculum Development under the supervision of Centre Registrar
Coordinator for Students placement and Industry internship activity
Coordinator for Final Design Collection and Product Exhibition Display
Organized guest lecturers from industries and design studios in the area of CAD Textile Design
Mentored the project guidance for final design collection
Attached with Chennai based furnishing and garments industries to do various design consultation work in the area of Print, Jacquard and Dobby patterns
Pearl Academy of Fashion
Chennai Campus
Designation :Lecturer
Period :July 2006 April 2009
Joined as Lecturer in Post Graduate Diploma in Textile Design program
Lectured the subjects as Graphic CAD, Textile CAD, Fabric Studies, Retail Graphics, Textile studies to UG & PG courses
Course Cordinator for PG Textile Design Program
Internship coordinator for PG Textile Design Program
Managed CAD Laboratory and Short term courses
Assisted with Academy Marketing Manager to promote the PG Textile Design program to various colleges in Southern India
Conducted CAD program in every summer vacation to other college students in southern india.
Organised factory visits to UG Fashion students to learn the basic textile process in the area of spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing and finishing
Managed as a Design Creator & Supervisor for academy promotion materials for Chennai campus ex : course brochures, posters, application forms, event banners etc.,
Module Leader for Textile CAD, Fabric Studies modules among all the campuses
Curriculum member for textile design program
P.S.G. Polytechnic College
Coimbatore
Designation :Lecturer &
CAD Lab In charge
Period :June 2004 July 2006
Promoted from Instructor to lecturer in textile department to handle various theory and practical modules to Diploma and Undergraduate level students.
Lectured subjects are Fabric Structures, Weaving and CAD
Managed as a Industrial Training coordinator for year 3 B.Tech students
Course coordinator for Short term CAD Courses
Prepared Laboratory manuals for Fabric Structure, Weaving and CAD Practicals.
Prepared training manual for Industrial training to year 3 B.Tech students
Coordinator for weekly Inplant training to diploma level students
P.S.G. Polytechnic college
Coimbatore
Designation :Laboratory
Instructor
Period :January 2000 May 2004
Joined as laboratory Instructor for the Textile CAD Lab
Trained from adobe systems to learn Photoshop, illustrator software
Managed the short term courses for college students and earned 40% of the total course fee
Trained from various textile cad software for jacquard, dobby, print, costing and 3D draping, the software are Nedgraphics, Textronics, PC Tex, Teckmen systems
Learned and handled the operating procedures for Grossie Electronic Jacquard Loom for the fabric development.
Developed various freelance designs to Karur based home furnishing industries, especially Kitchen Linen and made-ups
Gokul Fabrics
Coimbatore
Designation
Fabric Dispatch Section Incharge
Period :
April 1999 Dec 1999
Managed the buyers in fabric inspection systems to the brands for GAP, Banana Republic, Tommy etc.,
Work leadership among with 25 quality fabric checkers
Managed more than 20 orders at a time.
