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PADAM R DESAI . EXCLUSIVE SUMMERY Experience in working with numerous graphic design software’s with sound exposure to different functionalities of designing field. Highly self motivated, goal oriented attitude with clear understanding about the concept and trends in the field of fashion and design, Exceptional interpersonal skills that contribute to friendly and efficient working environment for client, co-worker and supervisors. FASHION DESIGNER: PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS ü Over 4 years of experience in Fashion Designing. ü Proven track record of designing different types of garments ranging from smart casuals including o Men’s Wear, Women’s Wear, Theatre & Costume Design, Fashion Art & Illustrations ü Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills with demonstrated abilities in customer relationship management. Knowledge Purview: Surface Ornamentation, Print Development with repeat, Trend Forecasting, Styling, Fabric Qualities, Styling, Garment Construction, Fabric Handling, Concept Development, Pattern Making and Marker Planning on CAD System. KEY DELIVERABLES Designing: Ø Designing & creating sampling ranges for various stores and brands. Ø Creating new developments in terms of fabric, prints and design. Ø Visualising & creating new styles & interpreting market trends / colours while working the buyers. Ø Identifying target markets by looking at factors such as age, gender and socio-economic situation. Ø Preparing drawings of the designs and creating/updating fashion designs. Ø Selecting & buying the fabrics and specifying the fabrics to be developed. Merchandising: Ø Costing, sourcing, inventory management of outsourced fabric/ accessories/ packing materials in line with quality & cost parameters. Ø Streamlining the system and procedures for new products for effective promotion of the various ranges. Ø Managing relationships with the buyers for building a loyal customer base. EMPLOYMENT DETAILS Artex Apparels Ltd. INDIA Senior Designer Oct 09 to Till now (Ahemdabad) Kids and Ladies Categories Role: Ø Design and development of Kids, Men’s, Ladies Ø Mainly working with denim Fabrics Ø Sourcing and development of fabrics Ø Development of Denim washes samples. New techniques of prints and graphics Ø Sourcing of trims Amri International, Dubai Retail Buyer Feb’08 Oct’09 Men’s, Kids and Ladies Categories Role: Ø Sourcing the product and negotiating the best possible terms and conditions for the company. Ø Assisting the business team during development of the retail marketing and merchandising plans; handling merchandise assortment in stores. Ø Developing purchase orders for brand; planning & developing the merchandise assortment. Ø Co-ordinating the execution of the suppliers program as per the negotiated terms. Ø Increasing the sales turnover with the existing suppliers. Provogue India Ltd. (Mumbai) Senior Designer Jun’07 to Feb’08 Role: Ø Responsible for studying the forecast for the season Spring Summer 08 & Autumn Winter 08 in terms of styling, new washes and fabrics. Ø Presenting a complete range of Denims and Bottoms to market under the story of season; sourcing new range of fabrics. Ø Liaising with Advertising Agency for putting up the advertising campaign of the season story. Ø Handling styling, fabric selection, trims development and complete costing of the garment. Highlights Ø Played a key role in brand development; developed new set of trims (buttons, patch labels and story tags); new washes as per the season look. Ø Analyzing and evaluating the sales report for every season styles. PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS Raymond Apparel Ltd.INDIA Management trainee Jun’06-Jun’07 Role: Ø Handling categories in men's wear (T-Shirts, Jackets & Bottoms); developing range plan for the season in co-ordination with Marketing and Sales team. Ø Developing the samples and presenting it to Sales and Marketing team. Ø Coordinating with the vendors for branding development and approvals. Ø Integrating designs with requirement of marketing team and brand distributors. Highlights Ø Premium Range of Jackets For exclusive clients like Aditya Godrej, Gautam Singhaniya. Ø Presentation of fabric, style, sillihoutes for seasons and trade fares in Europe. Ø Range presentation to all distributors of Raymond from India. Baximco Textiles, Bangladesh Designer Jan’06-Jun’06 Highlights Ø Successfully developed a range for European buyers for Spring Summer 06; developed - Fabric- Knits, woven (especially Twill, Voiles, Denim) - Girls (6 yrs)- Zara - Boys (6yrs )- H&M - Men’s T-shirt (18-20 yrs)- Bershka Ø Introduced Design Collection (Denim) in India for the age group in between 20-25, sponsored by Artex Apparels Ltd., A’ bad. EDUCATION National Institute of Fashion Technology July’02-July’06 Gandhinager (INDIA) Ø Graduate Diploma in Fashion & Information Technology (FIT) from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar 2002-2006. Ø Main Area includes Highlights Ø Internship (advertising) JWT (john Walter Thomson,Bangluru)- As graphic Designer and concept developer Project Brief • Posters and Road Jammers For spice prepaid card • Fevicol • Levis Red Loop • Arrow Men’s Shirt Mentor- Prahlad Nanjappa CATEGORIES HANDLED Ø Knits and T-shirts (all kinds of product) Ø Prints, Embroidery and Graphics Development. Ø Man’s Jackets Ø Shirts (Casuals) Ø Bottoms (Denim And Woven) IT SKILL SET Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw 12, Lectra Cad, 3ds studio Max, Freehand, Painter, Swish Max, Vision and MS Office. Graphic Design: Website Development, Digital Painting, Prints and Graphics, Redesigning Ads & Stationeries, Visual Merchandising for Menswear.