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KESHAV Ranjan
Toronto, Canada
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About
An ardent design & buying professional with an extensive experience in Design, Buying, Product Development, Business Development, Strategy and Management. Was hand-picked and since have been a key player in nurturing a product design brand from Concept to Realization, which involved Design, Development, Retail Distribution and Dealing with suppliers, Manufacturers across China, India, Italy, Hong Kong, South Africa, Australia, US, UK and UAE. I established design and manufacturing of quality products, maintaining strong relationship with the suppliers for the brand and flew to Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Guilin (in China), Milan and Bologna (in Italy) to supervise manufacturing, inspect the quality and negotiated quotations in person to achieve the target prices. I am an indispensable team player and an open learner.
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Education
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Post Graduate Design ManagementGeorge Brown College2017 - 2018
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Master in Design Design SpaceNational Institute of Fashion Technology2013 - 2015
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Bachelor in Design Fashion Apparel & Accessory DesignNational Institute of Fashion Technology2006 - 2010
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CBSE Boards X and XII Physics | Chemistry | MathsTagore International School, Vasant Vihar2002 - 2006
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Experience
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Design Enthusiastwww.ullushop.comMay 2012 - Present (14 years 1 month)Management of the Leather Accessory Division, Research & Design Development, Packaging, Branding Strategies, Production, Quality Control, Global Sourcing for company's own brand ‘ullu’ and International buyers.
Trend Research and Visits to Major International Fashion, Material and Consumer Electronic Exhibitions, Coordinating and working with factories in China, Hong Kong, Italy, South Africa, Brazil, Australia, Germany. -
Creative Advisor and Fashion Design FacultyJD Institute of Fashion TechnologyJun 2011 - Present (15 years)• Design concepts and elements
• Design skills and concepts, communications and projects
• Understanding of Design components, principal theories, morphology, three dimensional form generations and transformation, isometric and analytical drawing.
• Design skills and concepts on visualization and art illustration
• Elements of design
• Understanding of Colors
• Photography, styling
• Fashion and lifestyle products Illustrations
• Visual Merchandising
• Fashion Studies
• Portfolio Development
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Creative Design FacultyDreamz InstituteAug 2011 - Apr 2012 (8 months)• Design concepts and elements
• Design skills and concepts, communications and projects
• Understanding of Design components, principal theories, perspective drawing, morphology, three dimensional form generations and transformation, isometric and analytical drawing.
• Design skills and concepts on visualization and art illustration
• Elements of design
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Design ConsultantMithila Shilp SangamJul 2011 - Mar 2012 (8 months)Mithila Paintings Inspired garments and accessories
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Accessory DesignerDelhi University Fashion Society Fest, New DelhiDec 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 month)Designer Accessory collection
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DesignerJanavi CoutureJul 2010 - Jun 2011 (11 months)Designing, sampling fashion and lifestyle accessory for the brands from UK, USA, UAE, Italy, France and India which includes Chanel, Dior, Armani, Art of Heritage, Apostrophe, Krickette aka 'KRKT' Inc, Fenn & Wright, Salvatore Ferrragamo, Halcyon Days, Consolata, Manav Gangwani, Varya Fine Living, Janavi's in house Fashion Label 'Janavi Couture', 'Karishma by Janavi', Seventeen 'O' One and other luxury brands
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Product DesignerHappily UnmarriedJan 2011 - Feb 2011 (1 month)Freelance Design Projects: Conceptualized and evaluated ideas, turning them into tangible "fun" products
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Assistant DesignerSylph By SadanJan 2010 - Jun 2010 (5 months)Designing, sampling for western designer wear, ethnic and sports wear, styling for photoshoots of different products under the label 'Sylph By Sadan'
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Design VolunteerWills Lifestyle India Fashion Week- Shalini Arts by Shalini AhujaMar 2010 - Mar 2010Volunteer during the Fashion Week
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ExecutiveInternational Auto Expo, New DelhiJan 2010 - Jan 2010Volunteer, handling customer queries about different products
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Designer VMSpringdales SchoolOct 2009 - Oct 2009Props design development for the event
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Design VolunteerWills Lifestyle India Fashion Week- Shalini Arts by Shalini AhujaOct 2009 - Oct 2009Volunteer during the Fashion week
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TraineeKobler Inc. (Glendale AZ,USA)May 2009 - Jun 2009 (1 month)Technical Training in Leather Hand crafted accessories at the India factory
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DesignerChandragupta Institute of ManagementApr 2009 - Apr 2009Freelance Project, Range development of college outfits.
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TraineeFab IndiaJan 2009 - Jan 2009Visual Merchandise Training Workshop as a part of academic curriculum, NIFT
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Décor ManagerCrayon Events & Entertainments, New DelhiNov 2008 - Dec 2008 (1 month)Visual Merchandising for Malls across Delhi and other cities
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TraineeSultan TannnersJun 2008 - Jun 2008Leather tanning & manufacturing processes training, as a part of academic curriculum at NIFT
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TraineeMinistry of Textiles Craft Cluster ProjectMay 2008 - May 2008Worked with creative artisans, Design & Making of different leather footwear products. A workshop organised as a part of academic curriculum at NIFT
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TraineeAlpene FootwearSep 2007 - Sep 2007Footwear development & processes training, a workshop organised as a part of academic curriculum at NIFT
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TraineeFootwear Design and Development InstituteAug 2007 - Aug 2007Footwear development & processes training, a workshop organised as a part of academic curriculum at NIFT
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Awards
'Most Innovative Employee of the Year'
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@studiosahay, member since 2010
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