Ming Kiang Tan

• Responsible for working with management and designers to develop new collections
• Ability to take direction and implement design plans from brief, concept through production
• Coordinate with suppliers on costing, dateline and resolving any production issues
• Maintain effective communications to ensure that design timelines are shared with respective departments
• Developing internal workflow and process guidelines to improve performance
• Supportive to subsidiary brands under BP de Silva Group with design services
• Interview potential new hires and manage freelancer

• Assisted senior designers with projects and design development on watch accessories
• Involved in graphic design and visual merchandising display base on the brand guidelines

• Participated in special projects commissioned directly by the Maisons under Richemont Group; Van Cleef & Arpels, IWC Schaffhausen, Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, A. Lange Sohne
• Worked closely with respective Maison to understand the brand know-how
• Balanced study and projects in a fast-paced and deadline driven environment
• Exhibited in the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique in Milan during Salone Internazionale del Mobile April 2013, featuring Timeless flower and Fragrance of happiness

• Responsible for developing personal jewellery and lifestyle products
• Ability to execute ideas from sketch to CAD models for 3D printing and generating drawings for production
• Worked in tangent with our craftsman and liaised with clients to determine the design requirement
• Involved in monitoring the production process to ensure that standards are met
(Effective from Jan 2011, Rusitto is part of RISIS)

• Participated in design and development of new product line
• Involved in conducting user research and observational studies
• Analysed the research insights and translate them into design objective
• Communicate concepts through sketching, building of physical mock-up and product testing

• Assisted senior designers with projects for clients including Sony Ericsson and Sennheiser.
• Translate 3D models into 2D illustration using Illustrator software.
• Prepared patent and FA specification for new products.