OBJECTIVE:
To conceive and develop unconventional solutions in design.

EDUCATION:
May 1999 Pratt Institute - Brooklyn, New York
Master of Industrial Design
May 1992 Madras Christian College - Madras, India
Bachelor of Arts in Economics

EMPLOYMENT:
Adjunct Professor
October 2002 - Present; New York Institute of Tech.,NY
Instructing a class of college level students in the basic principles of three-dimensional design,using abstract excercises for developing visual perceptions in form and function.

Furniture Designer
January 2002 - Present; Independent Contractor, NY
Conceptualized designed and built entire range of furniture for a bedroom. Executed design and construction of the display and partial interior of two high end shoe stores in Soho.

Exhibit Designer
September - October 2001; TNN (Viacom), New York, NY
Designed and built exhibit for Star Trek "The Next Generation" - On TNN.

Product Designer
March - April 2000; Machineart Corex, Hoboken, NJ
Co-designed and developed prototype for Panasonic and Kodak digital cameras.

Set Designer
August 1999 - Present; Brooklyn Model Works, NY
Responsibilities include producing models/prototypes for various companies. Projects include, constructing a full-scale model of the Hess Firetruck; Constructing a prop of a waterfall for a Maxim magazine photo shoot, and developing Mach-3 prototypes for Gillette.

Art Director
November 1999 - December 1999; Brooklyn, NY
Produced storyboards for the short film called "The Street Broker" by producer Semakaleng Maelane

Freelance Set Designer
July - October 1999, Brooklyn, NY
Constructed set for commercial for Ford "Focus"; Designed and developed concept and blueprint sketches for MTV gameshow - "Pressure."

Exhibit Designer
July - August 1999, Watermill Centre, Southhampton, NY
Worked as design assistant to Robert Wilson while installing Paul Landowski's "Temple of Man" - Musee du Petit Palais and Isamu Noguchis exhibition for the Vitra Design Museum.

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Wood and metal working. Clay, plaster and blue foam modeling. Drawing, photography and welding. AutoCAD, Adobe PhotoShop, Quark Xpress and Microsoft Word.

REFERENCES:
Available upon request.