Newcastle University, MFA (Fine Art) - 1998-2000
Bradford & Ilkley College of Art - BA(Hons) Art & Design 1995-1998

Newcastle College – 2001-2006 Lecturing in BA Fine Art, Graphic design, Foundation
studies in art and design and Life drawing/visual studies.
Gateshead College – Lecturing in painting & drawing 2000-05
Blyth community college – 2006 visiting lecturer
Bradford College of Art - 2002 lecturing in fine art & theoretical studies
Newcastle University - 1998-2000 Lecturing in fine art (painting)

Residencies/ Awards/commissions
Past, Present & future – Morpeth Council, Northumberland, march
VARC Artist in residence Sep 02-Sep 03
Northern Arts Individual artists award - 2001
British Academy AHRB - 1998
Yorkshire & Humberside Artist award - 1998 - awarded for exhibitions in California (USA) Bilbao, (Spain) & UK.

Gallery representation
The biscuit factory – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Emerging Art – Fine Art book publishing, London, UK
Gallery Amaste - Bilbao, Spain
The Lime Gallery - California, USA

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G.G. GIA - Graduate Gemologist in Diamonds and Colored Stones, Gemological Institute of America. Also completed with Honors "GIA Counter Sketching Course".

Ancient Jewelry of The Majapahit Empire, Djogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major in Design Metals - Jewelry Design and Minor in Fashion Illustration/ Surface Design / Fashion Design & Fashion Illustration Portfolio), Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.

Tiffany Scholarship Award Winner.

Creative Director/Choreographer for show presentation of Christian Dior (supervised body painting ofmodels) / Helped Nash & Kelly, Bangkok with finishing jewelry neckpiece for a fashion magazine shoot / Conducted workshop in jewelry techniques "Mokume Gane" at the Royal Thai Goldsmiths School, The Grand Palace, Bangkok / Designed Jewelry pieces for Bee Bijou, Hyatt Erawan Hotel / Consultant Instructor at Raffles Design Institute Institute, Singapore / Consultant Instructor in Jewelry Design at Lasalle SIA School of the Arts, Singapore / Lead Dancer, Dance Instructor / Choreographer / Costume Designer / Fashion Show Modeling Instructor

Master of Science, Clothing and Textiles, M.S University, Baroda, India.

Bachelor of Science, Clothing and Textiles, M.S University, Baroda, India.

Dissertation - The Art of Silk Weaving in Southern India.

Advanced Apparel Design & Faculty Training Programme at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.

Participated in the 'Festival of India' celebrated in the U.S.A and erstwhile USSR, Prêt-a-Porter, Paris.

Designer/ Merchandiser in Dubai. Clients - J.C Penny, Bloomindales, Van Heusen, Pierre Cardin, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, John Forsyth Shirt Co. Canada.

Designer Consultant for largest garment retailer in India lients included: Benzer, Remanika, Khazana, Bandhej.

Freelance Designer - Clients: Club Med, Ellysee.

Master of Art (Fine Art), Central Michigan University, USA.

Bachelor of Art in Computer Science, Central Michigan University, USA.

JCMU Scholarship, Michigan State University.

Textile Designs Scholarship Award, Hand Weavers Guide of America Inc.

Freelance Artist (painting, textile design and mix media) / Art Instructor at Chiang Mai International School / Manager at Universal Textile Design / Programmer at Contract Exchange Corporation, USA / Software development and implementation.

Raffles Design Institute Fashion Design Alumni 2002.

Bachelors of Art in Travel Industry and Hotel Management, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Teacher Assistant for Fashion Design Department, Raffles Design Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.

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Master in Management (Honor), (Consumer packaged goods marketing specialization), ESC CERAM Sophia Antipolis (French Business School).

CIV Sophia Antipolis, HEC Preparatory Classes (specialization in economics).

French Baccalaureate (Economics).

Sales Manager, DANONE, French Riviera.

Sales and Marketing Manager, Alcatel Space Industries, Cannes.

Marketing Assistant/Sales Manager, Plaza Athenee Hotel, Paris.

Member of the panel of judges for MIFA (Malaysian International Fashion Awards) 2005.

Conducted a workshop on Fashion communication at the Malaysian Fashion Week in 2005.

Conducted a workshop in Fashion Marketing at ABAC University Bangkok in 2005.

Master of Business Administration at Assumption College, Bangkok (Awarded the Dean’s award for excellance)
Exchange program with Tsing Hua U (Beijing)/ Hong Kong Baptist U for their summer program.

Associate Degree in Japanese Studies at Sunshine College, Tokyo, Japan

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and English at National University of Singapore

Lead Designer of numerous projects in Italy, UK, India, France.

Internship with Agnes b, Paris
Internship with Barneys New York/Japan

Sales Manager at Isetan Bangkok
Promotions Manager at Isetan Bangkok

Division manager of the Merchandising Department at Isetan Singapore

Regional Buyer
- International Menswear e.g. Cerrutti Menswear, Donna Karan
- Designer, e.g. DKNY, MNG, Calvin Klein, Anna Sui, Agnes b
- Bags and shoes
- Jewelry, at Isetan Singapore for Isetan group of regional stores including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan

Floor Manager – Isetan Singapore
Customer Service Manager – Isetan Singapore.

Tutor at Assumption College,(ABAC)

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Master of Business Management at the Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management Engineering minor in Mechanical Engineering at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Former Business Administration Program Director at Raffles International College, Huizhou, China

Lectured in Business Administration, Management, and Entrepreneurship at leading Philippine tertiary education institutions, namely, Asia Pacific College, San Beda College, St. Scholastica’s College, and De La Salle University

Entrepreneur and small business consultant in the food, direct sales, and retailing industries

Consulted for Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, Kraft Foods Philippines, Marie-France, Medical Center Paranaque, St. Clare’s Medical Center, Systems Technology Institute, and Manila Paper Mills

Worked for various companies in the agribusiness, real estate, banking, and mining sectors

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Bachelor of Art in Architecture, Royal Institute British Architects Part I, University of North London, UK.

Diploma in Architecture, UCL, Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK.

Director of Company at Art HAUS Studio (art studio for kids), Singapore.

Art Consultant / Teacher at Art Teaching "Nessie's Art School",London.

Interior Designer at Jestico + Whiles Architects, London.

Projects include:
*Bupa Hospitals, Wellesley, South end-on-Sea, UK.
*Malmaison Hotel, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow & Edinburgh.
*Six Continents, Warsaw, Poland.
*Sri Thai Restaurant & Bar, So ho, London.

Personal Assistant to Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi, London.

Designer at Outhaus Architecture & Furniture, London.

Master Degree in Interior Architecture and Design from Ecole Bleue, Paris, France.

Lecturer in Interior Design department at Raffles International Institute Bangkok, Thailand.

Interior Design specializes in hospitality project: has done 5-stars project around Asia. Consulting for hotel project in Thailand.

Project Director with Wood Bagot Thailand for a luxury condominium project in Pattaya (client Raimonland PLC) and a 5-stars service apartment in Bangalore, India (client Prestige Group and Oakwood Asia Pacific)

Managing project for Westin Kuala Lumpur (client Ireka Corp Berhad).

Project Manager for a retail specialized designer (client Padini Group Malaysia)

Interior Designer for a restaurant in Dubai.

Training in Paris with Atelier Romain Richard as an interior designer.

Industrial Designer *IED (European School of Design), Milan, Italy.

He joined the IED Design School in 2001 and was lecturer of specials projects.

Member of the Italian association of industrial design (ADI).

Lead Designer of numerous projects in Italy, UK, India, France.

Two years supervisor of the European School for the furniture fair exhibition in Italy (Milan) and has been to many projects worldwide (Sweden, Budapest, Dubai, Spain, India, France.)

Project coordinator of models and prototypes for IED School.

Working as Product Designer for:
Otis (Italy), Red Bull (Italy), Whirlpool (Italy), Ferrari (Italy), Devinlec (France), DFC (India), Plus Light Tech (India), Home Connexion (Italy), Decora (Italy), IED school (Italy),. Tubor (Italy).

Competitions & Apparitions.
First Prize CANON International Graphic design Competition Selected at Handytech design Competition France (technologies for disables). First Prize Faar Csar Foundation, Italian design Competition.

Interviews:
Corriere Della Sera ( Italian news paper) 100 Designer (international design book) VM&RD - Indian Design Magazine Form - Sweden design Magazine Kult – Italian Design Magazine

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Bachelor of Art in Practical Philosophy/Ethics at Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany

Lecturer in Graphic Design and Multimedia Design programs at LaSalle- DHU International Design College, Shanghai. (Raffle Group)

Consulting for industrial marketing for LOIBL GmbH/Germany (high-end multimedia and strategic marketing campaign for Southeast Asia)

Visit to School of Visual Arts in New York and meeting with Richard Wilde, President of Art Director’s Club New York for creation of new subject “Visual Literacy”, implementation at Temasek Design School Teaching of Various subjects: Graphic design, Usability Testing for websites, Audio Production and Life Drawing. Trained in Softimage XSI computer animation

Accreditation as Teacher in Higher Learning by SEDA, UK

joining Temasek Polytechnic as Fulltime Lecturer

working for Philips International Sales Division, Speech Recognition Systems for local hospitals. Assignment as project leader for software integration team, training for doctors on speech recognition systems and regional marketing.

working as Adjunct Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore

trained by New England Digital/Lucasfilms Entertainment Ltd. (Skywalker Sound) as Synclavier Operator. Working as Chief Engineer, Composer and Audio Director at Speakeasy Sound Studio Pte.Ltd. in Singapore. Working with Singapore’s top ten advertising agencies and servicing many local, regional and world-wide clients for TVC’s (specialized in high-end clients such as Sony, CALTEX, IBM)

Education
Bachelor in Multimedia and Communications Technology at PIH Kortrijk, Belgium.
AFS Exchange student at Bangpakok Wittayakom Bangkok, Thailand.

Work experience
Multimedia lecturer at Raffles Design Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.
Software programmer at Siam Simmatec -Automated parking systems, Bangna, Thailand.
Game programmer at Show No Limit - Event organizer, Bangkok, Thailand.

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Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Advanced Certificate in Art & Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Design Consultant - Jettcycles Designs.

Regional Product Designer - Electrolux Thailand Co. Ltd.

Design Engineer - Act Furniture Thailand.

Selected Designer to work on the "Northern Craft" project with TCDC and the Royal College of Art

Master of New Product Development (Suma cum laude), Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Bachelor of Industrial Design (Suma cum laude), Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Product Design Lecturer: Raffles Design Institute – Bangkok, Thailand.

Footwear Design / User Research: New Balance Athletic Inc. - Lawrence, MA, USA.

Product Design Consultant: ClearCount Medical - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Integrated Product Development: International Truck and Engine Co. - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Web Marketing and Brand Development: Absorbent Technologies Inc. - Portland, OR, USA.

US Patents: 20060163911, 20060168723, 20060170250, 20060236490

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Master of Art in Visual Communication Design (Imminent), Silpakorn University

Bachelor of Art in Graphic Design, Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK

BTEC International in Graphic Design, Southampton City College, Southampton, UK

Lecturer, (BA Visual Communication) Bangkok University

Lecturer, (Master of Science program in Computer-Aided Architectural Design School of Architecture) Rangsit University

Managing Director / Publisher, PLAY ON Magazine

Managing Director, Web (Japanese Magazine)

Columnist for Mac Style Magazine (Talkative Design Section)

Columnist for PLAY ON Magazine (Designgraphy Section)

Web Designer, Corrosive Web Design Company in London, UK

Graphic Designer, Erbestudio Rennemann Company in Bayreuth, Germany

AWARD

- The winner of outstanding student in Southampton City College, UK 1997

- Southampton & New Forest Deaf Children’s Society (Logo and Stationary) First Prize Competition

- Fringe Poster Design Awards

Education:
M.A., Telecommunications, School of Mass Communication and Media Arts Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, USA.
B.A., Journalism (Major in Advertising), Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
A.A.S., Advertising and Graphic Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA.

Award:
Creative Photography Award, Water Preservation Campaign by Thai government.

Profession:
• Branding Design/ Communication Design/ Packaging Design Consultant
• Visiting Lecturer on Art Direction, School of Communication Arts, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Consultant at Thai Packaging Association.
• Researcher, Research Topic “Graphic Character Design to Promote and Conserve Thai Traditional Fabrics Knowledge to the Youths”.

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Bachelor of Science in Electronics (Honor)

G.N.V.Q. Teacher Training

TEFL Certificate

Teaching English in Thailand for 7 years at UTCC Kaset Sart and Mahidol Universities on International programs and preparing students for IELTS examination

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