CURRICULAM VITAE: RISHI MATHUR

Designer, Merchandiser/ Buyer & IT Professional

NAME: RISHI MATHUR

Permanent Address: C/O. Sri Viresh Mathur, 16, Gayatripuram, Near Rama Hospital, Kursi Road, Lucknow- 226022 (UP). India. Phone: +91- 9871477317, 9716555571 E-mail: Rishi.neo@gmail.com, rishi.mathur@rocketmail.com Date of Birth: 08/10/ 1988 Area of Interest: Designing, Merchandizing & Business Development. Fathers Name: Mr. Viresh Mathur. Mothers Name: Dr. Mrs. Renuka Mathur. Hometown: Lucknow (UP). Nationality: Indian

Career Objective To seek long term placement in the esteemed organization, so that I can improve my personal as well as professional skills and explore them further and serve the organization to the best of my potential. Work Experience Almost 3 year work experience at a popular footwear company, M&B Footwear Pvt Ltd, India, as an Executive (Business Development) and Stylist/ Designer (Mens footwear). Joined the present organization in March, 2009. M&B Footwear Pvt Ltd, India owns popular footwear brands like ID, Provogue, and Lee Cooper Shoes. Worked into export marketing for creating new export business for the first 6 months. Brought the first export order for the company in May, 2009, from Woolworths SA. Worked with various globally renounced brands/ buyers, like Joyca (Spain), Truworths Man (SA), Woolworths (SA), Fosco (SA), Rocketdog (US/ Canada), Lacal (Spain), Max (Dubai), University Club (Chile), Faradei (Russia) etc. Involved in complete follow-ups & documentation (like spec, costing, etc.) with different departments. Worked in concept development for mens casual/ classic footwear for our brands like Lee Cooper, ID, and Provogue. Undertaken complete fresh season design launch projects, inclusive of concept development, material selection, combo and prototype development & approval, costing finalization, vendor development & sourcing, etc. Got appreciation from buyers, distributors and end-customers. 1

Buying finished shoes from various vendors (India and China). Coordinating with various manufacturers & vendors of finished product, anticipating and placing orders, price negotiations, follow-ups, etc. Doing market visits for trend & pricing study at various locations, like Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and other potential cities. Had done a vast research over global footwear buyers and buying agencies (their profiles, contact information, etc. for Business Development and Export Marketing). Promoted to the position of Design Head (Lee Cooper brand) in August, 2010 Good experience in designing via computer (using Corel Draw Software), sketching, concept building, pattern engineering, prototype development, color combo development and product presentation. Attended Expo Riva Schuh 2011 (Garda Fair) in Italy for trend/ design study and get new buyers for business expansion. Also had market visits in Milan and Verona in Italy. Apart from my regular job role into footwear & leather products, I have also developed deep interest into IT & computers, and acquired a good practical knowledge into internet, designing software, websites design & processing, e-commerce, internet marketing, online promotions, web services, etc. I have undertaken projects like website development, internet marketing, e-commerce setup & management, etc. on my personal level. I have also contributed to an IT based entrepreneurship initiative, named as Vyapar Hub. Please refer the 'Achievements & Initiatives' part of my resume for further info. Academic Project Footwear sampling Visual merchandizing of Walk in M&B store. Multi skill project in closing. Worked on constructions: stitch down, san crispino, Goodyear welt, stroble. Leather and finish identification Academic Qualifications Degree/ Certificate DFT Specialisation Designing School / College/ Board/ University FDDI, Noida Year of Passing 2009 Percentage 83.13%

Graduation

BCA PCM + Computers

Madurai Kamarj University

Pursuing

Class XII

ISC 2

2006

69%

Class X

ICSE

2004

69%

Certificate in Chemistry & Electronics (Class VIII and IX) Computer Proficiency Computer Aided Designing (CAD), Designing programs (ShoeMaster, TorelliItaly) Website Development, Software Development SEO & Internet Marketing, E-Commerce, and Website Management Macromedia Dreamweaver, HTMLPad. Computer languages: C++, HTML, DHTML, XHTML, Java, XML, CSS, C, COBOL, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE. Internet Operations, Cyber Security & Penetration Testing MS Office Package Operating systems: DOS, 9x, XP, Vista, Ubuntu. Achievements & Initiatives Contributed into entrepreneurship initiative as Vyapar Hub. Vyapar Hub is an internet based consulting company, holding 4 inhouse brands: Adhyayan (www.VyaparHub.net), Manan ( www.VyaparHub.org), Margdarshi ( www.VyaparHub.in) and Samadhan ( www.VyaparHub.com). Received appreciation letters from Former President of the Republic of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam for sketching his portrait. Received appreciation letters from Former Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Bajpai for sketching his portrait. Attended Expo Riva Schuh 2011 (Garda Fair) in Italy. 1st rank topper in DFT 6th Batch at Footwear Design & Development Institute (Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India), Noida, India. Interview published in Hindustan newspaper on July 3, 2003. Had been the record holder as the youngest to create website on a city project [ApnaLucknow, http://www.geocities.com/apnalko; Ref.: Hindustan 28 Feb, 2005, & Times of India]. Developed integrated website over Indian Footwear Industry, entitled as FOOTWEARS INFOLINE (http://footwearsinfoline.tripod.com ). 1st version launched in 2007. Second version launched in 2008, making it Indias Largest Website on Indian Footwear Industry. Chennai based leather journal Indian Leather highlighted the portal in April 2008 issue. Hindi newspapers Dainik Jagran (24/11/2008) and Nai Duniya published write-up over the website & developer. Won numerous prizes in Sketching & Drawing Contests, held both in school & national level. Designed theme based T- shirts for Myntra (www.myntra.com). Won various Quiz Contests conducted both in and outside school. Developed software for Scientific Leather Measurement (SLM Pro). Won Football Tournament at school level.

Hobbies/Co-curricular Activities Designing footwear, t-shirts. Designing & developing websites, computer programs, Surfing internet. Sketching portraits. Writing, listening to music & mimicking.

Declaration I hereby declare that all the facts & information provided above are true to the best of my knowledge till date.

RISHI MATHUR 16 February, 2012