Experience

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  Yeko Trading Ltd.

  • National Capital Region, Philippines

  • Creative Manager - Manila Office

    • Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
    • National Capital Region, Philippines

    Yeko is a toy & party favors manufacturing and trading company based in Hong Kong with factories in China and Vietnam for US and EU markets. I led a project-based assignment to set-up a remote office in Manila and hire five freelance designers. Trained and worked with the designers in fine tuning their designs, aesthetically and technically, to meet customer’s requirements.

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  AZ Home

  • District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Head of Project Department

    • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020
    • District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    AZ Home is an Interior Design solutions company that provides innovative digital platform for real estate developers. The company is an exclusive distributor of various mid-level to high-end world class furniture, furnishings and sanitaryware in Vietnam, with brands like Sonder Living, Kasch, Zucchetti, Wetterhome and Woodnet, to name a few.I led a team which handles furniture and interior design projects. We were directly communicating with both the supplier and customer to meet their requirements. I was also in-charge of finding potential foreign clients.

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  Premium Deluxe Design Vietnam

  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Creative Director

    • Dec 2013 - May 2019
    • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Lead product design and development for different customer requirements; Coordinated projects with Supply Chain, Engineering and Quality Assurance departments; Handles communication, presentation and business development meetings with new and existing customers.

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  Prive Vietnam

  • Head of Design Department

    • Apr 2013 - Nov 2013

    Headed the design team in managing, conceptualizing and executing all design requirements for every interior design project; checking and initial approval of proposed designs from design colleagues and subcontractors; meeting with clients; coordinated works with BOD and other departments.

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  Doan Potters Ltd.

  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Senior Designer

    • Nov 2004 - Feb 2011
    • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    In charge of the baskets and furniture design development. Package label and graphic design; Handles customer meetings and customer requests for all non-ceramic items. Product development of indoor and outdoor ceramics, basket items, small furniture, spun bamboo, lacquer ware, zinc and fiberglass items; In-charge of booth design for international trade fairs and display set-up of all non-ceramic items.

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  Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade, Inc.

  • Technical Supervisor

    • Mar 2001 - Oct 2004

    Head of Technical Department in identifying, implementing and providing Product Development & Design Assistance (housewares and crafts) to APFTI producer-clients all over the Philippines for local, national and international markets; Conducts Product Development & Design and Trends seminars to APFTI clients; In-charge of the 1029 (Designers Club) being the core group that exclusively caters to APFTI’s Product Development Assistance & Consultancy Projects;Editor of APFTI’s newsletter; Prepares and lay-outs product catalogues, package & label designs and various promotional materials of the company & its partner organizations.Conducted Product Development & Design training seminars to three (3) organizations in Bangladesh and assisted in booth display of the Asia Fair Trade Pavilion in the Bangkok International Gifts & Houseware 2004 at Bangkok, Thailand.