Faculties @ FDDI

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With a vision to bridge the gap between Industry and academics, Mr. Sharma has joined Footwear Design & Development Institute in Oct 2021 as Head of Footwear.

A Mathematics Graduate & Economics Post Graduate by formal education, He is a Footwear Technologist (an FDDI alumnus SFT 1999 batch). Studied Rail Transportation & Management from IRT Delhi and Purchase Management from European Institute of Purchasing Management (EIPM) Shanghai Campus. Unique opportunity to live and work in city of Cologne, Germany during an internship with Galleria Kaufhof for 91 days.

Vast corporate & industry experience of 23 years. Worked with the world’s largest Multinational retailing companies like Carrefour France and Metro sourcing Germany. Served as specialist in the areas of Merchandising, International Sourcing, Business & product development taking care of the entire life cycle beginning from buying meetings, Vendor sourcing, Product & competitor benchmarking, Market Intelligence, CSR, Retro planning, sample approvals, risk assessment, PPM, shipments QC & ETD, post shipment issues, commercial forecasting and managing KPIs. Frequent travel to Germany, France, Spain, Netherland, Belgium, Italy, Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka . Attended important international shoe fairs like Garda Italy and GDS Dusseldorf.

Been to various good Tanneries in India. Handled several product categories like Leather Footwear, Accessories - Belts, Bags, Wallets, purses, scarves ,Hard goods, Textiles like soccer T shirts and jog suits, Leather garments etc . Visited International stores for brands like Zara, S.Oliver, Espirit , Clarks ,Metro, Makro, REAL , Galleria Kaufhof ,Carrefour , H&M & others. Have worked for brands like Rover & Lakes ,C.Comberti , Bexleys, L.Lambertazzi, Lloyd ,TEX etc .

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Bachelor of Science, MBA in Operation Management, Qualified Footwear Technologist from CFTC Chennai and South Fields College Leicester (UK) with 28 years’ experience in academics with industrial experience in production and in providing consultancy.

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B.E. (Production), M.B.A, IRCA certified auditor for QMS. Over 28 years of experience in academics, QMS, consultancy, and International projects. Faculty for Production and Operation Management, Intellectual Property Rights, Production Planning & Control, Quality Systems . Project coordinator for Twinning agreement Leather Industry Development Institute, Ethiopia. Was team member for the development of NTQF compliant curriculum and TTLM for Ethiopian Education Standard for footwear. Implemented Global Bench Marking project for footwear companies in Ethiopia. Provided consultancy to Nepal, Sri Lanka Consultancy delivered in the area of clicking, QMS, Inventory management & global bench marking for footwear companies in India & Ethiopia. Project coordinator for Vaal -NFLC project for NTQF compliant programs in South Africa.

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She is Junior Consultant at FDDI where she teaches Footwear & Marketing management. Her areas of interest include Consumer Behaviour, CRM, Supply chain management, Market Research & Closing in footwear.

Spanning over more than two and a half decades of experience with UNDP program and various organizations she possesses intensive & extensive teaching and research skills including operations, management and training of participants at various levels; pre‐college, undergraduates, post graduates. She has to her credit several research papers published in reputed national, international journals & books. In her professional capacity she has also represented the institute by delivering research papers at national & international conferences, summits, seminars, attended workshops, conducted FDP and actively contributed in various committees at the administrative levels.

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He has a mix of academia and industry experience of more than 18 years and has been associated with FDDI since 2005 as faculty member of Footwear design and Production Department. His teaching area included Footwear bottom manufacturing, Quality management, Production management etc.

He is a MBA with specialization in production management from Jamia Millia Islamia university Delhi and also completed MFT course (Management course in Footwear Technology from FDDI in 1999.

He has wide experience of doing projects/consultancy for both Private and Government Organization and been actively involved in the implementation of various Central and state Government project/schemes related to financial assistance and technical assistance to different footwear manufacturing unit all over India. He has also organized in house training programs for Government official and manger and supervisor of footwear Industry.

He has undertaken international training & Consultancy assignments in South Africa and Ethiopia.

As a member of Special Lab Committee he also involved in the development of Specification for various types of footwear for Indian armed forces, paramilitary forces, public sector enterprises, state department etc.

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He is a senior faculty of Footwear CAD CAM at FDDI, Noida. A footwear professional in the area of product development and CAD. Over the years, he has taught various courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has done consultancies at International level in the area of establishing the CAD studios and development of curriculum.

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He is having over 2 years Industrial experience and 14 years of experience in teaching in FDDI, Noida. He is proficient in finishing and leather technology appropriate teaching programs to optimize the learning process while effectively addressing the student needs.

He is Bachelor of Science Engineering (Leather Technology) from MIT, Muzaffarpur (2003) and also did Footwear Manufacturing Technology course from FDDI, Noida in 2004. He has attended Internal Auditors training programme in Environmental Management Systems, New Delhi (2006) and Awareness Training Course On Quality Management Systems at Noida (2014).

He is having hands-on experience in developing curriculum to accommodate different learning methods to maximize student’s understanding. He has delivered lecture on Shoe Finishing & Its Importance in Footwear Business at University Polytechnic, AMU (2016).

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MBA in Finance, Post Graduate in Footwear Technology & Management, M.Com and 17 Years of overall experience of working in industry and teaching in Production Planning, Product Costing, Line Balancing, Quality Control, Product Sourcing, Inspection etc. I worked in Ethiopia under the twinning project between FDDI and Leather Industry Development Institute (LIDI). Under this project I worked on TTLM and also run B.Sc. program with the collaboration of LIDI and Addis Ababa Science & Technical University (AASTU), Ethiopia. I delivered the industrial training to the workers in stitching & cutting department in different footwear industries as per requirement. I also worked as project co-coordinator in HRD projects in different places of Rajasthan and Punjab.

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Associated with FDDI since March 2006. Taking classes in most of the schools of FDDI. Also went on academic assignment to Ethiopia (Africa) for our International Project with LIDI.

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An academician and footwear designer having more than 17 years’ experience in design education, research and practice. She did her two years’ post-graduation in Footwear designing from FDDI, Noida in 2003. In pursuit to constantly experience the boundaries of design and creativity, she began her professional career with Catwalk, Mumbai 2003 developing a range for gala events like “Gladrags Fashion hunt”, customised shoes for celebrities, models and designer labels.

She became a part of FDDI in 2006 and is actively involved in teaching and mentoring students in various design related courses offered by Institution. She represented FDDI in EXPO RIVA SCHUH-Riva del Garda, Italy in 2007 with a special range of traditional MOJARI. She has thoroughly applied her learnings and experience taking her to diverse places, commercial and grassroots design setups in multiple domain through HRD Craft cluster initiatives in Rajasthan, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on traditional footwear, leather and non-leather products. She is involved in Industry consultation, conducting workshops on design, space & exhibition setups during EXPOSITION, MERAKI 2018, RESURGENCE 2019, KNOWLEDGE FESTIVAL 2020.

With a passion to design and teach, an orientation to build and execute, she believes in progressive work challenges and endeavour to upskill.

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Footwear Technologist, H.D.F.T. from FDDI Noida in year 2002, Currently working as Sr. Faculty (FT) in Cutting Department, FDDI Noida since May 2012.

Having total 18 Years+ work experience including shoe industry work experience (Approx. 10 years) and teaching work experience(Approx. 8 Years) in the area of Production Planning & Control, Material Sourcing , Cutting Techniques, Calculation of Upper Material for Leather and Non-Leather Footwear, Upper Leather Cost Reduction Tools & Techniques, Leather Grading and Measurement, Purchase Cost Variance, Waste Minimization Techniques in Shoe Industry, Full Shoe Costing, QA/QC in Shoe Industry etc.

Domestic consultancy given for Bata India Ltd and Henkel-FDDI workshop.

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He is a Faculty Member of Footwear Design & Development Institute (An Institution of National Importance under FDDI Act 2017) at NOIDA. He is UGC-NET qualified, PGDM (Marketing) and MBA. He has got commendable flair for teaching. Mr. Singh is having a teaching experience of more than 11 years in Marketing Management, Marketing Research, Essentials of Management, Fundamentals of Statistics, Site Selection & Mall Management. His research area is Marketing. He has taken several FDPs and has contributed many research papers. His papers have been published in National and International journals. He has participated in various Workshops/FDPs/ Symposia on Research Methodology, Teaching and Learning using ICT, Rural Marketing & Entrepreneurship. He has also contributed a chapter in GST Multidisciplinary Book on “Impact of GST on Footwear- Industry”. He is an ace Faculty Member.

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He is a Bachelor of Engineering (2010). He has pursued his Masters in International Business. He has joined FDDI as Faculty in Footwear in the year 2015. Before joining FDDI he was associated with footwear industry. He has a wide experience of training in the area of Footwear Production, Ergonomics & Productivity enhancement techniques and Entrepreneurship. He is currently working towards augmenting the capacity of FDDI students in the area of Entrepreneurship development.

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I am a professional shoe designer, and did by post-graduation in footwear designing. I also worked for few consultancy projects. The designing world is Fun and Rewarding, that’s why I am into it and love my work .Apart from designing, have a flair for colour, texture, and patterns, the ability to visualise designs. I have strong organisational and interpersonal skills and create designs for many types of footwear, researching design ideas, understanding different materials and their usage.

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M.A. ( Economics), Diploma in Leather Technology, Footwear & Computer Aided shoe Design.

16 years of experience in academics including 8 years of experience in customised & orthopaedics footwear development. Specialisation in Moccasins & driving shoes. Delivered skill development training at cluster level in the area of footwear manufacturing & product enhancement. Faculty for design, Time study & footwear manufacturing Techniques. Training of personnel in design development, pattern engineering and sampling .Key interest area Last development, orthopaedics, special purpose footwear etc.

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She is an educator and practicing Fashion Designer with more than 26 years of Academic and Industry experience. She believes in developing teaching-learning systems that allow a holistic understanding of Fashion Design and its application in the real world by the students. Her expertise is in the field /area of Surface Ornamentation, Textile science and Traditional Indian Textiles. She has additional experience in the areas of Textile Designing, & Leather Surface Design. Krishi has taught these subjects for more than 20 years at various institutes and Universities such as NIFT – Delhi, FDDI – NOIDA, Satyam Fashion Institute {Affiliated to - SNDT University Mumbai}, IEC School Art & Fashion design. Presently Heads the School of Fashion Design – FDDI NOIDA, as well as previously headed the Fashion Design Departments of Satyam Fashion Institute, IEC School Art & Fashion.

She is Presently Pursuing PHD in Fashion Design and has special research interest in sustainable textiles, natural & acrylic dyes and functional finishing.

Recent Research Publications, Papers Presented

• Published paper at International Seminar on Mode Ethique (ISSN No -2019) Tie & Dye on khadi with natural dyes.
• International Conference on Recent Trends in Science, Technology, Agriculture and Management (RSTAM-2019) TIE AND DYE WITH ACRYLIC COLOUR.
• Published paper on “Data Insights of Design and Design Management” – in ISOR Journal of Business and Management. Vol 19 Issue 10, Ver6 October 2017.
• Presented & Participated in Poster Presentation on TIE & DYE with Acrylic colours at the Annual G.D. Goenka University 2018.

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UGC – Net qualified, Masters (Textiles & Clothing), Lady Irwin College, Delhi University, B.Ed. (Delhi University) & International Trade Management, NMIMS, Mumbai, with over 16 years of teaching experience in area of Fashion Design Concepts and Fashion Management in various prestigious universities (Private & Govt.).

Area of interests – Fashion concepts and Historic Costume study, Design Process, Draping, Fashion Marketing & Mechanising, Fashion Retailing.

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Masters in Textiles and Clothing from Lady Irwin College, Delhi University, NET Qualified, Pursuing Ph.D. from Banasthali University with research title related to sustainable fibers. Completed B.Ed from MD university.

Academic experience of 13 years in subjects like Pattern Making, Garment Construction, Textile Studies and research experience of 2 years in textile.

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Dr. Sushila Hooda is currently working as a Jr. Faculty (Fashion Design) in the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Noida, India. Dr. Hooda is born in a farmer family in the village C Block Bir, District Hisar, Haryana, India. She had her schooling in the same village. She has obtained her graduation, master and the doctorate degree in Textile and Apparel Designing from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, Haryana and securing first division in all the classes with UGC NET and JRF from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). She has completed her master research on “Efficacy of Lemon Peel Extract for Microbial Resistance on Cotton Fabric” and Doctoral research on “Application of Silver Nanoparticles for Finishing of Cotton Fabric”.

She has published over 25 papers in leading National and International Journals, one book, two book chapters and has also presented more than 30 Research papers in National and International conferences in the country and abroad. She has attended more than 30 online seminars and four Faculty Development Programme (FDP). She has received Teachers' Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution & Achievements in the field of Education and Best Researcher Award. She has more than 4 years of experience in academics with keen interest in CAD, Textile Dyeing, Printing, Finishing, Surface embellishment and Garment Construction. Dr. Hooda is contributed to the agricultural extension activities in the villages, active as an associate coordinator in trainings, meetings and workshops.

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Academically he is post graduated from NIFT Delhi ‘98 and MBA from MDU. having more than 25 year of experience includes Industry and academics. He worked with various export houses and worked as sourcing, R&D head of DIESEL brand for the India.

While working as Prof in LPU- lovely professional university in school of design fashion & technology , the copy right on design has been registered in his name and one patent is applied.

He has taken various modules for various NIFT centres & EPCH export promotion council for handicraft institute.

Given various workshops on artisan at villages / district level under EPCH & DC handicraft.

Attended lots of national and international webinar and presented papers on below topic.

• 1. Paper Published title , ANALYSIS OF VISUAL MERCHANDISING OF AN APPLE STORE in International Journal research analytics reviews - Jan 2019 publication. Paper ID – 221218 -E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138 http://www.ijrar.org/IJRAR1BPP032.pdf
• 2. Paper submitted titled ‘UPCYLE ROAD MAP FOR SUSTAINALE FASHION ‘ and participated International e- conference on recent trends in textiles organized by Textile institute of technology bhiwani and AICTE govt India Published in international conference proceedings ISSN:- 978-81-943816-5-5” https://aicte-rtt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AICTE-proceedings.pdf
• 3. Paper submitted for publication “ rediscovering of kangra painting in fashion lifestyles ‘’ , 7-Days Online Faculty Development Programme (02.02.2021 to 08.02.2021) Theme: Research and Innovation in the World of Textiles, Apparel, Fashion and Lifestyle. Arranged by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Panjab University, Chandigarh (under the aegis of RUSA) And University Institute of Fashion Technology &Vocational Development

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She is a designer and stylist by training, currently working in academia. Her work in the past 16 years in the fashion industry includes designing for luxury fashion brands like Zara, Mango, Bestsellers, Hidesign .She has been involved in academics with reputed institutions like Kasturba Polytechnic for Women (Delhi University), JD institute of Fashion. Her formal education includes a Masters in Design from NIFT Delhi specializing in Leather Design. She has augmented her skills further in fashion styling and Technical Design from Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.

She has published several papers in National and International Conferences on Mapping the acceptance of Indian footwear industry for “Vocal for Local- A Sustainable Paradigm “(ISBN: 978-81-943816-5-5), An Empirical analysis of Foot Ergonomics for Athletic Shoe (ISBN: 978-81-94929292-5-3).Ms. Sweta has written several articles on Fibre2Fashion, a leading progressive B2B marketplace, serving all the segments of textile, garment, and fashion industry. Presently pursuing her PhD in design and has a special interest in upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development. She was a member of Diversity Group for underprivileged, helping them in becoming self – reliant.

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She is B.Com (DU), PGDM (IMT, Ghaziabad, P/T), MBA, DE (Kurukshetra University), PGDAST (IGNOU), FCT (NIFT), DISM (Apple), AICP (Aptech) and EDM (joint certification by Pearl Academy and Pantaloons Retail). She is pursuing a PhD in the area of Visual Merchandising. She keeps exploring new avenues of learning through workshops, FDPs, webinars and MDPs. She has done certificate courses in data science and graphic designing. She has participated and presented research papers at national and international conferences held in India. She has authored a case study in Richard Ivey Publishing on cloud computing. She teaches a variety of courses including, Marketing Management, Digital Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Store Design, IT applications and Retail Research. Her research interest includes social media marketing, sustainable design and, marketing analytics. She has more than 6 years of industry and 13 years of academic experience.

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N.B.Lal, a 1985 batch MBA from Lucknow University spent many years of his career as a retail industry professional, prior to taking up teaching assignment at FDDI, Noida.

He has had the unique opportunity to witness the transition of retail industry from traditional retail formats to its modern form in India by working with retail giants like Singer India Ltd., Woodland shoes and apparels, Westside, as well as government emporia at senior management positions.

Mr. Lal has been teaching many topics related to retail management at both undergraduate and post graduate level and mentoring students for their dissertation projects. He has also authored a book on retail merchandising, useful for post graduate students as well as practicing retail managers.

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Dr. Jyoti Bhasin Chaudhry is Ph.D from Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan and UGC NET qualified. She has done M.Sc from Lady Irwin College, Delhi University with specialization in Textiles & Clothing. She has more than 14 years’ of teaching experience to both under graduate and post graduate students.

Dr. Jyoti has presented research papers in National & International conferences & published papers in the journals of repute. She has many online articles on her credit. She has authored a book titled ‘The Concepts of Apparel Manufacturing’. She has keen interest in textiles, fashion, merchandise knowledge, and apparel manufacturing.

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She is B.Sc, MBA (Finance and Marketing) from Kurukshetra University. She is pursuing PhD in behavioural aspects of shopping in malls and shopping streets in India.

Her areas of specialization include Business Communication, Corporate Skills, Soft Skills, Retail Brand Management and Retail Strategy.

She has more than 27 years of rich experience in academics, industry and corporate training. She has presented papers in national and international conferences.

Her interest areas include positive psychology, innovative pedagogies, community learning, and use of playfulness as a productivity tool.

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She is currently pursuing PhD at National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi in the field of Fashion Management. She holds a Masters in Fashion Technology from NIFT, Delhi and a Bachelor of Commerce from Gargi College, Delhi University. She also has attended various online certificate programs from IIM Bangalore, University of Toronto and Columbia University.

Her experience spans nearly 18 years with a teaching experience of nearly 15 years. She has spent considerable years in the industry, having an immense exposure to Indian as well as American Industry. She constantly updates herself with the latest developments in the field of Fashion, Retailing and Management.

Her academic interests are Consumer Behaviour, Retail and Fashion Management and International Retailing. Her profound interest in research has made her publish various research papers in international journals and articles.

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Dr. Chhavi Yadav, MBA, UGC-NET, Phd, is Sr. Faculty in the School of Retail and Fashion Merchandise Department. Her interest areas include Sales, CRM, OB, HRM, and Retail Management etc. She has more than 12 years industry and teaching experience. She has published research articles in leading national and international journals and has made presentation in several national and international seminars and conferences. Dr. Yadav has also actively participated in Quality Improvement Programmes, Faculty Development Programmes, Workshops organised by government agencies.

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Amit has been teaching at FDDI Rohtak since August 2012. He loves to teach and interact with students and his subjects include Garment construction, Quality, sewing, and fabrics. Amit career in fashion commenced in the Indian garment-export industry where he worked for a while before joining Academics. Amit received his Bachelor of Textile Technology degree from prestigious T.I.Ts Bhiwani, India, in 2007. After working for Vardhman yarns for nearly two years. Amit earned his Master of Fashion Technology degree in apparel production from National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi, India, in 2011.

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Dr. Sarita Devi is currently working as Junior Faculty (Fashion Design) at Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Rohtak, India, She is from C Block Bir, District Hisar, Haryana, India. She has completed bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in textile and apparel designing from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, Haryana. She is UGC NET and JRF qualified from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). She has completed her master's research on "Designing of Trimmings using Underutilized Textile Materials" and doctoral research on "Development of Home Furnishing Textile Articles using Digital Embroidery Techniques". She has published one book, more than 20 research papers & Articles in leading national and international journals, two book chapters and has also presented more than 30 research papers in national and international conferences at India and abroad. She has participated & attended more than 50 seminars and many Faculty Development Programs (FDP).

She has more than 7 years of experience in academics with keen interest in CAD, Textile sciences, Textile Finishing, Surface Embellishment, research technology, fashion marketing, fashion communication, fashion retailing, adobe Photoshop and Garment Manufacturing. Dr. Sarita has contribution in agriculture extension activities in villages, she has given many lectures in KVKs, imparted training to rural women and organized the many workshops. She is a member of various committees like cultural committee, sports, women harassment committee, hostel committee etc. She was also a gold medalist in javelin throw in the All India Agricultural Sports meet held in 2016. She has received Best Researcher Award in 2019.

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“A NIFT New Delhi alumni and B.Tech in textiles with more than 10 years of experience in all the fields from fibre to fashion. Having industrial exposures with India’s leading textiles and fashion industries i.e Alok Industries , Orient Tex Fab, SPL industries, Raymonds ltd., YKK India & Monsoon India liaison office etc”.

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Shyam Katiyar completed his M.A- Economic (1992), MBA in Marketing (1995) and Diploma in Footwear Technology (1985). He has M.Phil. (Submission stage) from Shobhit Deemed University, Meerut, He has also worked with various reputed footwear companies such as TATA International Ltd. and Leiner Shoes Pvt. Ltd. at Managerial level. He has 34 years of industrial & academics experience. He is an active member of an International organisation SATRA. He was certified with numerous awards from premium organizations for valuable contribution in the areas of academics:

• Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)- Lean Management
• ASSOCHAM- Covid-19 Impact on Various Sectors of Economy
• ST. Anne’s Arts And Science College- Intellectual Property Right

Further he has authored and presented various national and international research papers, which are published in reputed Index journals.

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Ashok Sahai completed his B.Sc. from Delhi University (1995), M.B.A. (Marketing) from IIMT Greater Noida (1997) and DFD from FDDI Noida (2000). He has completed M.Phil. (2019) and Ph.D. (in continuation) from Shobhit Deemed University, Meerut. Prior to joining FDDI, worked at different designations in companies like Mirza International, Crew BOS products, Apollo International, then joined FDDI as Sr. Faculty (2009). He has 18 years of experience including academic and leather industry. He has worked on numerous research papers (published in National and International journals) on footwear scenario in India. He served in International Consultancy Projects also in footwear and leather articles for African countries. His passion for Sports shoes enjoys a hands-on approach to their creative world, continues to explore the Sports shoe field as a practitioner, researcher and as an educator.

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• He has completed MBA in Fashion Design (2019) from Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut. Diploma (3 years)- Leather Technology, Footwear (computer added shoe design) from Govt. leather institute Agra in 2003.
• He has worked at different designations in footwear and shoe last industry - Sanghavi shoe last (Kanpur- 2005), FDDI fursatganj (Raebareli) -2011, Bata India ltd. (Gurgaon- 2014 ), New decent footwear (Agra -2016), AFPL Global pvt ltd (Kanpur -2018) and now joined as Sr.Faculty (FDP-2021) at Rohtak campus.

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After completion of 3 years diploma in Footwear from GLI, Agra in 1989, I had joined industry and having an experience of 23 years in Tata Leathers. I completed my MBA in Marketing domain in 2018 and have been associated with Footwear Design and Development Institute of India for the last 7 years.

• Total Industrial Exposure: 23
• Total Academic Exposure: 07

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Abhijit Ray has joined FDDI Kolkata in the year 2010 with 28 years of experience in teaching in Leather Goods designing & Fashion Designing. Before joining at FDDI he was at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad as a Subject Matter Expert. His Design Development intervention in Santiniketan, West Bengal was recognized as the “TURNING POINT” of the Cluster in 2009. Mr. Abhijit Ray Represented UNIDO and FREYA under Government of India and Government of Italy as Head of the Project conducted Design and Skill development Program, under “CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT” of MICRO SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (MSME) at Santiniketan- West Bengal with foreign design experts – (2008 – 2009). He has conducted the project under JMDC at West Bengal, Assam, Goa and Visakhapatnam. He passed out from Govt. College of Art & Craft under Calcutta University in 1991 with First class First position. He is trained from ARS Sutoria, Milan and Cordwainers College, London the world- class course for leather goods design (1997-1998), supported by NLDP and UNIDO Project. He has trained from ASSOMAC, Italy. He was deployed at Ethiopia project as International Consultant from 2011 to 2019 as a leather goods expert. His teaching method was appreciated by Leather Industry development Institute (LIDI), Ethiopia.

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He completed his Bachelor of Fashion Design from N.I.F.T-Kolkata (2002), BBA from ICFAI University. Having an overall experience of 18 years, 12 years with its own brand participated 3 times in Lakme Fashion week and last 6 years, from 2014 onwards in academics in FDDI-Kolkata.

Devote session on Pattern Making and Garment Construction. In the part of Pedagogy he teaches the skills to students and by asking them to imagine and intercept it with the practical subject. Always try to equip the leadership skills to Fashion Design students and cult them to face the industry as champions.

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Anita Ray pursued her M.Des. from NIFT, Kolkata (Textile Design and Development) & M.Sc. from Vidyasagar University (Environment Science) and has a total work experience of more than 16 years in industry and academic field. She was previously working with J.D Birla Institute, Kolkata (Affiliated to Jadavpur University, NAAC 'A' Grade) as an Assistant Professor in Textile Science and Clothing & Fashion Studies (TCFS) Department. At industry level, her responsibilities in J. J. Spectrum Silk, Kolkata was to handle print & embroidery collections for the International Exhibition of Clothing Textile called Premier Vision, Paris in 2011 (Spring/ Summer 2012) and catered to clients like Gian Franco, Armani to name a few.

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A qualified (Leather & Footwear Technology) result oriented senior level professional with 28+ years of experience (Industry 18 years & Teaching 10+ Years) in Manufacturing, Quality, PPC, HRD, Teaching different subjects, International footwear bench marking program, Technical service & consultancy. Worked and given consultancy both in India and International countries- Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana & South Africa’.

Proven track record of Productivity & quality improvement, leadership & people management skill, business building & Academic skill, budgeting & budgetary control, brand building skills & communication strategy within the manufacturing system.

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Worked in various Footwear industries (Domestic and International), now working as a Senior Faculty in PDC since 2010. Provided technical/design support to domestic manufacturers and international teams. Conceptualized and created wide variety of products to target customers. Creating new ideas, development of samples and showcasing them in fairs. Developed wide range of special kind of footwear (e.g. Orthopaedic, diabetic, etc.). Teaching to students of different courses.

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Qualified Footwear/Foot care professional from FDDI, Noida with more than 20 years’ experience in Production management ,Quality management, Global sourcing, Project management, Product development ,Training & Education along with Six sigma certificate course from (IIT), PGBDM (Marketing & International business), IMT Ghaziabad ,B.sc(Physics). Experience in footwear, foot care & FMCG industry in India, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan associated with international brand like Reebok, Nike, Dr. Scholl, Orthaheel, Yonex etc. Currently, working as Sr. Faculty at FDDI for Leather and Sports footwear, foot-care technology. Research and development on sport shoes and foot-care product. Integration of fashion technology’s technique in footwear design, development and process enhancement.

Paper publish in International seminar on PU In socks for women (2019), Research work carried out on Orthaheel (Orthopedic),Diabetic, Open cell and closed PU foam in-socks & footwear, Antibacterial treatment.

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• B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science).
• Diploma in Footwear Technology & Leather goods Manufacture from Govt. Leather Institute, Kanpur, (U.P.)
• Certificate course in CAD/CAM.
• 25+ years of Industry Experience in various industries.
• 8+ years of Academic Teaching Experience.
• Done International Project in Ethiopia.

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MR. Deepak Choudhary, having 33 years of professional background in training personnel at different levels for short term (FMT) & long term (B.Des, M.Des), UG & PG courses in FDDI. Experience of technical operation in projects (KVIC, UNDP, H.R.D, IGNOU), Consultancy, training & operation in shoe upper cutting, stitching & production area in domestic (TATA, Bata, Lee Cooper, Lakhani Shoe Etc.) & overseas (Ethiopia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Czech Republic ) at industrial & academic level.

Undergone intensive training from FDDI & International School of Modern Shoemaking (ISMS), Czech Republic 1995. He has published few articles in reputed International and national conference and Journals. Mr. Deepak actively participated and organized several one-day workshops, webinars, master classes and seminars. Mr. Deepak has been working at the FDDI since November 1992.

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Mr. K. ELAYARAJA has completed his Leather Technology & PG Diploma in Footwear Technology at CLRI. He have 25 years’ of experience in Footwear and leather industries as well as academics and also have 4 years remarkable international experience with different brands in different countries like China, Dubai, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

He worked in different HRD Project’s throughout the India (TNSDP, PLSDP, PSDP and SSDP). Trained several students by conducting long term and short-term course’s in FDDI. He is also certified with numerous awards from premium organizations. He has published few articles in reputed International Journal. He actively developed hand-crafted and customized footwear with various shoe constructions, such as bologna, sacchetto and welted constructions and so on.

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Mr. Naresh Kumar is presently working as a ‘Faculty-Footwear ‘in “School of Footwear Design & Production” at FDDI since year 2013. He has specialization in ‘Footwear Production & Quality management with overall experience of almost 18 years in ‘Footwear & Leather Sector’ as 9 Years Industrial and 9 Years academic experience.

He is a qualified “Footwear Technologist – (Textile Institute UK syllabus, CFTI-Chennai) & ‘Management Graduate from Pondicherry (a Central) University, Continuing towards interest & contribution in academics he attained Post graduation - “M.A Education in Measuring & academic Evaluation from Lovely Professional University.

Before joining to FDDI, he worked as a Manager & Footwear Technologist at reputed organization like – Alpine Apparels-Faridabad, Drish Shoes Ltd & Ski Enterprises (Buying house)-New Delhi.

He has also worked at “NEXT-UK’-India Liaison office as ‘Footwear Technologist’ & ‘SGS India Pvt. Ltd’ for Quality & Production control at Indian Factories.

He also has exposure of handling production for footwear brands like- Next-UK, ZARA, Wilson Leathers, Bronx Netherland, Ricosta, Kickers, Gaastra and many more. Mr.Naresh actively participated and coordinated several one-day workshops, webinars, master classes and seminars.

He also act as in- charge of foundation batch at FDDI Hyderabad.

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Mr. Abdul Rahuman M, Post- graduated in Creative Designing (CAD & CAM) from FDDI. He also Qualified the UGC-(NET) for eligibility as Assistant Professor. Mr.Abdul has more than ten years of cumulative industry and academic experience. He has worked with Industries like Vennpon shoes(Chennai), CR shoes (Ambur) & India shoes pvt ltd(Chennai) as a designer.

Mr. Abdul has been working at the FDDI since January 2014. He have outstanding working knowledge of software such as shoemaster, fusion 360, Rhino 3D, Corel draw, Illustrator and so on. His research areas are in design futures, inclusive design, footwear digital design and so on.

Mr. Abdul published six research papers in National & International Conferences and Journals. Author of a chapter in book "Multidisciplinary Research" entitled "Recent development in smart shoe technology" (ISBN: 978-93-90217-32-8), and published a book titled ‘’Fashion Accessories 1.0’’ (ISBN: 978-93-90307-29-6).

Mr. Abdul also trained students on the long term & short-term course in FDDI. Mr. Abdul actively coordinated several one-day workshops, webinars, master classes and seminars related to design. In recent, He also published design protection of “KV Derby” in the Indian Patent Office Journal. (Design number: 358034-001). He also appreciated by RGNIIPM, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

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Dedicated and experienced faculty with over 12 years of experience in the footwear & leather industries and academia, serving as a Associate Faculty in the department of Footwear Design & Production. He has received his Master’s in Footwear Technology and his M.B.A in Production Operation Management from a renowned university. Before joining to FDDI, he worked with Aerobok (Aqualite Pvt. Ltd) and Superhouse Pvt. Ltd. (Export house).

Currently, he leads the Footwear Production specialization batch of senior students effectively. He presented research papers on various topic Line balancing technique, Productivity Improvement in footwear manufacturing, development of arch supported polyurethane open cell foam for women in socks in the field of footwear manufacturing and technology at national and international seminars conducted by prestigious universities in India. He also participated in various FDP, workshop, and training programs related to Material study, 3D printing, QC, TQM, supply chain management etc. He has done study analysis on various specialized footwear making and interested to develop smart and orthopedics footwear.

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Mr. Loganathan, post graduated in M.Tech, Footwear Science and Engineering at Department of Leather Technology, Anna University, Chennai. He has more than seven years of cumulative industry and academic experience. He worked as Process Audit Trainee in TATA International Limited and Manager in India Shoes Export Pvt, Tamil Nadu. He is working with FDDI since 2019.

He received “Mecca Haaji Abdul Majid Sahib Endowment Best Project Award” from CSIR-CLRI (Anna University) at Chennai, India and “Best visual presentation Award” from UITIC 19th International technical footwear congress at Chennai, India. Published seven research papers in reputed international journals regarding various topics like Biodegradability, Tanning systems, Sports footwear, Environmental science, evaluation study about leather etc.,

Mr. Loganathan have participated in four different international conferences as a speaker, Also attended industrial programs in Malaysia and China prior to him research in robotic systems. He also invented different new soling materials and new shoe constructions techniques based on insole.

Indian Patent:
1. Title: Diabetic Blood Glucose Prediction using Deep Learning, It was approved and published by the Indian Patent Office. Patent Number: 202241022891, Published Date-06/05/2022
2. Title: Synthetic Method of Biological Structural Carbon/Cerium Oxide Artificial Photosynthesis Material, It was approved and published by the Indian Patent Office. Patent Number: 202221028032, Published Date-27/05/2022.

Software proficiency: AUTOCAD, PRO-E, ANSYS (basis), Shoe Master & Pro-Cam, Beginner in Solid work and catia

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Ms. Anila Sasi, graduated from FDDI in footwear technology designing specialization. She also got award for the best designer during her studies. She have 5+ years of experience in footwear industry and academics.

Ms. Anila is the one of the two pioneer designer during her tenure at Paragon polymers pvt ltd, Kottayam. She also worked as a freelance designer for developing customized footwear designs, and worked with FDDI HRD training center to develop skilled manpower for footwear industry.

She is interested in enhancing her knowledge, and enjoys a hands-on practice in design, as she demonstrated that uses of color and texture, She continues to explore the field of design, solid last modeling, casting as a practitioner, researcher and as a design educator.

She actively developed various hand-crafted works and product. She have wide working knowledge of software like Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign and so on.

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Mr. Vikas Godha has working at Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) since 2012. He has around 15 years of professional experience in academics & industry in the area of Textile production, Apparel manufacturing, Merchandising & Skill development. He is having a Master’s degree in Fashion Technology from NIFT Bangalore, B E in Textile Technology from Rajasthan University. Presently pursuing Ph. D in Clothing & Textile subject. UGC NET qualified in Home Science subject. Published three research papers.

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• Qualification: B.Sc., MBA, UGC-NET, Ph.D. (Pursuing).
• Experience: 10 years of experience wherein 8 years of teaching experience and 2 years of industrial experience.
• Subject taught: Marketing, Research, Fashion & merchandising, Retailing, SCM, Business Statistics, Consumer Behaviour, Elements of Fashion & Design.
• Paper Publication: In the area of research 7 articles have been published in different journal. Along with attended various conferences and seminar.
• Administration: To be active participants in all kind of non-academic activities as and when required.

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• A committed faculty with over 10 years of teaching experience of IT, Retail & Management related subjects like E-commerce & Digital Marketing, Fundamental of Computer, Retail Software, Photoshop & CorelDraw, Marketing, Merchandising, Retail Research, Statistics, Franchising, and HRM, Sales Management, CRM, Economics.
• Qualification: Pursuing PhD from Barkatullah University Bhopal (M.P), MBA (Marketing), M.Sc (IT).
• Possessing excellent administrative, verbal communication and written skills along with constructive and effective teaching methods that promote a stimulating learning environment.
• Managing students by providing guidance and feedback to help them strengthen their skills and knowledge base.
• Willing to take responsibility for the quality of teaching delivered and to make necessary changes to improve quality and maintain standards.
• Ability to maintain high standards of achievement, behaviour, discipline and punctuality amongst students.

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Mr. Balakrishna. Dammati have joined in Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) in the year 2014, He is waiting for submitting his PhD thesis in financial management from ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY and completed Master’s in Business Administration from ANDHRA UNIVERSITY with Finance and Marketing specialization. He has 12 years of teaching experience and 2 years of Retail Industry experience.He has also qualified AP-SET for Assistant professor and Lectureship in Management subject organized by Osmania University in the year 2012. His academic interests are General Management, Accounting, Finance, and Marketing. He has published articles in international and, national journals, apart from that actively participated for workshops, FDPs, seminars, conferences and webinars, for acquiring technical expertise and teaching pedagogy.

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Mr. Arun Kumar Gaikwad, Specialized in Fashion Design & Merchandising, He received his Master’s Degree in Fashion Management From NIFT & Graduation in Fashion and Apparel Design. He also received his Diploma in GMT and Certificate in FD & CAD. He has 18 years of Industry and Academia Experience. At FDDI he is teaching Fashion Design & Merchandising other related subjects.

He was Associated with Aditya Bilra Group, Munch Fashion studios, Gini and Jony Kids wear in various capacities. His work experience also includes Freelance Designer for Men’s formal Wear for various National Brands. He did cluster projects sponsored by Ministry of Textile & State Government of Andhra Pradesh. Presently, he is working on Research in the area of Protective Clothing & Footwear/ Smart wearables. He has published and presented research papers at conferences and journals. He is more fascinated about the Rapid transformation of Fashion Industry with the available new Technologies i.e.NFTs, Blockchain, Digital Fashion & Metaverse. He wants to be the part of this transformation to train the Zoomers in the area of Digital Fashion.

He is also a member of AATCC, NFPA, The Textile Institute, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, ADI and other professional bodies.

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Post Graduated in Costume Design & Fashion from Bharathiyar University (CBE-TamilNadu).

Having more than 12 years of Teaching experience in various designing related subject and 3 years of Industrial Experience as a Fashion Merchandiser.

Worked and trained many students through MORD & MOT projects with Various NGO’s and Organization’s.

Published papers in the journals of repute. Having keen interest and specialized in Pattern making, Garment Construction, Surface Embellishment & Rejuvenation Techniques, Fashion & Visual Merchandising, Draping, Portfolio development and Apparel Manufacturing. Presently working with professional fashion projects.

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Dr. Anupriya is presently working as a Jr. faculty at the School of Fashion Design at FDDI Hyderabad. She completed her Ph.D in Clothing and Textiles in 2017. She specializes in CAD along with Textile Dyeing and Printing. Dr. Anupriya has twelve subject specific publications to her name.

Her research area includes Factorial analysis of Printing from Natural dyes on natural fabrics and process optimization through Response Surface Design. She also got her hands on processing and developing natural non-conventional textile fabrics from Hemp during her Master's program.

She has worked with a Start-up as a full time Illustrator and Graphic designer.

Dr. Anupriya taught herself Graphic Design in 2019 from CALARTS out of her interest in digital designs.

Dr. Anupriya feels she is not a one domain person and trying new things keeps her afloat. Furthermore, she strives to earn more skills in every area of her interest.

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Mr. K. Harish Kumar is working a Jr. Faculty with Fashion Designing Department. He completed his post-graduation from National Institute of Fashion Technology and Osmania University. He has also qualified UGC – NET in 2017. He has around 5 years of Industrial experience and 5 years of teaching experience. He is associated with Landmark group, Shahi Exports, GTN Industries and various organizations under MOT. Presently he is doing research on Sustainability, Cluster Developments in Telangana and Medical Textiles.

He is one of the reviewers for research article “International Journal of Engineering Science and Application”. He has published papers in several journals and conferences; 2 papers in SCI/eSCI indexed, 2 papers in Scopus indexed 1 paper in conference proceedings. He has passion in exploring knowledge related to Textile Design, Garment Construction, Dyeing and Printing, Fabric Structure and Design and Fashion Management.

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Mr. Mohammed Gofran is Senior Faculty in LGAD Department, Hyderabad. He is post graduate in GMT from NIFT, Delhi and currently pursuing P.hD is sustainable fashion and value chain. He is also UGC NET qualified. He has around 14 years of industry, academic and research experience. He has demonstrated strong professional skill in Garment Manufacturing Technology, Sustainable Design/Process, Pattern Making, Product development (Apparel and Fashion), Industrial Engineering, Merchandising/Retail and Ergonomics . He has also published and presented research papers at conferences and journals.

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Mr Rambabu. Muppidi Faculty in Leather Goods and Accessories Design, Department, FDDI, Hyderabad. He is M.Des from NIFT with bachelor degree in Fine Arts. He has a total of 14 years of experience encompassing industry, academics and research.

Mr. Ram has demonstrated expertise and in-depth Knowledge in various designs subjects like creative Fashion illustration, 2D and 3D Graphic Design, Wooden and Leather toys, Craft product design, Storyboard Design, Graphic and Web design and Production design. He is constantly involved in research publications and consultancy projects.

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Graduated from NIFT New Delhi, specialization in Leather Design. Holds 12 years of Industry and Academic experience. Worked for some government projects (NIESBUD & Society for Self Employment), also worked on some freelance projects as a designer/consultant.

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He completed master degree in Fashion Design and English literature from MS University & Panjab University, Chandigarh and earned M.Phil in design. He completed Interdisciplinary program at IIT-Roorkee. With experience more than 20 years in Academics & Industry, has keen interest in design development - Apparel, Textiles, traditional crafts and graphics. He worked as designer with exposure in national and international brands – Duke Fashions, Almotahajiba. He has organised several workshops focusing on design fundamentals & concept development in crafts, graphics and textiles. He was involved with establishment of design institutes – IIFA, Modi Group and skill development project at FDDI , Fursatganj (Raebareli), curriculum and study material for degree programs. He works on researching and documenting on traditional crafts, natural sustainable approaches and design intervention. He has affiliations as member, advisor, evaluator & empanelled Designer with DC Hanidcrafts- Ministry of Textile, UP Techincal Education Board, Textile Clothing & Research Centre (TCRC-Delhi), FACE India, Heritage Crafts Association – Makers (UK). He regularly attend and present papers in seminar, conference and publication articles.

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She completed M. Design in Design Research from NIFT-Mumbai & BFA in fashion Design from Institute of Fine Arts (IFA -MODINAGAR). She has good experience in both industry and academics include fashion and apparel merchandising. She has inclination towards traditional handicrafts of India and empanelled designer under UPID, Lucknow. She likes to work on traditional craft clusters & their documentation. She has conducted workshops and presented paper on crafts.

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He completed his Bachelor in Fashion Design from NIFT-Kolkata & Master in Design from SVS University with experience of 10 years in industry and academics. His expertise is in Fashion Illustration, Design Process, CAD, Fashion photography and Draping. He has worked as a designer with renowned designer Anamika Khanna. He was involved with Skill Development Project at FDDI, Fursatganj (Raebareli). He is associated with UP Technical Education Board as evaluator and working on R&D on vegetable dyes.

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She has done masters in Fashion Design & Clothing Technology from SOFT, Pune and has 9 years of extensive experience in academics and industry. She possesses expertise in Pattern making, Garment construction, Textiles (Weaving Techniques), Surface ornamentation Techniques (Experimental), Design Process, History of Design and Foundation in Design. She is associated with DC Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles as empanelled designer.

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He has acquired his MBA in Footwear Designing & Production Management and MSc. in Computer Science. He has more than nineteen years of experience in working with renowned Footwear organizations such as TATA International- Dewas, Sagari Leathers - Agra and KIWI Enterprises- Gurugram. After serving in Footwear Industry for six years, he diversified his services towards academics, training and consultancy. Currently, he is working as Jr. Consultant in Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Amethi. He worked as an International Consultant in South Africa under the South African Footwear and Leatherwear National Cluster Project through Vaal University of Technology (VUT) & Dept. of Trade & Industry (DTI), South Africa. He also gave International Consultancy in Gabrone, Botswana for skill up-gradation training program to the clients and staff of Leather Industry Incubator of Local Enterprise Authority (LEA), Botswana. He has authored 2 books for FDDI. He has research experience with the publication of 2 research papers in international journals, 1 in a national journal and 4 chapters in a book by a national publisher. With the best oral presentation award, he presented 8 research papers as oral and 1 as a poster presentation at various conferences. His 6 articles are published in several magazines.

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He is a Senior Faculty Footwear at FDDI for 10 years and seven months. He has completed his MBA in Marketing. Further, he has completed his professional course from FDDI Noida, Ministry of Commerce, and Government of India with specialization in Footwear. He has also completed his Masters degree in Commerce. He has served in the footwear industry for more than 12 years in the area of Research and Development, costing and merchandising. During his academic career till date, has attended many faculty development programmers’. He has also done International Industrial Footwear Projects in Ethiopia and Bangladesh.

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Working as a Senior Faculty since 2012. Handled the responsibility of HOD-Footwear at Chhindwara campus. Can take the subjects like Cutting, Closing, Finishing, Lasting, Component, Material Studies II, POM.

Apart from teaching, handled other responsibilities like:

• An active member of the Placement Team.
• Worked as a member of the core committee at Chhindwara.
• Worked actively in promotional activities, co-curricular activities, sports and cultural.
• Also working as Security In-charge at Kolkata campus.
• Went to LIDI- Ethiopia for giving training.

Industry Experience: Apart from FDDI 12 years of industry experience.

Education: MA in English, Management in Footwear Technology (FDDI).

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Varun Tripathi Faculty, Department of Footwear design and production. His versatility in academic platform enriches the students’ practical relevant areas. He has Qualified B.A., MBA in Footwear Design and Production Management and Seven years and seven months experience in academic. He is a man who believes in enriching & updates himself in various disciplines of his domain, which has taken him to represent in various seminars.

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She is working at FDDI as a Junior Faculty, in Footwear Designing Department. She contributes knowledge and experience in developing new designs.

Shalini has received her Bachelor degree in Bachelor of Arts (English Lit. & Psychology) And Master Degree In Footwear Technology.

She contributes in latest design development and product development.

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Joined as an Academician in 2011. He has Industrial & teaching experience that spans nearly 11 years. He is currently teaching in School of Footwear Design & Production at Chhindwara campus. He has acquired his Master's in Footwear Technology, Specialized in Footwear Designing as well as Master's in Production Operations Management. His Teaching Specialization areas are Full Shoe Manufacturing Technology, Materials, Leather Technology & Product Costing. He had been working with various International Projects – LIDI & TVET (Technical Vocational Educational Training ) in Adis Ababa, Hawassa at Ethiopia (Northern Africa). He has presented various Research papers at various International Conferences like MTMI, Mauritius on "Marketing Strategies for the Growth of Indian Footwear & leather Sector" & "Optimization of Production, Effective Implications of TPM & TQM in Production Line of Footwear Industry". He has been working on various research projects such as R&D assistance to (Ordnance Equipment factory Board ) OFB kanpur. He keeps updating himself with the latest knowledge through various FDP programs in his discipline & likes to interact with the students on contemporary issues, topics. Passionate about his work, he sets realistic goals and displays professionalism in his undertakings. He has served the institution as a Chairperson, Convenors & Member of several committees like Cultural & Sports, Training Internships & Placements etc.

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Qualification: B.F.A. (Painting) IKSVV Khairagarh M.P., M. Des. from (NIFT) New Delhi, PhD (Pursuing) from RDVV Jabalpur M.P.

Work Experience: He has more than 19 years of experience in academics and apparel industries. He has worked at NIFT as Assistant Professor in Department of Textile Design in National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra. Currently he is working with FDDI as Sr. Faculty and Heading School of Fashion Design Department.

Subject Taught: Fashion Illustration and Design, Visual & Representation/Drawing, Design process, Garment Construction, Pattern Making, Fabric Manipulation, Elements of Design, Portfolio Development, and Digital Presentation Tools & Techniques, Craft Cluster.

Award: Won Commercial Kid’s Wear Design Collection Award, NIFT New Delhi in Fashion Show 2002.

Research Publication: 12 Research papers published in national and international journals, and 10 research papers presented in national and international conference.

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Qualification: B.Sc. Computer Science, Master of Fashion Management from NIFT Bengaluru, Post Graduate Diploma in Education Management & Administration, pursuing PhD from Baraktullah University Bhopal.

Having an industrial exposure in Retail Fashion Merchandising, with a brief exposure in the field of Visual Merchandising. The person is a research scholar, pursuing his PhD in studying the impact of e-commerce on handloom sector of Madhya Pradesh.

Has a keen interest in observing the ever changing business scenario and applying the logic of design principles in product analysis and development.

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• Qualification : B.Sc. (Electronics), M.B.A. (Marketing & Finance), Ph.D. Pursuing
• Experience : 7 years of Academic and 10 years of Industry Experience
• Subjects Taught: Retail Operations, Retail Branding, Quality Assurance in Retail, Fundamentals of Retail, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Business Communication, Business Law, Human Values and Professional Ethics.
• Research Publication: Published 2 Research Papers in International Journal, Presented and Published 5 Research papers in National & International Conference Proceedings
• Attended Faculty Development Program and Workshop on Research Methodology, Learning Pedagogy and effective Use of Case Methodology, Essential Skills for Research Writing & Publishing, Nuances of Online Teaching-Learning, New Paradigms in E-Learning Tools and Techniques.
• Hosted a Webinar on the topic “COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON DIGITALIZATION IN RETAIL”

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• H.O.D. of Retail & Fashion Merchandise Dept, FDDI, Chhindwara
• Qualifications : B.Sc., M.B.A., M.Phil., PhD. (Pursuing).
• Experience : 13 yrs in Academics.
• Subject Taught : International Trade, International Retailing, Human Resources management, Consumer Behavior, Management and Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship Development, Advanced Research, Managerial Economics, Retail Operation, Store Design, Financial Management, Intellectual Property Rights, Environmental Studies etc.
• Research Experience Details: M.Phil- A Study on “Role of Export and Import Agents in Freight Forwarding in India”, PhD - A Study on “Investor Perception in Mutual Funds in Madhya Pradesh”.
• Research Publications: 5 Papers published in National Seminar and 2 papers Published in International Journals.

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Ph.D, UGC-NET (Management) & Post Graduate of Management.

Dr. Avinash Bajpai is currently working as Senior Faculty, Dept. of Retail Management, FDDI Chandigarh. He is having more than 15 years of experience in academics. He has been associated with many national level academic institutions as Examiner / Observer/Visiting Professor. He has authored Students Learning Material (SLM) for Uttarakhand Open University, Uttarakhand. He has more than 15 natioanl & international paper publications in his credit. He has attended three FDPs and many workshops.

He is having rich experience of academic administration. He has organised many events including International Conference (FDDI Fursatganj (Raebareli)-2019, Sanjeevani-Workshop on Management of Life Style Disorders-2020 & 2018 and many invieted lectures. His areas of interest are Supply Chain Management, International Finance and International Retailing. He has been awarded with the Dr. Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan award by Avantika Society, New Delhi.

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An academician and researcher with more than 15 years of experience in teaching in higher education, research and industry. Graduated from the University of Allahabad, Post graduate in Management (MBA), With a Research Interest in Online Business, Marketing & Communication. Completed a certificate program in Communication & Image Building from IIM-Lucknow. Have presented and published over 12 Research papers with both National and International Seminars and journals and organized numerous workshop and seminars. She was involved with skill development project at Fursatganj (Raebareli). Proven leadership skills involving managing, developing, and motivating students in their all-round development, research, and managing educational facilities. Good analytical and problem-solving skills. An effective communicator within and outside the organization.

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• Qualifications : MBA (Marketing & Finance), M.Com, PGDCA, Certified Personality Empowerment Trainer.
• Work Experience : Total Eleven Yrs including Hislop College, Nagpur, SMART F.S. & FDDI.
• Domain Excellence : Enjoy working as Trainer & Teacher in Subjects like - Retail Promotional Strategy, Sales & CRM, Accounts, Luxury & Life Style Retailing, Essentials of Management, Soft Skills & Personality Development etc. as it gives opportunity to learn and transform young minds in to Industry Ready Professionals.
• Passion: Teach to Transform Self & Students.

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Gauri Bhatia, working as Head Of Department at Chandigarh Campus. She is UGC-NET Qualified with more than experience of 14 years. She was “Member Board of Studies” for Fashion Designing and Technology in Punjabi University, Patiala for two years. She is an impressive communicator with interpersonal, presentation, coordination & influencing skills. Her forte is organising Fashion Shows- Design Process, Choreography, and Design Range etc.

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M.Sc. Fashion Technology

He is currently working as Senior Faculty, Dept. of Fashion Design, FDDI Chandigarh. He is having more than 12 years of experience in academics and 4 years of experience in the Fashion Industry. He has been associated with many national level academic institutions as Examiner / Visiting Professor/ Guest lectures. He has attended FDPs for the subject of Pattern Making and many workshops.

He is having rich experience of academics in reputed University and Colleges. He has been a member of “Board of Studies” in Chandigarh University for three years and designed the syllabus for Punjabi University, Patiala and Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab. His areas of interest are Pattern Making, Garment Construction, Draping, Apparel Manufacturing and Basic Sewing. He has been awarded with “Best Faculty” and “Student’s Favourite Teacher” at Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab.

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Ph. D in Clothing and Textiles.

She is having more than 07 years of experience in academics and Fashion Industry. She has published 01 patent with Publication Number 201911021965 of her Ph. D research. She has more than 15 National and International Publications which includes 09 Research Papers, 03 Articles, 03 Book chapters and 01 Conference Proceeding in her credit. She has attended five FDPs on Apparel Design, Wearable Devices and its Fundamentals, Fashion and Clothing and Textiles and various workshops. She has presented more than 20 Oral presentations and Posters of various research papers in many National and International Seminars, Conferences and Webinars. She was awarded with Young Scientist Award and Best Paper Presentation in National as well as International Conferences. Her areas of interest are Clothing & Textiles, Fashion Design, Quality control of fiber, yarn and fabric, Draping and Heritage Conservation.

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I have done my CFTC Course from Chennai after completing the course I join industry started with mecose’s group as an asst. production manager. After two years I started my own upper fabrication company in Noida.

After one year I got opportunity to work with multinational company that is BATA INDIA LTD. I worked for 13 years in production line.

After that I got opportunity to work with FDDI Noida since last 10 year I am working with FDDI first as Sr. faculty now I am working as a Jr. Consultant in footwear dept.

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• She has done postgraduation in footwear design and production in fddi fursatganj (Raebareli).
• She has seven years experience in teaching.
• She is taking classes in footwear department like closing, lasting and material study in foundation batches.

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I have 20 years of experience of footwear & leather industry, Drish shoe, Liberty shoe, Sant Rubber, S.R. Industries and leather lines. My area of specialisation is Minimize the wastage, productivity improvement and quality control in leather manufacturing unit. I have also the knowledge of setting up the new leather footwear manufacturing unit. I passed my two years footwear diploma in 1992 from Govt tanning Institute, Jalandher, Punjab. I join the FDDI 1st April 2013 at Jodhpur Campus. Last 7 years, i am working as a Asso/Faculty in footwear department.

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With over 10 years of experience in academics and industry, Gaurav singh a management graduate from Institute of technology and science Ghaziabad and a Post graduate (PGDM) in Marketing from Institute of Marketing and Management New Delhi, is a part of FDDI since 2011 and currently working as Faculty (LGAD) at FDDI CHANDIGARH.

Working as management faculty he is responsible for taking management and communication classes across Dept. he also looks after the Foundation batch as course coordinator. He has also worked for Jain studios and Corner office (a leading boutique executive search company) at New Delhi.

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By Qualification Diploma in Advanced Footwear Design & Production (2 Years course-UK Textile Institute syllabus based) & Perusing MBA from ICFAI Hyderabad, I have 13 years industrial & Academic Experiences From different industries like Tata International Ltd., Pond’s Exports Ltd., (Subsidiary of Hindustan Unilever Ltd.) From 2011 to till date working in FDDI, affiliated to Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, as Senior Faculty – PDC – Footwear.

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He is Master of Design, specialised in Knitwear Design and Technology from NIFT, New Delhi, he is pursuing Ph.D. in Design from Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur. He has possessed 12+ yrs. of rich Industrial Experience as Fashion & Textile Designer. He has been empanelled as a designer under Ministry of Textiles (Handicrafts) since 2004. Presently he has been serving at FDDI as a Senior Faculty (Fashion Design) since 2013. He has been associated with various NGO/NPO’s while sharing his knowledge and contributing in the development of nation’s Design & Art sector. He has hand on grip with subjects like Pattern Making, Garment Construction, Surface Ornamentation & Embellishment Techniques, Material Studies, Drawing & Fashion Illustration.

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13 years of professional experience with almost 7 years of Industrial exposure. Specialization in Product/Design Development as well as Social Psychology. Strongly support Skill development and Make in India Scheme. Artist, Food blogger, Cultural Anthropologist, Environmentalist, Panellist and public speaker on various social media platforms pertaining to factors/issues prevalent in Society, Fashion Industry and Fashion movement.

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He is possessing cumulative experience of more than 30 years in industry and academics in Footwear Production and Quality Control. Prior joining to FDDI as a Faculty, he had worked with the prominent footwear manufacturers such as Tata International, Mirza International, Lakhani Groups and Mochiko shoes.

He is having MBA degree in marketing. He has specialization in the field of footwear Lasting Technology, footwear Component Technology & Product Knowledge. He has a long stint in Footwear Industry before joining full-time teaching at FDDI in 2013.

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He is presently working as an Associate Faculty in school of Footwear Design & Production at FDDI Jodhpur Campus and holds more than 7 years of teaching experience. He has specialisation in the areas of Production (Cutting, Closing and Product Knowledge).

He completed his Post-Graduate Diploma in Footwear Technology from FDDI Noida in 2011 and also has attained a PG Diploma in Rural Development from IGNOU. To further enrich his academics, he is pursuing MBA in International Business from Guru Jambeshwar University, Hisar. His teaching career started as an Assistant Professor with Pranath Pranami Institute of Footwear Technology. He is also associated with various footwear projects and presently doing research work on Branding and promotions of Ethnic Footwears known as Mojaris which is a speciality of Rajasthan.

His recent Research Paper published in the International journal of “Recent Scientific Research” on the topic – “ENTREPRENEURSHIP Vs JOB–A CASE STUDY OF YOUTH OF JODHPUR”.

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I (Shabrin Farhana) am working as a ‘Senior Faculty’ and currently HOD of Fashion Design and Foundation program at FDDI Chennai. More than 15 years of experience in Design education, research and practice. Currently heads the Fashion Design and Foundation program at FDDI Chennai. I am guiding in the specialization of Design Drawing, Fashion Illustration, Stylization, History of Art and Design, History of Fashion etc. I have completed my Under Graduate (1997-2000) course in Costume Design & Fashion, awarded with university Rank, and completed my Post Graduate and Master of Philosophy in Textiles & Clothing. I have registered and pursuing my PhD research under Bharathiyar University on “Regenerating a Cellulose Fibre by using Carboxymethylated Method”. Always I am interesting to explore the boundaries of new techniques, thinking of creative methods and have carried out extensive research study in this area. My research paper has published in various well reputed journals and presented papers in conferences, seminars in both national and international levels, in addition conducted and organised workshops. I put my efforts for coordinating and organizing workshops and inviting experts for developing the designs and creative ability of students in Design program are pivotal.

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I am Hemachalaeswari Chandrasekaran, Master of Science and Master of Philosophy in Textile Science And Fashion Design from SIET, University of Madras, Chennai, Fashion and Clothing Technology in NIFT, Doing my research work on “Eco Textiles in MTWU, TamilNadu.

Teaching is my passion, In 10 years of my teaching experience in fashion field, 6 years I am cheerful to serve in FDDI and Guest lecturing in our sister campus FDDI-Kolkata, Hyderabad and Ankleshwar (Surat). I have worked as a teaching Faculty in Raffles Millennium International college, National College of Design and SSS Jain College and Invited as a Guest faculty in various Fashion institutions in Chennai. In FDDI I am glad to be a member in cultural committee, woman’s cell, Grievance Cell.

At present I am handling Pattern Making [Kids wear, Woman’s wear and Men’s wear], Fashion Draping, Design Process, Machinery And Equipment, Elements and Principles of Design, Technical Drawing, Fashion studies, Store Design and Communication Skills.

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She is a faculty member in the Fashion Design discipline in FDDI and having 12 years of teaching experience. At the institute, she encage with the courses in Garment construction – primarily basic and advanced techniques. She graduated in Costume Design and Fashion and Post graduated in Costume Design and Fashion in Bharathiyar University. Her area of research interest is design of learning spaces and environments. Besides academic involvement, she actively involved in professional design projects involving, pavilion & exhibit design, product design, crafts and pedagogic structure.

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Educational Qualification: MLM-Labour Management, MBA-FDPM, Diploma in Footwear Tech.

Work experience: Teaching Exp: 9yrs & Industry Exp: 11yrs (Worked with HUL- Production Executive & AV Thomas Leathers as Production IN charge).

Deputed as HOD-School of Footwear Design-FDDI Chennai, and taking classes of subjects Footwear Bottom Components & Footwear Lasting Technology with B.DES-FDP batch. To keep abreast of my academic discipline and to maintain the highest personal standard, continued study research, participation in technical curriculum modules development which leads and strives to improve the effectiveness of teaching. Deputed as Expert-Footwear for International Projects to Ethiopia in Twinning Program of Phase-I&II-(Providing technical support, benchmarking, Creating, and providing intellectual and skilled manpower to cater to the requirements of the industry)and in B.Sc.-Programme- classes of B.Sc.-Footwear Science and Engineering batch of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Developed and prepared TTLM, micro plan, Hand-outs of study materials for the request’s subjects completed, and submitted to Footwear Directorate-LIDI. Additional responsibilities of C&PR activities assigned to work with close liaison with Chennai &Kolkata industries to build a continuous relationship and to help in getting placements for our yearly pass out graduates.

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Footwear technologist turned researcher along with industrial experience on footwear product development. 4+ years of research experience in development of offloading device based on walking biomechanics of persons with diabetic foot ulcer. Ability to handle BTS gait analysis system single handed including subject preparation, data acquisition, report generation and interpretation of results. Experience in making customized footwear based on plantar pressure studies for persons with lower limb related problems. Presently teaching Lasting technology for bachelor of design students.

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I am working as a senior faculty member and co-lead of IDLS (southern region) FDDI Chennai. Apart from teaching various design related courses at bachelor and master level, I have led and contributed to several industrial consultancy projects, including Quality training program for Impactiva, Eram. I have completed my Undergraduate in Advance footwear & Production Technology (2 Year), MBA Quality management, MBA (FDPM). I have 21 year experience in field in the part I have 10 year experience in Footwear Industry.

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In 2009, M Vishva Kumar joined FDDI after more than 2 decades of working in industry and academia. He teaches upper closing technology, shoe finishing technology, material studies and production operation management.

Vishva Kumar has done his graduation in leather technology at Anna university, footwear technology at CFTC Chennai and Advance footwear technology at Bata international college of shoemaking in Zlin, Czech republic. He has done a master’s degree in footwear design and production management. While working as an assistant professor in NIFT Chennai and Gandhi Nagar, he had done design and development projects in leather products at Bhuj, Rapar & Tharad clusters at Gujarat (Grimco). He has also done design and development projects in wood products at Kesla village, Madhya Pradesh (MPHHC).

He worked as a consultant and conducted productivity improvement training and skill development, HRD training at footwear industries across south India. He also taught footwear technology at Addis Abba science & technology university (AASTU), Ethiopia.

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I (D. Ramesh) Faculty in Footwear department, FDDI Chennai for 10 years. I have done my Post graduation in Footwear Design and Production Management, MBA in Management, Certified in LEAN, and also finished Advanced Footwear Technology in the 1992 at CFTC, Government of India. Presently working as an Associate faculty in School of Footwear Design and production Management, FDDI, Chennai. Excellent knowledge in Footwear manufacturing process, Expertise in Shoe upper cutting and closing Technology.

Apart from teaching I have good sound knowledge of Industrial experience of 17 years in different international shoe brand customers, manufacturing industries and leather goods manufacturing industries, wide interest including New Product development. Good exposure in working with international environment and has travelled to South Africa for professional and skill consultancy work.

At FDDI I handle Footwear Technology, cutting Technology, skilled in CAM and Conducting Workshops and worked as a consultant and conducted productivity improvement training and skill development, HRD training at footwear industries across south India, trained more than 2500 people. I also a Team Member in Placement and IDLS.

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He is working as a Faculty in the Department of Product Development Centre and having 9 years teaching experience. He has completed his graduation in Business Administration in the year 2016 and Diploma in Footwear Design from TamilNadu State Council of Vocational Training. Done various certificate courses to enrich the knowledge in Footwear manufacturing technology. He has wide areas of academic and professional interests, including Design Thinking and also involved in various Design projects. In recent years, he has been actively involved with academic projects with students concerning thinking creative Design which involves projects with complex issues/wicked problems ranging from Designing to production. He also involved with design Projects/studios in the department of Designing CAD/CAM, Pattern Development, Grading & Cutting with various footwear Industries in India, Kaavis fashion, Mumbai, Choudhary International, Mumbai, ARS Footwear Chennai, Moda soles Bangalore, MV Shoe products, Coimbatore etc. Actively working as a part of Integrated Development of Leather sector (IDLS).

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Graduate in Polymer Engineering followed by Diploma in Chemical Engineering with Masters in Business Administration- Human Resources Management, having industrial working experience of 4 years and teaching experience of 17 years. Presently working as Senior Faculty in the School of Footwear Design & Production, FDDI Ankleshwar (Surat), Gujarat, handling the subjects Polymer Science & Technology, Engineering Science, Communication Skills, Business Communication, OB & HR Management.

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He Has Completed 2 Years Full time Post Graduate program in Footwear Technology and Management (PGDFTM), MBA in retail Management and TEDP from (NIESBUD). Have 15 years of Total experience, out of which 12 years working with Leather and Non-Leather Footwear sector in different domains i.e. Product Costing, Procurements, Material Planning, Material Sourcing, Inventory Management, Factory- Setup, Training in Cutting/Clicking, Project handling and Project Guidance. Also handled International Project being in team of FDDI. Have written Quality research paper and published in different Indian Magazines. His research paper has been awarded as best research paper in Oral paper presentation category by SFSN in 2019.

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Kuldeep Ghorapade completed his Master in Fashion Technology (M.F.TECH.) from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar. His dissertation was titled “Eco-friendly processing of ecru denim” won best research project award and most innovative project award and most commercially viable project award. He started his career as Textile Engineering Officer when he joined Indus Fila Pvt. Limited, Bangalore. He later earned MBA from Shivaji University, Kolhapur with a specialisation in Marketing & HRM. He is having an industrial work experience of 11 years working with conglomerates in industry like Raymond & Laguna Clothing Ltd.He handled different techno-managerial and commercial positions during his career, He is having 3 years of teaching work experience before joining with FDDI in 2019. He is having one national and one international paper to his credit.

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• Pursuing Ph.D. – Textile and Apparel & Design in Bharathiar University.
• B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Phil., – Completed in Costume Design & Fashion with 1st class in Bharathiar University.
• PG Diploma In fashion Design, PG Diploma in computer application with “O” Grade.
• 14 Years of experience in Design education, Industry, Research and Practice.
• Specialized in Patternmaking, Apparel manufacturing, Design thinking, Portfolio, CAD.
• 12 Research International & National Papers published. 80 + seminar, workshop, webinar attended.
• 2018 - Received “Professor Ratna Award2018” awarded by Kaviarasu kalai Tamilsangam, TamilNadu.
• 2012 - Complied Fashion Design syllabus and 26 Design books for NCFT Heights Institute at TamilNadu.

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He has nearly 16 years of academic and industrial experience in the area of Footwear Manufacturing/Planning/ Quality Control and associated with FDDI since 2007.

He is a Science Graduate, completed Diploma in Footwear Technology from FDDI in the Year 2004. He has also Certificate course in ISO 9001 Internal Auditing from Quality Resource Management, New Delhi and Certificate course in Retail Management from MSME.

Besides teaching activities, he has also conducted several on-site footwear skill development programmes in companies like Tata International Ltd. Dewas, Oscar Leather, Mohali, Sant Rubber, Jalandhar etc. He has also coordinated HRD and STA activities of FDDI in the state of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Punjab and West Bengal.

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Sr. faculty of FDDI with over 12 years of experience in Footwear Technology. Currently, nurturing students with his expertise on product knowledge, Closing upper technology for Long-term & Short-term Courses.

An active participant in various uplifting programmes like Fashion events organized by Hibe Fashion, Jharcraft, e.t.c and Skill Development programmes organized by Government bodies.

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He has total Work Experience of 14 years. Academic Experience of 6 years in FDDI as a Faculty and Industrial Experience of 8 years.

He has completed Post Graduate Diploma in Footwear Technology & Management from FDDI in 2005 and Diploma in Footwear Production & Designing from CFTI, Chennai in 2002.

His core area of teaching is Footwear lasting, Component manufacturing and optional subject of Marketing, Merchandising and International Business. He is also the member of various committee of FDDI, Patna.