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Edgardo B. Tanafranca

E-mail: edgar.tanafranca@gmail.com

Phone: +63-999-457-8360

Career Objective
 

To pursue a Carpet Designing work that requires analytic & imaginative thinking skills which effectively utilize my experienced and knowledge. Carpet design creation and carpet design development due to my core competence and strong experience on this field.

To be responsible for the creation of the most exceptional design for machine and custom made carpets possible, utilizing the highest principles of design and production standard, in the spirit of excellence, professionalism and integrity.

Languages

FILIPINO​

ENGLISH

 

 

 

Work experience
 

PT. Universal Carpet and Rugs

Gunung Putri, Bogor, Indonesia

May 15, 2006 - August 06, 2012

Position/Title: Carpet Designer

My responsibility is to improve their old design, create new ideas for modern and classic design and train their designer how to use the system more effectively and help organize the design section. I prepare original design scaled to the actual size of carpet which client request. Do and create original design for manufacturing and presentation.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Corel Draw

NedGraphics

ERES

Mira Designer 1000

MS Office : Excel

                   Power Point

                   Word

 

Mega Carpet Factory

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
December 2001 - June 2005
Position/Title: Carpet Designer

​My responsibility is to prepare original design scaled to the actual size of carpet which client request. Do and create original design for manufacturing and presentation. I make new design that adapt Chinese, European, oriental, classic and modern contemporary design. Resize of carpet design scaled to the actual size of carpet which client request. Process finished textile design to convert into Electronic Jacquard data for carpet and rug weaving.

Al Hayat Carpet Factory

2nd Industrial City, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
March 1999 - September 2001
Position/Title: Carpet Designer

My main responsibility there is to create carpet designs. I was also responsible for doing product presentation and conducting systems training for the new users. I make original design scaled to the actual size of carpet which client request. Do and create original design for manufacturing and presentation. Process finished textile design to convert into Electronic Jacquard data for carpet and rug weaving.

Al-Sorayai Carpet Factory
Industrial City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
March 1996 - July 1998
Position/Title: Carpet Designer

My main responsibility there is to create carpet designs, special designs for weaving, re-sizing of carpet design scaled to the actual size of carpet which client request. Render artworks for presentation create and develop new original design such as pattern for wall to wall design and area rugs. Process finished textile design to convert into Jacquard data for carpet and rug weaving. 



Saudi Carpet Factory

​2nd Industrial City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
November 1992 - December 1994
Position/Title: Carpet Designer
 

This was my first exposure on machine made carpets and on DATEC Textile CAD System. I perform initial sketch and final color rendering based on client reference, lay-outing, rendering art-work using Computer Aided Textile Design System software. Process finished textile design to convert into Jacquard data for carpet and rug



Philippine Carpet Manufacturing Corporation

Sucat, Muntinlupa City, Philippines
December 1978 - May 1990
Position/Title:  Artist
 

For nearly twelve years, I worked as a designer for Philippine Carpet, the maker of Tai-Ping Rugs and Carpets. Their main products are hand tufted area and wall to wall carpets. The company always sent me to do a job for hotels like Manila Peninsula, Mandarin Hotel and other prestigious hotel in Manila. My job there was to execute design layout and measuring (my specialty was wall to wall carpeting). Performs initial sketches and final color rendering, analysis and interprets the artwork requirements of the carpet design or pattern. Creates custom Axminster carpet for the clients requirements.

 

Education
 

Peralta  Technical Institute

City/Country: San Pedro, Laguna. Philippines

Qualification: Advance Design and Floral design

Completed: 1978 - 1980

"In the creative process, I become inspired by the objects of nature. These elements transform and become reinterpreted in their most simplistic form." I finish the  Advance Design and Floral design, it was my major in fibre that attracted me to the Carpet design field. I adores beautiful textiles and interesting textures and is excited to be part of the Carpet & Rugs Design Studio.

Adamson University

City/Country:   Manila, Philippines
Qualifications:  B.S. Civil Engineering - Under-graduate.
Completed:       1980 - 1985

My interest in design stems primarily from fashion, architecture and photography. I'm under-graduate from Adamson University majoring in Civil Engineering.



Training and Seminar

Filipino Association for Computer Excellence

City/Country:   Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Qualifications:  Personal Computer Assembly 
Completed:       January 2004



Institution:     Informatics
City/Country:   Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines
Qualifications:  Multimedia Arts Program 
Completed:       October 2012

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