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Jill Zachman Principal, Designer J. Pera Designs Consultant, Textile Design [email protected] 310 344 2171 Design Profile I am a print maker practicing the ancient art of etching and lithography. I use these old pro- cesses to create contemporary textile design imagery with unique hand-made qualities. How- ever, I am skilled in the use of digital tools and utilize them to have the best of both historical and contemporary worlds. The result is contract and residential spaces that are uniquely defined and memorable. Education Artist Residency Program - Istanbul, Turkey, 2014 and Venice, Italy, 2013. Lithography and Etching. Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA - Special Pre-MFA Program, 2012 Specialization in graphic design, textile design, and print making. Harbor Vocational Center, Los Angeles, CA - Graphic Design, 2011 Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA - Ph.D. Education Research, 1993 Relevant Work Experience Principal and designer, J. Pera Designs, 2014 to present. Major responsibilities include founding of the company and design of contract and residential furnishing textile designs. Repeat pattern and panel designs. Manager, Strategic Planning & Research, Toyota National Headquarter USA, Torrance, CA - 1992-2011. Major responsibilities included consumer and market research: collaborat- ing on new vehicle product planning and vehicle market positioning. Designed color re- search project for new vehicle color introduction. Current Design Competencies Tools include Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and In-Design. Competencies in computer-assist- ed and hand-created design. Repeat pattern and panel design. Certificates of competencies in Graphic Design Fundamentals (2011) and Digital Imagery (2012). Certificate for Advertising Design completed March, 2012 Design Portfolio Photos of textile design process, textile designs, and renderings of contract and residential spaces utilizing the designs. Design Goal To work as a design consultant to texitle manufacturers of contract and residential fabrics. To utilize my unique design skills in translating my original art into repeat-patterns and non- repeating panels; bringing cutting-edge identity and distinction to those companies.
