~HARINI RAMASWAMY~

1203 Deerfield Parkway Apartment #204, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089

Mobile#: 612-669-1525 ramas043@umn.edu

OBJECTIVE
Seeking professional growth as materials researcher/developer in the performance apparel industry
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Major: Apparel Studies - Product Development Track Sep 2012 - Present
Minor: Product Development
College of Design, Department of Design, Housing and Apparel, University of Minnesota
CGPA: 3.87/4 Research Areas: Functional Clothing Design and Wearable Technologies.
Thesis Topic: Exploring the Suitability of Auxetic Textile Structures for Impact Protective Clothing.

Bachelor of Technology, Apparel Technology Aug 2007 - May 2011
A.C. Tech., Department of Textile Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India
CGPA: 8.54/10, First Class with Distinction.
Research Project: Design and Development of Therapeutic Smart Glove Prototype.

EXPERIENCE
Wearable Technologist and Materials Specialist, Playtabase--a Tech Startup June 2014 - Present
Research and development focusing on material selection and industrial design for a wrist-worn
technology that allows users to interact with electronics in the environment through gestures.
Research Assistant - Wearable Technology Lab, University of Minnesota Sep 2012 - Aug 2014
Smart Clothing, Smart Girls (SCSG): Engineering via Apparel Design
Advisor: Dr. Lucy Dunne |Sponsor: National Science Foundation |Collaborators: Cornell University
Modules: Advanced Material Properties, Wearable Technology, 2D/3D Design and the Engineering Design process.
-Content developed for NASA Space Center Houston Diva Design 2012
-Summer 2013 experience: http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3118495.shtml
-Exhibitor at the USA Science Festival: Fashioning the Future 25th-27th April 2014, Washington D.C.

Intern: Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), Chennai, India Mar 2012 Jun 2012
Skills for Manufacturing of Apparel through Research and Training (SMART)

Acquired experience in basic industrial sewing operations and quality assessment of sewn products.


Textiles Committee Certified Quality Professional, Textiles Committee, Chennai Oct 2011 Jan 2012
Underwent an apprenticeship and certificate course in quality testing of textiles


CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Co-Vice-President, Design Graduate Student Association (Sep 2013 - June 2014)

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND EXHIBITS
2014 H Ramaswamy and S Srinivasan Dr. Sole: A Vibrotactile Therapeutic Smart Footwear Prototype,
Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), Minnesota, USA.
2014 H Ramaswamy, L Dunne, J Reich et al., Smart Clothing Smart Girls: Teaching Wearable Electronics
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International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, USA.
2014 H Ramaswamy A Qualitative Assessment of the Smart Clothing, Smart Girls 2013: Engineering via
Apparel, Midwest Qualitative Research Conference, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA.
2014 H Ramaswamy Dressing for the Occasion: A Material Culture Analysis of Four Exotic Dresses of Zandra
Rhodes, Costume Society of America, Midwest Region Annual Symposium and Meeting, Minnesota, USA.
2014 National Science Foundation, USA Science Festival: Fashioning the Future, Washington D.C., USA.

ACCOLADES
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Place in 2014 IFAI Advanced Textile Student Design Challenge for Dr. Sole: vibrotactile footwear
Ludden Conference Presentation Funds 2014
ASTM Student Project Grant (2013 - 2014) for Masters Thesis.
Textile Close Up Scholarship, awarded by the Textile Society of America (June 2014).
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Place in 2013 IFAI Student Design Safety Challenge, for Therapeutic Smart Glove concept
Student Design Scholarship Excellence Award (2013).
Spoonflower Emerging Designer Grant for textile designs http://abstractartbyharini.blogspot.com/ (2013)
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Place in general paper presentation in Samstha10, Department of Textile Technology, Anna University.
CBFWNEN 09/10 Fellowship for entrepreneurship: http://www.nenonline.org/cbfw-nen/cbfwhome.
SKILLS
Photoshop Illustrator Marvelous Designer Balsamiq Wireframing Software Google Sketchup
MS Office Research writing Basic Sewing 3D Body Scanner

PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Download portfolio from the following link: http://sdrv.ms/1aKZO0q