Take individual clients through the bespoke jewellery journey, from design to receiving the finished piece. I source, design, liaise with independent makers to produce high quality, personal jewellery for bespoke clients and businesses. Great client experience and genuine care, plus an intuitive understanding of what my client needs (and wants) before they grasp it themselves, has kept my clients coming back. Marketing my services has never been necessary.

Skills practiced and delevoped throughout this period include, but aren’t limited to:

• International operations and logistics

• B2B and B2C sales and client relationship development

• Quotations creation and basic accounting

• Communications with various stakeholders

• Quality control

• Event planning, coordination and execution

• Product design, sampling and manufacturing

• Data entry, record keeping and systems organisation

Fairs attended, under the employ of E & Co Jewellery Pte Ltd:

• Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show, Sharjah, 2022

• Jewellery Arabia Bahrain, 2022

• Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show, Sharjah, 2023

Travelling with an ever-changing team to sell jewellery to a wide range of clients from multiple cultures, most of whom are expert price negotiators. The role included getting down and dusty installing and packing down at large jewellery fairs, working with the fair’s operational team, communications with our independently hired logistics teams, and building relationships with other vendors around us. Quick thinking and resourcefulness was the name of this game.

A short 1-month stint in a family-run natural diamond supplier to look into sourcing, meeting, selling to, and negotiating with new clients, as well as building on existing relationships. 

My job scope in this position encompassed more than just sourcing and maintaining supplies for this small bespoke jewellery company. I was running the day-to-day operations, from legal and administrative paperwork, to designing, managing manufacturing partners and running our factory. I was also doing client facing sales, and I am proud to say, we worked well together to close almost 2 million in sales in the 1.5 years I was leading the team. This led to valuators and investors taking note of the company, which eventually led to further partnerships.

While I have learnt and done much during these two years, the thing that I am most proud of is the growth of the team. With some intentional decision making and some time, we managed to build comraderie amongst ourselves, a group of people who would otherwise never interact in regular life. Capitlising on our individual interests and skills to not only work well together, but to deliver better products and excellent service to our clients.

Designing and working with the manufacturing team to create CAD drawings in accordance to the designer’s vision. Renders were produced for clients to approve, and printable 3D files for casting. This was my initiation into having explicit and exacting quality requirements in the work that I do. It was my personal mantra of anything worth doing is worth doing well in action. 

Planned, organised and hosted a range of jewellery making workshops. These ranged from private to group sessions for primary school age to working adults.

Represented Silversmithing and Jewellery BA course at this symposium. It was in its second year and gaining momentum, while also trying to find its feet.

The resource they were putting together was exciting because it up till then, there weren’t any practical information or help beginner jewellers could turn to for ethical making. I was honoured to be able to listen in and be a part of that buzz, even if only to add an extra bum on seats.

My attendance at the symposium was funded by the GSA Sustainable Fund, for which I had applied and was sucessfully granted.

Represented Silversmithing and Jewellery BA course at this inaugural symposium. I learnt the nuances of the word ethical and what a big world it was. This gathering of passionate individuals was the beginnings of my ethical making journey, one that proved to be paralysing but also empowering

My attendance at the symposium was funded by the GSA Sustainable Fund, for which I had applied and was sucessfully granted.

• Plan, coordinate and run operations for programmes for adults based on the current exhibitions, themes and sometimes, specific artworks.

• Assist in the smooth running of guided curator tours.

• Create teaching resources for school teachers and students.

• Facilitate operations for external vendors to run kindergarten programmes in the museum.

• Plan, coordinate and run internal, by-invite-only, and public events like docents appreciation dinners and exhibition launches.

• Assist in exhibition installations where necessary

• Maintain programme and interactive areas of exhibitions, especially within exhibits that cater more to children.

A part time job (while studying for a diploma) to gain some experience and exposure to working with, educating and encouraging children and toddlers. My main class was aged 5-6 years, but where needed, I would cover for the 3-4 year olds groups too.