Hi, I'm Cassandra D’Souza. With a background in textile and fashion design, I specialize in creating exclusive surface prints and color palettes that align with the latest market trends and brand identities. I have experience working with different types of fashion wear including career, casual, and partywear brands, and enjoy sourcing new fabric qualities to enhance production while maintaining budget goals. Alongside my design skills, I've expanded my expertise by completing a UI/UX program, which enables me to create meaningful and responsive user interfaces. I'm passionate about combining artistic creativity with practical solutions and am always eager to learn new software to enhance my design and artistic capabilities.

Cassandra D’Souza

Hi, I'm Cassandra D’Souza. With a background in textile and fashion design, I specialize in creating exclusive surface prints and color palettes that align with the latest market trends and brand identities. I have experience working with different types of fashion wear including career, casual, and partywear brands, and enjoy sourcing new fabric qualities to enhance production while maintaining budget goals. Alongside my design skills, I've expanded my expertise by completing a UI/UX program, which enables me to create meaningful and responsive user interfaces. I'm passionate about combining artistic creativity with practical solutions and am always eager to learn new software to enhance my design and artistic capabilities.

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Hi, I’m Cassandra D’Souza. With a background in textile and fashion design, I specialize in creating exclusive surface prints and color palettes that align with the latest market trends and brand identities. I have experience working with different types of fashion wear including career, casual, and partywear brands, and enjoy sourcing new fabric qualities to enhance production while maintaining budget goals.

Alongside my design skills, I’ve expanded my expertise by completing a UI/UX program, which enables me to create meaningful and responsive user interfaces. I’m passionate about combining artistic creativity with practical solutions and am always eager to learn new software to enhance my design and artistic capabilities.

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Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced
Marathi (Marāṭhī)
Advanced

Work Experience

Assistant Manager - Woman’s Western at Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Limited, Mumbai
August 31, 2020 - July 21, 2025
Creation of exclusive prints based on the current trend and market research as per brand designers' directions. Ensured NSV target at budget and adherence to prefixed COGS boundary. Sourced and introduced new fabric qualities and cheaper alternatives, maintained fashion credibility among career, casual, and party wear brands with marked differentiation between mature and younger brands. Prepared detailed CADS and indents with relevant fabric and print info, supported fabric sourcing team with visual information, documented and archived prints, handled fashion designing for two brands (Annabelle and Forever glam), and volunteered for ERT training.
CAD Designer at Anand International, Mumbai
November 30, 2014 - July 21, 2025
Designed garments and scarves for companies such as Purset and in-house brand Noi. Provided sample designs on various textiles and fabric bases. Responsible for scanning, recoloring, cleaning, and creating repeats for prints, created sketches and detailed illustrations, and developed new design concepts.
CAD Designer at Bombay Rayon Fashion Limited, Mumbai
March 31, 2014 - July 21, 2025
Garment print designing for companies such as Jack & Jones, Pieces, Pantaloons, Ann Taylor, and shirt designs for men under brand Y2K. Responsible for creation of prints and sketches suitable for garment production.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Sir J.J. School of Art
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Higher Secondary Certificate at Modern College, Navi Mumbai, India
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Secondary School Certificate at Sacred Heart High School, Navi Mumbai, India
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Qualifications

Arena Multimedia Courses
September 1, 2020 - February 28, 2022
UI/UX program from Arena Animation
September 1, 2020 - February 28, 2022

Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing