Yogendra Tripathi

About Yogendra Tripathi

A highly skilled jewelry professional with proven management ability and demonstrated excellence in many facets of the jewelry business. Experience as a designer, product developer and merchandiser with an in - depth knowledge of various marketing environments (across the globe) and production techniques, make me uniquely qualified to determine market needs and expertise oriented ways to fulfill them. The key highlights are proven leadership abilities and troubleshooting skills in international (US, Russia, Europe, Asia and Middle East) as well as Indian domestic environments pertaining to Merchandising, Design, R&D, Trend Forecast, Product Development, Innovation and Manufacturing in Precious as well as High Jewellery and Accessories sector.CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Set up successful merchandising/sales, design and PD deptts for various diamond jewelry business houses in India for various overseas markets across a spectrum of product categories – from mass retail, brands, to couture/bespoke and HNI clients.• Built efficient teams to produce - from mid to high-end jewellery in Germany, Italy, Bangkok, Dubai, China and India. This involved articulation of processes and quality standards in terms of designs as well as samples/prototypes. • Set up a highly specialized merchandising, design and sampling cell for Japanese market.• Set up a specialized merchandising (US and India) and sampling cell (Hong Kong) for branded bridals catering to Majors as well as for Independents (mom & pop stores) in the US.• Served as a Creative Director for various B2B brand/Pvt Label initiatives in terms of visual communication, copywriting, branding, packaging, and other collaterals.AWARDS• Winner of De Beers Millenium Diamond Design Award Winner of Tahiti Pearl Trophy (India Chapter) 2004. • Designed a trophy in diamonds, gold and silver for Ferrari Maserati race in UK where the participants were from the music band “Boyzone” (Ronan Keating) 2004. • Designed diamond and gold accessories for Ozwald Boeteng – the famous UK menswear designer, for the Oscars (Academy Awards) of 2004. • Winner of HRD Belgium Diamond Design Award 2005. • Co-creation and manufacturing of a mask in diamonds and gold for the SHINING LIGHT AWARDS for DTC Botswana - 20••••09.• Co-creation and manufacturing of “Noor-E-Jhoomar”- a DTC FOREVERMARK necklace with Tarun Tahiliani - 20••••10. • Co-creation and manufacturing of the famous FOREVERMARK EVERLON necklace (10.00ct centre) for DTC UK -20••••10.

Experience

1. Head of Quality (Studded) - Zoya, Tanishq & Mia

   Titan Company Limited

   Oct 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Education

• JD Institute of Fashion Technology India

  Fashion Design

  1994 — 1995

• National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi

  AD - Accesory Design, Precious Jewellery

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Brand Management (Brands & Pvt Labels)
• PR & Corporate Communication
• Creative Direction
• Jewelry Design
• Diamonds
• Aesthetics Management
• Jewelry
• Trend Studies and Forecast
• Retail
• Market Research & Analysis
• Cad/Cam/R&D
• Luxury Goods
• Merchandising
• Systems & Standardization
• Brand Development
• Wholesale
• Image Building
• Marketing
• Product Design & Development
• Fashion
• Brand Management
• Design Identity Management
• Communication Design
• Training & Team Building
• Watches
• Business Strategy
• Contextual Cost Management