Rupal Patel

Co-Founder / Designer

Rupal received a Bachelor’s of Science in Textile Chemistry and Engineering from the University of Bombay, India, and she also holds a Master’s Degree in Textile Design from Philadelphia University.

Her career in the textile industry was launched after winning a transatlantic design competition, and working at La Seta Mantero in Italy, where she designed textiles for Chanel, Lancôme, Ungaro, YSL and Hermes.

Along with her extensive design background, Rupal has a solid understanding of CAD design, and has worked at several software manufacturers teaching and demonstrating software for all of America, South America & Canada.

Through her experience as a fine art painter, Rupal has developed her excellent color and design sense. Her technical knowledge of textile processes and techniques, and expertise in textile design software such as Ned Graphics, has contributed to her success as a designer.

During her 16-plus years in the industry, Rupal has designed and overseen production for companies like La Seta Mantero (Italy), Wirth Graphic (Germany), Peking Handicraft, American Pacific Enterprises (USA) and Fashion Engravers, New York Studio (USA), contributing to the success of brands such as Nautica, Liz Claiborne, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Tari Fullerton

Co-Founder / Designer

Tari started her design career in Los Angeles, designing juniors and children's clothing.

In her early career, she specialized in designing screen printed clothing, working hand in hand with graphic artists and textile artists.

After the computer revolution changed many of the ways conventional artwork for printing and screen printing was done, Tari continued her education and learned the industry standard software for graphics and CAD design.

Since then, she has worked in the bedding and home decor industry, creating best selling items for JC Penney's, Wal-Mart, Sears, Target and Kohl's.

Tari is currently refining her skills in graphics and adding web design, animation and multimedia. She has over 20 years of experience as a design professional.

Mamta Patel

Software Engineer / Web Advisor

Mamta is a Principal architect with 20+ years of experience in all aspects of analysis, design and implementation of web applications to large scale, distributed business critical enterprise systems utilizing industry standards.

She is a recognized expert in distributed software design; database modeling and custom development in Web applications; Java technology; and various databases. She filed a patent for a meta-data driven user interface which is configurable by the end-user and also for software used to manage flow of information in a fusion center.

She has worked extensively with end users to design and implement both small and large-scale applications with a proven record in exceeding expectations. Applications developed have been configured to enable users to make their own modifications with ease.

Mamta holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Riverside and a Master of Science in Computer Science from California State University, Fullerton.

Darrell Takara

IT Support / Technical Advisor

Darrell Takara served as network administrator for the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and for Maritime Administration where he received recognition for excellent customer service and a high level of technical expertise. 

He is affectionately known as "The Computer Whisperer."

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