A graduate from the National Institute of Design, Paldi has landed a job in world’s leading automobile design house Pininfarina as a consultant designer.
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Rustom Mazda, who graduated from NID’s product design department in 2010, is the first NIDian to join the Italian auto-design firm which caters to auto giants such as Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar and Fiat. Talking to Minor from Turino in Italy, Rustom, who joined Pininfarina earlier this month, says, "I feel overwhelmed and honoured to be working at the ‘Mecca of auto-designing’.
Published in: Ahmedabad Mirror
I have joined Pininfarina as a consult ant transportation designer. I couldn’t have asked for a better start to my career. It feels like a dream and the feeling is yet to sink in," gushes Rustom despite having to go through lengthy visa and work permit process to realise his dream.
"Hiring procedures for a non- European, especially in Italy, are a bit complicated and involves a lot of paperwork and interviews. But at the end, all the running around paid off," says Rustom who has come a long way from designing a vehicle for rural India on his NID campus to designing sleek sports cars at the prestigious Italian firm. Commenting on his job profile, he says, "As a designer at Pininfarina, I will get to work on the interior and exterior of cars ranging from Ferrari supercars to small hatchbacks. I will also have opportunities to work on other transportation systems like trains and forklifts."
"Here, even a junior designer is given opportunity to handle complete projects right from the concept and sketch phase, to physical and digital modelling. We then consult with engineers to further understand the complexities of cost and feasibility," he adds. He however, refused to dis¬close his pay package. Earlier, Rustom had interned with the design house after winning the ‘NID-Pininfarina Design Contest 2010’ where he designed a compact and affordable car for rural India. During his internship, Rustom designed a sports car for Pininfarina, based on the overall package of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, reflecting Pininfarina values.
During that period, the recruitment process at Pininfarina was also in progress. Impressed with Rustom’s work, he was offered a second internship in the firm in February 2011. "I got a positive response from my seniors in July after they evaluated my internship work," says the Mumbai lad.
congrats!!u hve made us proud…best of luck fr ur future endeavour
congrats!!u have made us feel proud….all the best for your future endeavour
congrats!!u have left us with a feeling of pride….best of luck for future endeavour
congrats!!u hve made us proud…best of luck fr ur future endeavour
congrats!!u hve made us proud…best of luck fr ur future endeavour
congrats!!u have made us feel proud….all the best for your future endeavour
congrats!!u have made us feel proud….all the best for your future endeavour
congrats!!u have left us with a feeling of pride….best of luck for future endeavour
congrats!!u have left us with a feeling of pride….best of luck for future endeavour
Congratulations!! Rustom. make us feel proud.
Congratulations!! Rustom. make us feel proud.
Congratulations!! Rustom. make us feel proud.
rustom, the world has opened up for you!! make the most of it!!
rustom, the world has opened up for you!! make the most of it!!
rustom, the world has opened up for you!! make the most of it!!