Experience

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  Apex CoVantage

  • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Project Manager

    • Sep 2022 - Present
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    * Handling Digital Accessibility Team, where all the digital assets checked based on the WCAG guidelines to make it accessible digital assets.* Taking care of end-to-end PDF/MSO remediation, client requirements and all types of technical solutions. Managing 50+ member’s team.

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  RR Donnelley

  • United States
  • Advertising Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Digital Studio Manager / Project Manager (Design, Digital, Video and Presentation)

    • Dec 2021 - Sep 2022

    * Handling the Design/Digital/Print/Presentation/Video teams. Creating high-end creative print collaterals (Brochures, Flyers, Posters, Factsheets and)* Design and development for HTML newsletters, emails, Static and Animated banners using MS Visual Studio Code, Google Web Designer. FLIPHTML Books for the Fintech Client * High-end animated PowerPoint Presentations MSO 365* Storyboard based product and explainer video creation with effects and audio integrations. * Work with the Creative Director and Art Directors to seek new implementation (review, analyses, preparation, setting-up team, process, quality standards etc.)

  • Studio Manager (Accessibility – PDF and MSO Remediation)

    • Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

    * Handled 130+ members Accessibility PDF remediation team and one of the key member in developing an in-house AI/ML-based pdf tagging tool* Create accessible PDFs that comply with Section 508, WCAG 2.1 and PDF/UA standards. Use CommonLook / PAC3 to generate zero error reports. Testing on NVDA & JAWS Screen Readers etc.,

  • Studio Manager (3D Technical Manager)

    • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

    * Played a vital role in setting up a new 3D team with AVP and Technical Managers. Prepared assessment to evaluate the candidates and taken care of the technical round interviews. Set up the process and quality metrics* Responsible for the props end-to-end model quality outputs and enhancing the team’s skillsets* Taking care of the Architect, interior and packaging models from modeling to animation based on the requirements * Work with the Creative Director and Art Directors to seek new implementation (review, analyses, preparation, setting-up team, process, quality standards etc.)

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  FroQ brandservices

  • Chennai Area, India

  • 3D Project Owner (Manager / Motion Graphics Lead)

    • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Chennai Area, India

    * Played a vital role in setting up the new 3D team with Operation Director and Studio Coordinator. Involved in identifying the needs and finding the appropriate processes with solutions to improve the efficiency on Modeling, Texturing and Lighting and Finalization of 3D packshots.* Taken care of the technical round interview/tests on finding right resources (3D Artists) to the team. * Responsible for creating 3D packaging (Carton/Tetra Boxes, Bottles, Tins, Trays, Tubes, Pillow Bags, Flexible and Organic Contents) in Cinema 4D outputs. Check and approve the final deliverables* Manage 3D animated packshots creation using After Effects. Encourage the team members to identify/find easy steps and solutions on 3D outputs.* Report on team’s performance, customer feedback and daily activities

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  RR Donnelley

  • United States
  • Advertising Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Production Manager

    • Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

    * Manage all Digital and Print deliverable (Books, Brochures, Flyers, Posters, Factsheets and all print collaterals) without compromising quality* Manage Google Web Designer & Adobe Edge Animate based HTML 5 Banners and all web static banners.* Manage a video editing based on the storyboard using After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition and Media Encoder * Participate in client calls to understand expectations, provide feedback, reports and resolve queries or escalations* Identify, facilitate and implement process improvement initiatives to improve efficiency* Ready to travel to vendor's place to understand the needs, production process, gain knowledge of requirements and designing methods to build/run a new challenging team* Identify and facilitate development of training to the designers and SMEs within the team* Report on team performance, customer feedback and daily activities* Monitor and manage team’s leave, attrition, attendance, breaks* Lead, develop and coach designers, project coordinators and quality controllers * Conduct periodic performance appraisals and feedback sessions to the team and provide on-time feedback* Conduct “Field Awareness”, a questionnaire session for Print-Design, Presentation, Web and Video streams. The answers, explanations with tips and value added points are shared on weekly basis.

  • Senior Project Coordinator / Senior Visual Designer

    • Jul 2012 - Mar 2017

    * Due to a new client requirement; again proved as a Senior Visual Designer, produced on highly creative brochures, profiles, fact sheets, wallet cards and brand Ads in InDesign CC* Visited onsite client location to collect all client requirements to setup and run as a team* Design posters and all kinds of static banners for the digital-collaterals in Photoshop and Illustrator CC* Per End-to-end process, receive email from the client/review project/call for clarifications/ send post-coping emails for confirmation/deadline negotiations and deliver final outputs to the client * Create .gif animations using Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and After Effects based on project nature* Work on voice over/video editing projects in Adobe Premiere Pro CC * Create Flash web banner and Google Web Designer (GWD) HTML5 banners based on the storyboards* Create info-graphics using Illustrator/Photoshop/Flash/After Effects and 3ds Max* Prepare and conduct After Effects and Google Web Designer training

  • Project Coordinator

    • Jan 2008 - Jun 2012

    * Get concept and Idea with details via email from the clients and sharing it with designers to design all print/design collaterals.* Handling the queue and assigning the project to the right person to meet client expectations* Take client calls to understand their expectations, provide feedback and solution to the designers* Train the new entrants. Lead, develop and coach the GDs and SGDs* Check on time deliverable and auditing ongoing quality (AOQ) as well* Conduct Design/QC meetings. Identify, find solution and implement process improvement initiatives to improve efficiency* Participate in BCP / QMP activities. Manage team roster and SLA governance

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  OfficeTiger Database Systems India Private Limited

  • Lead Graphic Designer

    • Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

    * Design Cover/Section Divider/Content Pages in Adobe Photoshop* Logo design and recreate, Maps recreation, Charts creation in Illustrator* Design Factcards, Flyers, Brochures as per branding in Quark and InDesign* Design corporate Ads in InDesign/Quark and Illustrator* Design Lucite and Tickers in Illustrator * Create fillable forms in Adobe Acrobat* Act as back-up shift lead in the absence of project coordinators

  • Graphic Designer

    • Feb 2005 - Dec 2006

    * Edit and format all print collaterals for Investment Management clients* Edit Factcards, Flyers, Brochures as per branding in Quark and InDesign* Create charts and recreate Logos in Illustrator* Recreate Maps in Illustrator as per the specific format* Edit corporate Ads in InDesign/Quark and Illustrator

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  SRINIVAS FINE ARTS (P) LTD (NIGHTINGALE DIVISION)

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Syatem Operator

    • Apr 2003 - Jan 2005
    • Chennai Area, India

    * Create Cover Design in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for diaries* Create inner layouts in Quark/Pagemaker/Indesign for all Products* Create templates in Quark/Pagemaker/Indesign for all diary inner information pages/corporate Books* Typing and creating pagination for Sanskrit Sthotras, Slokas for all Nightingale - Vedic cosmos products