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IdentityOBJECTIVE
To excel the business of an organization by performing as a dedicated team member and enjoy the challenges of fast paced work environment by utilizing my skills and abilities through a responsible position and train my associates / beginners for the betterment of the project and the organization.
COMPUTER SKILLS & Training
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• In design
• Corel Draw
• Premier Editing / Ulead Editing
Proficiency : Good working knowledge in Design Tools, Managing the team with expertise support for Pre press Image processing with Photoshop layouts. With Training students towards professional work in above softwares (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Corel Draw)
Additional & Speciality : Photography, High End Retouching/Image Processing and Designing various Advertising promotional materials, Press and prepress, Pagination, Template Creation, publication materials to the industrial standard.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 09-06-1962
Nationality : Indian
Religion : Roman Catholic
Marital Status : Married - 2 children
JOB PROFILE
• Performed lead role in conceptualizing and designing/Training
• Product photography, Image retouching, Compositing, Collage etc.,
• Pagination and Layout
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1983-1985 - Master Degree in Economics with Advertising as subject
from St.Joseph’s College Trichy
1985-1988 - Three years Diploma in Visual Communication
Loyola College Chennai
2009-2011 - Master Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication
from MK University
Others
• Higher Grade Certificate in Freehand Outline and Model Drawings
• Certificate in Community Video Production Santhome Commn. Centre Chennai
• Certificate in Portrait Photography / Model Photography (Kodak)
• Certificate in Digital Photography Madras Christian College, Chennai
Training
• RK Swamy BBDO Chennai - India, Under Art Director Santhanam and Billimoria
• Course Internship with Hindustan Thomson Associates under (Suriyakanth Baraskar – Chennai).
RECOGNITIONS
• 1987- Gold and Silver medal in Portraiture & Photography Contest organized by IIT Madras
• 1989 - Exhibited Painting in Delhi Nasabandhi Samaj for Awareness of Smoking & Drug Addiction
• Winner of Rs.10,000/- Cash Award for Photography from Ananda Vikadan Weekly Magazine (Golden Jubilee Celebration)
• 1980 to 1985 - More than 25 Awards, Cash prizes, Certificates from Inter Collegiate, State Level Cultural competitions
WORK EXPERIENCE (1986 onwords as a creative designer)
Faculty in ICICI Academy for Skills (Web/Graphic Designs) 2013 to 2017 Nov.
Training Unemployed Youth to Employable in Corporate environment.
Guest Lecturer and Trainer in Softwares and Developmental Communication
Madurai Kamaraj University at present
Design Faculty
Wegan Leigh College (Collage for Communication and Professional Studies)
Chennai - 18
Senior Graphic Designer (Art Director)
Knowledge Works Global Ltd., Chennai
2009-2010 september.
Visualizer and Associate Art Director (Jan 2007 -2007December)
April Advertising - Dubai
Projects Handled
• April CI & Website
• City Season’s Hotel
• Le Meridien
Visualiser/ Product Photographer (Jan 2006 - jan2007)
C Advertising – Dubai
Projects Handled
• Autoplus Cars & Rentls
• Sura Group Art gallary
• Le Meridien
• Comma Bags Inc.
• Ayub Eisa Real Etates.
• Dubai Darts
• Sanford Electronics.
Senior Visualiser (Art Director) (2005-2006)
Ideazone - Dubai
Projects Handled
• Sea View Hotels
• Air Master Equipments LLC
• 7 days
• Outsourcing Supportive jobs for Brandcom, Saatchi & Saatchi Grey worldwide,
• Asian Gulf Travels, APC Constructions, CADS Dubai
Art Director (2004 - 2005)
WECARE Social Service Society, INDIA.
• Created health awareness campaign, posters, information bulletin, folders.
• Organized and designed exhibition vehicle funded by USAID (USA for Aids Awareness).
• Digital Cinematography and Editing to produce Documentary Film “ANTHAKKALAM” for RWDS about Food Sovereignty and drought situation in Thiruvannamalai District - Tamilnadu, South INDIA.
Art Director (1995 - 2004) till date as Consultant Art Director
Outlook Solutions – Madurai Tamil Nadu (INDIA)
• Designed and produced ads and promotional collateral
• Attended press checks and coordinated projects with outside vendors
• Trained designers the functionalities of various softwares like Photoshop, CorelDraw, Illustrator, etc.
Projects Handled
• TVS group Irizar TVS
• Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank
• Meenakshi Mission Hospitals and Hotels
• The Fortune Pandian Hotel
• Park Inn Hotels / Bagvan Textiles
• Sree Krishna Textiles
• Thiyagaraja School of Management
• Madurai Kamaraj University
• CED an NGO Institute of Management Studies
• Times of India, Madurai / Sterlite Industries
Visualiser - Studio Manager (1986 - 1997)
Tari D’signs - Chennai (INDIA)
• Designed and produced ads, POS materials and marketing collaterals
• Managed photography assignments
• Worked on TV and Radio jingles
• Successfully managed the Design Studio along with art direction
Projects Handled
• TI Diamond Chain ( Inhouse Magazine Designing and Printing)
• Indian Express ( Masthead and Ad Designing)
• Times of India-Chennai.
• Hotel peninsula
• Santhome Communications Centre
• Loyola matriculation School
• Annai Foundation Real Estates
• Martin Lotteries & Richi Recording Studios
OTHER EXPERIENCES : Teaching And Training
• Guest training programme for Youth in associate with NGO’s in Tamil Nadu, particularly with Peace Trust, SET, SRED, RWDS, SAVE Trust, SEEDS Trust, WECARE, Culture and communication, Loyola College Chennai,
• Worked as trainer and Cameraman/ Editor for “THEDAL” ,“THADAM”. Two documentary films on Children issues that were produced by SEEDS TRUST aided by “COMIC RELIEF” - United Kingdom.
• Documentary on SMOKEFREE panchayat “ VARANAVASI”
• Short film on Smoking ill effects “ Ennalathane”
• Short film on Safety “ HELMET”
• Short film on Sumangali Projects “ Vittal Pothum”
• Short film on Water contamination “ Noyyal River ”
• Corporate Film " Insight" Engineering Products
