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NIRAJ RAMESH BHAVSAR

13, Sangita, Linking Rd. Extn., Santacruz West, Mumbai-400054 INDIA | Cell: 09820121033 Residence: 022 26614587 | demos.portfolios.in/niraj nirajul@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:
Experience: 13 years

SKILLS:
Design:
Adobe Photoshop
CorelDraw
Adobe PageMaker
Adobe Imageready
Quark Express
Adobe Illustrator

Web:
Adobe Flash
Adobe Dreamweaver
Swish

Sound:
Sound Forge

Code:
HTML
CSS
XHTML

Other Tools:
Adobe Acrobat
Flash Paper
Cute FTP
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Other Skills & Knowledge:
Research design trends & internet technologies
Basic understanding of SEO, Web Standards, Web 2.0
BPO norms & processes
Printing processes & print ready artwork generation
Team handling, management & training

EXPERIENCE:

MAY 2008 - Present
Company: MAK Media & Creations Pvt. Ltd.
Designation: Creative Director
Role & Responsibilities: Responsible for the entire creative studio. Handling of client pitches, timely deliveries of ad campaigns, team building and mentoring and grooming creative talent.
www.makindia.com

FEB 2007 – APRIL - 2008
Company: Affinity Express (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Designation: Creative Director
Role & Responsibilities: Affinity Express is a part of the Ayala Corporation in Philippines. Headquartered in USA, AEIPL is one of the oldest BPO’s in the country. AEIPL specializes in Artwork & Document creation. My job role is handling the creative duties of the newspaper division of the company. I’m responsible for the creative output as well as creative grooming of the entire 80 people team. I also take care of on-the-job creative training and making weekly & monthly creative reports for individuals and the team. I report to the VP & the MD of India operations. Handling test orders and getting new business is also a part of my KRA.
Clients: Los Angeles Times, The Columbus Dispatch, ADVO and various retail & artwork based clients from USA.
http://www.affinityexpress.com

JUL 2006 – FEB 2007
Company: Ogilvy One Worldwide
Designation: Creative Supervisor
Role & Responsibilities: Ogilvy One is a part of the largest advertising network in the world. My job role is to impart creative solutions for brands on the online media. Create innovative concepts for online advertising and supervise web projects under me.
Clients worked for: Ponds Institute, Ponds Cold Cream, Ponds Age Miracles, Dove, Hutch, CKC Jewelry (Bangalore), ESPN, UTI Bank, Bank of India, Wine Society of India, Reliance, Orbitz, etc.
URL: http://www.ogilvyindia.com

MAY 2005 – JUL 2006
Company: WebPercept India Pvt. Ltd.
Designation: Associate Creative Director
Role & Responsibilities: Web Percept is a part of the Percept Group of companies. My responsibility includes management & development of projects, handling the design & web development team and updations team. It also includes client co-ordination, analyzing scope of work, tasks delegation, quality checks.
Clients worked for: HDFC Bank, HSBC Bank, CEAT, RPG Group, Soyday, Inorbit Malls, Percept Picture Company (Truck of Dreams, American Blend), Aamby Valley City, Sahara Mutual Fund, Sahara Tourism, Sahara Global, Montex Pens, Sahara One TV (Buniyaad TV Serial), Colgate, H&R Johnson, Heroes Project, TCS Mobile (USA), Reliance, The One Foundation, Kotak Mahindra Bank, etc.
http://www.webpercept.com

APR 2004 – MAY 2005
Company: Perq Advertising
Designation: Design Consultant / Client Service
Role & Responsibilities: Perq Advertising is a mid-sized advertising agency that provides integrated services to clients ranging from design, printing, outdoor advertising and logistics. My role was to interact with clients for their design & printing requirements, sell outdoor media and design concepts.
Clients worked for: Standard Chartered, DSP Merill Lynch, Birla Sunlife, Principal Mutual Fund, ABN Amro, Alkem Labs, Cadburys, etc.
www.perqindia.com

MAY 2002 – MAR 2004
Company: Marcon Digiprints Pvt. Ltd.
Designation: Design & Marketing Consultant
Role & Responsibilities: Marcon Digiprints Pvt. Ltd. specializes in large format digital printing, portable display solutions and allied services. Over the years Marcon has provided innovative printing & display solutions into the Indian market. My responsibilities included interacting with clients and taking control of design jobs and on site graphics installation management. I also researched new techniques, media & technologies in the field of digital printing.
Clients worked for: Suzlon, TGI Fridays, RBI Museum (Mumbai), MTV Corporate Office (Gurgaon), HCC, Kanakias, Landmarc Citi, Pizza Hut, Pidilite, Yahoo India, Globus, Natural Ice Cream, Oberoi Flight Services, etc.
URL: www.marcondigiprints.com

JUL 2000 – JUL 2001
Company: Unitel Software Ltd.
Designation: Creative Lead
Role & Responsibilities: Unitel Software Limited was a software and web development company based in Mumbai, India. Unitel specialized in developing Web-Application Software, B2B Solutions, B2C Solutions, Creative Websites, Portals and Games Development. My role at Unitel was to overlook the creative output and maintain high creative standards in any solutions that Unitel provided.
Clients worked for: Creative Garments, The Best India Computers, RP Tech India, Clothesline Magazine, Metasys (USA), GE (USA), Winstone Jeans, etc.

AUG 1996 – MAY 2000
Company: Skylark Advertising
Designation: Visualizer - Creative Lead
Role & Responsibilities: Skylark Advertising was a medium sized advertising and communications agency situated in Mumbai. My role at Skylark was to overlook the creative design & advertising process and co-ordinate with clients for design & concepts.
Clients worked for: Amarsons Collections, MIEL e-security, Prompt Toys, Jain Bakers (Ovenpick), Acme Healthcare Products, Cadbury India, Rashmin Sweets, S. Girdharlal Adenwala Jewellers, Silk Museum, Babubhai Jagjivandas, etc.


Educational Background:

1998 - Creative Workshop at AAAI (Ad Agencies Association of India)
1996 - G.D. Art (L.S. Raheja School of Art)
1990 - SSC


Personal Details:

Sex: Male

Date of Birth: 22/09/1974

Nationality: Indian

Languages Known: English, Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi

Interests: Research on new trends of IT & Design, Music, PC Games & Sports

References and portfolio (part) at: http://demos.portfolios.in/niraj