pilot graphic designer visualizer/conceptualizer multimedia art director, mentor illustrator/cartoonist/animator photographer project manager entrepreneur filmmaker |
Navdeep Malhotra |
Warwick Road, London Phone: +44 (0) 20 7373 3431 Mob: +44 (0) 78 7769 1352 [email protected] |
SUMMARY |
Microsoft- Office, Visio, PowerPoint, Project |
Jun 2002 - Dec 2003 (New Delhi, India) Wigan and Leigh College (India) Pvt. Ltd As a Visiting Faculty at Wigan and Leigh College (India) Pvt. Ltd., I taught (9-12 hrs per week) visual design and media subjects to the students of the Advanced Diploma in Advertising and Graphic Design (Higher National Diploma). |
Aug 2001 - till date (New Delhi, India) A Different Sunday As a Filmmaker, I have written, directed and edited a short fiction film �A Different Sunday� shot on broadcast quality digital video (DVCAM). The film was telecast in India on NDTV (A popular national TV channel) on 22, 23 and 24 April 2005. more... |
Apr 1997 - Feb2000. (New Delhi, India) NIIT Ltd. From a Graphic Designer to a Project Manager, I donned various roles while producing CBTs/WBTs (computer/web based trainings) in the Learning Software Business Unit, of NIIT Ltd., (www.NIIT.com) an IT solutions corporation that operates in 42 countries... more... |
Dec 1989 - Oct 1994 (India) Indian Air Force Served in the Indian Air Force as a Commissioned Officer and a Pilot flying military aircraft. |
My varied experience in numerous fields gives me the advantage of having multiple perspectives to the dynamically evolving global IT environment. I have excelled in the following roles: |
As a hands-on Graphic Designer, Animator and a Team Player, I am familiar with software production realities at the grassroots level. I have seen numerous projects through their complete Development Life Cycles (DLC) |
As a Creative Lead and an Art Director, I have dealt with supervision, recruitment, training, of teams comprising of graphic designers, programmers and instructional designers. |
As a Project Manager and an entrepreneur, I have dealt with resource management, client engagement and commercial issues. I am familiar with the following standards and methodologies: |
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Project management methodologies like PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) and PRINCE 2 (Projects in Controlled Environments) |
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CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration), process improvement maturity model for development of products and services. Developed by the SEI (Software Engineering Institute at the Carnegie Mellon University, USA.) |
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AICC (Aircraft Industry CBT Committee) standards and SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) compliance. |
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SOFTWARE SKILLS |
Macromedia- FlashMX and Director8.5. |
Adobe- Photoshop, Pagemaker |
Adobe Premiere, DPS Velocity, Final Cut Pro |
3D Animation: Maya, 3DS Max |
Corel Draw/ Adobe Illustrator. |
Illustration, Animation and Cartooning. |
Still Photography. |
Screenwriting, Storyboarding and Film Direction |
EXPERIENCE |
Mar 2000 - Mar 2002. (New Delhi, India) Virtual Media Infotech Pvt. Ltd. As the Art Director at Virtual Media Infotech Pvt. ltd., I took up the task of setting up and leading the production team for 'The Virtual Mahazine', the world's first monthly multimedia magazine on a CD-ROM... more... |
Mar 2002 - Nov 2003 (New Delhi, India) IdeaRings As the Founder Partner at IdeaRings, (www.idearings.com) I was responsible for Business Development, Project management, Recruitment, Visual Design Supervision... more... |
Sep 2005 - Sep 2006 (London, UK) Seagal Software As the Creative Director, with Seagal Software (www.seagal.org/soft) my responsibilities include Business Development, Client Engagement and Project Management. |
Dec 2003 - Jan 2005 (New Delhi, India) Knowledge Platform (India) Pvt. Ltd. As the Creative Lead - Visual Design at Knowledge Platform, (knowledgeplatform.com), a Singapore based company having offices in India, Pakistan and Japan, I headed a competitive team of Graphic Designers and Programmers developing e-learning content... more... |
EDUCATION |
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS |
Topped the nation wide entrance test for Accessory Design course at NIFT. |
My entry for the Hindustan Times cartoon contest (1996) was exhibited in the best 100 entries. |
Awarded a Certificate of Excellent Performance (1998) by NIIT Ltd |
Produced, written, directed and edited a short (20mins) fiction film called �A Different Sunday� as an Independent filmmaker. I was interviewed on TV as a part of the show that screened my film. My profile has featured in the leading newspapers in India in the context of being a filmmaker and an art director. |
Was commissioned for still photography for a series of 12 cookbooks |
Aug 1994 - Aug 1996 (New Delhi, India) Two years of full time Accessory Design course from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, INDIA |
Aug 1985 - Jul 1988 (Chandigarh, India) B.Sc. in Geology, Physics and Mathemetics from Centre for Advanced Studies in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, INDIA |
Copyright � 2006 Navdeep Malhotra |
Sep 2006 - till date (London, UK) Red Papaya I am currently engaged in providing Direction for various 3D animation projects for the global market. |