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VISHAL J RAO Graphic Designer, VFX Artist, 3D ARTIST, educator

G3/3, Jal Padma Co-op Society, Bangur nagar, new link road, Near Inorbit Mall, Goregaon (west), Mumbai-62E-mail ID: - vishalmjr@gmail.com , vishalr_10@yahoo.com Mobile: - +91 9820175174

About MeI am a Graphic Designer, VFX & 3D artist & an Educator with more than 15 years of experience, seeking an opportunity in an establishment that offers career-oriented work environment to enhance and apply my knowledge and expertise.

EducationI have successfully completed my certificate course in Graphic Design from MICM Net Solutions Pvt and Diploma in 3D Animation & Vfx with specialization in Maya from Digital Academy in September 2004.

Operating Software• Multimedia Software : Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe Indesign CC

Adobe after Effects CC, Adobe Premiere CC, Adobe Flash CC, Corel Draw X5, Autodesk 3D MAX 2014, Autodesk Maya 2014, Autodesk Combustion, Boujou, PF Track & Sound Forge

• Other Software : Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel• Operating Systems : Windows 7, XP, Vista, Mac OS X

Technical Skills

• Graphic Design: Company Branding, Logo designing, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, Web Banners, Audio Visuals, print Ads, brochure - pamphlet designing.• 3D: Modeling, Texturing, Lighting & Animation.• Training: Imparting Quality Training by conducting classes on Graphic, Animation & VFX Software’s.• VFX: Comping, Chroma keying, wire removal, Tracking & Roto (Masking).

Conceptual and Theoretical SkillsConceptualizing and Visualizing ideas, in-depth knowledge of Principles of Graphic Design, complete know-how of Modeling, Texturing & Lighting (3D), creating layouts, 3D titling, Motion graphics, Vfx compositing (Chroma Keying, Wire removal, Motion Tracking, Particle effect & Live + CG)

Featured Employers/Clients

Detailed Professional Experience

• DigitasLBi – 12 March 2014 till date

Job Role: Associate Art Director Job Profile: Conceptualizing, Visualizing and Designing Web Graphics, Web banners, Motion Graphic, Video Edit for various DigitasLbi clients. Creating a range of powerful, viable concepts and designs for project, partnering with copywriters to ensure the copy direction and visual presentation work together to make the concept powerful and compelling.

Zica & Zima (Zee learn) – December 2007 – March 2014

Job Role: Senior Graphic & Visual Effect Faculty Job Profile: Imparting Quality Training by conducting classes on Graphic, Animation & VFX Software’s.

Monitor the progress of each Student in the Class by collecting feedback, on understanding of the subject, their performance and attendance (Theory & Practical) and counsel accordingly.

Ensuring timely evaluation of students Assignments and internal tests and giving them feedback.

Provide timely progress reports to the Course Co-coordinator for monitoring of batch progress.

Helping students in arranging location for filming videos and Chroma shoots.

Active Participant in conducting of Seminars & Workshops. Helping students in completing their showreel. Updating students about industry standards & post – production pipeline.

• ZILS & ZEELEARN

Job Title: Executive (Production) Job Profile: Worked on several projects individually as well as with the team for various internal and external clients which involved my 2d and 3d expertise.

Featured Projects: • Zee Jagran - Hanuman Chalisa (2D Animation) • Kurkure (3D Television Advertisement) • Nokia 6300 (3D Television Advertisement)

Maximus Academy (Aditya InfoTech limited)

Job Role: Faculty (Graphic & 3D) Job Profile: Imparting Quality Training by conducting classes on Graphic & 3D Animation

Software’s. Monitor the progress of each Student in the Class by collecting feedback, on

understanding of the subject, their performance and attendance, and counsel accordingly. Ensure timely evaluation of Assignments and internal tests and internal and timely

feedback being given to students. Helping students in completing their showreel.

Digital Academy

Job Role: Faculty (Graphic & 3D)Job Profile: Imparting Quality Training by conducting classes on Graphic & 3D Software’s.

Ensure implementation of quality systems in execution of classroom and lab sessions. Monitor the progress of each Student in the Class by collecting feedback, on

understanding of the subject, their performance and attendance, and counsel accordingly. Ensure timely evaluation of Assignments and internal tests and internal and timely

feedback being given to students. Helping students in completing their showreel.

Arena Multimedia (A Division of Aptech)

Job Role: Faculty (Graphic)Job Profile: Imparting Quality Training by conducting classes on Graphic Software’s.

Ensure implementation of quality systems in execution of classroom and lab sessions. Monitor the progress of each Student in the Class by collecting feedback, on

understanding of the subject, their performance and attendance, and counsel accordingly.

Ensure timely evaluation of Assignments and internal tests and internal and timely feedback being given to students.

Helping students in completing their showreel.

• Freelance – Oct 2013 till date Job Role: Graphic & Web DesignerJob Profile:

Working as a graphic designer on Freelancing basis for Multimedia & web Projects. Designing Web-Sites (Static or Animated). Designing Company’s promotional materials.

• Mudra communications

Job Title: Graphic Designer Job Profile: Designing Layouts, Brochures, hoardings & other print related works. Featured Projects: • Reliance Communications • Sony • McDonald

• Pictureal – March 2004-2006 August

Job Title: Digital Artist Job Profile: Creating animated backgrounds, montages, presentations, collage, 3D titles & Color correcting the footages.

• Artery Animation & FX – 2005-2007 freelance

Job Title: VFX Compositor Job Profile: Chroma keying, Wire removal, 3D titles for Hollywood & Bollywood Movies Project (Hell boy 1& 2, waqt, Virudh, Khel.)

Other Activities

Languages known: English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tullu & Malayalam.

Hobbies: Listening to Music, Trekking. Sports: Football, Cricket, Carom