Profession in Multimedia and Information Technology

March, 2000–               Vision Technologies                               Nairobi, Kenya

Senior Web Designer and Production Coordinator

• Design Layout and interface for sites.

• Design Graphics and animations for sites.

• Database Programming using MS Access.

• FTP files.

• Manage and supervise Production of sites on the whole.

Feb' 1997 – Oct' 1999      Aesthetic Technologies Ltd.                      Calcutta, India

Multimedia Division - Production Coordinator

• Acted as a mediator between the client and the Production team. I would translate the client's wishes into a producible form. To do that I had to understand what the client's requirements are, see what my team is capable of doing, and then compile a package suitable and acceptable to the client.

• Ensured co-ordination and smooth running of production of Web sites and CD ROMs within the production team.

• Did Graphic design, video editing, sound editing, voiceovers and authoring (Macromedia Director) for CD ROMs.

• Designed web sites.

1995–1996        United States International University             San Diego, USA

Graphic and Layout Designer

• Published Newspapers (the Envoy), pamphlets, Newsletters and Brochures

• Developed Interactive Multimedia Catalogue for USIU

• Designed Interface - Planet Earth, "Multimedia" Section

1994–1996        United States International University              San Diego, USA

• B.Sc., Business Administration with a minor in Multimedia and Information Technology.

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude - Honours

1991–1993        National Institute of Information Technology            India

• Advanced Diploma in Systems Management - 
  Programming Logic & Techniques, DOS, Structured COBOL, Dbase, VP Planner Plus (spreadsheet), Structured Systems Analysis and Design, UNIX,  C , Artificial Intelligence, FOCUS, SYBASE, CASE, Expert Systems, Introduction to Object Oriented Databases and Distributed Databases.

•  Worked with Fractal Painter, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw & Photo-Paint, Ulead Cool 3D, Adobe Premier, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Flash FXP, Aldus PageMaker, Inspiration, Morph, Sound Edit, Microsoft Office 2000, Windows 98, and Macintosh.

•  Programming in C, JavaScripting , Active Server Page (skills gained from the Internet and Office work); currently learning Java from NIIT.

• Fluent in English, Bengali, Hindi and Swahili

• The  Dean's List - USA

• First position in Science Congress

• Head Girl and First overall position in Secondary school

Swimming, Traditional dancing, Acting, Reading, Writing - short stories, Cooking and Computers.