Ashwin Menezes Email & Phone Number

Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Taught a variety of technical and design-oriented IT programs to students aged 10-14. Being the first Lead Teacher at a new branch of an international institute, I had a unique set of responsibilities that I was required to take on, such as:- Teach lessons to students both in the institute and online, assign and correct student homework, and hold exams for students.- Research and create teaching material for subjects to be taught- Aid in organizing and scheduling other teachers and their lessons- Draw up visualizations and strategies to represent current class productivity and utilize teaching resources more effectively- Aid in organizing events and logistics (applying knowledge from my previous role in an events company)- Be the main speaker for audiences at events, introducing and closing event segments, and giving out certificates and awards for students- Hold meetings with parents for reviews and advice about the students and their career- Participate in daily meetings with the general manager and sales team where we coordinate and plan our strategy for the day/week.- Aid in writing for marketing to efficiently catch customer attention and make an impact- Onboarding potential teachers, and training new teachers and salespersons on our product- Provide support and assist the general manager in day-to-day operations regarding the institute- Technical supportThe subjects I taught include:- Game Development (Unity3D, Construct 3, Minecraft: Education Edition, ClickTeam Fusion, Kodu),- Programming (Python, C++, C#, HTML/CSS), - Graphics Design and Digital Art (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator)- 2D Cartoon Animation (Moho, OpenToonz),- 3D Modeling and Animation (Blender, TinkerCAD, SketchUp), - Application Development and AI Computer Vision (Python)- Video Editing (Wondershare Filmora, Adobe Premiere Pro)- Web Development with HTML/CSS and Wix- And many more subjects from Step IT Institute's extensive education library

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Worked with different interactive technologies such as VR, Augmented Reality, Xbox One Kinect, and Leap Motion to develop games and interactive experiences using Unity3D.- Also developed and published a number of mobile games for Android and iOS with Unity3D.- Mainly develop applications that allow our clients to showcase their ideas, products, and services in innovative, creative, and eye-catching ways for events and exhibitions.- Worked with clients from corporate organizations such as Jaguar, Porsche, and Cisco, and with government bodies such as the Ministry of Interior Abu Dhabi, Ministry of Health, Egypt Tourism, and Saudi Tourism. Some of the exhibitions are GITEX, WETEX, Energy Summit, and ArabSMIS.

Silicon Oasis

- Application: As a team of 6 interns, our task was to create Augmented Reality applications with Unity3D to help the marketing team showcase the company’s products to clients. - Games: As a team of 6 interns, we had to conceptualize, present, and create Kinect games on Unity3D as products for the company to market.- Website: As a team of 3 interns, our mandate was to recreate and redesign the company website on WordPress and GoDaddy. - Sharpened my skills in Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, team coordination and presentation.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

+ As a team of interns, we created weekly DIY workshops on topics such as Computer Vision, Smart Home Automation, Gesture Control, and UAVs by integrating new technologies and presenting them to the community every Saturday. The audience members ranged from experts in the field to high school graduates.• Interfaced with intern team members to simultaneously develop different components of projects, thus adding value to my skills in communication, public speaking, presentation and interpersonal interaction.• Participated in coordinating the Tech Talks event at GITEX 2016.

Honour’S Degree, Computer Systems, To Be Announced

Activities and Societies: Code Clinic Assistant | 2016 – 2017 As part of a group of senior students, we aided junior students.

Education record

Activities and Societies: - Dec 2012: Attended an overnight to watch the Geminids meteor shower at Fossil Rock in Oman with the Winchester.

Education record

Activities and Societies: - June 2010: Water and soft drink distribution – THIRST QUENCHERS, COCA COLA, Bahrain - June 2009: Ramadan gift.

Degree Entry Programme - Engineering

Activities and Societies: Joined Heriot-Watt Boxing Club I have completed the Degree Entry Programme at Heriot-Watt University Dubai.