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United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As the Head of Strategy & Operational Excellence, I spearhead the execution of high-impact event strategies tailored for engaging VIPs, diplomats, government associations and industry leaders. Key responsibilities include maintaining the highest standards in design, marketing and sales, ensuring seamless execution and premium quality at every stage of event management. I oversee partnerships with key stakeholders, ensuring every event is driven by innovation and excellence.I work on world-class projects, including:* RoTIC Symposium (Rotating Machinery Technology & Innovation Symposium)* ReAM Show (Reverse Engineering & Additive Manufacturing Show)* GIUF Forum (Global Industrial Utilities Forum)* MoGen Expo (Motors & Generator Expo)* IFM Expo (Industrial Facilities Management Expo)* STATIC Arabia (Static Equipment Engineering & Maintenance Conference & Expo)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Koala Digitale is a Design & Digital Marketing Studio, Creating High Quality Digital Experiences That Make People Talk & Build Strategic Value For Brands Since 2K14. Working As The Head Of Design for a design studio with a vision of global digitalization is more than what i can ask for. My Responsibilities Include:1) Managing the design team and freelancers as required and helping develop our people2) Influencing design-led thinking across the business3) Lead concept development in relation to design and creative outputs4) Take a lead role in managing the design and creative elements of projects and be pointof contact for brand partnerships and creative projects5) Develop creative programs and design concepts that meet the business objectives of theorganization and that advance our brand and proposition strategy6) Develop and manage productivity and to continuously improve the design team’sproduction capabilities7) Ensuring that design and creative projects are delivered on time8) Work with internal teams to generate ideas for pitching and proposals9) Provide quality control over design outputs and production10) Establishing and developing best practice with the design and creative team11) Working with other team members to deliver projects and activity to deliver againstdeadlines12) Point of contact for liaising with external partners, such as videographers13) Build out and maintain design system & brand book14) Working on assets required for Product and Marketing teams

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As the Head Of Digital Experience, I handled the digital design & marketing department at one of the biggest branding agency in Dubai.My Responsibilities Included:1) Oversee a strategic review of the company's entire audience-facing digital ecosystem and establish a vision and framework for how it should look in the futurre.2) Lead the strategic development of, and establish a clear vision for, the company's corporate website.3) Collaborate closely with the Technology and Data Insight teams4) Lead in the provision of digital insight and use of analytical tools.5) Work in close collaboration with the Head of Design Development6) Lead the development of a social media strategy7) Define requirements for digital agency support8) Lead the Digital Experience team9) Oversee the spending of the marketing budget10) Develop and maintain relationships with key external digital partners

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As the Creative Director at Aldrich Creative Division. I oversee our design, development & Marketing teams. My Responsibilities Include:1) Working with the brand team to produce new ideas for client branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.2) Evaluating trends, assessing new data and keeping up-to-date with the latest marketing techniques.3) Assisting clients in resolving issues by responding to questions in a timely and professional manner.4) Creating and implementing tailored marketing plans based on individual client requirements.5) Directing brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.6) Shaping brand standards and creating procedures to ensure all products are brand appropriate.7) Supervising the department's daily workflow, assigning project workload, and monitoring deadlines and budgets.8) Managing and cultivating the career development of staff members, including designers, art directors, copywriters, photographers and web developers9) Meeting with clients or upper management to explain campaign strategies and solutions10) Reviewing work, troubleshooting and providing feedback to creative teams11) Remaining actively involved in hiring and training creative staff

United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities Included:1) Driving overall growth of the Creative and Design Practice at Aldrich International through strategy development, thought leadership, employee professional development and talent management and oversight and program execution.2) Define the creative and design solution offerings for Aldrich events to package up and deliver the service more broadly.3) Identifying opportunities for growth/maturation of design offerings and set the direction for that growth.4) Oversee project pricing and budgets to ensure design solutions are sold in and delivered profitably.5) Building design practices for the growth and development plan of the talented designers.6) Engaging in pre-sales motions through proposal development and strategy development, and support business development in project structure.7)Being the subject matter expert to sell engagements within the Design vertical.8) Partner with project delivery leaders to set up new programs, optimize existing programs, and ensure total quality of service across all design engagements.9) As a member of the Aldrich leadership team, set requirements for operational teams to support and partner across key functions to sell and deliver on projects.10) Coach, guide, and mentor employees on the design delivery teams to ensure talent retention and growth within the practice.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

My Responsibilities included:1) Participating in design meetings and providing continual input to optimize design and minimize futile work.2) Assisting in developing Design Delivery Schedule along with client, other Project Manager, Design Managers and consultants.3) Developing comprehensive scope-of-work and contract document deliverables list for each related discipline.4) Negotiating scope-of-work, deliverables and price with consulting firms.5) Assisting in incorporating onto D&C running sheet all internal and external design and cost issues.6) Managing distribution and production of project workload within team.7) Determining the need for use of outside studios or vendors working with Director DCE.8) Collaborating on new design issues and research projects with team.9) Ensuring whether projects and finished graphics are accurate and precise.10) Managing and maintaining record keeping of original artwork files and all projects.11) Project prioritization of design, assignment and management to designers.12) Evaluating and motivating designers toward continued growth and leading design solutions.

Chennai Area, India

Responsibilities Included:1) Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers2) Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps3) Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets4) Build page navigation buttons and search fields5) Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like6) Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)7) Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders8) Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)9) Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback10) Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images

Bachelor'S Degree

High School Days