Suchithra Thyagarajan Email & Phone Number

“Out of 887 project teams across the M&M group companies; my unit (that I represented) was nominated amongst the top 7 in the Mahindra Innovation Awards, as a successful business model, which would pivot R&D as a sustainable means for augmenting business”---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Responsible for spearheading innovation / futuristic projects and solutions for the Global Innovation Centre.• Conceptualizing and designing the entire user experience, and working with the team of designers and developers.• Managing the delivery of research programs including proof of concepts, based on customers’ research goals and translating them into billable projects.• Engaging world-class research organizations, academic institutions around the world for collaborative research.• Organizing and conducting automotive and research events with other industrial bodies.• Consulting on automotive and aerospace research programs for client acquisition and market transition• Responsible for marketing & branding initiatives within the business unit.

• Spearheaded the synergy between the business units to leverage core competencies in Internet and mobile technologies• Conceptualized and developed an automated, template driven engine for reducing development time on repetitive client promos. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Responsible for product development (web-based tools) and new initiatives for websites• Responsible for estimating the demand for new products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and vendors.• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities across all channels.• Communicating with all areas of the company and working with the Engineering counterpart to define product release requirements.

Chennai

• Designed and headed a 30 Learner Hour project for a Fortune 100 company in 1 month, which generated $2.0 million revenue for Sify Ltd.• Received the SIFY WAY Excellence Award for two consecutive years (2003 and 2004) for excellent performance.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Managed a team of over 75 graphic designers, animators and illustrators. • Responsible for all creative initiatives and the aesthetics of the designs and courseware.• Set up the design team and was responsible for managing their skill-sets and training• Created a comprehensive asset repository of design templates and user-interfaces for ensuring reusability • Managed the Creative Assets and maintained strategic partnerships with Creative Media companies.• Collaborated with clients including Fortune 100 companies on aspects of design of eLearning courseware.• Interacted with the Project teams for estimating resource and skill-set requirements.

Singapore

Media Arts was a boutique design agency and I worked as an interaction / web designer. I created user interfaces, and also worked on multimedia animations. I used software such as Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks and Dreamweaver. I also used Flash for animations.I worked on advertising campaigns for clients such as Coke, Nike, Standard Chartered, HP etc.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business/Commerce, General

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters

Distance education

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Fine/Studio Arts, General

Drawing, Typography, Painting, History of Art, Architecture and Sculpture, and digital arts