Accomplished, senior creative communications professional and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in the areas of Strategic planning, Creative development and Execution, Business Development and Marketing Communications. My Experience spans through Advertising, Media, Information Technology, Education, Art & Humanities and real estate sector in both established and start-up environments, across brands like Yahoo, Intel, Wipro, Lenovo, Suryoday Bank, Avtar Group, Shire, TCS, Essae Electronics among other start-ups like Thalam, Math Adventures, and DeeEss Engineers. Few key professional value-adds I bring to table are a. Ability to attract and mentor talents drawn from different industries and different cultures.b. Executing successful marketing programs and campaigns, with a creative bend of thinking.c. Proven record of getting things done - projects, programs, target etc.With years of experience that have amounted to a range of skills and interests with a rewarding play between the right and left brain, My strengths include capabilities in design and execution of advertising, communications, public relations, marketing, business development and business entrepreneurship, Event management, branding, brand restructuring, art and design skills as well as managing teams, vendors and operations. I'm also an experienced Photographer / filmmaker with special interests in people photography. I have conceptualized, designed and created large scale events / art and photography exhibitions for galleries and corporate. I continue to mentor emerging photographers through events and workshops.My goal is to channelize my strengths, and utilize my extroversion, attention to detail, and love of the outdoors, into the marketing arena by building brands. I have earned an MBA from School of Management, Pondicherry Central University and an Engineering degree from University of Madras.