Navin K Prasad
email: navin.k.prasad@gmail.com |
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Objective
As a designer with skills in both technical and artistic areas, my goal is to explore and solve new development and design challenges in the Web industry.
Professional Experience
Netflix
Senior Interactive Designer — since 4/2008
- Development of visual concepts for a major player in online media
- Design of user interface and user experience for a range of platforms
POP Interactive
Web Developer / Designer - 7/06 to 4/08
- Execution of projects from concept to production, on time and within budget
- Development of visual concepts and interface designs for a range of identities
- Implementation of Web site functionalities using standards-compliant code
- Design and deployment of several modular template websites for multiple clients
StudioMoon Identity Design
Web Developer / Designer Contractor — since 9/2005
- Design web and graphic projects working directly with owner and clients
- Handle a variety of creative and technical tasks on a freelance basis
Allstate Insurance Company
Senior Customer Insurance Professional - 10/03 to 08/04
- Frontline sales and customer service, proactively worked with 100+ people per week
Dale Carnegie International - Human Relations and Public Speaking Courses
Assistant Instructor — Summers '98, '99
- Originally a student, I was asked to return as an instructor
- Taught human relations and public speaking skills in a collaborative environment
Qualifications
| Code | : | HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, PHP, Perl |
| Adobe | : | Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, After Effects, Dreamweaver |
| 3D | : | Autodesk Maya |
| Audio | : | Cakewalk Sonar, SoundForge, ProTools, Reason |
| Office | : | MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access |
| OS | : | MS Windows XP/NT, Mac OS X, Linux (Ubuntu) |
Education
Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA 2004 to present
MFA in 3D Animation - Emphasis: Game Design in progress
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL 1998 to 2002
BS in Computer Science / Engineering
Downers Grove North High School 1994 to 1998
GPA 4.0 - National Merit Finalist
Additional Experience
- Narrative Fiction Writing | Concept Design, Storyboarding
- Recording and Production Techniques, Music Theory and Composition, Piano
- Game Developers Conference — Attendee 2006, 2007
- Advanced Media Network — Associate Editor
- Dual Citizenship: USA (born) and India (acquired)