Balaji Phutane

Experience

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  DQ Entertainment Ltd:

  Mar 2006 - Mar 2011

  Senior Artist

  Asset Management for entire phase of production. Responsibilities- Automation for Assets, animation and lighting. - Reducing time from cycles 3 days to 3 hrs for Library. - Custom tool for creation and maintenance for production. - Reducing and Optimizing files, checking process-time and Trouble shooting issues.

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  Quench soft Solution

  Jul 2011 - Feb 2013

  Technical Director

  Assets, pipeline & Automation for entire phase of production and post-production.Responsibilities:- Show requirements, technical breakdown, artist requirements, pilot testing for the show.- UI creation for Artists considering complexity in the flows.- Pipeline tools development and documentation for the team and client studios.

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  Prana Studios

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2014

  Fx TD

  Technical direction in Animation & VFX for clients namely MARVEL, PIXAR, CHIMLONG, DISNEY.Responsibilities:- Technical challenges and show requirement for pipeline & VFX.- UI, Asset manager development and documentation for the team.- Crowd simulation and User Manual creation for the team.

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  INurture Education Solutions

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  Mentor

  To guide Student and Faculty in Projects as Subject matter expert.Responsibilities:- Conduct workshops for 14+ university in various topics of Technical direction, Pipeline and Innovation.- Ideation & research for products in media, advertisement and entertainment.- Pipeline development for student and university projects.

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  Studio56 Animation

  Aug 2015 - Sept 2016

  Pipeline Developer and Technical Director Consultant

  Project planning, scheduling, complexity of shows, technical breakdown and pipeline development.Responsibilities- Show requirements, departmental need finding and complexity breakdown.- Automation of Production- Delivery of show from 20 days to 5. - Creation of Pipeline UI and Tools for various project, folder structure and process. - Trouble shooting and Automation for efficiency.

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  Starmark Software

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

  Senior User Experience Designer

  Designed a patient management system and lab management system tailored for physicians and lab technicians, focusing on cancer detection and treatment. This includes the ProMark test application for Metamark Genetics, featuring both user and admin panel functionalities within a responsive web application.

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  Cabrera Technologies Inc.

  Feb 2018 - Sept 2018

  UX Manager

  Delivered three products from ideation to final design, including content for marketing, pitch materials, and business development strategies for investors. The projects included a GPS worker app, a GPS customer app, and a recruitment web and mobile application with an integrated admin panel.

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  Happiest Minds Technologies

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  User Experience Lead

  Revamp of an application for signal generation and analysis tailored for Teledyne LeCroy, designed for source, sink, and connector devices. The solution supports both web-based and embedded display interfaces, facilitating efficient signal processing and analysis.

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  HCL Technologies

  May 2019 - Aug 2020

  User Experience Specialist

  As an individual contributor collaborating with the sales team, I delivered five Proofs of Concept (POCs) for projects including Markify, CogniCon, and clients such as EasyJet, AB InBev, and ING Belgium. Additionally, I worked on workforce, logistics, and inventory management solutions for DHL UK, covering both web and mobile applications. My focus areas included recruitment, testing, resource deployment, and attendance management.

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  Quartic.ai

  Sept 2020 - Jun 2022

  UX Architect

  Optimization and customization of experimental processes across various industries, with a focus on creating high-level process flows. The project also involved developing a web application featuring process creation tools and an integrated design system.

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  Skill-Lync

  Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

  Lead Product Designer

  Designing an LMS for B2B and B2C, including an admin portal for B2B and SMEs. The primary objectives were to enhance course completion rates, increase fees, and address customer support issues related to placements.

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  ULeap

  Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

  Lead Product Unicorn

  Overhaul of a leading bank's trading platform for stocks, derivatives, ETFs, and mutual funds, catering to both B2B and B2C markets.