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Nimesh Thakkar

Nimesh Thakkar

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  • About me

    Manager Marketing Digital Imaging Business at Sony India Pvt Ltd

  • Education

    • Bhavans Colloge Mumbai

      1998 - 2003
      Bsc Chemistry

      Science

    • St Sebastain Goan High School

      1986 - 1997
      Bachelor's degree Chemistry

      10th

  • Experience

    • Carnival Cruise Line

      Jun 2004 - Jun 2005
      Photographer

      Responsible for Shooting, processing and selling digital photography on board Clicking guest pictures of embarkation, portraits, and gangways at the ports of call, dining room, pool/deck, and weddings. Selling retail items

    • Nikon India Private Limited

      May 2008 - May 2011
      Senior Technical support Sales & Marketing

      1) Nikon School lecturer 2) Workshop for Photography Association ,Press Media & Students3) Handling Nikon Asia customer support system  Adept at managing technical workshop for pro photographer, photography organization, student etc. Proficient of handling camera service camp Exposure of working with professional, press, media & well know photographers Possess excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with cooperate clients  Handling technical & sales query with media clients, press photographer,cine photographer & professional photographer, Dealer’s & Retailer’s  Experience in communicating with all levels of staff and field professionals.  Knowledgeable in Camera & third party software technology. Show less

    • Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions

      May 2011 - Jan 2013
      Product Manager Marketing (Corporate Resource)

      -Responsible for Managing Imaging products through complete life cycle, from strategic planning to end-of-life-Establish product roadmap across multiple product releases-Build and maintain prioritized feature lists from requests from partners, customers, internal findings, existing product analysis, and industry trends-Participate in formal product development processes by working with product development team to provide guidance -Develop product management documentation, including, product concept proposals, business cases, formal product requirement specification for each release, launch plans, product collateral, sales training material and product marketing collateral-Establish relationships with sales to position and sell product successfully, providing training and leadership on strategic opportunities-Work closely with Marketing group to optimize marketing of product/solutions through all marketing channels and provide guidance on all product collateral-Product management including pricing, budgets and forecasting-Media spoke person of technical & technology. Show less

    • Sony

      Jun 2013 - Jul 2018

      KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE• Business Development Initiatives • Pre & Post Product Based Technical Expertise• Drive Business through innovative Customer Engagement & Networking techniques • Product Launched & Presentation• Channel Partner Engagement & Management• Leading Sony Artisan Program • Leading Sony Imaging PRO Support ( SIPS ) Program . PROVIDES UNPARALLELED SUPPORT TO PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

      • Sony Alpha Business Development & Product Marketing (Corporate Resource)

        Jun 2013 - Jul 2018

      • Executive

        Jun 2013 - Jun 2013

    • Sony India

      Jul 2018 - now

      Main tasks:*Development of media content and management*Active Influencer and Ambassador Management*Product Feedback on pre-prototype and prototype planing directly with engineers*Work with various teams (design, content, acquisition, product, sales) to implement and conduct successful product launches.*Communication with internal and external partners and taking over the representation function especially for Trade show & Product Launch. *Active networking in the Digital Imaging sector and acquisition of new business areas*Observation of competitors and trends on the market*Support for the planning and coordination of the market launch in the different States of India. Show less

      • Marketing Manager Products

        Jun 2013 - now

      • Assistant Product Marketing Manager

        Jul 2018 - now

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    • Awarded to Nimesh Thakkar
      Jury for ICICI Bank Photography competition ( Privilege Moments) ICICI Bank Apr 2013 http://www.privilegemoments.com/Nimesh ThakkarConsultant - Digital ImageryAfter spending half a decade in the corporate sector and working as a photographer, for almost a decade prior to that, Nimesh has decided to make his own path that does justice to his passion, talent and his aspirations.Donning the hat of a consultant, Nimesh now advises companies and imagery enthusiast on the art of photography and corporate films. This way he puts his expertise to use the way… Show more http://www.privilegemoments.com/Nimesh ThakkarConsultant - Digital ImageryAfter spending half a decade in the corporate sector and working as a photographer, for almost a decade prior to that, Nimesh has decided to make his own path that does justice to his passion, talent and his aspirations.Donning the hat of a consultant, Nimesh now advises companies and imagery enthusiast on the art of photography and corporate films. This way he puts his expertise to use the way he wants and help those people who sincerely want to get better in this art. He also plans to enhance his commitment to sharing by collaborating with leading photographers around the country.He has been organizing photography workshop for the last five years, which includes workshops for Nikon School of Photography. Nimesh has been in the domain of photography for over 12 years. His passion for candid, studio portrait and wedding photography has not only helped him in gaining expertise but create vision on how the category should evolve.Nimesh joined Olympus in May 2011 to take charge of the complete product line and lead the technical arm of the business. The role includes collaboration on product lifecycle management, testing of new products and sustained redevelopment of existing products. The product range includes DI, DSLR, Mirrorless camera, binoculars and voice recorders.Prior to joining Olympus, Nimesh was working with Nikon where he was leading the technical support team and supporting the sales team with his expertise in photography. Show less