Ashwin Agrawal

Experience

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  Stock Market

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Financial Trader

  Worked from the BSE sensex for a few months with brokerage firms to learn the ropes.After which started full time intraday trading.Got some exposure with F&O as well.Also did some study on technical analysis.

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  Landmark Real Estate

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Founder | Managing Director

  Co-founded a real estate firm that was active for 2 years dealing in: 1) High end residential premises on outright purchase and lease basis.2) Plots and land in and around Mumbai.3) Redevelopment projects in and around Bandra.4) Joint venture deals and finance hunting for construction projects.

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  Maya Entertainment Limited (MEL)

  Mar 2008 - Jun 2008

  Modeling Artist

  Did set, character and prop modeling along with some mixed discipline work like anim layout and rigging..

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  Rhythm & Hues

  Aug 2008 - Nov 2014

  As a vfx producer on feature films and commercials his role varied from project to project depending on the requirements of the film makers.It ranged from giving inputs for story development, ways to adapt the film maker's ideas into 3d space, bidding, resourcing and execution to handling all sorts of client interactions before the project is awarded and after, till the point it's delivered.Projects:Feature films:Mirziya (Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Mid 2015 release) Bhootnath Returns (Nitesh Tiwari - April 2014 release)Commercials:Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi - 2014) Parle Kreams (Parle - 2014)Viva Emoticons (Caviar - 2014) Wheel (Lowe Lintas - 2014) Kinderjoy (Gray advertising - 2013) Show less

  • Visual Effects Producer

    Apr 2013 - Nov 2014

  • CG Production Manager

    Sept 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Show Coordinator / Digital resource manager

    Nov 2011 - Mar 2013

  • VFX Coordinator

    Aug 2008 - Mar 2012
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  Base FX

  Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

  Visual Effects Producer

  As the VFX producer, Ashwin worked closely with the producers at Industrial Light and Magic in Singapore and San Fransisco on The Greatwall which was the first co-prodution between China and Hollywood setting the stage for many more to come.The Great Wall (Director - Yimou Zhang) - 2015-2016 Production House: Leagendary EastStarring: Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Tian Jing, William Dafoe, Andy LauEquals (Director - Drake Doremas) - 2015 Production House: Freedom Media Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart Show less

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  Nat Global Creative Services (NGCS)

  Jan 2016 - now

  Founder | Producer | EP

  As the founder and principal at NGCS, Ashwin is responsible of heading it's business direction and operations end-to-end. He has bipolar responsibilities that range from strategic expansion and new frontiers to production/operations management on the daily. He is the go-to EP at the organization for any territory it operates in.Nat Global Creative Services is a full service entertainment agency headquartered in China having key collaborators in South East Asia, Europe & North America. Since inception, NGCS has successfully served clients from film, advertising, animation, themed entertainment and other creative mediums.Further under the banner of OME (Origins Media Entertainment), NGCS develops it's own original content (films, episodic series and short format) in various markets - China, India, US & APAC, providing private investors opportunities to hedge their risks across different markets and content formats on a slate of diverse projects rather than a single film.For job seekers - NGCS is presently offering internships to concept designers based in Beijing. Feel free to connect jobs@natglobalcreative.com Show less

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  Black Dragon Entertainment

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2017

  Film Producer

  As the principal producer on the $25 million animated behemoth that was the first of a three part trilogy based on the Monkey King Journey to the West saga, Ashwin was responsible of planning and managing its entire budget, hiring the heads and leads of each department along the production, creative and technology pipeline above and below the line and as one of the first three people including the CEO and COO of the production company, responsible for helping setup the key infrastructure required to support the massive production. During his stint, Ashwin brought the film from script to the production in a span of 8 months. Show less

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  Visual Effects Society

  Nov 2020 - now

  Member
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  The Ranch

  Sept 2021 - now

  Founder | CEO

  Ashwin is the founder and director at The Ranch, a premium restaurant (now amongst the most top rated burger joints in the city) serving gourmet burgers, hotdogs and more. As a founder the role is all encompassing - strategy, finance, marketing, brand building, advertising, operations and corporate expansion. Presently involved in scaling the brand across the city. Learn more:linketr.ee/thegourmetranchwww.royalranchers.inInsta @thegourmetranch