Akshay Khullar

Experience

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  Rolling Sound Ltd.

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

  3D Game Design Instructor + UX & Web Interactive

  •RollingSound is London’s largest Youth Outreach Multimedia Provider who has worked with every London Borough on projects ranging from week long youth club Animation/Game workshops to cross borough NEET Multimedia training over 2 years.•The Classes have the strength of 8-10 students that are taught how to create First Person Shooter Games using FPSC (First Person Shooter Creator) and Autodesk Maya 8.5 and 2D/3D Animation using Adobe Flash.

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  Madame Tussauds

  Oct 2007 - Dec 2007

  3D Generalist operations host

  Operations host at 3D scanning machine, working with 3D scan data, 3D modelling

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  Roll7

  Apr 2008 - Dec 2008

  Head of Animation / Lead Animator - UX & Web Interactive

  •Channel 4 commissioned Roll7 to create a Computer Game for their Anti-Knife Crime ‘Disarming Britain’ campaign •My role in this project was to head and create 3D animation for all Cut-Scenes and in game 3D animation in Autodesk Maya 8.5, storyboarding and Animatics, Creating in-game 3D Models and assets, Rigging of 3D Characters, Texturing, Lighting and running a in-house render farm for Post-Production.•The seemingly difficult task of creating a computer game in a month was magnificently received and crossed over 5000 downloads mark.•Dead Ends have been entered into Children’s BAFTA 2008 awards in the ‘Interactive’ category. Show less

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  WeDontSing.com

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2009

  Creative Consultant - UX & Web Interactive

  UX/UI design, Responsive / adaptive website design, digital creative campaigns, creative direction / supervision•Supervision of creative projects involving 3D animation / Modelling. •Experimenting with creating 3D interactive websites•Researching and developing web and PC based 3D games

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  Digitas Classic

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

  Creative Group Head- UX & Web Interactive

  UX/UI design, Responsive / adaptive website design, digital creative campaigns, creative direction / supervision•Supervision of creative projects involving 3D animation / Graphic Design/ Web / New Media •Delivering creative concepts on marketing campaigns •Supervising projects from concepts to production

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  Sapient

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  Senior Art Director- UX & Web Interactive

  UX/UI design, Responsive / adaptive website design, digital creative campaigns, creative direction / supervision•Ensure execution of existing concepts.•Proactively seek out new solutions and updated software. •Ensure that files are set up correctly for printers while applying in-depth understanding of 4-color process, digital and large format printing •Work with print manager or directly with printer to spec projects (size suggestions, paper selection). Make recommendations to clients for more cost-efficient ways to print a job. Attend press checks when needed. •Develop processes to streamline production (i.e. create templates).•Direct designers in the application of color, typography, photography selection, organizing elements and usability. •Collaborate and works closely with other disciplines to ensure executions are meeting business objectives and criteria. •Defend and provide rationalization for design choices to senior clients.•Translate existing designs into working Flash/AfterEffects (or equivalent software) elements with minimal oversight and direction from senior leadership.•Define outlines and storyboards for Flash/AfterEffects (or equivalent software) animations (identifying the range of assets to be used, the story to be told, etc). •Work with basic timelines and movie clips. •Translate existing designs into working Flash/AfterEffects (or equivalent software) elements with minimal oversight and direction from senior leadership. •Lead teams in the overall development of the Flash/AfterEffects (or equivalent software) movie. Show less

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  VaryaVega

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  Creative Consultant

  UX/UI design, Responsive / adaptive website design, digital creative campaigns, creative direction / supervision. Leading, and driving the visualization process, from collaborative conceptualization through final product and setting the vision and quality bar. Supervising conceptual visualizations and prototyping skills and techniques, hands-on in the art production to troubleshoot and devise solutions with both the internal art team as well as external vendors.

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  UGdesign pvt ltd

  Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  Chief Consultant - Creative

  UX/UI design, Creative strategy, creative direction and consultancy

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  Interactive Avenues

  May 2013 - Oct 2013

  Senior Creative Director- UX & Web Interactive

  UX/UI design, Responsive / adaptive website design, digital creative campaigns, creative direction / supervision

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  Cheil Worldwide Inc.

  Nov 2013 - Aug 2015

  Associate Creative Director - UX & Web Interactive

  UX/UI design, Responsive / adaptive website design, digital creative campaigns, creative direction / supervision

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  Fidelity International

  Aug 2015 - now

  Leading organisation wide strategy using Design thinking approach, UCD methodology, developing and implementing a comprehensive service design strategy that aligns with the overall business goals. Fostering a culture of innovation and design thinking within the organization. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for new service offerings and business models and overseeing the entire service design process, from research and ideation to prototyping and implementation by utilizing design thinking methodologies to generate innovative solutions. Show less

  • Service Design Lead

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Senior Manager User Experience

    Apr 2021 - Oct 2024

  • User Experience Manager & Interactive Web Design

    Aug 2015 - Oct 2024