Deepak Menon, Creative Director

Deepak Menon

Creative Director

Big Exhibitions

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Diplôme supérieur, Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM)
Expérience
19 years, 11 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :19 years, 11 Mois

Creative Director à Big Exhibitions
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis janvier 2010

Working in a highly competition atmosphere, managing a team of highly competitive Architects, Interior Designers, Graphic artists, Draftsmen and various Freelancers, meanwhile producing creative designs for reputed clients.
Responsible for several strategic management decisions including, starting Outsourcing Design House, introducing an ECO Product for the Interiors, Sustainable Exhibition stands and Interiors

• Responsible for the highly successful Strategical decision to open a Design House which Operates from India, so as to creatively make use of highly talented professionals for much feasible budget. Implemented this project from scratch, including the Office establishment, Licence Making, Personnel Recruitment and now running it from UAE successfully for 2 years.

• Efficiently utilizing the manpower available to meet deadlines while maintain high standards.

• Designed, developed and implemented a Creative workflow management system with work schedules, monitoring and analyzing the progress.

• Responsible in identifying required manpower, recruiting and training them for the department.

• Producing designs concepts for exhibition stands, Interiors, events, brands within tight deadlines and producing presentations. Responsible for monitoring working drawings and coordinate it with the workshop manager.

• Maintain a motivated and competent creative working studio. Was highly appreciated for maintaining high spirits among the team through effective counselling.

• Introduced Aqua Garden an Eco product for Interiors for the first time in UAE and established the product successfully in the market. http://the-aquagarden.com/

Senior Exhibition/Interior Designer à Marcomms
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • janvier 2008 à décembre 2010

2008 - 2010 Senior Creative Designer/Studio In-charge - Marcomms. JLT-Dubai
Was part of several successful projects and had an opportunity of being a pillar of the company at at the beginning stage of growth.
• Producing creative concepts and designs in a competitive and high pressured environment to meet tight deadlines.
• Responsible in creating a workflow in the department to ensure smooth and efficient working.
• Demonstrated skill in maintaining tight work schedules and distributing the project to the designers on their merit and following up with the designs.
• Brainstorming with the team to come up with unique creative concepts.
• Developed and implemented monitoring methods and procedures including project reports and staff conferences

Creative Designer/Junior Interior Designer à Aim Interiors
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • juin 2004 à décembre 2007

Working from a highly equipped Production facility helped to acquire first hand knowledge in production and exhibition designing with familiarity in functioning with graphic printing and CNC machines.
• Primarily responsible for developing exhibition designs, Interior designs and graphic artwork.
• In charge for monitoring the graphic printings for the production.

Éducation

Diplôme supérieur, Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM)
  • à International Association of Exhibitions and Events - USA
  • juillet 2015
Baccalauréat, Interior Designing
  • à Nexus School Of Arts and Design
  • mars 2004
Baccalauréat, Management and Commerce
  • à Calicut University
  • mars 2001

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Trade Shows
Creative Strategy
Sustainable Design
Design Management
Adobe Photoshop
AutoCad
Adobe Illustrator
Photography
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Indesign

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Malayala
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tamil
Moyen

Adhésions

Photographers Guild
  • Photographer
  • August 2011

Formation et Diplômes

ADA Certified Aquascaper (Formation)
Institut de formation:
ADA-Japan
Date de la formation:
September 2013
Durée:
22 heures
Photography Lighting (Formation)
Institut de formation:
John Mcnally
Date de la formation:
May 2013
Durée:
16 heures

Loisirs

  • Photography
    Photo of the Year 2 times in Shutterbug.com
  • Creative Training
    Conducting Workshops for budding Designers
  • Cricket
    Played in University Team
  • Creative Writing
    Currently authoring a Book on Ancient India
  • Aquascaping
    Ranked Aquascaper
  • Chess
    College Champion