Gurudatta N S is a graphic designer and UI designer seeking new opportunities. He has over 15 years of experience in graphic design, UI design, web design, and e-learning. He is proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, and Dreamweaver. Gurudatta has worked on websites, presentations, tutorials, and collateral for various companies. He is skilled in layout design, illustration, concept development, and animation. Gurudatta holds a Master's degree in Fine Art and is located in Bangalore, India.
1. GURUDATTA N S
Graphic Designer/UI Designer
gurudattans@gmail.com
sanketh.gurudatta@gmail.com
M: +91 8861095735
CAREER VISION
• Highly creative design professional experience, poised to contribute experience, innovative graphic artistry, evolving
new style and methodology to produce highest caliber designs, utilizing most current technologies & collaborative
brainstorming strategies.
• Handling two designers and a programmer, in the same time working with this team delivered all the works with the
schedule.
• Network, advertise and market skills for drawing and cartoon work either within a particular business, on the internet,
or through various channels and e-learning.
• Possess knowledge of social, cultural, ethical, and legal issues of graphic design; capacity to identify, research, analyze,
ideate, evaluate and solve problems within a variety of physical, technological, social, and cultural context.
• Skilled in using the computer technology in the creation, production, and distribution of graphic design and
presentation slides and doing e-learning works for clients.
• Possess excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to work effectively with and leading of teams, and a
proven safety record. Promotes team spirit and works collaboratively to achieve team goals.
QUALIFICATION
Art Master (Fine Art)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Layout Design
• Story-Boarding
• e-Learning Related works
• WBTs and CBTs
• Illustration for all Medias
• Conceptualization
• Poster Design
• Banner Ads
• Cartoons
• Animations
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Operating System: Windows 95, NT, XP 7 and Macintosh
Web Packages:
• HTML and CSS
• Front Page and Dream Weaver
Graphic Packages:
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Adobe Flash (Presentations, Tutorials, and e-learning slides)
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Fireworks
• Macromedia Director
• Corel-Draw
• Adobe PageMaker
• Power Point (Presentations, Tutorials, and e-learning slides
Won 5 International Awards for Cartoon and 2 National Awards for cartoons and Fine art.
2. EXPERIENCE
1. I am working in Kannadaprabha daily as a Graphic Designer and Artist on contract basis. Handling Page Layout, Designing,
Illustrations, Cartoons, Cartoon strip, Play Reviews, Creating articles and other magazine related works.
2. In the same time I am doing free lance works (UI designs, Illustrations, Story boards) for various companies, magazines and
media.
3. Worked as a UI Designer and Senior Graphic Designer at eIQnetworks (India) Research and Development Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.
Responsibility: Visualizing and Designing Web Pages & Templates for the programmers. Creating WBTs, Product tutorials &
Presentations using Flash, Product Images & Icons for Product Development team, Cartoons for advertisements and
Collaterals. Involvement in Web pages Quality control.
Work undertaken:
A> Websites:
1> Corporate Website
Description: The team had to come up with new ideas/concepts and redesign the website every year.
Tools/Technologies Used: HTML, SHTML, CSS, Flash, JavaScript, ASP
2> Customer Portal
Description: This site was built to cater the needs of our Customers.
Tools/Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, XML
3> Partner Portal
Description: This site was built for our Partners to engage them more proactively in our sales cycles.
Tools/Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, XML
4> Intranet
Description: Website for our Employees with latest updates and events.
Tools/Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, XML
B> Presentations:
1> Product Presentation
Description: Presentations were designed for the following Products LogAnalyzer, Proffesional Suite,
MailAnalyzer, Firewall Analyzer, iMON, SyslogAnalyzer, Enterprise Security Analyzer, and SecureVue.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe Flash and Power Point
2> Marketing Presentation
Description: Presentations for executive level teams.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe Flash and Power Point
C> Product UI:
Description: Worked with the development team to create intuitive interfaces for our products like
LogAnalyzer, Proffesional Suite, MailAnalyzer, Firewall Analyzer, iMON, SyslogAnalyzer, Enterprise Security
Analyzer, and SecureVue. Tools/Technologies
Used: Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe ImageReady
D> Product Tutorials:
1> Online Tutorials
Description: These tutorials were prepared for our Partners to enhance their knowledge about our products.
3. Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe Flash
2> CD-based Tutorials
Description: These CDs were meant for our Customers as a quick start demo.
Tools/Technologies Used: Macromedia Director
E> Collaterals:
1> PDFs
Description: This includes Datasheets, Whitepapers, User Guides, Setup Guide, and Quick Start Guide.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe PageMaker
2> CD & Box design
Description: These were used for packaging our Products.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe PageMaker
F> Advertisements:
1> Banner (Cartoons Artwork and Animation)
Description: These were specifically meant for Ads online.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe Flash and Adobe PhotoShop
2> Paper Ads
Description: Regular Ads about our Products in print media.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe PhotoShop
4. Worked as a ‘Senior Graphic Designer’ at WebManage Technologies, Inc., Hyderabad. [WebManage Technologies
was acquired by Network Appliance]
Responsibility: Visualizing and Creating Web Pages, WBTs, Presentations with Flash and Cartoons.
Work undertaken:
A> Website Design:
1> Corporate Website:
Description: Design page layout keeping the target audience in mind.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe PhotoShop and HTML
B> Presentations:
1> Product Presentation
Description: Presentations were designed for the following Products i-Scaler, Service Level Provider.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe Flash and Power Point
2> Marketing/Corporate Presentation:
Description: Presentations for executive level teams.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe Flash and Power Point
C> Product Tutorials:
1> Online Tutorials
Description: These tutorials were prepared both our Partners & Customers.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe Flash
D> Collaterals:
1> PDFs
4. Description: This includes Datasheets, Whitepapers, User Guides, Setup Guide, and Quick Start Guide.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe PageMaker
2> CD & Box design
Description: These were used for packaging our Products.
Tools/Technologies Used: Adobe PhotoShop
5. Worked as a ‘Graphic Designer - Flash based Web template creator’ at Vsplash.com Ltd., Hyderabad.
Responsibility: Creating Web Portal Templates with Flash, Illustrations, Cartoons and Animations for
various business verticals, home-based businesses & non-business users.
Work undertaken:
Web templates in Flash:
• Personal web template
• Journalist web template
• Kids web template
• Matrimonial web template
• Industries, Web template and others
• E-Learning style works for selected clients.
6. Worked as a ‘Graphic Designer’ at Kirloskar Multimedia Ltd., Bangalore.
Responsibility: Creating CD-Titles/CBTs that includes character creation & animation for Kids/Teens
Work undertaken:
CDROM Titles in Macromedia Director & Photoshop:
• The Town called Superstition
• Buddha
• The Voyager
• Ramayana
• Adventures of Worf
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
• Selected Caricatures are exhibited in National and International Manmohan Singh - Sonia Gandhi Caricature Contest -
2009, organized by the Indian Institute of Cartoonists (IIC), Bangalore.
• Secured International Cartoonist Award on March, 2007 Conducted by IndianInk Organizations.
• Selected cartoons are exhibited in the Jadhyala Hasyotsava-2006 (Cartoon Exhibition) inaugurated by Famous Telugu
Feature Film Director K.Vishwanath, at Hyderabad, AP.
• Selected cartoon in the International Cartoon Contest-2006 conducted by UMO.
• Secured International Cartoonist Award on August, 2006 Conducted by IndianInk Organizations.
• Secured National Cartoonist Award on June, 2006. Conducted by AP Government Green Corporation.
• Secured International Cartoonist Award on Nov, 2005. Conducted by UMO.
• Participating in various countries cartoons contest in the worldwide.
• Secured All India Art Exhibition Award.
• Secured State Level Cartoonist Award.
• Directed and scripted children’s play ‘Kabuliwala’ for a state level competition, which won an award; the character won
the best actress award.
• Organized one man show on 02 October 1995 on the subject of ‘Gandhi’ occasion of 125 yrs.
• Worked as a cartoonist in the daily newspaper, did the packet cartoons up to 5+ years and in the same time wrote
satirical articles and poetry for current issues.
OTHER DETAILS
• Have good communication skills.
5. • Ability to work in a team, as well as individually.
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Result oriented approach and ability to thrive in a demanding & rapidly changing environment.
• Passion for new technologies.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 05-05-1965
Father’s Name: Shivaramaiah N
Marital Status: Married
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada & Telugu
Address:
#56, 1st
Floor, Meenakshi Nilaya,
7th
Cross, 2nd
Main, KHB Colony,
Krishnananda Nagar, Nandini Layout Post,
Bangalore - 560096
Karnataka, India
- GURUDATTA N S
6. • Ability to work in a team, as well as individually.
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Result oriented approach and ability to thrive in a demanding & rapidly changing environment.
• Passion for new technologies.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 05-05-1965
Father’s Name: Shivaramaiah N
Marital Status: Married
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada & Telugu
Address:
#56, 1st
Floor, Meenakshi Nilaya,
7th
Cross, 2nd
Main, KHB Colony,
Krishnananda Nagar, Nandini Layout Post,
Bangalore - 560096
Karnataka, India
- GURUDATTA N S