Shyam Sundar Ramlal

Residence(India): Flat #1C, Cambrae East, # 40,
Dr. Cherian Crescent Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600008, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: 91-44-28241222 ; 98840 14868 Office: phone: 91 - 44 - 254 0770/0777 Extn: 2634
E-mail: shyamramlal@gmail.com URL : http://www.oocities.org/shyamramlal

 

AWARDS

ADVERTISING :

Gold - 1995 Best Press Campaign - Colour at the Madras Advertising Club Awards for Golden Harvest edible oil.

Gold- 1995 Best Press Campaign - Vernacular, the Madras Advertising Club Awards - for Golden Harvest edible oil.

Silver
- 1997 - Corporate Single Press - The Madras Advertising Club for Ashok Leyland

Silver
- 1998 For Corporate Audio Visual at the 7th A&M Awards ( National), for Parrys Confectionery Ltd.,

Bronze
- 1998 For Corporate Audio Visual for Parrys Confectionery Ltd., at the Madras Advertising Club Awards.

Silver
: 1999 For Colour Corporate Campaign - for Daily Thanthi

Bronze
- 1999 For Special Promotion - for Mirinda, a Pepsi Brand

WEB :

Outlook Award for Web Design - http://www.Khel.com was judged one of the five best designed sites in India

Digit Web Award 2001
for Best sports Portal
- http://www.khel.com

Digit Web Award 2001 for Best Indian
Search Engine
- http://www.khoj.com


PORTFOLIO

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Also See:

http://www.khel.com

http://www.carstreet.com

http://news.sify.com

http://www.sifymall.com

http://www.gamermania.com

http://www.walletwatch.com

 

 

 

 

 


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently with :

ETISALAT - Emirates Telecom, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

Content & User Interface Design:

Part of a two member core task-force entrusted with the task of redesigning the B2C and B2B portals of Etisalat and web enabling their customer care, billing and e-commerce sites - to exacting international usability standards.

Previously with:

Sify.com India's largest private Internet company
1999 - 2004

Title: Manager - User Interface and Experience Design and Online Communication

Responsibilities:

User Experience & Web Design:
Responsible for managing the User Experience and Design group for Sify.com - the team consists of interaction designers, visual designers, copy writers, user researchers and web developers. This team defines and designs the user experience for communications-related products and services, content portals, online games and web utilities like portfolio tracker, score alerts etc. I provide direction to the design team as well as to product teams helping foster and support a collaborative, innovative work environment.

Online Advertising & Marketing
As Creative Director plan and execute online advertising and marketing campaigns - including web-based consumer research - for a wide-ranging array of clients from Citibank, Ford India, FIAT, P&G and Unilever to ICICI, Nutrine, Asian Paints and more.

J Walter Thompson ( India)
1995 - 1999

Maa Bozell
1992 - 1995

Strengths:

- Incisive consumer insights and understanding of clients' marketing/communication needs.
- Expert Graphic User Interface and Information design skills
- Can create Bi-lingual communication - English and Tamil.
- Expertise in creating communication for different media - Print/Television/ the Internet / Outdoor and POS
- Leadership skills - Independently run the entire Creative & User Interface team for Sify.com



PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

  • Web site Design - Online course on the intricacies of web site designing, information architecture, and navigation design - by ZDU Distance Learning

  • Internet Community Building - Online course for Internet professionals - on the art, science and business of online community building - by ZDU Distance Learning

  • Internet Business Strategy - Online course on devising successful business models for Internet portals - by ZDU Distance learning

  • Internet Advertising - Online course on using the newest and the most powerful medium, yet for marketing and advertising promotions - by ZDU Distance Learning

  • Thompson Total Branding - Orientation and effective use of the TTB, JWT's marketing and advertising roadmap.

  • The Bozell Process - Orientation and effective use of the Bozell Process, Bozell World wide's own formula for creating effective advertising.

  • Direct Marketing and Direct Mail Business - Conducted by Kobs & Draft.

  • Documentary Film Making - One week intensive training with Wayne Levy, Professor of Visual Communications, UWA, Australia.