Shashank Shekhar
222 Mandakini Enclave
Greater Kailash II
New Delhi
Mobile: 9810507097
sshekharuk@yahoo.co.uk
Possess 15 years' experience in areas spanning information architecture and content management
for print and online media, product/project management and multimedia in IT sector, editorial
processes, market research and media management. I have an MSc in Interactive Multimedia from the
University of Westminster, UK. Besides having handled print and new media (web and CD-Rom)
assignments with professional precision, I have complete understanding of e-learning and software
development lifecycle (SDLC).
Chief KRAs
* Product management skills
* Software project management skills
* e-learning project management skills
* Multimedia, programming, and design skills
* Relationships management skills
* Editorial and media relations skills
Product management skills
* Undertaking feasibility study
* Defining system requirements through use cases
* Product customization based on customer requirements
* Risk analysis and mitigation
Software project management skills
* Well-versed in software development lifecycle
* Undertaking effort estimates analysis
* Undertaking task analysis
* Developing project scheduling
* Interfacing with developers/UI designers to foster understanding of product/client requirements
* Monitoring coding and test schedule
* Thrashing bugs and monitoring debugging
* Developing performance test requirements
* Documentation requirements
* Tackling legal issues such as use of third party software etc.
* System review and audit
e-Learning project management skills
* Analyzing development model and learning design
* Listing and scheduling development activities
* PRD analysis and ECO finalization
* Learning goal analysis
* ISD writing and scripting
* Reviewing ISDs and Scripts
* Graphic visualization & storyboarding
* Reviewing as internal client
* Developing and managing project schedule for timely deliverables
* Client interaction
* e-Learning financials - Calculating ROI, IRR etc
Multimedia, programming, and design skills
* Photoshop
* Flash
* Dreamweaver & FrontPage
* Premiere
* SoundForge
* Director
* MS Project
* QuarkXPress
* VC++
* Java (UML)
* Lingo
* JavaScript
* HTML
* Proficient in interface design principles for different sites such as shopping (both B2B and
B2C), learning, information, and identity
Relationships management skills
* Interacting with client to outline system requirement
* Making multimedia client presentations
* Developing marketing collaterals
* Query resolution with clients
Editorial and media relations skills
* Editing and information structuring for print and online medium
* Expertise in non-linear information architecture
* Page-making and user-friendly layout
* Conceptualizing and implementing communication strategy
* Developing appropriate media mix for optimum results
* Liaison with advertising agencies
Projects Handled
Software development projects
* QuarkDMS Editorial Client 1.6, an enterprise asset management module
* QuarkDMS Workflow Engine 1.6 and 1.9, a workflow management software
* QuarkDMS Workflow IntegrationXT 1.6 and 1.9
* WordXPress, a text editing tool
* Hindustan Times editorial workflow solution
New media projects
* Anniversary CD-Rom for the British Museum, London
* Egyptian civilization CD-Rom for the British Museum, London
* First aid Web site for the London borough of Hillingdon
Worked on e-learning projects
* Security+
* MS Server 2003
* IBM DB2 UDB
Education & Research
* MSc Interactive Multimedia, University of Westminster, UK (2000-01)
* MA, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, Delhi (1985-87)
* BA, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, Delhi (1982-85)
* Research into human-computer interaction (HCI) issues and usability factors in interface design
Software development project highlights
* Investigating market requirement for product feasibility report
* Product feature analysis and incorporating client requirements
* Prioritizing enhancements/bugs for latest version of a product
* Developing system requirements through high-level and low-level use cases
* Developing software installer requirements
* Analyzing feature-wise effort estimates for breakdown and scheduling of tasks
* Developing project schedule to achieve EC, Alpha, Beta, Final Candidate, and Golden Master
milestones
* Monitoring coding and test schedules and thrashing bugs for debugging
* Reviewing UI screen-by-screen for usability and HCI issues and user experience
* Developing software performance requirements and analyzing performance report
* Reviewing documentation (user guide, installer guide, release notes, etc.)
* Undertaking product costing
* Post-Golden Master review
* Making customer and internal presentations
New media project highlights
* Summarizing the scope of the project, concepts, treatment and choices and decisions based on
the client's requirements
* Statement of client's requirements, which involved researching the client's business and needs
for a business-focused account.
* Statement of user needs in terms of usability and what the user wants from the application by
investigating human-computer interaction (HCI) issues.
* Preparing storyboards
* Details of a consistent look and feel and user interface design, interaction techniques, main
areas of content (information structure diagram) and media selection for each area of content
with the total number of minutes of material in each section.
* Brief on platform specification or platform required because the application's nature has an
important bearing on the required platform.
* Details of work breakdown and schedule:
o Task breakdown
o Resource requirements
* Budgeting and cost and payment structure
o Budgeting involved unit pricing, calculating direct and indirect (overhead) costs, arriving at
set time rate charges for labour and standard day rates for equipments (allowing for depreciation
in equipment rates) etc. and finding the cost slope.
* Project planning and scheduling
o Identifying tasks and their relationship
o Gnatt and Network charts for scheduling tasks
* Information Design
o Define objective
o Define content
o Create information structure
o Create navigation and access points
* Content Production
o Produce content inventory
o Produce/collect appropriate media component like images, video etc.
* Interaction Design
o Define functionality
o Conceptualization
o Produce interface
o Storyboards
* Presentation Design
o Define visual style
o Create interface elements
o Create screen layout
o Media integration
* Prototype testing
Employment History
* From 2004 onward, working with NIIT Ltd. as Senior Consultant (Analyst)
* From 2003 to 2004, working with InfoPro (India) Pvt. Ltd., Noida
* From 2002 to 2003, worked with Quark Media House (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mohali
* From 2001 to 2002, worked with The Hindustan Times Ltd., New Delhi
* From 2000 to 2001, worked Millward Brown, London. Millward Brown is Europe's premier
advertising research company.
* From 1990 to 2000, worked with The Hindustan Times Ltd., New Delhi
222 Mandakini Enclave
Greater Kailash II
New Delhi
Mobile: 9810507097
sshekharuk@yahoo.co.uk
Possess 15 years' experience in areas spanning information architecture and content management
for print and online media, product/project management and multimedia in IT sector, editorial
processes, market research and media management. I have an MSc in Interactive Multimedia from the
University of Westminster, UK. Besides having handled print and new media (web and CD-Rom)
assignments with professional precision, I have complete understanding of e-learning and software
development lifecycle (SDLC).
Chief KRAs
* Product management skills
* Software project management skills
* e-learning project management skills
* Multimedia, programming, and design skills
* Relationships management skills
* Editorial and media relations skills
Product management skills
* Undertaking feasibility study
* Defining system requirements through use cases
* Product customization based on customer requirements
* Risk analysis and mitigation
Software project management skills
* Well-versed in software development lifecycle
* Undertaking effort estimates analysis
* Undertaking task analysis
* Developing project scheduling
* Interfacing with developers/UI designers to foster understanding of product/client requirements
* Monitoring coding and test schedule
* Thrashing bugs and monitoring debugging
* Developing performance test requirements
* Documentation requirements
* Tackling legal issues such as use of third party software etc.
* System review and audit
e-Learning project management skills
* Analyzing development model and learning design
* Listing and scheduling development activities
* PRD analysis and ECO finalization
* Learning goal analysis
* ISD writing and scripting
* Reviewing ISDs and Scripts
* Graphic visualization & storyboarding
* Reviewing as internal client
* Developing and managing project schedule for timely deliverables
* Client interaction
* e-Learning financials - Calculating ROI, IRR etc
Multimedia, programming, and design skills
* Photoshop
* Flash
* Dreamweaver & FrontPage
* Premiere
* SoundForge
* Director
* MS Project
* QuarkXPress
* VC++
* Java (UML)
* Lingo
* JavaScript
* HTML
* Proficient in interface design principles for different sites such as shopping (both B2B and
B2C), learning, information, and identity
Relationships management skills
* Interacting with client to outline system requirement
* Making multimedia client presentations
* Developing marketing collaterals
* Query resolution with clients
Editorial and media relations skills
* Editing and information structuring for print and online medium
* Expertise in non-linear information architecture
* Page-making and user-friendly layout
* Conceptualizing and implementing communication strategy
* Developing appropriate media mix for optimum results
* Liaison with advertising agencies
Projects Handled
Software development projects
* QuarkDMS Editorial Client 1.6, an enterprise asset management module
* QuarkDMS Workflow Engine 1.6 and 1.9, a workflow management software
* QuarkDMS Workflow IntegrationXT 1.6 and 1.9
* WordXPress, a text editing tool
* Hindustan Times editorial workflow solution
New media projects
* Anniversary CD-Rom for the British Museum, London
* Egyptian civilization CD-Rom for the British Museum, London
* First aid Web site for the London borough of Hillingdon
Worked on e-learning projects
* Security+
* MS Server 2003
* IBM DB2 UDB
Education & Research
* MSc Interactive Multimedia, University of Westminster, UK (2000-01)
* MA, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, Delhi (1985-87)
* BA, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, Delhi (1982-85)
* Research into human-computer interaction (HCI) issues and usability factors in interface design
Software development project highlights
* Investigating market requirement for product feasibility report
* Product feature analysis and incorporating client requirements
* Prioritizing enhancements/bugs for latest version of a product
* Developing system requirements through high-level and low-level use cases
* Developing software installer requirements
* Analyzing feature-wise effort estimates for breakdown and scheduling of tasks
* Developing project schedule to achieve EC, Alpha, Beta, Final Candidate, and Golden Master
milestones
* Monitoring coding and test schedules and thrashing bugs for debugging
* Reviewing UI screen-by-screen for usability and HCI issues and user experience
* Developing software performance requirements and analyzing performance report
* Reviewing documentation (user guide, installer guide, release notes, etc.)
* Undertaking product costing
* Post-Golden Master review
* Making customer and internal presentations
New media project highlights
* Summarizing the scope of the project, concepts, treatment and choices and decisions based on
the client's requirements
* Statement of client's requirements, which involved researching the client's business and needs
for a business-focused account.
* Statement of user needs in terms of usability and what the user wants from the application by
investigating human-computer interaction (HCI) issues.
* Preparing storyboards
* Details of a consistent look and feel and user interface design, interaction techniques, main
areas of content (information structure diagram) and media selection for each area of content
with the total number of minutes of material in each section.
* Brief on platform specification or platform required because the application's nature has an
important bearing on the required platform.
* Details of work breakdown and schedule:
o Task breakdown
o Resource requirements
* Budgeting and cost and payment structure
o Budgeting involved unit pricing, calculating direct and indirect (overhead) costs, arriving at
set time rate charges for labour and standard day rates for equipments (allowing for depreciation
in equipment rates) etc. and finding the cost slope.
* Project planning and scheduling
o Identifying tasks and their relationship
o Gnatt and Network charts for scheduling tasks
* Information Design
o Define objective
o Define content
o Create information structure
o Create navigation and access points
* Content Production
o Produce content inventory
o Produce/collect appropriate media component like images, video etc.
* Interaction Design
o Define functionality
o Conceptualization
o Produce interface
o Storyboards
* Presentation Design
o Define visual style
o Create interface elements
o Create screen layout
o Media integration
* Prototype testing
Employment History
* From 2004 onward, working with NIIT Ltd. as Senior Consultant (Analyst)
* From 2003 to 2004, working with InfoPro (India) Pvt. Ltd., Noida
* From 2002 to 2003, worked with Quark Media House (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mohali
* From 2001 to 2002, worked with The Hindustan Times Ltd., New Delhi
* From 2000 to 2001, worked Millward Brown, London. Millward Brown is Europe's premier
advertising research company.
* From 1990 to 2000, worked with The Hindustan Times Ltd., New Delhi