Gaurav Birla
Overview
AVGC Professional
Creative professional in AVGC sector with over 2 decades of experience in many diverse profiles and places.
AR VR Developer
Published Author
Education & Training
CG Expert
Public Speaker
Over two decades of work experience in various verticals
Domain Expertise
AVGC
Content Development & Training
Education Management
Universities, colleges and Private institutions.
Instructional Design
Course and Courseware Development.
Design Viz
Architectural viz, Product packshots, Asset creation, Interactive walkthroughs.
Digital Video, Imaging & VFX
Video Packaging, Social media content, VFX & Cleanup services.
Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality
AR & VR Projects for customer engagement and enhancing business productivity.
Photography & Cinematography
Photwalks, 3D walkthroughs, Interactive panorama, Corporate Films & Shoot.
Technical & Creative Team Management and Training
Technical Skillset
Details of the acquired technical knowledge and software proficiency for Development as well as training purposes.
3D Animation
Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder, Cinema4D
Editing
Adobe Premier, Sony Vegas, DaVinci Resolve
VFX
Adobe After Effects, Nuke, Autodesk Combustion, Autodesk Flame
Game Dev
Unity3D, Unreal
Digital Imaging
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Photography & Cinematography
Professional Skillset
Academic consulting
Process & capability development for Media & Entertainment Education Institutions.
Techno-Creative product Development (AR & VR)
Developing Techno-Creative solutions for Industrial & Corporate clients. Projects based on Augmented Reality and 3D Gaming including Marketing, Analytics, gamification and customer engagement solutions.
Corporate Training
Workflow Digitization, Social media management, animation & multimedia tools for productivity enhancement.
Retail Training & Workshops
Visiting faculty/SME/Industry Expert at Multiple Universities/Colleges & Private institutions – Film making, Animation, VFX, Digital imaging and Photography & Cinematography.
Author and Academic consultant
Development of Course and courseware, Evaluation tools, Train The Trainer programs.
Multimedia Content Development
3D Architecture, asset development, Video packaging, Social media posts and management.
Work Experience
Author and Academic consultant (Visual Art, Multimedia and Animation) for Various Universities in India and Europe. [2012-2015]
Assistant General Manager (Technical) at Arena Animation South-Ex., New Delhi. [2010-2012]
Tech. Head at Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), Preet Vihar, New Delhi. [2009-2010]
Sr. Faculty at Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics, South-Ex, New Delhi. [2008-2009]
Zonal Education Head at Maximus Autodesk M&E School of Animation & VFX (Delhi) [2006–2008]
Arena Multimedia [2004-2005]
Freelance Pipeline Development & Technical operations consultant for various clients in North India region.
Freelance Architectural Visualization and Interior Designing [2003-2005]
Multimedia presentations and Portfolio Development [2000-2005]
Interior planning and design visualization for HYATT Regency, New Delhi [2005]
Technical lead [short film] – xxxxxxxxxx (manga style animation) [2004]
Presentation at International Dental Seminar [2002]
D.I.T. Indian Air Force HQ
Western Air Command (IAF) D.I.T. Indian Air Force HQ
Chandigarh University
Delhi University
College of Design,Chitkara University
Maya Academy Of Advanced Cinematics
Arena Animation
Arena Multimedia
Education
Academics and Certification
Education
M.Sc. Animation & Multimedia from IKGPTU
B.Sc. Multimedia from SMU
B.Sc. Animation from EIILM
AMS from Arena Multimedia
12th from Delhi (C.B.S.E.)
Certifications
Autodesk Certified Instructor - Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk Certified Instructor - Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Certified Instructor - Autodesk Softimage
Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication
Also certified for the user certifications:-
3ds Max 2011 Certified Associate
3ds Max 2011 Certified Professional Surface and Look Dev
3ds Max 2012 Certified Associate
3ds Max 2012 Certified Professional Surface and Look Dev
Maya 2012 Certified Associate
Maya 2012 Certified Professional Models to Motion
List of publications
Learning Maya – YCMOU
Advanced Maya – YCMOU
Digital Photography I – PTU
Digital Photography II – PTU
Director – PTU
2D Animation – PTU
Sound Editing – PTU
Dreamweaver – MKCL
Adobe Illustrator – MKCL
This is a list of some of the publications. Many publications are currently in press.
Personal Details
• Marital status : Married
• Passport : Indian
• Languages : Hindi and English
• Address : New Delhi, India
