Saravanan Rangaswamy
Producer
Bengaluru
Summary
Resourceful Project Manager with 18 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget, and financial management.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Producer\Project Manager
TATA ELXSI
12.2021 - Current
- Established strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business.
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Collaborated with the domain head & internal team for business growth during funnel sessions weekly.
- Maintained weekly funnel data monitoring the projections vs actuals of the business targets.
- Developed production plans and organized resources to achieve prompt delivery of projects.
- Reviewing weekly reports and discussing it with client team on cadence calls, highlighting any potential concerns and find solutions together.
- Establishes best practices in terms of project management and ensures that each, coordinator and PM applies them on daily basis, and in particular standardized use of project tracking software.
- Hired, trained and managed production staff and crew members to build highly qualified team and boost overall performance.
- Created various bids based on enquiries received.
- Developed and Maintained project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring of expenditures.
- Coordinated with vendors for budgetary quotes and facilitated them into company pipeline as per project requirements
- Facilitated communication between production staff and other departments to synchronize work.
- Coordinated with HR teams for hiring the necessary skillsets from the market as per the project requirement.
- Working closely with L&D team for the teams training requirements and review with them on regular basis to ensure the team is trained as per the projects and cross/upskilled as necessary.
Creative Producer
Freelancer
03.2021 - 12.2024
- Developed schedules for production, editing, and duplication for timely delivery.
- Developed project budgets and managed production costs.
- Oversaw lighting, graphics, audio and camera movements in TV and movie filmmaking.
- Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
- Led brainstorming sessions to generate fresh ideas for content creation and campaign direction, driving innovation within the team.
Line Producer
Technicolor India
12.2017 - 02.2021
- Monitored production costs to keep in line with approved budget.
- Organized weekly review meetings with client team to discuss about the project.
- Revised schedules and control expenses to keep project on time and within budget.
- Maintained maximum organization and productivity by properly sorting project components on work tables.
- Conducted dailies with the production team and alternate days with the department leads to ensure the project is going as scheduled.
- Hired the necessary artists required to execute the project when they are not available with the system.
- Coordinated with HR team for hiring and replacements.
Line Producer
TATA ELXSI
02.2016 - 11.2017
- Prepared project schedules and ensuring it its inline with client requirement.
- Managed production coordinators who handled various projects and held dailies to ensure the project is on planned schedule.
- Reviewed the artists attendance/productivity and analyzed potential risks for the delays.
- Closely worked with producer to review the weekly project reports and discussed about the potential opportunities.
3D Artist
TATA ELXSI
10.2007 - 01.2016
- Created FX sequences under tight deadlines and seamlessly integrated with lighting and compositing departments.
Multimedia Designer
Blakol Studios
05.2004 - 03.2006
- Created 3D assets for walk through Animation for Architectural Visualization.
Education
Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects - 3D Animation &. VFX
Vancouver Film School
Vancouver, Canada 04.2006 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Kumaraguru College of Technology
Coimbatore, India 06.2001 - 04.2004
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Sri Ramakrishna Polytechnic
Coimbatore, India 09.1998 - 04.2001
Skills
Project Management
Finance & Budgeting
Operations Management
Teamwork and Collaboration
Presentation Skills
Resource Allocation
Schedule Management
Client Relations
Relationship Building
Timeline
Producer\Project Manager
TATA ELXSI
12.2021 - Current
Creative Producer
Freelancer
03.2021 - 12.2024
Line Producer
Technicolor India
12.2017 - 02.2021
Line Producer
TATA ELXSI
02.2016 - 11.2017
3D Artist
TATA ELXSI
10.2007 - 01.2016
Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects - 3D Animation &. VFX
Vancouver Film School
04.2006 - 04.2007
Multimedia Designer
Blakol Studios
05.2004 - 03.2006
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Kumaraguru College of Technology
06.2001 - 04.2004
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Sri Ramakrishna Polytechnic
09.1998 - 04.2001
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