Sep 16, 2024

Nikhil Karippal Neelakandan

  • Digital Media Operations, VOD, Project Management
  • Thrissur, Kerala, India
Full time Digital Media Digital Operations

Personal Summary

Hi Madam/Sir,

As a solution focused and collaborative Media  Production Executive with over 10years’ experience, I submit – with much pleasure – my application for the role mentioned. 

After reading the requirements of the job brief, I am certain of my ability to excel in this capacity and I am sure that you will find my skills as an excellent match for your needs.

My organizational talent, communication skills, time management, and accounting ability allow me to supervise efficiently.My experience in Media Asset Management Systems helped me manage assets effectively and efficiently especially in downloading, labelling, ingesting ,archiving or delivering assets as per the requirements. I am result-oriented and able to resolve issues with cross functional departments and familiar with media domains and terminologies. I have previously worked as a QC Technician for DVD contents meant for 4:3 & 16:9 TVs and this let me understand audio/video or subtitle issues quickly. I have experience working on xml files and am familiar with  Aspera, Signinant etc as I have worked as a packaging and delivery engineer previously. I am familiar with various tools used in digital media production like FCP, Nexguard, Rosette, Vantage etc.

As an experienced professional in different verticals of the media, I can apply what I learned and utilize my own analysis of the situation to optimise workflows and to coordinate with all teams for getting issues resolved and sorted quickly.With a bit of training to align exactly with your requirements,I am sure  my experience is going to be a valuable resource for your organisation.

I thank you for your attention and will be waiting to hear from you so I can fill in any further details.

Sincerely,
Nikhil Karippal Neelakandan

Work Experience

Ingest Manager
Aug 2020 - May 2021 Williams Lea Tag

 Oversaw master supply operations for client accounts. ● Coordinated with clients/agencies on supply of assets and resolved technical issues. ● Liaised between production teams and agencies/clients for resupply and signoffs. ● Analysed deliverables for improvement and estimated costs.

Team Lead for Production Coordination
Jul 2019 - Aug 2020 Deluxe Entertainment Services

Managed projects from various geographical locations and with cross-functional teams like client services, localization, editing & mastering, QC, packaging, asset management & delivery.

• End to end project planning, starting from project kickoff, weekly/daily reports & dashboards, and post completion analysis.
• Liaise with project stakeholders, follow up on day to day projects and prioritize based on capacity.
• Create capacity planner report on a weekly basis and to stagger projects based on the analysis.
• Communicate with stakeholders from different teams of digital delivery, confirm timely delivery of files for subsequent processes, manage geo diverse stakeholders, plan and schedule for projects considering overlapping timelines and deadlines.

Fulfillment Technician
Jul 2017 - Jul 2019 Premiere Digital Services

Media content delivery to OTT platforms
Duties include - metadata validation/transcoding/watermarking/packaging/delivery.Process and schedule orders for team and work based on daily update received from U.S counter part. Coordinate with in house teams on daily priorities
Have a know how of Aspera, Vantage, Signiant

Technical Lead for Quality Control
May 2008 - Jun 2014 Technicolor India Private Limited

Quality Assurance Leadership  : Ensured timely project  delivery while maintaining high  quality standards.  ●  Requirements Analysis  : Analysed business and functional  requirements, identifying gaps  and proposing improvements.  ●  Compliance and Reporting  : Ensured final output met  client specifications, analysed QC metrics,  and prepared analytical reports.  ●  Team Leadership  : Led a team of 25 members, optimising  work procedures and conducting  risk analysis.  ●  Client Engagement  : Interacted with clients, analysed  project documents, and provided advice  on quality and user experience.  ●  Problem Solving  : Investigated and advised on issues  missed by the team and managed  equipment troubleshooting.  ●  International Collaboration  : Worked overseas, reviewed  workflows, and scheduled client meetings  for workload planning. 

  Specialised Testing  : Worked on critical media workflow  management tool 'Navigator,' focusing  on software manual testing.  ●  Web Application Testing  : Tested a web-based application  developed in DevExpress and C#.Net,  following an agile methodology.  ●  Test Case Development  : Created test cases based on  requirements documentation.  ●  Comprehensive Testing  : Conducted manual testing for  various modules (black box testing) and  reported bugs using Microsoft TFS.  ●  System-Wide Analysis  : Performed complete system testing  across different servers, reporting loading  times for performance analysis.  ●  User Story Evaluation  : Evaluated user stories in real-time  production work and addressed any missed  scenarios with the requirements team.  ●  Agile Collaboration  : Coordinated effectively with  team members in an agile scrum environment. 

Trainee Senior Cinema Engineer
Jan 2007 - Jan 2008 R and S (India) Private Limited

Troubleshooting and servicing cinema equipment.  ●  Installed and calibrated audio systems. 

Asst Sound Engineer
Nov 2005 - Dec 2006 Chetana Sound Studios

Recorded musicals using Pro tools.  ●  Worked with various audio equipment. 

Jun 2014 - Jul 2017

Day to day analysis of profitability against maintenance with respect to capacity ● Forecasting profit based on upcoming expenses and maintenance. ● Optimizing resource allocation based on current availability and routes.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication
Aug 1999 - Mar 2003 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University