Graduate Research Assistant at Dept. of Visualization
Bryan/College Station, Texas Area
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- Graduate Research Assistant at Dept. of Visualization
- Past
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- Graduate Assistant Public Relations at Dept. of Visualization
- Flash Programmer & Designer at Access to Nature
- Graphic Artist at The Battalion
- Designer at RadioVerve
- Graphic/Web Designer & Developer at ReverieStudio/GR Designs (Self-employed)
- Web Designer & Developer at TAPMI - Atharva Online 2006
- Web Designer/Developer at TAPMI - Placements Web Portal
- Web Designer & Developer at National Assoc. of Students of Architecture (NASA)
- Editor, Art Director, Illustrator at Editorial Board MIT, Manipal
- Education
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- Texas A&M University
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Manipal Pre University College
- Madhav Kripa English High School
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- Industry
- Graphic Design
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Ganesh Rao’s Summary
Designer & developer with over seven years of experience. Experimental artist, enthusiastic about collaborative art and fixed media. Keen on typography and type design. Also experienced in music composition, rock & experimental guitar, drum & music programming. Interested in projects that are truly unique, non-conventional involving 2D/3D animation, graphics, video and sound.
Ganesh Rao’s Specialties:
Web 2.0 technology, XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery; Adobe Suite, Flash ActionScripting; FLStudio, GarageBand, Adobe Audition; Rendering/Shading: Maya, RenderMan (RSL); Painting and sketching.
Ganesh Rao’s Experience
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Graduate Research Assistant
Dept. of Visualization
(Higher Education industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Develop and maintain website for Viza 658 class of Fall 2009. Maintain the wiki page for Generative Art. Research assistance to Philip Galanter in university funded art projects. Design & develop personal site for Galanter.
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Graduate Assistant Public Relations
Dept. of Visualization
(Higher Education industry)
February 2009 — July 2009 (6 months)
Design brochures, handle department newsletters, postcards. Brand & identity redesign, web design and graphics.
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Flash Programmer & Designer
Access to Nature
(Architecture & Planning industry)
October 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Design & develop an interactive multimedia educational application using Flash 7, for Architects and Administrators, teaching concepts & principles to improve their architectural designs and management system to foster resident interaction with nature.
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Graphic Artist
The Battalion
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)
August 2007 — October 2007 (3 months)
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Designer
RadioVerve
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2007 — June 2007 (4 months)
Logo redesign, web site redesign/upgrading using standard web 2.0 technologies, xhtml/css2, UI, backend support, develop flash media player
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Graphic/Web Designer & Developer
ReverieStudio/GR Designs (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
Freelance web site design, web application developement, web site UI, brand identity development, media, interactive content, art, music, animation
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Web Designer & Developer
TAPMI - Atharva Online 2006
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)
September 2006 — February 2007 (6 months)
Web application development using ASP, online quiz, stock simulation game, Web design
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Web Designer/Developer
TAPMI - Placements Web Portal
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2006 — February 2007 (7 months)
Website with static information of the placement cell and a criteria based student profile search. Developed with ASP & CSS/XHTML.
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Web Designer & Developer
National Assoc. of Students of Architecture (NASA)
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
November 2006 — January 2007 (3 months)
Website for Synergy 2006 - 49th Annual Convention of NASA. Design and development of website using web 2.0 technology, backend managed with MySQL and ASP.
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Editor, Art Director, Illustrator
Editorial Board MIT, Manipal
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Printing industry)
September 2005 — May 2006 (9 months)
Design concepts, photoshop production of images, digital paintings, photo manipulation, cartooning, sketching, assistance in all stages of printing from concept to production
Ganesh Rao’s Education
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Texas A&M University
MS , Visualization , 2007 — 2010 (expected)
- Activities and Societies:
- Battalion, Dhwani, VizBand
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Manipal Academy of Higher Education
BE , Computer Science & Engg. , 2002 — 2006
Handled many design projects within campus, designed posters, flyers, brochures etc. Designed and provided artwork for the college yearbooks from 2003-06. Conducted graphic design classes for students.
Played electric guitar for the band 'Antariksh' from 2003-05. Conducted guitar classes for students.- Activities and Societies:
- Editorial Board 2003-06, Music & Fine Arts Club 2003-06, Rotaract Club 2005, Chief Designer: Revels 2006, Utsav 2006
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Manipal Pre University College
PUC , 1998 — 2002
Actively participated in painting competitions and won over 75 prizes; secured the 3rd place at the state level art competition, Karnataka. Authored a book - 'Dinosaurs', 1999 published by HRPA, Manipal.
- Activities and Societies:
- Science Club
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Madhav Kripa English High School
1991 — 1997
Actively participated in art competitions and won several prizes. Participated in sports, music and dramatics. Exhibited paintings at the school at various occasions.
- Activities and Societies:
- Football Team
Additional Information
Ganesh Rao’s Websites:
Ganesh Rao’s Interests:
new technology, design concepts, animation, photography, digital art, music band, lead guitar, vocal performance
Ganesh Rao’s Groups:
VizLab
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Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Ganesh Rao’s Honors:
* Best web design - 2000, Forensic Medicon, Manipal
* Outstanding Achievement - Art, 1999, MPUC, Manipal
* Outstanding Achievement - Art, 1997, MKEP, Manipal
Ganesh Rao’s Contact Settings
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