Eric Gandhi
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Experience
Designer, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA (2011-Present)
• Currently radically redesigning TWC’s online, mobile app, and TV app (CenturyLink, Comcast Xfinity, Dish Network, DirecTV, Samsung Smart TV, Verizon FiOS) properties to consistently match TV broadcast style and drive ad conversion
• Presently leading design efforts on Kinect-driven TWC Xbox Channel
• Contributed to the new Twitter Social Weather integration with the goal of establishing a human-powered, real-time weather engine across all TWC properties, including web, mobile, and TV
• Created all new site designs for original TV programming, including Coast Guard Alaska, Hurricane Hunters, Ice Pilots, Iron Men, Lifeguard: Southern California, Pyros, Responding by Storm, Storm Riders, Tornado Central, and Turbine Cowboys
CEO/Founder, Eric Gandhi Design, Atlanta, GA (2005-Present)
• Concurrently worked as an independent designer for five clients while still in college.
• Provided creative/marketing solutions, such as websites, application GUI designs, and ads.
• Clients included Glen-Gene Deli, Schlotzsky’s Deli, and mohkaLIFE Magazine.
Manager, Schlotzsky’s Deli, Dunwoody, GA (2005-2010)
• Managed a team of 6 to 8 individuals at the age of 18.
• Established a wi-fi network that had laptop-equipped customers staying approximately 3 times longer, which increased the sales of desserts and other side items.
• Optimized the work schedule to ensure an even distribution of hours among the team, which led to more rested employees, a 50% drop in monthly absenteeism, and a reduction of overtime hours from 10 hours per employee to 2 hours per employee.
Information Technology, Global Tutoring, Norcross, GA (2003-2005)
• Installed, maintained, updated, and repaired the establishment’s twelve computer infrastructures, which included all their software, hardware, and data networks.
• Merged six separate, fractured client information databases into one complete database with over 200 past and current clients, which allowed for the recontact and regaining of the business of approximately 30% of clients that had since left.
• Standardized and created templates for two dozen forms that had previously been created “on-the-fly,” saving 8 hours per week.
• Led every one of the advertising and marketing ventures put forth by the establishment.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Spring 2010
• Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, and Culture
• Focused on Digital Media, Visual Design, & Film
Skills
Design Software
• Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop)
• Apple Media Software (Aperture, Final Cut Pro)
• Autodesk Maya
• OmniGraffle
Office Productivity Software
• Apple iWork Suite (Keynote, Numbers, and Pages)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word)
Programming Languages
• CSS/HTML
• Java
• Python
• Matlab
Spoken Languages
• Fluent in English and Gujarati
• Conversational in Spanish and Hindi
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