An accomplished, versatile and results-driven professional looking to secure a challenging and rewarding new role where skills, knowledge and expertise gained throughout previous experiences in the Digital cinema field can be transferred across and utilized to best effect for the benefit of your organization.
Company : VOX Cinemas
Designation : Digital Operations Executive
Duration : October 2017- Present
Maintain a strong relationship with distributors in Middle East and India who handle studio and independent titles like Disney, Paramount, and Warner Brothers Etc
In-charge for managing smooth day to day operations of all digital material operation like KDM, DCP’s, posters etc. For 2018, I have handled release of over 800 titles across all 40 VOX cinemas in all territories
Responsible for handling 4DX releases across all VOX cinemas by coordinating with 4DX technical house situated in Korea and US in issuing the codes for each territory. I have successfully released over 50 movies in 4DX across UAE, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon and Egypt
Responsible to improve session occupancy rate and the overall site performance by planning and monitoring advance sale of each titles, show changes, etc. where I was able to increase the occupancy in assigned sites
Scheduling movies, trailers, ads in all VOX sites as per the weekly program
Inter department coordination for marketing, Premier shows, festivals, advance ticket sale etc.
Coordinating & providing technical support to cinema projection and management team for smooth movie releases
Responsible for creating trailer list for all VOX locations around the middle east
Creating DCRF for new sites and circulating with all studios OBJECTIVE
AKHILKUMAR.M
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company : Scrabble Digital DMCC
Designation : Assistant Manager (Operations)
Duration : December 2013- September 2017
Responsible for heading and ensuring smooth day to day operations of 3 business units such as operations, logistics, digital Lab
Managing a team of 12 employees in a busy work environment
Developing new workflow for providing consistent good quality deliverables on time
Analyzing movie markets and business
Shipping movie hard drives & posters for worldwide releases
Analysis of monthly business and maintaining monthly sales spreadsheet
Coordinating with distributors for KDM management & respective movie releases
Coordinating with world renowned studios like Disney, Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers and Sony studios for movie contents, KDMs, trailers & posters.
Coordinating with distributors around the world for Bollywood, Hollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood, Punjabi, Pakistani movie censor ships & releases
Coordinating with the Logistic companies for drives delivery and customs clearance
Supporting exhibitors for KDMs and drives related issues
Responsible for training and motivating team members
Monitoring the movie conversion, subtitling, editing process
Server updates on Qube machine and KDM issuing
Responsible to provide PRORES files for social media platforms
Responsible for converting .MOV,PRORES &HD video files in to DCP
Regular follow ups with the theatre and distributors for the return hard drives
Technical support and trouble shooting for client base
Company : Scrabble Digital Mumbai, India
Designation : Operations Executive
Duration : December 2012- November 2013
Coordinating with various distributors for the movie releases
Distributing drives and KDMs to cinemas in India
Regular follow ups for return hard drives and KDM expiry
Resolve problems and technical issues
Learn technological advancements in digital cinema stream
Technical support and trouble shooting
ACHIEVEMENTS
Promoted as Assistant Manager within 3 years
Implemented Inventory Software to manage drives Inward & outward, which reduces man power of the company
Assisted technical head to build lab for UTD & get marvel certification
Released “Fan & Sultan”(Hindi) movies in more than 1000 theatres around the world IT & Technical knowledge
Good Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power point and Word
Good knowledge about video contents & audio
Expert in KDM trouble shooting
Configuring windows servers
Good Knowledge of Qube & Key Smith Software’s
Configuring Linux servers & Projectors
Good Knowledge of TMS software’s and Cinema equipment’s
Installing, Configuring & troubleshooting Network printers, local printers & Fax’s
Configuring and Installing Routers and switches
Designing
ABOBE Photoshop
Operating System
Windows 95,98,2000,XP,VISTA,Windows7,Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux TECHNICAL SKILLS
Engineering in Information Technology, Nehru College of Engineering Pampady, Thrissur
12th KCP Higher Secondary School Kavassery
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Date of birth : 05/11/1990
Marital status : Married
Nationality : Indian
Languages known : English, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil Passport Number : K3093944
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Engineering in Information Technology, Nehru College of Engineering Pampady, Thrissur
12th KCP Higher Secondary School Kavassery
Cisco Certified Network Associate
PERSONAL DETAILS