Senior Manager, Visual Artist and Graphic Designer

Curriculum Vitae of

PROHLAD CHANDRA KARMAKER

Contact address:

House: 277, Road: 1/A, Block: B

Basundhara R/A, Dhaka-1229

Bangladesh

e-mail Address: *******.*@*****.***

Contact Cell: +880**********

Career Summary

I am working as a Senior Manager, Visual Artist, and Graphic Designer at BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BRAC IED), BRAC University. I have been working with BRAC since 1994.

I have worked with National Curriculum and Textbooks Board (NCTB) from 2010 to 2012. I have done illustrations and graphic design for English books of different grades. Additionally, I have illustrated and designed a Pre-primary workbook (Math portion), flashcards, and packet design and did some illustrations for religious books of different grades. I have designed the cover pages of all textbooks for Grade I to VII by National Curriculum and Textbooks Board (NCTB) in 2010-2011.

As a fine arts student, I started my career from student life. I have designed many materials (logo, book cover, poster, dangler, brochure, flyer, festoon, packet, banner, hoarding, stall, etc.) for different organizations.

Employment Record:

Employer: BRAC Education Programme (BEP)

Duration: November 2018- November 2020

Project Name: Learning Competency Framework and Approach (LCFA), Education for Rohingya Children at Ukhia, Cox's Bazar; Funded by UNICEF.

Position: Team Leader Illustration and Graphic Design Team.

Job Responsibilities as Team Leader:

Coordinating the Illustration and Graphic Design Team of LCFA project

Maintaining liaison with the subject-based group regarding illustration and design issue

Distributing illustration and graphic design works among the team members considering their proficiency

Providing technical support to the team members for design and illustration

Drawing and illustration of relevant materials

Editing and finalizing design and illustration as per program requirement

Supervising the quality of illustration and page layout

Providing technical support on publication and printing-related matter

Performing other tasks on an emergency basis for the program

January 2017- November 2018: Humanitarian Crisis Management Project for Rohingya (Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Citizen) at Ukhiya Cox’s Bazar

Project Name: Child-Friendly Space (CFS). Mental and technical support for Rohingya Children against trauma by Kabbya (poem), play and physical activity, and Art therapy.

Position: Senior Manager, Visual Artist, and Graphic Designer

Decorate CFS.

Liaison with the subject group regarding illustration and design issues.

Distribute illustration and graphic design work among the team member

Provide technical support to the team members on design and illustration.

Edit and finalize design and illustration as per program requirement.

Provide technical support on publication and printing-related matters.

Look over Ensure the quality of illustration and page layout

Draw and edit pictures and relevant materials according to program needs.

Perform other jobs emergency basis or directed by the supervisor.

Employer January 2011 - 2017: BRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University (BRAC IED, BRAC U)

Position: Senior Manager, Visual Artist, and Graphic Designer

Job Responsibilities as Senior Manager, Visual Artist, and Graphic Designer:

Coordinate the illustration and design unit of BIED, BRAC U.

Layout, design, and DTP work for teaching, learning, and promotional materials for different programs of BIED, BRAC U.

Decorative artwork (Mural or display) for Play Centre, School, and different events of BIED BRAC U.

Provide technical support to the team members on design and illustration.

Edit and finalize design and illustration as per program requirement.

Provide technical support on publication and printing related material for BIED, BRAC U.

Design and conduct art training for the teachers and professional staff.

Ensure the quality of printing and publication materials.

Draw pictures and relevant materials according to program needs.

Perform other jobs emergency basis or directed by the supervisor.

Employer 1994 -2010: BRAC Education Program (BEP), BRAC

Position: Deputy Manager (Graphics design), Illustration and Design Unit (IDU)

Job Responsibilities as Deputy Manager (Graphics design), Illustration and Design Unit (IDU):

Develop a work plan for the Illustration and Design Unit (IDU)

Lead the unit members as per the work plan

Making illustrations (drawing and painting) to be used in different materials

Designing the materials- Page layout, computer graphics design, DTP processing, and CD writing (Textbooks, workbooks, teacher’s guides, brochure, poster, banner, etc.) with the given texts from the respective units (EDU, EEC, ADP, CSN, BPPS, etc.)

Provide art training for the teachers.

Designing of all cover pages for all the books used in BRAC School and other BEP Publications (Such as Annual Reports, Progress Report, Proposals)

Maintaining the illustration and printing quality and reviewing the tasks done by the IDU members

Look after and coordinate printing presses to see the quality of works whenever required

Providing technical support to different units/supporting the central management through illustration and design of different kinds of promotional and communication materials

To attending in the regular meeting within IDU and other units as required

Writing progress reports on the unit activities

To Perform other jobs directed by the supervisor

Employer: Sun Crest Beverage Industries Ltd.

Sunman Group of Companies

Position: Marketing Information Service Officer (MISO)

(October 1992- February 1993)

Job Responsibilities as Marketing Information Service Officer (MISO):

To conduct Ad agencies to make and develop designs for posters, leaflets, danglers, shops signboards, billboards, newspaper ads, radio and TV ads, etc.

To collect rate quotations from different ad agencies and printing press.

To follow up on the quality of design and printing.

To find out suitable sites for hoardings/ billboards.

To design and make shops in different fairs such as brastra mela (Textile Fair), banijjo mela (Trade Fair), boi mela (Book Fair), etc.

Academic Profile:

Name of Exam

University/ Board and Passing Year

Specialized Area/ Group

CGPA/ Division Obtained

Diploma in Multimedia

Arena Multimedia

(2003)

Digital Audio Editing, 3D Modeling and Animation, Digital Video Editing, Managing Media Elements-II, Audio-Visual Scripting, Multimedia Authoring, Programming and Project.

Pass

Master in Fine Art (MFA)

University of Dhaka

(1992)

Drawing and Painting, Faculty of Fine Art

2nd Class

Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA)

University of Dhaka

(1987)

Drawing and Painting, Faculty of Fine Art

2nd Class

Pre-BFA

University of Dhaka

(1984)

Faculty of Fine Art

2nd Class

Secondary School Certificate

Dhaka Board

(1982)

Science

2nd Division

Training Received:

Training Name

Date

Duration

Training Provider

Training on Audio Visual Learning Materials Management & Training

07 May - 02 July 2008

2 Months

International Training Program

AVNet, Katholic University

Leuven, Belgium

Language Proficiency:

English: Read, write and communicate relatively well.

Bengali: Read, write and speak well.

Hindi: Limited speaking and understanding.

Computer Literacy:

MS Word, MS excel, Power point, Windows Movie Maker, QuarkXPress, CorelDraw, Photo-shop 2020, Illustrator 2020, Adobe Flash CS6, Adobe In design 2020, 3d Studio Max, Macromedia Flash, Page Maker, Sound force, Adobe Premier pro, Macromedia Director

Extra-Curricular Activities

Attended a Painting workshop in 1994, facilitated by renowned Artist Aminul Islam and organized by Bangladesh Shilpakola Academy

Was a member of City Decoration team of VI SAF Games Dhaka 1993

A skilled photographer

Drama Artist (Was a member of Prekshapot Nattyaloya)

Personal Information

Name : PROHLAD CHANDRA KARMAKER

Father’s Name : Bholanath Karmaker

Mother’s Name : Pramila Bala Karmaker

Permanent Address : Village: Baliati, P.O: Baliati,

P.S: Saturia, Dist. Manikganj – 1811,

Bangladesh

Date of Birth : 01 January, 1966

Nationality : Bangladeshi

Reference: 01

Limia Dewan

Senior Program Manager

Inclusiveness and Capacity Development

BRAC Education Programme (BEP)

BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

Phone: 88-02-222*-*****

Cell: +880**********

Email: ******@*****.***

Web: www.brac.net

Reference: 02

Dr. Mohammad Iqbal

Associate Professor (Visual Art),

Department of Drawing & Painting

Faculty of Fine Arts,

University of Dhaka,

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Phone: +880*-*******-** Extn: 8573

Cell: +880**********

Email: ******.***@*****.***

Signature

Date: 01.03.2022

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