BIOGRAPHY
Consultant, Specialist, Researcher

Deepak Kumaran Menon was born in 1979, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He currently resides in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Deepak's work attitude is analytical, structured, a perfectionist, social with flexible communications, and loves adventurous travel.

Deepak was raised in a close knitted family; grateful to his loving mother Sooria Kumari, a retired Tamil school teacher who was responsible to promote the thirst for education, and enlightenment thru spirituality, and to a very strict disciplined, self taught multi talented, video entrepreneur father Sangaran Kutty Menon, who gifted Deepak his early exposures to the entertainment business.

Deepak is blessed with three elder sisters, Dr Sangara Kumari (Mbbs), Vijaya Sooria (MA, English Lit), and Nalini Kumari (MSc, Chemical Eng). He is grateful to be the youngest and only son, ever receiving the worlds of affection. Terms and conditions apply, of course.

Deepak graduated from Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia in the field of film and animation in the year 2001 and is currently pursuing his Master in Business Administration (MBA). Deepak currently teaches media production, film studies, and animation at the same university.

His mum always insisted that he should have been a doctor. In fact, she booked him a seat to study medicine abroad. He was in the vein of entrepreneurship and the entertainment business. His first feature film released on the Malaysian silver screens January, 13th 2005. It received rave reviews, won several awards, screened for a three month period with an opening day of full house audiences.

The film was a story about a girl held down with poverty growing up in a rubber estate who wanted to pursue higher education. It was based on his mum’s teen life story. The film title was “Chemman Chaalai” (The Gravel Road). His mum smiled and told him that she was very proud to have him as a son. Nothing beats blessings from your parents.

Deepak aspires to Be a Billionaire, Learn dancing, to Complete his MBA, to Pursue his Phd in Management Psychology, to Produce his upcoming feature film script “The Coconut”, to be a National Geographic Travel Culture Photographer, to Produce his debut music album “Rainbows and Butterflies”, and perhaps, to Build a Family of his own.

Above all, Deepak aspires to Pursue Self Actualization with Continuous Self Improvement, and most Profoundly to Smile more!

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Personal Key Competence, Expertise, Experience

General Management
Strategic Management, Team Building, Training and Development, Corporate Client Relationship Management

Academic Content Syllabus; Research, Creation, & Development
Knowledge worker with 8 years of experience in Academic Syllabus Creation, Teaching, Training,
R&D Environment for taught courses Certificate Level, Diploma Level, and Degree Level.

Multimedia Marketing & Multimedia Project Management
New Media Strategist, Consultant, Specialist, Marketing Communication

Film and Video; Project Management, Pre, Production, & Post
Consultant, Writing, Directing, Producing, Project Management, Pre-Production,
Ideation and Treatment Creation, Ideation Conceptualization, Pre-Visualization, 
Storytelling, Storyboard, Shooting board, Script Writing, Screenplay, Editing

Television Production; Project Management, Pre, Production, & Post
Consultant, TVC, Documentary, Music Video, PSA, Promo Video

Animation; Project Management, Pre, Production, & Post
Animation Principles, Character Animation, Motion Graphics, Soft Skills

Visual Communication, Photography & Graphic Design
Design Fundamentals, Design Principles, Soft Skills

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Competence: Personal Travel Experience Log

Fukuoka (Japan), Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, San Francisco (US), Manchester (UK), Bangkok,
Singapore, Jakarta, Malaysia (All States).   

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Education & Qualifications

(2008-2010)  Currently pursuing Master in Business Administration (GM), Multimedia University, Cyberjaya
                      Target Completion date: July, 2011

(1997-2001)  BMM (Hons) Film and Animation, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia

(1991-1996)  St. John’s Institution, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Secondary)

(1985-1990)  St. John’s Institution, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Primary)

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Academic Teaching Experience & Syllabus Development

(2010-Current)  3D Animation (3D Max, Maya), Video Production

(2004-2009)  Media Production Process, Multimedia Studies Department,
Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University           

(2003) Video and Film Studies
Kurikulum Politeknik Media Digital, Jabatan Pendidikan Teknikal,
Kementerian Pendidikan

(2003)  Majoring and Specialization creation – Character Animation, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects
Film and Animation Department, Faculty of Creative Multimedia,
Multimedia University  

(2002)  Film and Animation Department, Faculty of Creative Multimedia,
Multimedia University

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