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Shiva Gupta
MD & CEO
Shiva Gupta
MD & CEO
Shiva Gupta has over 35+ years of global experience of providing business and technology leadership. He has worked with established corporations across diverse sectors in USA, Europe and India. An Electronics Engineer from Institute of Technology (IT ‐ BHU), Varanasi; Shiva started his career with Tata Consultancy Services in India, before moving on to USA to join Covansys. Post that, he spent over eight years at Cognizant and was part of their global leadership team when he found his true calling in Education and Media & Entertainment. Shiva is now managing SEAS headquartered in Pune, India.
Ajay Thomas
COO
Ajay Thomas
COO
Has an experience of over 24+ years across various organizations including 2 years of entrepreneurial 8 experience mainly involved into Business Development, Client Servicing and Operations. He has spent most of his career so far in premier education and training organizations in roles ranging from trainer to establishing and managing them. In SEAS, he spearheads the process of business development, setting up of strategic alliances, tie ups with global educational organizations and placements.
Dilip Achtani
Division Head - Seamedu
Dilip Achtani
Division Head - Seamedu
Dilip Achtani started his career as a DJ when was 19 and moved on to work in Bollywood as a sound engineer. Dilip wanted to make a difference in the way Sound Engineering was taught in India. In 2009 he joined Seamedu and started the Sound Engineering programs that have helped and hundreds of students kickstart their careers. Dilip currently heads Seamedu and with the help of industry and academic partners deliver graduate, undergraduate and diploma programs in various parts of India.
Anoop Chaphekar
Division Head - Toolbox Studio
Anoop Chaphekar
Division Head - Toolbox Studio
A Fine Arts Graduate, Anoop brings 20+ yrs experience in the VFX and Animation industry. He brings his expertise in Animation-VFX for Television Commercials to Visual Effects for feature films, TV and Web series. He has worked on numerous international projects as a generalist, supervisor, and producer. For the last 15 years, he has been associated with Toolbox Studio and currently heads the Toolbox division.
Prabhat Ranjan
AGM - Alliances & Operations
Prabhat Ranjan
AGM - Alliances & Operations
Prabhat has handful experience of handling Operations and Business Development with a demonstrated history of working in the education sector and media production industry. Skilled in Liasoning, alliances, Customer Relationship Management, Event Management, Team Building, Administration, and Market Research, Prabhat is well connected with many top-notch universities across the country. Prabhat’s entrepreneurial skill gives an extra edge to his ability to understand the business processes and their implementation challenges. Prabhat has over 13 years of experience in operations management and corporate administration. At Seamedu, Prabhat is leading the Administration and Operation department.
Varsha Dongare
Sr. Manager- Business Development
Varsha Dongare
Sr. Manager- Business Development
Varsha comes with a strong background in the field of Educational Counselling & Business Development. Throughout her career of 13 years+ she has been associated with many leading colleges and institutes as a counsellor like ISB&M, Pune, helping students to fulfil their dreams through. Her passion in counselling & familiarity with the education sector has made her a stellar in the field. For last 10 years she is associated with Seamedu School of Pro-Expressionism.
Arun Gupta
HOA- Academic Mentor
Arun Gupta
HOA- Academic Mentor
An alumnus of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India – Pune, Arun completed his post-graduation at FTII with motion picture photography as his specialization. With more than two decades of industry experience as a Cinematographer and as a Producer he has more than 300 projects like television commercials, television shows, Music videos, corporate films, Short films and documentaries to his credit. He has also been a guest resource faculty at Xaviers Institute for communication and Saint Pauls Institute – Mumbai and has conducted workshops for aspiring Videographers and Cinematographers at Mumbai, Goa and Rajkot. He was also the curriculum co-ordinator and Faculty Cinematography at the Vinsan Academy of Film and Media.
Abid Shaikh
HOA - Game Development
Abid Shaikh
HOA - Game Development
Abid Shaikh is a stalwart in the animation industry with a career spanning over 12 years. During this time, he has donned many caps, including that of an animation artist, rigging artist, and even a role where he helped educate production staff. Abid’s work capabilities include Maya, Motion Builder, Vicon, and Production Manager. Abid has two 3D movies (Chandarani …A Dream to Reality and Sonam …Aur Saath Ajube) under his belt as a technical lead and project manager. Over time, he also amassed a prowess for game programming and development and applied his history with 3D in these facets of video game creation. His diversity and longevity in the industry make him the perfect man to assume the mantle of the Game Art, Design, and Development department.
