Manoj Sridhar

An engineer who picked up a paintbrush, then a code editor. My daily stack is ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney and Adobe Firefly together, built over two years as an embedded creative consultant to Adobe's Firefly image and video model teams — prompt-engineering systems, structured API-integration flows, and workflow automation that lifted usable output quality by up to ~50%. This role converts an external, embedded relationship with Adobe's own generative pipelines into direct in-house work, in my own city.

Creative Consultant — AI & Generative Systems at PANFISH (Adobe contract) (2024-09 – 2025-11)

Worked directly alongside Adobe's Firefly image and video model teams as an external creative partner — effectively a forward-deployed creative role: understand the model, find where it breaks, design the workflow that makes it usable.

• Architected and optimised image and video generation pipelines for varied creative briefs — ~35–50% improvement in usable output quality.
• Built reusable prompt-engineering systems and structured API-integration flows, cutting creative iteration time by ~40% and giving designers and developers a shared handoff format.
• Trained and fine-tuned custom generative models for specific artistic and commercial needs — ~30% higher usable output per run.
• Ran structured evaluation and edge-case testing, feeding findings back into the Firefly product roadmap; authored the documentation teams used to solve complex Photoshop and generative-API problems.
• Acted as translator between creative vision and engineering reality across cross-functional teams.

Founder — Art & Generative Systems at Myabstractart (2020-01 – Present)

Independent generative-art practice — work shown and recognised in local galleries and sold to a global audience through my own site and channels.

• Designed and coded an end-to-end production pipeline in Python that takes hand-made artwork through automated typesetting and layout to print- and screen-ready output; shipped a full catalogue of illustrated titles to market and handle every stage myself.
• Commissioned custom illustration and design work for clients across sectors, from brief to delivery.

Senior Graphic Designer at CIFDAQ (contract) (2023-08 – 2023-10)

• Delivered 50+ marketing assets for FinTech campaigns under a compressed contract timeline; ~20–30% lift in social engagement on optimised creative.
• Developed UI/UX wireframes and prototypes that reduced design iteration cycles by ~25%.

Senior Graphic Designer at SIRMA Business Consulting India (2021-01 – 2023-06)

• Led end-to-end design on 50+ projects across branding, digital product, UI/UX and illustration for FinTech clients.
• Mentored the design team — ~30% productivity improvement — and streamlined creative workflows for ~20% faster turnaround.

Requirements Designer — UX / System Design at HARMAN International (2018-09 – 2019-06)

• Designed infotainment UX modules and system requirements for Maserati and Fiat Chrysler programmes; reduced documentation rework by ~25%.
• Owned specification quality across IBM DOORS/DNG — precision work in a regulated, high-consequence pipeline.

Product Design Engineer at Volvo Buses India (2017-04 – 2018-04)

• Product and graphic development for the Bus Rapid Transit System programme; led trials, validation and field issue resolution across Ahmedabad and Pune.
• Presented the BRTS demo directly to a city transportation corporation — senior-stakeholder-facing from early in my career.

Graphic Designer at LabourNet Services India (2016-08 – 2017-02)

• Designed 50+ training and educational assets for the Skill India vocational programme, simplifying complex technical content into accessible visual formats.

B.E. in Automobile Engineering – Acharya Institute of Technology (2012 – 2015)

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering – M.N. Technical Institute (2009 – 2012)