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Uttam Kumar Dash

Professional Experience

Deputy Marketing Lead

WPManageNinja LLC, Newark, Delaware, United States | October 2022 – Present

Led marketing for FluentCart and Fluent Support, two globally used WordPress-based products.
Planned and ran content-led campaigns, and wrote SEO-optimized,
numerous long-form articles on customer experience, ecommerce,
and technology.
(Source 1) (Source 2)
Managed market and competitor research to shape product messaging,
PR communication, and public announcements.
Designed newsletters, onboarding campaigns, and CRM communications
for over 100,000 email subscribers.
Created posters, presentation slides, UX visuals, web layouts, and
social media content using Figma, Canva, and AI tools.
Worked closely with company owners, developers, designers, and
support teams to align messaging with user experience and suggested
product improvements.
Led the marketing team to win the Best Marketing Team Award
for three consecutive years through strategic leadership and cross-functional
collaboration; additionally secured the Best Product Launch Award
in the fourth year.
Represented the organization at international seminars, WordCamps,
conferences, and live sessions, and led internal events, workshops,
and monthly training programs.
Contributed to improving the open-source CMS WordPress using UX
suggestions, photographs, and web development.
(Source)

Digital Marketing Manager

UI-Lib, Sylhet, Bangladesh | May 2020 – September 2022

Led a content-driven communication strategy focused on expanding
reader reach and strengthening brand authority.
Authored 120+ research-backed technical articles on programming,
UI/UX, and digital communication.
(Source)
Scaled monthly readership from approximately 100 to 15,000 within
one year through strategic planning and consistent publishing.
Managed workflows, editorial deadlines, and multi-platform
publication schedules to ensure operational efficiency.

Co-Founder

Ka-Bangal, Sylhet, Bangladesh | January 2017 – September 2020

Co-founded an ethical fashion initiative by sourcing local raw
materials and partnering with women artisans from rural communities.
Directed product photography, marketing strategy, and audience
outreach to establish early brand visibility and customer engagement.
Featured in national print and online magazines, contributing to
the venture’s early recognition and growth.
(Source 1) (Source 2)

Research, Translation & Creative Experiences

Research (Ongoing)

November 2025 – Present

Topic: Intimate Memory and Global Readership: Narrative Voice, Maternal Identity,
and the Transnational Reception of Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me

Supervisor: Susmita Roy (Lecturer), Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology

Examining: How narrative voice shapes intimate memory and maternal subjectivity through close textual analysis and transnational reader reception, with an emphasis on rigorous drafting and revision.

Translation Work (Ongoing)

May 2025 – Present

Translation from English to Bengali for Book Publication:

Joan Miró’s I Work Like a Gardener (currently in publishing phase)
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s In Praise of Shadows

Co-Music Producer — Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Dhaka Say Karachi: Chapter 2, Transforming Narratives | December 2021 – March 2022

Collaborated on a cross-cultural musical documentary with
multidisciplinary artists from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Birmingham, England.
Produced music while contributing to songwriting, composition,
and vocal performance as part of an international creative team
led by Ahsan Bari and Sheikh Dina.
(Source)
Project supported by the British Council and Arts Council England,
fostering transnational artistic exchange through the Dhaka Say Karachi initiative.

Additional Experiences

Composed, wrote, and performed original songs across folk, classical, and contemporary forms, with regular live public performances (source)
Written script for the documentary ‘Tears of Haor’ based on fieldwork in the Haor Basin, focusing on community memory, place, and environmental risk (source)
Write & publish poetry, long-form literary essays, books, and film reviews (source)
Run a social media channel that shares reading and film-viewing experiences to encourage interest in world literature and cinema. (Source)

Certifications & Awards

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design – Google (August 2026) (Source)
Introduction to Google SEO – University of California, Davis (June 2022) (Source)
Foundations of Project Management – Google (July 2022) (Source)
Two-year Certificate Program in Drawing – Awarded ‘First Class First’ – Bangladesh Shishu Academy (2009-2011)
Third Place – National Drawing Competition – Bangladesh Shishu Academy (2010)
Gold Medalist, City-Level Singing Competition – Nupur Sangeetaloy, Sylhet (2009)

Conferences & International Events

WordCamp Bangkok 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand (Source)
WordCamp Malaysia 2025 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Source)
WordCamp Dhaka 2025 | Dhaka, Bangladesh (Source)
WordCamp Kolkata 2025 | Kolkata, Bangladesh (Source)
WordCamp Kathmandu 2023 | Kathmandu, Nepal (Source)
Transforming Narratives Mela & Symposium 2022 (Online) | Birmingham, England (Source)

Academic Credentials

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English

North East University Bangladesh, Sylhet | 2018 – 2021 | CGPA: 3.63 / 4.00 |

Trained in academic & creative writing, discourse analysis, phonetics, and second language acquisition.
Studied English and world literatures across poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from America, Europe, Russia, and Asia.
Trained in research methods, close reading, and independent textual analysis.
Gained teaching experience through ELT coursework and a supervised classroom practicum.
Studied literary theory and cultural studies with close attention to historical and social context.
Completed coursework in linguistics, SLA, phonetics and phonology, psychology, sociology, economics, law, cultural studies, media studies, and Bangladesh studies.