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I am a BE in IT with 5 years experience in the Documentation and Instructional Design Profession within the Engineering and Technology Sector. I am currently working as a consultant for Ambika Impex. I am also freelancing, creating reports on areas such as: Financial planning, investing in mutual funds, investing in equity, derivatives trading, insurance, economy, commodities, forex, and tax for a company called Finance Insights. In addition, I am also an independent trader in equities, F&O, and commodities.


I am a certified technical and fundamental analyst. As part of my technical and fundamental analysis certification, I underwent basic, advanced as well as intensive training in technical and fundamental analysis by well known chartist and analyst Ravi Bhokse (frequent expert at NDTV Profit) at the Share Market Made Easy Institute. I am comfortable working on various trading, charting and technical analysis softwares, such as Market View, Metastock, Iris, and Falcon software, to trade at Nifty, Sensex, MCX, NCDEX, Futures, Derivatives, and commodities, both for intraday and delivery-based, or short-term, medium-term and long-term trading. I can provide intra-day calls on stocks using appropriate profit booking & stop loss levels, longer dated positional calls, BTST calls. I can also help the team with daily trading updates, ideas, and views for PMS. I can use Exponential Moving Average Crossover, RSI, MACD, ADX, Head and Shoulders, Symmetric, ascending/descending triangles, cup and saucer, and several other indicators/ styles/ methods to arrive at accurate and profitable trading predictions.


In addition, I am already 3 months through a 27 month part time MBA-CFA Dual Masters Program from ICFAI, which will earn me the following certifications at the end of the course:

- MBA in Finance, CFA, MFA (Masters in Financial Analysis), Diploma in Business Management, Diploma in Advance Management


I am also certified in Capital Markets through a 3-month part-time BSE CPCM certificate program given jointly by JBIMS and Mumbai University. As part of this course I have learnt:

- Capital Markets, Availability of International Finance to Domestic Companies, Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization and their relevance to the Indian Economy, Macro Economic Fundamentals & their relation with the Capital Markets, Stock Exchanges, GDP, Population, Sectors of Economy, Random Walk Theory & Efficient Market Theory

- SEBI Act & Rules (Primary Market), Project Appraisal, Project Finance, Pricing & Valuation of Equity, Economic Analysis, Industry Analysis, Company Analysis, Listing on BSE, Public Issues, Underwriting, Private Placement of Shares & Bought-out Deals, Book Building, Merchant Banking in respect to Mergers & Acquisitions, Mutual Funds.

- Trading, Settlement & Surveillance, BOLT, Derivatives ( Futures & Options ),Index Futures, Index Options, Stock Futures & Stock Options, Depositories & Dematerialisation, Rolling Settlement, SEBI Act & Rules (Secondary Markets), Income Tax, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Role of Derivatives in Banks and Risk Management.

- The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956, (Rules, Bylaws & Regulations), Companies Act, Rules for FII & NRI Investments, MRTP Act, Consumer Protection Act, FERA FEMA & Money Laundering Act, Corporate Governance

- Fundamentals Analysis, Indices, Technical Analysis, Personal Investment, Money & Debt Market, Credit Rating, Securitization of Assets, Foreign Exchange Market & Forfeiting, Leasing & Factoring, Buyback of Shares, EVA, Role of Banks in the Capital Market


I think I have the right aptitude for Research, Analysis, Reporting, Client Interaction and Sales. I am detail-oriented. At the same time I am efficient at deciding what to pick and what to skip. I have a tendency to analytically treat information and very strong inherent research, writing, and communication skills that have been further reinforced through experience. In short, I am good at identification, analysis and summarizing. Having done Bachelors in engineering, and majoring in the field of Information Technology, I will be extremely comfortable in quickly grasping a wide variety of quantitative software. Having managed teams and projects in the past, I will be really comfortable at coordinating even on a one-to-one basis with the clients. Having freelanced for the media, I will be totally at ease dealing with the media as well. I have a background in financial journalism for a couple of financial companies for which I have freelanced, such as Financial Insights, in addition to some financial journalism and press relations work that I performed, as part of my role as a technical writer with the Corporate Communications team at GTL Limited. I have a quick ability to grasp, absorb, analyze and deliver well-framed outputs in writing, within the given deadlines. I also have a thorough understanding of the financial markets as well as the market audience and participants. Besides, having worked on a variety of freelance projects, I can additionally function independently whenever required, within the constraints of a remotely managed team. I am also comfortable with MS Excel, online publishing, messaging and researching systems.


My previous experience includes research on Company news runs, SEC-filings or financial disclosureØ documents such as annual or interim reports, PIBs(Public Information Book), research reports, M&A and competitive intelligence using databases such as Lexis-Nexis, Factiva, Dun & Bradstreet, FactSet, Thomson, Hoovers, OneSource, Investext, Moody’s, S&P, Bloomberg. In addition, I have written corporate biographies of CMDs, Profiles of Senior Management members – Presidents, Vice Presidents, CEO, COO, CFO & Board of Directors. I have co-ordinated Press & Analyst Meets, assisted Ernst & Young Auditing Company Professionals in developing and editing Public Announcement of GTL Infra Stock Market Listing of merged and demerged companies, prepared Election Campaign Speech for the Legal Advisor of GTL Limited, and prepared Press releases, notes and results for investor meets.


In addition, I have dabbled across the following roles in a variety of freelance projects: Technical Writer/ Technical Editor/ Instructional Designer/ Senior Instructional Designer/ Design Head/ Freelance Journalist/ Lead Project Manager/Link building freelancer/ SEO freelancer/ Social Media Optimization freelancer/ Direct Email Marketing Freelancer/ Social Bookmarking Freelancer/ Subject Matter Expert/ Features Reporter. As part of my leisure activities, I am a trained and certified paragliding pilot. My Awards & Achievements include:

1) Sify Way Award Winner – JFM 2007 Certification,

2) Sify e-learning process training certification with highest marks 86/100.

3) Paragliding Adventure Pilot Certification.

4) Certificate of Excellence in Fundamental & Technical Analysis of shares from Sharestradingschool.com for outstanding performance and lasting contribution

5) Mumbai University CPCM (Certificate Program in Capital Markets) Certified [jointly from BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) & JBIMS (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies)]

CURRENT JOB

Ambika Impex, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

September’ 08 – Present - Consultant

Import/ Export Documentation
Well versed with Customs/ Central Excise Act, Custom Law Manual, Customs/ Central Excise Tariff, Import-Export policy and handbook of procedures
Co-ordinating with Shipping cos., Clients, Transporters, Cranes, Forklift Operators, Port Trust & Customs
Classification of consignments as per Custom Tariff
Co-ordinating regarding import/ export vessels arrival/ departure status
Calling for deficient documents from importers/ exporters
Sending requisition for funds, for payment of statutory charges such as port trust/ customs duty/ steamer agent charges
Releasing of Bill of Lading from shipping companies
Collection of Delivery Orders from shipping companies
Booking of containers in export vessels
Billing and follow-up for payments
Drafting Daily Reports
Reporting status of import/export consignments in the process of clearing and shipping
Processing of import/export documents through Customs
On-the-job-training imparted on Import & Export Procedure to field staff and custom staff on a case to case requirement basis
Client companies tracked: Companies Tracked: Inox India Ltd., Inox Air Products Ltd (42 factories all over India), Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd, Sky Oxygen Company Ltd., Sky Acetelyne Company Pvt. Ltd., Heerasons Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
Stock allocation and portfolio management
Stock research for investment
Accounting after each day’s intraday trading
Intraday trading and short term/ long term investment management
Microeconomic and Macroeconomic market study for appropriate investment decisions
Daily investment reports


PREVIOUS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

GTL Limited, Mahape, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (CMM Level 4)

Mar 2006 - Dec 2006 - Technical Writer

Instructional Designing, Researching, Developing, Reviewing, Editing & Copy-editing Operation Manuals, Company Policy Manuals, Annual Reports, Existing Web Site Content and/ or Punchlines, Corporate Movie Audio/ Video Conceptualization, Project Progression Reporting, Case-Studies, Web Site Layouting, Site Mapping & Scheduling, Web Site Content Copywriting, Generic Case Study PDF Development, Web Site Punch Line Copywriting, Telecom Engineering Meet Punchline copywriting, Press Report Writing, Corporate Brochure Content Copywriting, Corporate Social Responsibilities Brochure Content Copywriting, Press Report writing, Biosketch Content Writing for Chairman & Managing Director of GTL, Mr. Manoj Tirodkar, Corporate Presentation Content Copywriting, Managed Services Browsable CD Site Mapping & Content writing, Analyst Meet Docket Content Copywriting, Business Plan Writing, Newsletter Content Copywriting, Business Case Study Content Writing, Technical Case Study Content Writing, Business White Paper Content Writing, Technical White Paper Content Writing, Telemarketing FAQ Content Copywriting, Sourcing vendors for Annual Reports & Corporate Movies, Customer Contact Email Programs, Biography of CMD, Profiles of Senior Management – Presidents, Vice Presidents, CEO, COO, CFO & Board of Directors, Co-ordination in Press & Analyst Meets, Assisting Auditing Company Professionals in developing and editing Public Announcement of Stock Market Listing of merged and demerged companies, Election Campaign Speech for the Legal Advisor of the company, Press releases, notes and results for investor meets. Research on Company news runs, SEC-filings or financial disclosureØ documents such as annual or interim reports, PIBs(Public Information Book), research reports, M&A and competitive intelligence using databases such as Lexis-Nexis, Factiva, Dun & Bradstreet, FactSet, Thomson, Hoovers, OneSource, Investext, Moody’s, S&P, Bloomberg. PR in organizational life, PR and other areas of management, Formalization, Dimensions of organizational structure, Strategies for control, Application of organization structure principles to PR, Internal PR operations, External PR agencies, Change Management for a PR consultancy, Role analysis, Diagnosing Problems by role analysis, process of role definition, PR role as seen by practitioners, Relationship between individual & organizational stress, Coping with stress, Power culture, Role Culture, Task Culture, Person Culture, Measuring Performance, Measuring Media activity, Evaluating PR performance, Reaction to crisis, Predictable & Unpredictable crises, Growth pattern in organizations, Evaluating new business, Recent developments & future trends, organizational development & Management Development.


OTHER TECHNOLOGY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Parshwanath College of Engineering, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Jun 2003 to April 2004 - Student – Internal Projects

TRANSMISSION OF VOICE OVER A LINUX NETWORK USING T.C.P SOCKETS. Project was undertaken solely by me and reached to completion as a successful working model.
Additional knowledge gained during the project: C programming, Socket programming proficiency with the Red Hat Linux command line and can implement the same with u.d.p, x.25 and other protocols.
OTHER PROJECTS: CRUISE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY BILLING SYSTEM, MOBILE BILLING SYSTEM, PROJECT COST ESTIMATION SYSTEM, which were submitted as part of the curriculum, and during which I learnt PHP and HTML coding along with MySQL and POSTGRESQL databases.


Excellent Academy of Engg. Thane, Maharashtra, India

May 2004 to Nov 2004 - Engineering Lecturer - coached final year engineering (B.E) students and 2nd yr engineering students

Embedded C, Embedded C++, Micro controller programming, Embedded Linux, Embedded RTOS, ATMEL AVR processor AT90S8515, WML and WMLScript, Mobile Computing, Discrete Structures, Multimedia-Based Instructional Design, Computer-based training, Web-based training, Workshops, Demonstrations, Discussions, Seminars, Practicals, Lab guides, Student Guides, Trainer Guides, Technical Training and Lecturing.


Lionbridge Technologies Ltd., Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (CMM Level 5)

Nov 2004 to Jul 2005 - Writer for the Microsoft client

Microsoft-based ILT (Instructor Led Training) courses, Developer/Programmer manuals, Administrator manuals, PowerPoint Slide Visualization, Reviewing, XML Tagging, End-to-End Testing, Copy-Editing as per MSTP-ILT standards/MSL Guidelines, Proof-editing, Multimedia-Animation-Display Transcripts, Multimedia Audio Transcripts, Point-Of-View Video Transcripts, Scheduling and Deadline delivery, Bug – Fixing, Content Design, Research, and Development, Team-Work, Co-ordination, and Self- Motivation


Enlink IT Pvt. Ltd., Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Oct 2005 to Mar 2006 -Technical Editor for Thomasnet Client

Responsible for design, research, development, and editing of Engineering Company profiles, corresponding business profiles & industry profiles, Technical Product Description Matter, Product/ Service Category Headings, Technical specification Analysis, documentation, technical & business white papers.


Sify Technologies Ltd., Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (CMM Level 5)

Feb 2007 - April 2008 - Senior Instructional Designer

Creating CDS, Mediamaps, Design considerations & Intro, TOC, Course Description, Vision, Audience, student pre-requisites, Scope, certificate exams mapping, delivery format, course objectives, overview & Navigation, Lab & Course Info, Summary & Glossary. Segregating (graphic elements, review feedback, VPC, ID & developer activity, Build units & course inputs into manageable sections), Developing content, visualizing graphic, storyboarding, Co-ordinating with macro-media developers for user-interface level standardization (of animations, demos, simulations & static graphics), Testing, Keystroking VPC, Internal Reviews and QA fixes, client bug sheet fixes, Feeding build elements, testing (final build, reviews, and fixes), Creating lab scenarios, practices & exercises. Mentoring, training, resource allocation, client interaction, conflict resolution, leadership, communication with SME, stakeholders, ensuring MCT, CDM, TR, Product Studio, Alpha & Beta Fixes and verifications. Handled team of 25.
Complete Pre-PTA before envisioning. Quarterly planning, creation of the Learning Product proposal, and creation of the Learning Product business case. Unified Objective Domain for Learning Product. Learning Product Proposal. High-level Project Schedule and Resouce Plan. Proposal Collaboration. PTA Approval. Project Schedule. Project Budget. Design Resources assigned to Learning Product. Updated and Refined Master Project Schedule in Microsoft Project. Project Infrastructure - List of Stakeholders, Team distribution list, VSS project, Risk Assessment tracking file, Issue document, Kickoff meeting, Create SOW, Create contract in MSMarket. Update http://Coursemaster - Update http://PubSched, Send Weekly Status Reports, Schedule weekly status meetings, Create Premliminary Syllabus (PdM), Create Sales Tip Sheet (PdM). Create development team distribution list - Request Creation of Source Depot project tree, Document Contact Information for Team Members. Tradeoff and implementation strategy verified - Schedule confirmed. Project Plan - Including Team information, communication agreements updated. External technical reviews scheduled as required. Author Go/No-Go decision - Content reviewed by Stakeholders, Decision communicated to Management and Vendor Services. Managing timely delivery of qualitative Lab files, Lab answer keys, Practice files, Questions and answers, Multimedia files, Demonstration code , Internet links, Student course files, Send Us Your Feedback Instructions, Additional reference appendices, Sample code, Sample applications, Job Aids, Additional reading, Paper-based labs with descriptive answers or network/block diagrams etc, Final beta-ready Introduction module/unit, Final CD Build Worksheet, Final beta-ready virus scanned Virtual PC environment including all files (.vhd, .vmc) and setup guides.
Creating CDS, Mediamaps, Design considerations & Intro, TOC, Course Description, Vision, Audience, student pre-requisites, Scope, certificate


One Love Networks, LLC, Contractual Job From Home (for Company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)

April 2008 - August 2008 - Lead Project Manager

1. Reviewing code and database structure of our two existing sites. Reviewing existing TRAC ticket management system and SVN version control, and organizing existing tickets for these two sites into milestones and groups.
2. Creating multiple bid requests using instructions and deliverables with a strict deadline. Crafting the bid request be clear on expectations.

3. Posting these multiple bid requests on Web portals for multiple developers to complete the existing tickets organized. Selecting the developers/designers based on their price, experience, their portfolio and most importantly their reviews. Facilitating FTP access, Database access, TRAC and SVN access. Preparing excel spreadsheets in terms of Task, Platform (elance, rentacoder), Coder Username, # of Reviews, Coder IM, Coder Email, Coder Website, above usernames and passwords.
4. Assigning to them to tickets they will complete and make sure they utilize proper TRAC / SVN protocol. Making sure they are commenting their tickets, their SVN commits with the corresponding ticket # and changes AND their code.
5. Managing daily tasks and set ticket goals for completion. Q/A-ing work before it goes live. If a problem occurs, rolling back SVN changes to previous working version. If a developer does not complete the work promptly and is creating problems in the code or failing to follow instruction, then blocking all access to our servers, paying them their severance and replacing them. Prioritizing tickets and being flexible enough to assign that ticket to the appropriate coder and holding him accountable for completing it.
6. Developing a detailed spec for each project, from an outline project proposal including key elements of each project, functionality, navigational structure and wireframe layouts. Once the functional spec has been completed, creating a milestone in TRAC / SVN, breaking down each task into a ticket, and grouping those tickets into components appropriately. Business development management – Link Building, SEO.


EDUCATION: Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology – Mumbai University Jul 2004

CPCM Certification – BSE, JBIMS, Mumbai University Jul 2009

Pursuing MBA – ICFAI University Currently

Pursuing Masters in Financial Analysis – ICFAI University Currently


INTERESTS: Singing, Aerobics, Dance Forms, Hiking, Trekking, Paragliding, Reading, Teaching, Debates, Extempore, Recitation, Tableaus, History, Geography, Travel, Linguistics, and Motivational Speeches.

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