Experience

Ascend International School

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Admissions

  • Jun 2014 - Present



Independent Consultant

• Senior Copywriter and Social Media Executive

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

  Manage Social Media and Senior Copy Writing duties at an Advertising firm. While working was probably one of the worse experiences of my life...I did learn a good bit...kinda....don't work with people more focused on 'smoking weed' than they are being human! Manage Social Media and Senior Copy Writing duties at an Advertising firm. While working was probably one of the worse experiences of my life...I did learn a good bit...kinda....don't work with people more focused on 'smoking weed' than they are being human!



Whistling Woods International

• India
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Department Manager

  • 2008 - 2012

  Responsible for overseeing productivity of Admissions department through Marketing Sales and Recruitment to ensure student enrolment goals are being met. Marketing: Guide Marketing and sales team to meet goals and develop new concepts to better tap into new student base. Develop collaterals for same . Consistently Identifying marketing strategies and Seeking methodologies for achieving growth .Helped Develop new course concepts and plans to ensure added enrolments. Public Relations: As the “International face” of WWI I gave weekly lectures and tours of the campus to visiting dignitaries, CM’s and other institutes wanting to collaborate. Hosted Campus events to increase foot traffic geared towards making the institute of focal point of film in Mumbai.Admissions Management: Interview and process students through all aspects of Admissions into the institute. Follow up on contract, payment, housing, and loans for 350 plus students. Implementation of new ideas, regulations, and procedures for Admissions department. Coordinate directly with President and the Founder, Subhash Ghai regarding Admissions policies. Provide to students coaching, counselling and mentorship as they attend school as choose their final career. Introduces new students, through training and lecture, to University life, training in soft skills, concepts in diversity, and basic English language skills.



Philadelphia History Museum

• Operations and Human Resources Manager

  • 2003 - 2007

  Financial The primary contact for program and operations staff regarding accounts payable and receivables questions, concerns and issues. Worked with organization staff to ensure accounts payable related concerns are answered correctly and in a timely manner. Tracked administrative contracts, processed grant payments, completed the weekly disbursement processes and check runs. Oversaw financial and other business management functions. Human Resources Interviewed new recruits for employment and conducted new employee orientation and training in policies and procedures. Established and maintained employee personnel files. Performed benefits administration and assumed fiduciary responsibility for all aspects of the benefit plan, including claims resolution, change reporting, approved invoices for payment and communication of benefit information to employees. Controlled and monitored weekly time sheet processing and payroll fulfilment including overtime, vacations, leaves of absence, sick pay, holiday pay and other payroll related matters. Operations Responsible for meeting planning, project management, scheduling, calendar management and direct management of maintenance, security and visitor services staff. Supervised the day-to-day operations of facility and garden. Directed all aspect of museums rental program.



Isolation Tank

• Business Manager

  • 2002 - 2004

  Responsible for maintaining the Business office for fast paced Internet based Music Company. Purchasing and ordering, from domestic as well as international sources, of all company merchandise. Conducting interviews, hiring, and training of new employees. Act as liaison between employees and company owner, remaining in support of their career though out employment. Supported relationships with all business client transactions and client contracts for UPS, Pitney Bows, USPS and various music suppliers. Duties include but are not limited to processing and the speedy resolution of customer grievances via phone and e-mail, maintaining an extensive music filing system, updating website, data base management, faxing orders, and other various aspects of office care.



Banyan Productions

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Producer / Production Coordinator

  • 2001 - 2002

  Interviewed potential guests, conceived and created show / story outline which included arranging travel, researching restaurants, Chef's, and shoot dates. Arranged for promotional giveaways for guests' fantasies, these have included working directly with marking group from companies like Williams and Sonoma, Weber Grills, and Ikea. Created written proposals for each story episode, which act as an outline for The Food Network Executives, as well as a guide in the field for the producers to follow. As Associate Producer on several of the episodes I was in charge of setting-up and executing interviews with a camera crew, picking up B-roll and to support the producer's in the field needs



The Racing Network

• Profiler/Master Control

  • 1998 - 2001

  Responsible for digital recording/playback of live instant replays. This included all of the day's races; post parades, and winners circles simultaneously. Created, through digital editing, a racing highlight show, which aired daily. Responsible for routing all programs’ feeds to individual studios and channels. Acted as liaison between tracks worldwide and station producers. Responsible for daily dressing of studio for live broadcast, which included lighting and camera set up. Responsible for digital recording/playback of live instant replays. This included all of the day's races; post parades, and winners circles simultaneously. Created, through digital editing, a racing highlight show, which aired daily. Responsible for routing all programs’ feeds to individual studios and channels. Acted as liaison between tracks worldwide and station producers. Responsible for daily dressing of studio for live broadcast, which included lighting and camera set up.