Profile

1. A qualified and professional journalist/editor with several years' experience editing, writing, subbing and researching news and features for a variety of reputed international media. He has written over 3,000 articles in more than 100 publications in five continents and edited and launched publications in different categories. 

2. His diverse background and inclination has led him to follow and imbibe as many aspects of the publishing industry as possible - right from conception to the dreary day-to-day management of a successful publishing house. He has sound editorial judgment and is bursting with ideas and can breathe life into the most prosaic of texts. 

3. A solid grounding in editorial apart, he has involved and played a larger role in the management, marketing and spotting of additional and auxiliary revenue streams for the publications he has been closely involved with. 

4. His strengths could prove to be a value-addition with innovative marketing ideas gained by being getting right down there when needed, in the market place. He happened to develop strategies for a variety of media. These include online, multimedia and television - apart from print. I believe gaining as much knowledge of things is the better to achieve goals as strongly as possible.

5. He has visited Silicon Valley (USA) many times and covered the most of the hi-tech/networking companies there for various publications. He has also visited European countries, Middle East and South East Asia.
 

Professional Outline

Professional experience

As a staff and as a freelancer

(Current Occupation – Part time) December 2005 to August 2007

1. Consulting Editor for ten newsletters - India Telecom News (www.indiatelecomnews.com), India Wealth News (www.indiawealthnews.com),India Electronic News (www.indiaelectronicnews.com,India InfoTech News (www.indiainfotechnews.com),India Fuel News (www.indiafuelnews.com),India Hospitality News (www.indiahospitalitynews.com),India Logistics News,India Food News ,India Aviation News ,India Investment News

2. Columnist – Investor Ideas, Canada. (http://www.indiastockmarket.com/IiI/Default.asp) Finance and Economics.

3. Indian Contributor - Telecoms Korea (www.telecomskorea.com). I am contributing to this Korea based publication features about telecom business and market.

4. Indian Contributor - Automation World.(www.automationworld.com) Business and Technology Stories. 

2004 - 2005 As a full-time contributor (exclusive for India, not as a permanent full time staff, but as a regular contributor on freelance basis IGI Group, USA (Telecom Market Research - Indian Contributor). The Information Gatekeepers Group, headquartered in Brighton, Massachusetts, USA, is an internationally recognized publisher, trade show organizer, consultancy and information service provider in the fields. Area covered: Business side of telecom. 

2002 - Worked as Indian contributor of Electronics News (RBI-US) for nearly six months.

2000-2002 As a full-time contributor (exclusive for India) Internet News (USA) (www.internet.com) - Indian Correspondent (1998-2001) - covering the business side of IT and Networking industry. Internet News belongs to the Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) (www.jupitermedia.com), headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading global provider of original information, images and digital content for information technology, business and creative professionals.

1999-2000 Indian Contributor for Global Wireless (RCR group, USA) covering the wireless/telecom Industry in India. Since 1981, RCR Wireless News has been the leading news source for the wireless industry. RCR Wireless News is owned by Crain Communications Inc., which also publishes Advertising Age, Automotive News and Business Insurance, along with more than 30 other business, trade and consumer publications.

1998-1999 Indian Correspondent of VNU News of VNU Business Publications (UK). (http://www.vnunet.com/) It is a computer magazine online providing the latest IT, computing, internet and e-commerce news and reviews in the UK and Europe.

1993- 1998 Worked as Editor of Dalal Street Investment Journal (the then largest circulated business magazine in India). I have joined as a full-time staff - special correspondent - of DSJ publications Mumbai. Apart from this, there were other titles like Flash News, Infobank, Banker's Manual, India Economic Update (also published from Dubai), E2. I have joined in DSJ as a special correspondent and then promoted and resigned as a consulting editor. I have actively participated in formulating marketing strategies for these publications.
I have resigned the job to join international journalism. 

1991-1992 Worked as a full-time Assistant Editor of Dhanam Publications in Cochin (Kerala) that publishes Dhanam Economics Magazine and Rubber Asia (Asia’s largest circulated Rubber Trade Magazine)
 

Freelance work

Writing 

From 1999, I have been active in international journalism. I freelanced on a part-time basis and in conjunction with staff roles from 1999. In between as a stop-gap I freelanced full-time between 2002-2004.

General Business and Economy Stories 

World&I (Washington Times Group), US

The World paper (World Times, USA)

South Asian business Analyst (USA)

Commodities Now magazine (http://www.commodities-now.com)

India Economic Update (Dubai)

Management Consultant International, Kennedy Information, US

Management Consultancy Newsletter, UK

Global IT Report (Kennedy Information),USA

Business Today (Sri Lanka)

Europa Property (http://www.asiacre.com/)

Finance/Investment/Banking Stories

The Wealth Net (http://www.tru-est.com/)

Financier Worldwide magazine (www.financierworldwide.com)

Capital Markets (www.capitalmarketsonline.com), UK

Investment & Pensions Asia (www.ipe.com)

Global Investing (www.global-investing.com)

Asia Risk (www.asiarisk.com.hk)

Wealth Briefing (http://www.wealthbriefing.com)

Wealthnet, UK (http://www.tru-est.com/)

Taipan Financial News, USA

Investment & Pensions Europe

Asia Risk,Incisive Financial Publishing Ltd

Telecom/Wireless 

Phone + International (VPI, USA)

Sounding Board (Virgo Publishing Inc, USA)

Telepolis (Germany)

Teleresources (Australia)

FT media - Telecom (Asia)

Wireless Week (Cahners, USA)

Broadband Wireless Business Magazine (USA)

SMI Corporation - Market Research Report (UK)

tele.com - Commweb (USA)

DevX, USA

On Magazine (Ericsson), Sweden

Light Reading, USA

New Media (USA)

Technology

IDG News Service (IDC Group, USA)

Techweb (CMPnet, USA)

MC Magazine (BPI, USA)

Electronic Business (Cahners Media Group, USA),

BYTE (McGraw Hill group),

Upside (Upside Media Inc, USA),

Computer World (USA),

Smart Card Quarterly (Philips group, USA),

ERP Focus (UK)

Card Technology Magazine (Faulkner Gray, USA)

Smartcard News, UK

Computing, UK

IT Week, UK

Infomatics, UK

What PC, UK

Personal Computer World, UK

Network IT Week, UK

Asia Computer Weekly, Singapore

Automation World, USA

Electronics

Electronic Business Asia, Singapore

Electronic Business, USA

Electronic Business Weekly, UK

Semiconductor International, USA

Nikkei Electronics Asia

Aviation/Transportation

Speed News (USA)

Phillips Aviation Newsletters (USA)

Helicopter World (UK)

Railway Gazette (UK)

Le Rail (France)

Eye for Transport,UK

Cargonews Asia, Hong Kong

Miscellaneous Trade Magazines

IPE Real Estate, EU

The Stage news paper - UK

Media Age, US

FIS.com, European Union

Batteries International, UK

Asian Baker, UK

FoodService Europe & Middle East, Germany

Windpower Monthly, EU

British M&C Report, UK

Convenience Store News,USA

Skills 

* I have excellent editorial judgment, am a thorough and enthusiastic researcher, have good time management skills and am completely rigorous in terms of both deadlines and accuracy. I am a fast worker, without ever compromising accuracy, and I work well under pressure

* I am comfortable across all media from print to online and am fully conversant with Internet.

Trainings, Seminar, Presentations and Summits

1. Globalpress Connection's Electronics Summit 2007in Monterey, CA (USA) - Silicon Valley electronics industry leaders, entrepreneurs, analysts and international media share news and views on key issues of the day, from consumer electronics to telecommunications.
 
2. 2006 NetEvents Asia Press Summit Singapore - AN event to bring together the telecom industry, channels and the press.
 
3. Electronics Summit2006 "Leveraging the New Complexity" 4th annual Globalpress Electronics Summit2006 (February 27 - March 2, 2006)
Monterey, California, USA
 
4. Globalpress IT Summit2006 (November 2006), CA, USA . It showcased companies and products to watch in the fast-paced business of mobile, wireless enterprise technologies. 

5. Asiapress Electronics II, November 14 - 18, 2005 - Sunnyvale, CA. 

6. The NetEvents 2006 Global Press Summit conference, Hong Kong. An interactive session with industry leaders in telecom and the media.

7. Presented a paper at ASIACom - organized by Globalpress Connection and its media partner, Reed Business on June 14, 2006, 9 – 11 am at the Techmart in Santa Clara. The study was for public relations and marketing professionals will focus on understanding cross-cultural perceptions and differences and developing global PR strategies for maximum impact in Asia-Pacific markets.

8. Globalpress Communications Tour (April 19 - 23, 2004) - visited head-quarters of international telecommunications and networking companies in Silicon Valley.

9.Attended the press tour in IFA 2007 August 31- September 5, 2007, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show.

10.Participated in 2007 NetEvents Asia-Pacific Press Summit, Hong Kong (October 18-20)
 
11. Attended 100s of business and investment-related seminars in various parts of India.