Sastry Sarath Pendyala
Career Objective
Seeking assignments where I can effectively implement and develop my skills while adding value to the organization.
Professional Summary
• A Media & Publishing professional with over four years’ experience in Publishing, Reporting & Feature Writing
• Freelance Content Writer with experience in content development
• Ability to diffuse highly charged situations and display a result oriented attitude with strong determination even in highly pressurized situations
• Adept at organizing events and managing vendors
Core Competencies
• Publishing
• Reporting
• Feature Writing
• Proof Reading
• Operations Management
• Event Management
Organizational Experience
Publishing Specialist, Legal-Editorial, Thomson Reuters (Jun 2009-Till Date)
• Responsible for preparing data for publishing legal and regulatory products in print and electronic form
• Liaise with external and internal vendors
• Train new employees
• Suggest process improvements and verify the work of others
• End-to-end responsibility of the publishing process
• Responsibilities include writing, analyzing, converting, coding, copyreading, editing, merging, rendering and validation of data.
Copyeditor, Nano Digest (Jan 2009–Apr 2009)
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the final layout and look of the magazine
• Writing features and editorials
Features Writer, Avant Garde Life (Oct 2008-Dec 2008)
Responsibilities:
• Writing features & editorials
• Sub-editing and proof-reading articles
Correspondent, Goal.com SA (Apr 2007-Sept 2008)
Responsibilities:
• Reporting on all football news in the country.
• Writing Features & Editorials
• Coordinating with correspondents from around the country.
• Proof-reading and formatting articles sent by football enthusiasts and part-time writers.
Training Coordinator, Bridgehead (Apr 2006 - Mar 2007)
Responsibilities:
• Coordinating with trainers and trainees
• Conceptualizing and Designing training programs
• Vendor Management
• Preparation of various activities and briefing participants on the modus operandi
Academic Qualifications
• Professional Diploma in Management (Marketing) from AIMA, 2007-2008
• B.Tech (Mechanical) from GVP College of Engineering, Vishakapatnam, 2002-2006
• Intermediate from Gowtham Junior College, Vijayawada, 2000-2002
• Class X from Vikas Public School, Guntur, 1999-2000
Extra-Curricular Activities
• Editor, GVP Times (College Magazine), GVPCOE
• Sports Captain, Mechanical Engineering Department
• Captain, House Cricket & Volleyball teams
• Organized Blood Donation camp in engineering college.
• Member, Cultural Society, GVPCOE
• Organized Quiz, Essay Writing & Elocution competitions in engineering college.
Major Achievements
• Awarded Spotlight award for being the best performer for the month of September in TR Legal
• Conceptualized & successfully Implemented the ‘My Voice, My Shout’ section on the Goal.com Home page
• Winner, Intramurals Sports Cup, GVPCOE
• Winner, Intramurals Cricket Competition, GVPCOE
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