Girish Gopalan, Freelance Academic Copyeditor

Girish Gopalan

Freelance Academic Copyeditor

Cactus Communications

البلد
الهند - تشيناي
التعليم
ماجستير, General Management
الخبرات
22 years, 11 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :22 years, 11 أشهر

Freelance Academic Copyeditor في Cactus Communications
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مايو 2016

+ Edit research articles, dissertations, and product documentation in American/British English
+ Edited over 800 research articles before submission to journals including IEEE, Elsevier, and Springer
+ Academic fields: engineering (mechanical/civil /robotics/analytics/biomedical) and management

Senior Executive - Service Delivery في Valued Epistemics
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • أكتوبر 2014 إلى مارس 2017

+ Responsible for quality of admission essays and letters, and resumes
+ Set quality standards and guidelines for document preparation
+ Developed training and handholding module to meet objectives
+ Drafted/edited high quality essays for over 500 applicants mostly for engineering programs
+ Trained over 80 authors and editors to write high quality admission essays

Freelance Content Developer في Various companies
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • سبتمبر 2008 إلى أكتوبر 2014

+ Drafted high quality content for websites, academic reports, articles, and newsletters
+ Covered topics including cyber security, statistics, project planning, and psychology

(worked for Tevel Cyber Corps; asiawriters.com; Hope Foundation)

Resource Development Manager في Hope Foundation
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • يونيو 2005 إلى أغسطس 2008

+ Established a Publicity Material Production Unit to aid the Fund Raising team
+ Developed Content, Designed Page Layouts, produced and internally distributed Grant Proposals, Newsletters, Presentations, Brochures, Flyers, Annual Reports and Press Releases
+ Designed and Managed the website for the South Region - wrote both the static content and program updates - to engage, convert and retain donors
+ Conducted presentations and managed stalls as part of promotions to generate leads
+ Conducted programs to communicate organizational objectives and best practices to staffs

Sales Manager في ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • مايو 2004 إلى مايو 2005

+ Managed a Sales Team to achieve targets
+ Inducted and Trained new staff
+ Captured customer service requests and coordinated with operations for appropriate action

Partner في Monsoon Winds
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • ديسمبر 2003 إلى أبريل 2004

+ Achieved daily sales of 50 cans per day in Velachery, Chennai
+ High level customer satisfaction due to timely delivery through Demand Forecasting and
Inventory Management initiatives

Branch-in-Charge في Ashok Leyland Finance
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • يونيو 2003 إلى نوفمبر 2003

+ Managed business operations (Sales, Collections and Credit Evaluation)across 9 Branches
+ Recruited and Trained new staff
+ Implemented a reporting and feedback system
+ Streamlined inventory management of business stationary in the entire Zone
+ Solved cases of undelivered No-Objection- Certificates by coordinating with Accounts

Marketing Executive في TVS Finance and Services
  • الهند - تشيناي
  • يونيو 2001 إلى مايو 2003

+ Prepared a Business Proposal for expanding loan sales to small towns surrounding Chennai and
conducted initial negotiations with prospective business partners
+ Instrumental in expanding business to suburbs
+ Trained and inducted Sales Staff

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, General Management
  • في Indian Institute of Management, Indore
  • مايو 2001
بكالوريوس, Mechanical Engineering
  • في University of Calicut
  • يوليو 1997

Specialties & Skills

Article Writing
Presentation Writing
Technical Writing
Academic Editing
Proposal Writing
Content Development
Content Editing

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
الهندية
متمرّس
الملايام
اللغة الأم
التاميلية
مبتدئ

الهوايات

  • Volunteering for a spiritual organization
    - Publication Coordinator for branch - Executive assistant roles to the branch head - earlier recognized for classifying and numbering books for a new library.
  • Exercise
    At present, focusing on Yogasanas in the morning routine. Have earlier performed basic (strength building) parkour exercises.
  • Acting
    Acted in movies and TV commercials