Assistant Office

Varun Kumar Gurunath

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Key Qualifications

- Problem Solver: When a problem arises, the best solution is to look for

the best long term results even at the expense of short term hardships

- Time-Managing Skills: Able to balance work with other aspects of daily

life efficiently

- Multi-task oriented: Maintain and organize different tasks at the same

time while prioritizing those that matter the most as well as those on a

time limit

Professional Experience

MTV News & Docs Media/ Production Intern June 2009 to

Sept. 2009

- Edit/Transfer MTV News footage, briefs, and sequences to New York

Office

- Dub tapes and enter them in the tape closet library after

transcribing interviews

- Write articles and blog entries with upcoming celebrity, music, and

film news on the Movies Blog and MTV News website

- On-site interviews with high-profile musicians, actors, and

filmmakers (i.e., Music Video Set Visits, Red Carpet Premiere Visits, Award

Show visits, Movie Set Visits, Junkets, etc

Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Listings/Research Intern

Aug 2008 to Nov. 2008

- Main Goal: Help assist, research, and rank prospective franchises

for the 30th Annual Franchise 500

NDM Dance Productions & Studios Dance Instructor

Sept. 2005- Present

- Main Goal: Teach students of all age ranges the artistic elements of

traditional Indian dancing, hip hop, and modern

- Choreograph dance routines for student showcases and gigs

- Work with parents and clients on structuring and scheduling private dance

classes

NDM Dance Productions & Studios Dancer Sept. 2005-

Present

- Main Goal: Perform with the utmost skill and ability to showcase cultural

Indian dancing as well as hip hop.

- Choreograph dance routines for student showcases and gigs

- *Featured and danced in episodes of NBC's The Office, USA Network's

Character Fantasy, MTV's Next, Saturday Night Live's Chris Kattan's

Bollywood Short, & Devendra Banhart's Music Video alongside Natalie

Portman, So You Think You Can Dance, MTV's America's Best Dance Crew

NDM Dance Productions & Studios Office Assistant July 2005 to

Sept. 2005

- Create a new database of over 300 students and 30 business clients

- Greet customers to ensure a trusted learning environment focused on dance

and cultural arts

- Assist with financial transactions and payments

- Communicate with entertainment talent agencies via telephone and e-mail

Ntrust Infotech, Inc Office Assistant June 2006 to Sept. 2006

- Help provide assistance to fellow staff members with day to day

activities

- Help assist with client relations via telephone and e-mail

- Help assist with the filing of employee portfolios by scanning documents

Software/Application/Language Expertise

MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point,) ? Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe After

Effects CS3 Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat Professional ? HTML? Typing

Speed: 50 words per minute? Final Cut Pro for Mac

Education

B.A. in Film and Media Studies; University of California at Irvine,

Graduated: June 2010

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