Project Manager
Resume:
S-*, 'Sindhuja', ***************@*****.**
**th Cross Street, m
Indira Nagar, Mobile: 984**-*****
Chennai 600 020.
Manjula Sridhar
Objective To use my skills effectively and contribute in the development
of the organization and add value to preset standards while
keeping sight of work-life balance
Personal Profile Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1968
Marital status: Married
Husband: T. Sridhar
Education 1989-1990 NIIT New Delhi
o Post Graduate Honors Diploma in Systems Management
1988-1990 Annamalai University Chidambaram
o M. Sc Physics
1985-1988 Ethiraj College Chennai
o B. Sc Physics
Professional
Experience Jan 2013-Till date
Chennai
Independent trainer
o Train students, working professionals and home makers in
oral communication skills in English, Hindi and Tamil.
o Provide customized training to suit the requirement of the
student.
o Improve the self-confidence of students so that they face
competitions and interviews with poise.
o Motivate students to identify their key strengths and
improve their overall personality.
o Help students face interviews with confidence by providing
tips and suggestions.
o Inculcate the attitude of positive thinking through quotes
from self-motivation and self-improvement books.
o Empower people to be independent by training them in
operating computer systems and keeping them up-to-date in
various applications.
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Dec 2011-Sep 2012 M/s Newgen Imaging Systems
Chennai
Copyeditor (Law books)
o Review the manuscript and prepare a style sheet, if the
book does not have a previous one.
o Check the updates and make them consistent with the parent
book or the legal reference material, based on the required
style.
o Edit the content for language (grammar, syntax and flow of
text) and completeness and include author queries for
missing/inappropriate material.
o Check the style of legal material and fix them
consistently.
o Ensure consistency in mechanical matters including:
spelling, capitalization, punctuation, hyphenation, and
abbreviations.
o Help project managers in resolving author queries.
May 2011-Dec 2011 M/s Newgen Imaging Systems
Chennai
Project Manager
o Review the project and set up the schedule from start until
the final stage when it is sent to the printer.
o Get the chapters copyedited and send queries, if any, to
the author for clarification.
o On resolving the copyediting queries, send the chapters for
composition.
o Send the proof pages to the authors and the proofreaders
for review and corrections.
o Incorporate the corrections and get a final set of
corrected pages.
o Review the proofs thoroughly and release the book to the
printer on the scheduled date.
Jan 2009-Dec 2010 M/s Reed Elsevier Chennai
Copyeditor
o Spot check copyedited files.
o Give regular feedback to copyeditors and monitor change.
o Update style sheets and fix styles for inconsistent items.
o Help Project Managers with checking of revises and final
files.
o Help Project Managers upgrade their oral and written
communication skills.
o Train Project Managers in spot checking copyedited
articles.
Feb 2007-Oct 2007 M/s TexTech International Chennai
Senior Copyeditor
o Analysis of the project including checking the level of
complexity and scheduling.
o Helping with the incorporation of the author corrections.
o Reviewing the job done by the team members and giving
regular feedback.
o Helping with the training of new recruits and periodically
evaluating the work done by them.
Jan 2003-2007 M/s Laserwords Pvt. Ltd Chennai
Senior Copyeditor
Responsibilities included:
o Setting up the project, comprising the following
activities:
Reviewing the manuscripts to check the various processes
required to be carried out.
Scheduling the time required for the completion of the
project.
Assigning the team for the project, taking into account the
level/complexity of editing required to be done.
Interacting with the people assigned for the project.
Coordinating with the authors/publishers via email to
apprise them of the status of the project.
Quality checking the files completed by the editors and
giving them a feedback to improve their efficiency.
Creating and maintaining a project information sheet for
efficiently monitoring the workflow at various stages.
Checking the proofs before they are sent to the
author/publisher.
Helping the typesetters in incorporating the corrections
sent by the author.
o Edited complex and diverse samples of scientific journals,
books and encyclopedias.
o Implemented training courses for new recruits.
o Working knowledge in MS-Office, TeX/LaTeX and Adobe
FrameMaker platforms.
o Independently handled a variety of books and encyclopedias
for Wiley UK, Wiley USA and Pearson UK from start to
printer stage.
1999-2001 M/s Akshay Teltronics Chennai
Business Development Coordinator
o Managed order input through two sales executives and one
telemarketing executive.
o Monitored payment collection.
o Planned, motivated and encouraged the sales team to achieve
the targets.
o Prepared mailers and presentations for customers using MS-
Word and PowerPoint packages.
o Generated reports by analyzing age-wise outstanding data
using MS-Excel.
o Updated and maintained data files on the system.
o Imparted computer-based training to sales and marketing
team.
1990-1992 NIIT Chennai
Systems Executive (Faculty)
Imparted computer knowledge in the following areas:
o COBOL, Dbase, Spreadsheet, MS-Word, Systems Analysis and
Design, Unix, and RDBMS
o Responsible for the completion of students' projects.
Languages English, Tamil, and Hindi.
Additional Working knowledge in Windows (95/98/2000) with MS-Office.
Information Conducted training programmes for women in computer
fundamentals, MS-Office and Internet.
Experience in TeX/LaTeX and Adobe FrameMaker platforms.
Versatile in preparing PowerPoint presentations and documents.
Proficient in English language.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Interests Painting, card making, listening to good music, interacting
with people and reading books.
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