PROFILE OF P.R. RAMESH

SUMMARY OF SKILLS & EXPERIENCES

Over 19 years of experience in Visas which includes over 5 years of Immigration, HR and other travel related works for US, UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Schengen & Middle East countries.

Over 08 years of experience in office Administration & Accounting.

On an assignment in UK with Patni for a period of 3 weeks.

Pro-actively taking efforts and responsible to streamline the Work Permit, Dependant, Entertainment & Business visa process for geographies like USA, UK, Australia, Argentina, France, Mexico, South Africa, Germany, Finland, Netherland, Austria, Japan, China etc.

Decision making, strong thinking and problem solving.

Planning day-day activities, meetings & calls etc.

Doing Work Permits, Entertainment visas & Business visas for countries: USA (H1, H4, L1, L2, B1, O2, P3), UK, Australia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Chile, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey.

Regular follow-up with candidates and clients.

Co-ordinating with Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, Finance & accounting team for the movement of resources to new geographies.

Analyzing and reviewing appraisals, managing employee grievances as per the policies and guidelines of the organization.

Yearly budgeting of purchases, cost cutting, vendor development.

Co-ordinating with overseas Clients like SABIC, SIPCHEM, Dar Al Riyadh Consultants, Saud Consulting Services, Saline Water Conversion Corporation, DUBAL, Sharjah Cement, Fujairah Cement, Qassim Cement & Zamel & Turbag and WIPRO-Bangalore / Accounts / Branch offices with regards to status of the candidates.

Co-ordinating with various Govt./Semi-Govt./Municipal Corporations at various levels.

Conducting In-house training, team development, and induction and orientation programs.

Co-ordinating with various Consulates / Embassies.

Co-ordinating with destination Lawyers / Consultants globally in terms of understanding the rules, taxation and labor laws and for ensuring the compliance.

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JOB NOMENCLATURE

1.Working for J B Travel & Tours India Pvt Ltd as Manager – HR, Admin & Visa Operations from 01st July, 2018 to till date.

JOB PROFILE

Heading HR, Admin & Visa Division with a team of 10 members.

Responsible for streamlining the process of HR, Admin & Visa.

Responsible for recruitment, conducting interviews, issuing appointment letters.

Conducting induction programs for new joiners.

Appraisal process

Employee engagement and mentoring the team in terms of sharing knowledge, providing training wherever required.

Responsible for streamlining the process of HRMS and Payroll software through SPINE Technologies.

Handling Office Administration, Utility bills, House-Keeping, Pantry, Security, Front desk, etc.

Pulling out attendance report from HRMS for preparing salary statement and co-ordination with PF consultant.

Responsible for streamlining the stamping process of visas for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and work permits, dependants & Student, tourist & business visas for USA (H1. L1), UK, Asia Pacific, Europe and Schengen region visa stamping.

Conducting Meeting & visits to Consulates, Vendors, Govt depts., and other regions whenever required. Also conducting meeting with the team internally.

Maintaining database on the visas processed on monthly basis and sharing with the Management of the revenue generated on a monthly basis.

2.Worked for Akbar Travel India Pvt Ltd as Sr. Manager – Visa Operations & Admin from 01st December, 2016 to 15th June, 2018.

JOB PROFILE

Heading visa section of Mumbai, CST branch with a team of 02 members.

Responsible for streamlining the process of In-house visa team.

Responsible for handling visas for Corporate, B2B, Walk-in's.

Responsible for streamlining the stamping process of work permits & Student visas for USA (H1, H4, L1, L2, B1, O2, P3), UK, Asia Pacific, Europe and Schengen region visa stamping. Also responsible for processing Shahrukh Khan’s O2 visa through Red Chilli. Processed P3 visas for Indian Idols, visas for Miss India through Times of India.

Conducting Meeting & visits to Consulates, Vendors and other regions whenever required. Also conducting meeting with the team internally.

Maintaining database on the visas processed on monthly basis and sharing with the Management of the revenue generated on a monthly basis.

Handling Office Administration, Utility bills, House-Keeping, Pantry, Security, Front desk, etc.

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Employee engagement and mentoring the team in terms of sharing knowledge, providing training wherever required.

3.Working for Kuoni Travel India Pvt Ltd as Manager – Visa Operations from 15th June, 2015 to 30th September, 2016.

JOB PROFILE

Heading visa section of Mumbai, branch with a team of 05 members.

Responsible for streamlining the process of In-house visa team.

Responsible for handling Corporate Implants and their visa queries

Responsible for processing USA (H1. L1), UK, Asia Pacific, Europe and Schengen region visa stamping.

Conducting Meeting & visits to Consulates, Vendors and other regions whenever required. Also conducting meeting with the team internally.

Maintaining database on the visas processed on monthly basis and sharing with the Management of the revenue generated on a monthly basis.

Responsible for taking care of department administration, accounts.

Handling Office Administration, Utility bills, House-Keeping, Pantry, Security, Front desk, etc.

Employee engagement and mentoring the team in terms of sharing knowledge, providing training wherever required.

Fortnightly reviews with Ops Managers and meeting within the team.

Conducting training sessions with the implant team once in 3 months.

Conducting knowledge sharing session within the team on weekly basis.

Reviewing the process by conducting meeting within the team on a quarterly basis.

Ensure to meet the deadlines set by the clients.

4.Worked for Riya Travel and Tours India Pvt Ltd as Manager – Visa Operations from 30th July, 2012 to 12th June, 2015.

JOB PROFILE

Heading visa section of Mumbai, Fort branch with a team of 26 members.

Responsible for streamlining the process of following system.

Responsible for handling the team of branches, corporate clients, local agents, walk-in clients, submission team, pick-up boys and accounts.

Conducting Meeting & visits to Consulates, Vendors and other regions whenever required. Also conducting meeting with the team internally.

Responsible for implementing the tool of visa tracker and expanding the same all over India locations.

Responsible for taking care of department administration, accounts.

Handling Office Administration, Utility bills, House-Keeping, Pantry, Security, Front desk, etc.

Employee engagement and mentoring the team in terms of sharing knowledge, providing training wherever required.

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Maintaining database on the visas processed on monthly basis and sharing with the Management of the revenue generated on a monthly basis.

Responsible for the development of the department and team.

5.Worked for Thomas Cook India Pvt Ltd as Assistant Manager – Visa & Miscellaneous Services from 20th April, 2010 to 15th June, 2012.

JOB PROFILE

Responsible for handling direct clients

Handling visa categories of work permit & Student visa stamping formalities, business, tourist, MICE and holiday packages) in Mumbai.

Responsible for Mumbai, Gujarat and South regions.

Responsible to lead a team of 2 members.

Meeting & visits to Consulates, Vendors and other regions whenever required.

Keep updating the business on the visa process.

Maintaining database on the visas processed on monthly basis.

Responsible for the development of the department and team.

Conducting weekly meeting / discussions within the team.

6.Worked for Patni Computer Systems Ltd., Mumbai as Officer- Mobility & Immigrations from 13th November, 2006 to 13th April 2010.

JOB PROFILE

Handling visa & Immigration related matters for US, UK, Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East regions.

To co-ordinate with Patni Business Units and team members with respect to the documentation required for their visa processing upon creating visa requests.

Scrutinization and Compilation of documents.

Co-ordinating with Lawyers and Consultants with respect to the filing of documents for visa with concerned Immigration Authorities.

Co-ordinating with Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, Finance & accounting team for the movement of resources to new geographies.

Co-ordinating with destination Attorneys in terms of understanding the rules, taxation and labor laws and for ensuring the compliance.

Preparation of H & L visa forms, support letter role-wise, preparation of LCA, compilation of documents before H & L filing.

Follow-up with Lawyers / Consultants / Vendors for getting the status of filed visas.

Co-ordinating with Consulates for scheduling appointment and other related queries.

Updating the status of their visas to internal customers (Business Units and their team members)

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Handling Work Permit application for USA (H1, H4, L1, L2, B1), UK,

Australia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Chile, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey.

Taking care of Social Security regulations wherever required.

Handling business visa documentation for US, European, Asia Pacific regions.

Conducting orientation session with employees traveling overseas and those who attend interviews at the Consulate.

Activating the insurance and arranging forex for the travelers.

Planning proactively to achieve targeted aim / objectives.

Decision making.

Reporting to Manager on daily basis on all the above activities done.

7.Worked for WIPRO INFOTECH –Bangalore as Retainer – Immigration From 28th June, 2005 to 08th November, 2006.

JOB PROFILE

Handling APAC region Immigration formalities.

To co-ordinate with WIPRO Business Units and team members with respect to the documentation required for their visa processing upon creating Business Travel Request (Visit visa) / Foreign Travel Request (Work Permit Visa).

Scrutinization and Compilation of documents.

Co-ordinating with Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, Finance & accounting team for the movement of resources to new geographies.

Co-ordinating with destination Attorneys in terms of understanding the rules, taxation and labor laws and for ensuring the compliance.

Taking care of Social Security regulations wherever required.

Lodging WP on-line applications for Australia, advising medical and tracking the status of lodged applications.

Handling Business visa documentation for Australia Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and other countries.

Handling work permit applications for Australia, Brunei, Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, US & UK.

Co-ordinate with Agents / Consulates / Embassies.

Co-ordinate with Foreign governments / Lawyers.

Orientation to the travelers before departure.

Preparing daily status report of visa processing / lodged applications.

Handling DDs and updating the stock in SAP module.

To activate the insurance of travelers.

Arranging ticketing / Forex for the travelers.

Planning proactively for achieving objectives.

Reporting to Manager on daily basis on all the above activities done.

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8.Worked for JERRY VARGHESE INTERNATIONAL LTD., as Executive –

Visa & Recruitment (Middle East).

From October 2000 to 14th May, 2005.

JOB PROFILE

Visa Section

Handling correspondence with clients, Inter Offices & Inter Branches with regards to visa status.

To scrutinize each and every passport with regards to the validity and to check Whether the holder of passport is having any re-entry valid or expired visa prior to employment visa processing & ECNR etc.

To check whether the holder of passport is having all the relevant entries in the passport like spouse name prior to family / resident’s visa processing.

To ensure that all the documents ready for employment visa processing like visa block number, visa category which matches the certificate of the candidate, certificate duly attested by Ministry of HRD, MEA and the concerned Embassy, medical, specified photographs, the specified fees by way of DD in favour of the Royal Consulate, air ticket, children’s birth and spouse marriage certificate Attested and translated in Arabic (with relates to family / resident visa processing).

To fill the visa application form for each passport (Country wise).

To ensure the submission of passports for MOFA and for visa endorsement for Saudi visa at the Consulate and update the status to the client.

To Co-ordinate with the Consulates and clients with respect to the status of visa.

To verify the passports upon visa endorsement like name, passport number, date of birth visa number, visa category (with relates to employment visa) and validity of visa.

To give orientation to the candidates before traveling.

To ensure deployment of the candidates as per the requirement of the client.

Recruitment section.

Handling correspondence with Clients, Inter Offices & Inter Branches with regards to recruitment status.

To source suitable CVs and send it to the client as per the requirement of the client.

To prepare ad artwork for the requirement of the client and tentative time schedule for every requirement.

Co-coordinating with the client for the approval to release the advertisement and upon releasing prepares ad response analysis on daily basis.

Shortlist suitable CVs and conduct preliminary interview of the suitable

Candidate.

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Evaluation of shortlisted CVs for client’s review and scrutiny.

To arrange the interviews with our clients of shortlisted candidates.

Co-ordinating with the selected candidates with regards to their job offers, medical, certificate attestation, departure etc.

Co-ordinating with our visa section with regards to visa, air tickets, Immigration matters on daily basis.

Updating the status of the candidates on daily basis and sending the reports to our clients on daily / weekly basis or as per the client’s requirement.

9.Worked for SPARSH COMMUNICATIONS LTD., as Administration

Executive. From November 1996 to October 2000

JOB PROFILE

Handling correspondence & administrations relating to Sales / Marketing, Inter-Office, Inter Kiosk and Inter Branches.

Daily interaction with Kiosk operators about the workings.

Tracking vehicles on National / State Highways.

To give route detour status to various transport owners.

Sending messages to the Driver / Owners as necessary.

Stock taking on daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis.

Handling receipt and dispatch of materials.

To verify Petty cash, Bank / Cash book & Bank Re-Conciliation.

Staff co-ordination (Sales & Support team, Admn. & Accounts).

Liasoning with Government and Semi-government bodies.

Handling house-keeping of the office.

Reporting to Branch Head and Head office.

10.Worked for HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD., as Administrative Executive.

From October 1985 to October 1996.

JOB PROFILE

Handling Administrative duties as per the demands of the Department.

Handling inventories in Tandem with the Stores department.

Preparation of Production Reports.

Reporting to Departmental Head.

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Personal Informations:

Name : P.R. Ramesh

Date of Birth : 31st January, 1964

Correspondence address : Sabarmati Flat No: 5

BARC Colony,

Anushakti Nagar,

Mumbai – 400094.

Mobile # : 91-983*******

Email:adhlex@r.postjobfree.com

Marital Status : Married, have 2 daughters

Languages Known : Can read, write & speak fluently

English, Hindi, Marathi and Malayalam. Can understand Tamil & Gujarathi.

QUALIFICATIONS:

(A) Educational : MBA in HR.

Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University

(B) Professional : Diploma holder in MS-office

Operations.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:

Packages : MS-office, Internet & Intranet.

SOFTWARE PACKAGES

EFTS Electronic Freight Transfer System used for money

Transferring.

HASMAIL Private Message mailing system used for mailing messages.

FMS Fleet Management System-Cab operators used for Fleet

Management.

VMS Vehicle Monitoring System used for monitoring vehicles.

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