SARINA (SARA) PASRICHA, MSOD, MS

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Master of Science from the University of Pennsylvania. 15 years of content development experience. 5 years of Management Consulting and Organizational Development experience. With specialization inwriting, editing, change management, coaching, training management, and training delivery for Fortune 500 companies. Comfortable with high level of responsibility and great at interaction within all levels of the corporation. A creative thinker with a pleasant personality, a good sense of humor, and able to be attentive to detail while keeping the broad strategy in mind. Writing style uses the latest trend of storytelling of the brand so that the audience can associate with the message and a narrative that is real and personal.

Accomplished and PublishedProfessional Writer and Editor with experience in Communication and Marketing Strategy. Experienced managerwith specialization in culture, inclusion, and diversity. Known for creative and technical writing that iseasy to understand.Published more than 50 articles and 4 books and is an avid blogger. Fluently speak, read, and write Filipino. Excellent written and spoken English.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KK Modi International Institute-Stratford University, New Delhi 2017 -- 2018

Visiting Faculty, International Business, Thesis Writing, Business Communications, Principles of Management, Entrepreneurial Leadership, New Venture Creation (January 2017 – December 2018)

Athyn Group, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2009 – 2015

Senior Writer/Coach/Management Consultant (October 2009 – May 2015)

Individual contributor and senior writer, contracted to perform technical and creative writing support functions for specific projects for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the US Navy, and the US Federal Government

Crowdsourced ideas from the grass roots to investigate root cause problems and issues to challenges within client organizations

Interviewed organizational stakeholders to understand their needs assessment and organizational goals and objectives.

Designed and implemented survey methodologies, research and analysis, data gathering, and writing executive summaries and full ten page user reports that provided insights to key issues with client organizations.

Participated in the development and implementation of a series of training courses on mentoring

Areas of expertise include:

Organizational Diagnosis

Research and Analysis

Content and Curriculum Development

Organizational Development

Management Consulting

Knowledge Management

Creative and Technical Documentation

Training & Adult Learning Methodology

Writing and Editing

Copywriting and Copyediting

Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India 2005 – 2008

Manager/Writer, Corporate Strategy Group (October 2005 to September 2008)

Diagnosed and authored an internal strategic growth plan to increase the customer facing team from 50 to 500 employees in 6 months that transitioned from a training led to a client led consulting workforce able to be problem solvers with leadership skills to address sales and IT issues.

Member of the writing team that released technical documentation and content for the company’s organizational development, strategy, and change management initiative called SatyamWay to 50,000 employees that changed corporate culture by creating a “one standard experience” best practice of one corporate identity across all departments in the company.

Wrote standards and procedures, working instructions and policy documents for internal clients

Provided critical editorial support to the sales team by writing and reviewing RFPs (Request For Proposals) that won multi-million long term business deals with Kimberly Clark, Quantas, Nissan, and Coca-Cola as clients for IT services

Created and led an adult learning methodology that made physical and virtual training on effective writing and communications available to client facing IT consultants to improve on their writing for white papers and knowledge management skills

VARIOUS POSITIONS AND ROLES AS SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT, CORPORATE AND BUSINESS WRITER, NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST, UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, PUBLISHER AND EDITOR

Pradan, New Delhi, India

Consultant – Social Media (April 2013 – September 2013)

Armstrong Pacific Holding, Inc. and sister company AG Finance, Inc., Philippines

Consultant, Corporate/Technical Writer (May 2004 to November 2004)

Red Pen Publishing, Philippines

Publisher and Editor (May 1999 to September 2005)

De La Salle University, Philippines

Assistant Professorial Lecturer (University Professor) (May 2003 to September 2005)

Assumption College, Philippines

Guest Professor/Finance (April 2002 – May 2002)

Manila Standard, Philippines

Writer/Columnist (July 2000 – October 2001; March 2002 – August 2002)

Lifestyle Asia, Philippines, (1999 –1999)

Writer (April 1999 to May 1999)

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, September 2008 to May 2011

Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics (Concentration: Change Management)

Thesis: An Epistemological Narrative of the Hero’s Journey

Lois Ginsberg Award for Leadership and Community Service

Research Assistant (September 2009 to December 2009)

Teaching Assistant (January 2010 to May 2010)

Resident Blogger for the Organizational Dynamics Department Graduate School

Asian Institute of Management, Makati, July 2000 to December 2001

Master of Science in Entrepreneurship

Thesis: A Five-year Business Plan for Red Pen Publishing

Assumption College, Makati, June 1996 to March 2000

Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in International Business,

Cum Laude

Thesis: A Competitive Analysis of San Miguel Corporation’s Beer Business in the Philippines

Mother Rosa Honor’s Society (consistent dean’s list)

Mother Marthe Merit Society (1998, 2000), given to students who excel in committed leadership and are outstanding in responsibility and service

Dean’s Awards for Literary Excellence, Best Features Writer (1998)

Editor in Chief, Student Literary Magazine

CERTIFICATES

University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, USA, 2012

Course Elective, Disability Law

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, 2007

Certificate, Seminars for Business Journalists

Stanford University, California, United States of America, 2002

Certificate, Publishing For Professionals, Publishing On The Web

AFFILIATIONS

Lime Connect

SELECTED PUBLISHED WORKS

Book: Her Story: My Body is a Holocaust (2012)

Articles: Manila Standard (2000-2002)

X’ers and Failed Relationships, 14 July 2000

De-seasonalizing Success, 27 September

A Positive Attitude and a Patient Secretary, 29 October

Dogs in the Workplace, 16 November

The Business of Growing Up, 28 November

Food, Success, and Family, 17 December

Twenty-something Entrepreneurs, 5 January

Fifty-years after Gandhi, 3 February

Illac Diaz – Extreme Entrepreneur, 21 February

Three Voices and Stilletoed Lady Bosses, 12 February

Job Hunting for Job Hunters, 16 April

Help me design my resume, 28 April

How to watch other people play Polo, 28 April

Family First, Entrepreneurs Later, 12 May

Money and Song, 4 August

Egalitarian Entrepreneurship, 11 August

AIM Launches a new Renaissance, 08 September

Act of Cowardice, 15 September

How to Prepare for War, 22 September

Clients are StanChart’s Top Priority, 30 June

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