Broadcast Journalist (Television) with proven record in newsbreaks & exclusive coverages, setting up new centres of news operations, possessing excellent reporting skills including identification, tracking, research, scripting, presentation, post production skills and independent DV CAM operations looking to work on reporting about and stories on Asian Diaspora in UK and Europe. Key Skills • Reporting Skills include News Identification, Tracking, Planning, Research, Execution and Conceptualising of News Coverage. • Production Skills include Shooting on DV Camera, Scripting, Post Productions of News and Presentation. • News Management Skills include Development and Maintenance of key contacts and channels and Networks for News gathering, consolidation, regular feedbacks, News breaks and exclusive coverage for daily news and current affairs programmes. • Personal Skills include strong interpersonal skills especially in a multicultural setting, team player, ability to empathise with situations, lateral thinking and work under pressure. Experience STAR News, India Period: March 2003 - Present Correspondent - Goa & Konkan Region • Helped set up the first full fledged bureau and regular coverage and operations ever for any Indian News Channel in the 700 kilometre long, undiscovered Konkan Region. • Responsible for a record 12 newsbreaks and 23 exclusive stories in a calendar year from the aforesaid region. Asian New International, India Period: January 2000 - February 2003 Correspondent - Goa • Set up the newsgathering and information flow network as the first ever Reporter for India’s oldest television newswire services, in Goa. • Responsible for ensuring the first ever outflow of regular news coverage and feeds on a daily basis for satellite news channels in India and abroad. Western India Shipyard Limited, India Period: October 1994 - September 1996 & June 1997 - December 1999 Manager - Public Relations • Helped establish the Public Relations Department of India’s Largest Private Sector Ship Repair Facility • Designed and Launched the Company’s Website, Inhouse Newsmagazine, Produced the Marketing and Corporate Films • Architect of the Image Management Campaign to coincide with the Company going public where the Company’s Shares were oversubscribed 37 times Town Talk Goa / Times of India, India Period: May 2000 - March 2003 Freelance Writer - Goa • Regular Contributor on environmental, civic, heritage and conservation related issues Achievements Career as a Broadcast Journalist started with the coverage of Goa State Assembly Elections post Gujarat Riots when a largely Catholic State of Goa voted BJP into power and swung the Right Wing NDA Coalition back to power. I was the only Broadcast Journalist based in Goa at that time. Singularly helped Goa & the Konkan region emerge as an important news centre in the Indian News Broadcasting Industry. As a result Goa is the most recent bureau in STAR News (Hindi News Channel). STAR News is the only Indian news Channel to have such a bureau and a full time Broadcast Journalist based here. The list of exclusive news coverages (no other channel did it) & breaking news (we were the first channel to report it) is listed here. News Breaks (recent news first) • Oil Slick off Goa’s Coast involving an Ore Carrier and a Barge • Dismissal of BJP Govt and Governor’s Rule in Goa. • US Ambassador’s Interview on Sale of F-16s to India, Pakistan as Failed State & on Hard Selling Tourism India to Americans. • Fatal Mishap on Konkan Railways’ Skybus Project that killed One Official. • State Govt’s undemocratic & illegal surveillance on Opposition Leaders activities pre Lok Sabha Elections 2004. • Mass Murder of Seven People by Religious fanatic in Malvan. • Sea Harrier sinks off INS Viraat, India’s lone Aircraft Carrier into sea while landing. • Summer Special Train Accident near Kankavli on Konkan Railway killing 51 people. • India’s first confirmed SARS Case reported at Goa. Exclusives • Molestation of Two British Minors in an exclusive Five Star Hotel • Illegal Fishing by Chinese Vessel off Indian Coast coinciding with Indian Defence Minister’s visit to China. • Boatmen on Government Pay roll not paid salary for 32 years. • Government construction that marooned a whole village of 3000 people by sea. • Illegal Laboratory Practice in over 3,00,000 pathology / clinical laboratories in India because of non enforcement of law • Illegal operation of Immigration Mafia in Portuguese Home Ministry that led to issuance of genuine Portuguese Passport to over 40,000 non-deserving Indians on fake identity. • First ever official Portuguese Comment on Abu Salem’s Extradition Case by any Portuguese Authority. • Iranian’s Preferred Holiday Destination during Gulf War II. • Shooting of Hollywood Blockbuster “the Bourne Supremacy” in Goa Comprehensive Coverage • Five Day Live and Detailed Coverage of “Carnival” in Goa. • Coordinated a whole newscast and detailed coverage during New Year Eve Celebration in Goa. • Visits & Exclusive Interviews with foreign dignitaries & celebrities including Heads of State of Nepal, Mozambique, Mauritius, Bahrain; Diplomats including United States, Portuguese, German & French Ambassadors, British Deputy High Commissioner, Last King of Portugal, Celebrities including Frank Marshall (Producer - Indiana Jones Trilogy), Matt Damon, Richard Gere, Danny de Vito and a host of media personalities. • Visits by foreign naval vessels including USS Blueridge, USS Cowpens, USS Boxer (US Navy), HMS Leicester (Royal Navy - UK), Charles de Gaulle (French Navy). • Exclusive Coverage of exotic cruise vessels / yachts including AIDACara. Interests • Writing Dummy Television Programmes and Concepts • Currently involved in Setting up of a local Konkan Language Channel for Konkan Region • Teaching Television Reporting to Post Graduate Journalism Class in Goa University • Impart Training in Media Handling Skills to Management School Students and Senior level Management Officials in Corporates.