BASHAR SAAJID
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Aspiring for new, stable, competitive and sustainable employment opportunities with organizations
of high repute
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
I am an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), USA, and have 15 years of
industrial experience under my belt in a plethora of areas, ranging from training and development,
academic writing/researching, copyediting, drafting/editing MoUs EoIs, technical proposals &
project reports, news writing, blogging, and business case writing.
Snapshot of Competencies:
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Experience of writing scholarly papers and articles of both technical & non-technical
wide variety of topics for educational institutions
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Well-versed in academic writing (APA - American Psychological
Association, MLA - Modern Language Association, Chicago/Turabian, Oxford, OSCOLA,
Vancouver, and Harvard Anglia etc.), and news writing (AP - Associated Press, Inverted Pyramid
and Hour Glass)
nature, on a
⇨ Knowledge of online search engines, SEO, etc.
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Ability to produce plagiarism-free and grammatically correct documents in American and
British English
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Writing plagiarism-free full-length, breaking news, and opinion news articles in WordPress
⇨ Thorough understanding of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Terms of Reference prepared for
different developmental projects
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Thorough understanding of Technical Proposals (both from a technical and non-technical
angle) prepared as part of the bidding process
OCCUPATIONAL SCAN
Aug’20 – Nov’20: UREKA Education Group
Content Specialist
KEY DELIVERABLES
⇨ Assisting in writing/editing UREKA website and program content
⇨ Creating content for blogs, creatives, newsletters, press releases and marketing collaterals
⇨ Assisting in drafting content for MoUs and proposals
Dec’19 – Feb’20: Splat Studio
English Script Writer
KEY DELIVERABLES
⇨ Penning the documentary scripts for different clients (NCRB, Indian Navy, Supreme Court of India, etc.)
⇨ Writing and Editing marketing and promotional content for the company’s events (blogs, articles, social media
posts, press releases, etc.)
⇨ Drafting all legal documents (MoUs, Sponsorship and Partnership agreements, work contracts, etc.) for
the events
July’18 – Dec’19: IPE Global Limited
Senior Copyeditor/Assistant Manager – Quality Assurance (QA)
KEY DELIVERABLES
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Conducting an extensive review of the different technical proposals and expression of interest (EoI)
documents using a sharp editorial and compliance lens to make them worthy of final submission to the different
clients
(The World Bank, WHO, ADB, UN, UNICEF, UNDP, DFID, DANIDA, etc.)
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Maintaining the quality and consistency of technical proposals, expression of interest (EoI) documents, project
data sheets, reports, external marketing literature (annual corporate calendar, sector flyers and corporate
brochure) etc., according to IPE Global style guide and client-specific guidelines.
⇨ coordinating with the respective Sector Lead/Author Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to seek ways of improving
the content by implementing changes for fixation in language, revision of text, etc., while Being wary of any
potential problems in the text, such as libelous statements, or copyright infringement, etc., and bringing them to
the attention of the respective departments
⇨ Preparing an evolving induction/instructions manual for the QA department, to facilitate its smooth internal
functioning
Jan’11 – July’18: Writing Agencies
Freelance Writer/Researcher
During my 7-year stint as a freelancer, I was involved in independently executing and delivering from scratch an
array of academic and news writing projects/assignments for different writing agencies (Writerbay.com,
Prospect Solutions, Kolabtree, Freelancer.com, Upwork, A-Mentor, UvoCorp, etc.) including 2 news
websites (Guardian Liberty Voice and Blasting News)
⇨ Consistently maintained a rating of 5/5 on the writing agency’s dashboard and earned the status of the most
preferred writer for handling students’ academic assignments
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Wrote 100+ news stories within 4 months
⇨ Moved from Business & Technology News Writing, into political, entertainment, health, and sports writing
within 6 months.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
July’07 – Jan’08: PT Education & Training Services Ltd., Indore.
Training Manager
KEY DELIVERABLES
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Effectively coordinating & managing the induction training of new employees to acclimatize them with the
organization.
Responsible for arranging food, boarding & lodging of trainees.
Organizing remedial need-based trainings on a regular basis in different centers throughout the country
(both HQ & regional centers).
Accountable for preparing competency certificates of trained candidates.
Feb’07 – July’07: PACL India Ltd., New Delhi.
Assistant Training Manager
KEY DELIVERABLES
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Coordinating and managing pre and post implementation activities for ISO Quality Management System in
liaison with the company auditor.
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Preparing organizational structure, internal policies and SOPS for a newly acquired Oceanique resort in Goa
by the company.
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Organizing personal interviews for candidates short listed for the resort.
NOTABLE ATTAINMENTS
⇨ Implemented ISO 9001:2000 at Pearls Infrastructure Projects Ltd.
⇨ Implemented ISO 14001:2004 at Pearls Infrastructure Projects Ltd.
May’06 – Feb’07: Pinig Systems, Noida.
Delivery Manager - Training
KEY DELIVERABLES
⇨ Researching financial reports to generate financial news and training the content development team.
⇨ Setting
daily researching, proof reading and news writing targets for news writers and managing their daily
performance delivery.
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Discussing performance gaps, and giving feedback to the senior quality management team, and suggesting
improvements.
NOTABLE ATTAINMENTS
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Single-handedly created a team of trained report researching professionals, as a back-up resource.
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Reduced idle time for content writers from 10% - 5% within first 4 months of joining by keeping them busy
with bulletin writing, in case of dearth of relevant investment reports.
Jan’05 – Mar’06: Marriott Welcomhotel, New Delhi.
Training Associate
Assisted the Training Manager in successfully running the training department
KEY DELIVERABLES
⇨ Independently coordinating and managing all training activities in the hotel and conducting remedial-stroke
inter-departmental training sessions on:
~ Grooming & deportment for guest contact associates.
~ Guest handling & personalization for guest contact associates.
~ Telephone etiquettes for guest contact associates.
~ Food safety & personal hygiene for kitchen staff.
~ Standard phrases for hospitality staff.
~ Induction & re-orientation training for new and existing employees.
~ Environment health & safety measures.
⇨ Actively taking part in periodic hotel audits by discussing the audit agenda and results with the auditor and
effectively communicating the same to the respective HODs.
⇨ Handling the recruitment and training cycle of hotel management students visiting the hotel to pursue their
industrial training.
⇨ Independently designed and developed training modules on the following “Life Skills” training topics:
a. Assertiveness
b.
Basic Communication
c.
Business Etiquette
d.
E-mail Etiquette
f. And Many More…
NOTABLE ATTAINMENTS
⇨ Increased the Annual Learning Audit Score up from 72% to 85%.
Jan’04 – Aug’04: Motor & General Finance Ltd., New Delhi.
HR Trainee
KEY DELIVERABLES
⇨ Conducting telephone interviews and short-listing candidates for the preliminary round.
⇨ Doing routine paper work such as proper filing of documents and maintenance of files and folders.
PUBLICATIONS
“Intellectual Property in ICT & Digital Media: Market Challenges, Opportunities & Business Impact
Analysis”
This publication presented a bird's eye-view on the basic DNA of IPRs, and their changing complex nature
with the advent of digital technologies, given the backdrop of recent patent wars between Apple, Samsung,
Yahoo & Facebook.
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
⇨ MBA in Finance from University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA, 2010.
⇨ MBA in Human Resource & Marketing from Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, 2003.
⇨ B.A. (Hons.) Psychology from University of Delhi, 2000.
CERTIFICATIONS
▪ The Complete Digital Marketing Course – 12 in 1, Udemy, 2021 (Completed)
▪ Article Writing Certificate Course, Think India, 2021 (Completed)
▪ Journalistic Writing, Udemy, 2020 (Completed)
▪ Business Writing: Proposals, Copywriting, Editing, EAZL/Udemy, 2020 (Completed)
▪ Ninja Writing: The Four Levels of Writing Mastery, Udemy, 2020 (Completed)
▪ Inbound Marketing, HubSpot Academy, 2018 (Completed)
▪ Writing Marketing Copy, LinkedIn Learning, 2016 (Completed)
▪ Citizen Journalist, The News School at Guardian Liberty Voice, 2016 (Completed)
▪ Internal Auditor - ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001:2004, Samarth Consultants, 2007 (Completed)
▪ Six Sigma (Green Belt), Benchmark Six Sigma from New Delhi in 2006 (Completed)
IT FORTE
⇨ MS-Office & Internet Applications
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1979.
Address: Plot No. 109, 1st Floor, Pocket - 1, Jasola, New Delhi –110025.
