Jayaprashanth Mohanram

Jayaprashanth M R-304, Rohan Mithila, Viman Nagar, Pune - 411014 Phone: - Email:- Education School of Engineering, Amrita University Bangalore, Karnataka First Class B.Tech Degree in Electronics and Communication March 2008 MES Kishora Kendra Pre University College Bangalore, Karnataka First Class Pre-University Certificate in Science April 2004 National Public School Bangalore, Karnataka First Class CBSE Certificate in Science April 2002 Professional Experience CarToq.com Bangalore/Pune Editor November 2013 to Present Leadership and Teamwork Co-ordinating a team of freelance writers and photographers for regular news aggregation Co-ordinating a team of freelance writers and photographers for automotive events such as the Auto Expo and other launches Managing the complete news coverage on CarToq.com Responsible for most part of the editorial content on CarToq.com Run the Facebook account of CarToq.com, which has a fan following of over a million people with the best engagement levels in the sector. Creativity Responsible for running Facebook campaigns to boost traffic and engagement Directing spy photography, car and motorcycle renders, and source based story activities through close interaction with industry insiders Team-BHP.com Bangalore News Editor June 2013 to November 2013 Roles and Responsibilities Day to day running of Team-BHP.com’s News Desk Proof reading official Team-BHP reviews Conceptualizing car and motorcycle renders based on the auto industry inputs Directing spy photography source based story activities through close interaction with industry insiders Co-ordinating with team members to cover events live IndianCarsBikes.in Bangalore/Pune Managing Editor February 2011 to June 2013 Leadership and Teamwork Leading a team of passionate writers and reporters cued in to the Indian automotive scene Managing the day to day running of the car and motorcycle blog, www.indiancarsbikes.in Responsible for the complete editorial content of IndianCarsBikes in the roles of producing, editing and overseeing content production and presentation Recruiting and grooming new writers highly passionate about automobiles Managing Social Media Presence of IndianCarsBikes on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other content curation outlets Automotive Industry Analysis Producing content pre-thinking automotive trends such as turbo petrol technology, the comeback of petrol cars and pricing/product launch strategies Creativity Conceptualized and executed Ask ICB section to help website visitors with car/motorcycle buying queries and general automotive guidance Conceptualized and executed Buy/Sell Classifieds Section to provide a free platform for buyers and sellers of automobiles Directing spy photography, car and motorcycle renders, and source based story activities through close interaction with industry insiders Preparing interview questionnaires for every launch/drive event and producing interviews of well known automotive personalities Road Test Editor March 2010 to February 2011 Responsible for all road test activities including testing, photography and reviewing cars and motorcycles Associate Editor November 2009 to March 2010 Responsible for content creation and was the editorial side of the two member founding team GQIndia Bangalore/Pune Weekly Web Columnist February 2011 to December 2013 Writing weekly columns about the Indian auto industry Producing condensed content from global auto shows Weekly news summaries from the Indian auto industry Infosys Technologies Limited Bangalore/Pune Network Engineer June 2008 to November 2009 Worked for Juniper Networks through Infosys as a Technical Support Associate on the Network Security Management Tool Trained on Cisco and Juniper Networking Standards Instamedia Limited Bangalore/Pune Freelance Professional Blogger February 2008 to June 2008 Blogged about diverse topics ranging from cellphones to pet fashion Consistently rated in the top 3 freelancers list from second month of employment Promoted with live publishing rights in the third month of employment in recognition of high quality content delivery Freelance Copy Editor November 2009 to February 2010 Served as a copy editor in an extraordinary circumstance created by copy editor shortage Produced list based stories for various blogs under the InstaMedia network Produced lifestyle feature stories for the US holiday season for BornRich, a blog under the InstaMedia network Additional Information Interests - Riding, driving, photography, reading, running, guiding automobile buyers pro bono, tinkering with Royal Enfields and Mechanical Watches Languages - Proficiency in English, Hindi and Kannada, Fluency in Telugu and Tamil. A1 certificate in German.