Kumara Velu

Resume Name : Kumara Velu Shanmugiah (Kumar) Date of Birth : November 2, 1961 Age : 58 - Male Nationality : Malaysian Location : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email Address :-Telephone Contact: ​- WhatsApp :- Experience as Writer, Editor and Translator Print Publishing - 17 years Web Publishing - 13 years Additional Skills Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Wordpress Camtasia Studio (Video Editing) Academic Qualifications 1977 -1978 – Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE) First Grade. 1980 -1982 – Certificate Program Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Ungku Omar, Ipoh. 1985 -1987 – Associated Examining Board GCE A’ Level – Law & Constitutional Law 1990 -1994 – University of London, Bachelor of Laws External Program Language Proficiency Written : English and Malay Spoken : English, Malay and Tamil Online Writing and Publishing Experience 2006 - – Webmaster - set up a website http://www.freevideoworkshop.com/​ ​to provide instruction on digital audio and video for beginners. 2008 - ​Writer at Brighthub​, a leading content website based in the United States. Awarded Expert Writer status and recognized as Pioneer in the Digital Video and 8 other channels. Check out the 200 plus ​SEO articles​. 2008 – 2009 - ​Wrote 109 SEO articles as Certified Writer for Edubook, a content blog on a host of topics ranging from gadgets to video games. Check out the​ Edubook articles 2018 -2019 Tech Writer for​ DVDFab​ - 55 articles related to digital video basics and software https://www.dvdfab.cn/resource/video/linux-screen-record er https://www.dvdfab.cn/resource/video/windows-media-pla yer-not-working https://www.dvdfab.cn/resource/video/xbox-one-media-pla yer Websites/Blogs http://www.freevideoworkshop.com/ http://writestation.com/ http://malaysiatravelmonitor.com/ Published Books Fight Club Content Strategy: The 10-Minute Fix to Triple Your Blog Readers and Drive Engagement 30 Deadly Anti-Procrastination Tricks to Rescue the Stalling Writer Writing Fitness : Inspiration and Pain-Free Workouts to Write Longer and Faster Print Publishing Editorial - Related Working Experience (Key Responsibilities) 1988 – 1990 - English Editor​, Penerbitan ASA Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur (Library and Educational Books) 1. Writing, editing and translating fiction, non-fiction and reference books. 1991 -1994 ​– ​Freelance Writer/Editor/Translator ​for Educational Library Book Publishers writing, editing and translating biographies, self-help and motivational books 1994 – 1997 ​– ​Editor, Fire Safety Journal​, Kuala Lumpur 2. Edited articles by fire safety experts for clarity and brevity, wrote filler articles, and created article banks for future editions. 1997 -1998 – General Knowledge Writer​, Bicara (Malay Digest) 1. Researched and wrote computer-related and general knowledge subjects available only from English language sources. Interviewed experts in related fields and set up a general knowledge data bank. 1998 – 2000 ​- ​Managing Editor​, Penerbitan Bestari, Kuala Lumpur (Library and Educational Books). 1. Conceived book titles for publication. 2. Wrote, edited and translated fiction and non-fiction content. 2000 - 2002 - Editorial Consultant ​, Virtual Malaysia (Travel Magazine), Technology Park Malaysia 1. Revamped the content, look and feel of the magazine. 2. Designed in-house training program for writers. 3. Set up article and image banks for future issues of magazine. 4. Assisted in generation of content for the Virtual Malaysia website. 1988 -2020 – Freelance Writer/Editor/ Translator (Library Books.)