Peter Noronha

RESUME FOR THE POSITION OF FREELANCE EDITOR/WRITER Name : Peter Noronha Date of Birth : Feb 1, 1973 Address : Quepem-Goa-403705 Mobile :- E-Mail :- Languages known : English, Konkani, Hindi, Marathi EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Degree Institution / University Year of Passing Class Percentage B.A (Philosophy) Chowgule College, Goa University 1994 First Class 60% H.S.C. Chowgule College, Goa University 1990 First Class 60% S.S.C. Don Bosco, Quepem, Goa 1988 First Class 65% COURSES ATTENDED Course on Stock Markets - Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai in the year 2005 Course on Fundamental Analysis, Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai in 2005 Course on Technical Analysis – Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai in 2005 Basic course on Derivatives - Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai in 2005 Course on Atma Purna Anubhava at Anjali Ashram, Mysore in the year 1995 Course on Vipassana at Igatpuri in the year 2000, Mumbai Course on Zen at Bodhi Zendo Ashram, Kodai Kanal in the year 2011 Course on Neuro-Linguistic Programming at Bangalore in the year 2010 Landmark Forum course in Mumbai in the year 2005 PROGRAMMES ATTENDED Presented a paper titled 'Philosophical Foundations of Indian Culture' at the Young Scholars Seminar organised by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) at Kerala in the year 1993 Attended the Philosophy seminar conducted by the Association of Catholic Philosophers of India (ACPI) at Goa in the year 1994 as a delegate. Attended the Annual Indian Science Congress meeting held at Goa in the year 1994 as a delegate Attended the Annual Indian Social Science Congress meeting held at Mumbai in the year 1995 as a delegate TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Tally, Video editing HOBBIES Astronomy, Computers, Travelling CURRENT WORK EXPERIENCE (June 2012 till date) Freelance Journalist Writing articles, creating web content, undertaking creative writing work and performing editing and proof-reading for the following clients: Cactus - a leading global provider of scientific and medical communication services, situated in Mumbai. India Business Journal - a business magazine located at Mumbai. Sci-Edit Publications - a science editing and publishing firm located at Pune. Virtual Assistance International – a company of consultants and virtual assistants situated at Vadodara. PAST WORK EXPERIENCE: Business Standard (July 2009 till May 2012) (2nd stint) Worked as a Chief Sub-Editor/Writer Oversaw the website SmartInvestor.in, dedicated to management, finance and stock markets Edited articles on stock and money markets, and corporate matters Beyond my job role: Wrote articles on the markets (weekly and daily F&O outlook) Interviewed high ranking individuals in the stock markets Economic Times (September 15, 2008 till June 30, 2009) Worked as a Chief Sub-Editor/Writer Oversaw ETIG, the weekly investment supplement Wrote/Edited articles on topics ranging from stocks to economy and politics Gave a finishing touch to articles and pages Business Standard (March 2007 till August 2008) Worked as a Chief Sub-Editor/Writer Wrote and edited articles on the stock and money markets as well as corporate matters Beyond my job role: Wrote articles on the markets (weekly and daily F&O outlook) Interviewed high ranking individuals in the SME sector IRIS Business Services (July 2006 till Feb 2007) Worked as an Editor/Writer Wrote and edited news articles for US Equities - News & Analysis, involving earnings guidance, results analysis, mergers & acquisitions and other corporate announcements by 450 US based mid–cap companies by using Bloomberg Terminal and data sources such as Yahoo Finance, SEC Filings and company websites Edited news and interviews (brokers, fund managers, CEOs) for the company portal www.myiris.com Edited company profiles and newsletters on stock markets and economy Lionbridge Learning Tech (Oct 2002 till June 2006) Worked as a Content Writer-Instruction Designer’ Undertook content development and writing, essentially on subjects such as history, social sciences and finance Prepared test items for US-based educational institutes India Book Distributors (Sept 2000 till Aug 2002) Worked as an Editor Oversaw the publication of Booknews, the monthly subscriber’s magazine Re-wrote and edited manuscripts Goa Institute of Management (Oct 1994 till July 2000) Worked as an Assistant Librarian Overlooked the functioning of the library, consisting mainly of management books