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Curriculum Vitae
Name : Mrs. Lorraine Correa e FernandesSpecializations: Academic Coordinator Applied Communications/Soft Skills English/ Language Skills Corporate Communication – Marketing relations/Public Relations/Advertising Journalism Reporting/Editorial skills/Proof Reading/Content Writing Event Coordination
Personal Information
Educational Qualifications Master of Science in Communication – (Manipal Academy of Higher
Education University) Batch 2002 - 2004 – CGPA = 4.26 = 65% – Manipal, Karnataka, India
Bachelor of Arts – Carmel College (Goa University) 2001 - First Class, Goa, India
H.S.S.C – Carmel Higher Secondary School (Goa Board) 1998 - First Class, Goa, India
S.S.C.- St. Theresa High School (Vasco)-(Goa Board) 1996 - First Class, Goa, India
Added Qualifications 39th Annual All India U.N. Information Test - II Class Test of Proficiency in English conducted by CIEFL
Date of Birth : June 14, 1981Age : 34 yrs
Address : Santa Cruz – Tisk, Ponda, GoaMarital Status : Married
Mobile No. : 9767365004E-mail address :
i) Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar - Grade Aii) Writing - Grade B
Microsoft Office at NIIT
Work Experience
1. Full time Assistant Professor in English and Communications at VM Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education to the B.Sc International Hospitality Management degree from June 2014 to June 2015.
Lectured the students of the F.Y.B.Sc. degree course in papers such as Applied Communications and Non-Hospitality Subjects like Introduction to Theatre, Media and Public Affairs and Appreciation of Music.
Preparing and coordinating the syllabus for students with other faculty at the beginning of each term and ensuring students receive the same at the beginning of the term.
Briefing and coordinating with Full time and part time faculty on various teaching, assessment and examination requirements.
Scheduling class Time-table every week to meet with all faculty’s and Director’s requirements.
Ensuring classroom requirements are all up to date. Preparing own classes, lesson plans and meeting with Director once a week to explain
the activities scheduled for the class during the week. Taking lectures as specified by time-table. Preparing SOP for Faculty department Organizing and coordinating examination requirements. Collating results of assessments from each faculty and preparing Examination Report
cards per term per student. Updating and maintaining records of students’ attendance and performance reports.
Distributing the same to students at the end of each term. Distributing Leadership Program worksheets for community hours, collecting the same
and preparing Leadership Program reports to collate until the Third and final year of the batch of students.
Filing, collating all faculty’s assessments per subject per term and boxing the same in the Record room.
Organizing and coordinating Institute events and guiding students, faculty and staff on procedures required to ensure a professional flow of events.
Addressing student’s suggestions, complaints or needs. Advising students who are entrusted to me for counselling through the year. Attending conferences/ seminars as requested by Director. Tagging keys for the entire campus of the Institute including the Hostel area. Organizing and coordinating school visits to their campus and to our own campus for
marketing purposes occasionally. Participating in PR activities for the institute when Press visit. Organizing and coordinating Guest Lectures, Industry field visits, student picnics/
outings when required.
2. Full time Assistant Professor at Don Bosco College, Panjim in the Bachelor of Arts (Mass Media) department from June 2013 to April 2014.
Lectured the BAMM Department on papers such as Writing for the Mass Media I & II, Introduction to Advertising, Survey of Indian Journalism (History of the Press), Introduction to Public Relations, Folk Media in India.
Lectured the BBA Department on Introduction to Dramatics, Study of British Drama and Negotiation Skills. The drama classes also entailed a final performance of a drama/ play before an audience.
Lectured the BBA - Travel and Tourism department on Introduction to Dramatics. The classes also entailed a final performance of a drama/ play before an audience. Also put together a street play on Women empowerment at Panjim Bus stand, and Panjim Market on Women’s day.
Assisted the DBTV team in launching the new information and educational channel for Don Bosco College. Further assisted and guided students in creating Short films and fillers for the DBTV channel.
Single-handedly guided and coordinated the Mass Media department annual event – Primetime where various contests were held between college departments.
Project Head for the Third Year BA students for their final year thesis and documentary project on ‘Muktibandhan – Break away from a bond’. The documentary focused on unveiling Domestic violence against women in Goa, how this violence has affected women who have come out of it and how they have dealt with it during and after the violence.
Was Editor for two quarterly newsletters for the BAMM Department. Attended a workshop on ‘Education for Transformation’ by Fr. Savio Rodrigues.
Other job requirements were mentoring students, invigilating college examinations and assisting in college functions like Compering, guiding and assisting students in function preparations, etc.
3. Worked on a Part time lecture basis at Goa University, Department of Management Studies for the Integrated MBA Hospitality, Travel and Tourism between September – November 2013 and January to March 2014.
Gave classes on Industrial Psychology for the BBA - Second Year and Third Year students.
Classes involved psychological testing for better understanding of the paper.
4. Worked on a Part time lecture basis at SVVM College, Borim, Ponda from July 2013 to March 2014.
Lectured FYBBA students on Soft Skills from personal grooming, Verbal, Non-verbal communication, Written and Oral communication, Presentation needs and social etiquette needs.
5. Office Manager at ADP Dealer Services Kuwait for Computer Applications WLL (previously known as PACC), Kuwait from April 2009 till September 2012.
First point of Contact for the General Manager of ADP Dealer Services Kuwait for travel logisitics arrangements and coordinating meetings for the GM.
Handled Finances and Human Resource activities for the Kuwait branch as first point of contact between all branches across Middle East and the United Kingdom.
Coordinated Company conference meetings for staff from across Middle East, from ensuring flight bookings and room reservations were made to coordinating with 5 star hotels on venue and conference meeting requirements. Also organized and coordinated Corporate company gatherings/ events such as farewell gatherings for colleagues resigning or retiring from the company, Branch opening Kick-offs and annual company celebrations. Travelled to the sites outside Kuwait to further coordinate and manage the events.
Supported all Middle East staff with logistics (flight and hotel room reservations) for travel to customer sites for installation and implementation purposes and ensuring accuracy in bookings and assistance when cancellation or flight changes were required.
First point of contact for customers from the Automotive Dealerships across Middle East. Assisted the customers in all inquiries and handed them over to the respective departments to handle the customer inquiries further. Regularly followed up with customers on payments to ensure all payments were made on time.
Handled all administrative matters within the Kuwait office ensuring all needs of the local staff were met as desired.
6. Office Manager cum Executive Secretary to the CEO of Microlink MENA, Kuwait between November 2007 - March 2009.
Handling administrative, finance and Human Resource activities. Drafting and distributing Press Releases, coordinating with Press for coverage.
Carrying out other PR activities for the company when the need arises. Handling Secretarial activities for the CEO including writing minutes of Board and
General meetings, coordinating and fixing appointments with clients on behalf of the CEO for meetings, exhibitions, etc., coordinating with the Head office - Microlink Malaysia for various official activities, coordinating with the company PRO (Mandup) for company licensing, etc.
7. Temporarily worked as a Public Relations Officer with Asdaa Public Relations, Kuwait for a brief period of a month from October 7th – November 7th, 2007.
Handled activities related to developing Press Releases, Invitations, Speeches, Brochure material in Microsoft Powerpoint format.
Prepared Press Templates, compiled coverage for clients into presentable material which was handed over to the client.
Developed Public Relations plans and developed storylines to pitch to the press for the clients.
8. Temporarily replaced an Executive Secretary at Boodai Corporation, Shuwaikh, Kuwait from May 29 –August 15, 2007 reporting directly to the Senior Director – Support and Development.
Handled all HR activities related to identifying and contracting prospective candidates for various positions for Jazeera Airways, owned by Boodai Corporation. And handled all correspondence for the Senior Director.
9. Worked as Associate Consultant with Hanmer & Partners, a Public Relations firm in Colaba, Mumbai – India between May 2004 to February 2006.
Handled all PR activities for client accounts like LG Electronics Pvt Ltd and CNBC-TV18. Organised Press Conferences and carried out PR activities for Tibre Trousers and the Young Acheivers Awards function for the Indo Asian Society.
Also prepared Client-pitch presentations for the firm Met, coordinated and followed up with over 130 media from journalists to Television
reporters and Website reporters both Local, National and International for publishing of client’s press events.
10.Interned with Adfactors Public Relations, Bangalore, India in April-May 2004.11.Assisted Thinkpot Productions, in the Ad campaign for Levi’s Reversible’s in
August 2003 in Kerala, India.
12.Worked as a Customer Care Executive at Focus Distributors Pvt. Ltd. (Franchisee for ICICI Bank) for a year in 2001 in Goa, India.
Dealt with customer queries regarding the companies products like car loans, personal loans and ICICI Credit cards.
13.Worked as a Marketing Executive for Medicare Foundation Pvt. Ltd. also a franchise of Focus Distributors Pvt. Ltd. in Goa, India
14.Interned at The Navhind Times, Goa, India for a month between May and June, 2003. Worked at both the sub-editor’s desk and as a reporter.
15.Freelanced for The Navhind Times and Herald in Goa, India between 1998 – 2001.
Academic Projectsa. Reporter and Editor for am plus, a fortnightly brought out by Manipal Institute
of Communication, Manipal, Karnataka, India.b. Produced a radio documentary on The Seven Sins and various other
programmes as part of the course requirement.
c. Television reporter for a news capsule on Jasmine Cultivation in the village of Shankarapura, Udupi District, Karnataka.
d. Produced a television news bulletin Manipal Radius, as part of the course requirement.
e. Designed the content and layout for an instruction manual on learning a guitar.
f. Conceptualised and Organised a Public Relations event for Special children displaying their Sketching and Painting talents in drawing and colouring.
Skillsa. Print editing and design: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe PageMaker and CorelDraw
X3.b. Audio production: Tascam, DAT, Cool Edit, Soundscape.c. Television production: Sony DV Cam, Non-linear editing.d. Web production: HTML, Macromedia Flash, MS Frontpage.
Extracurricular achievements a. Gave video coverage to the ‘Conference on the History of Indian Science,
Technology and Medicine’, Manipal. b. Participated in intra college creative writing competitions.c. Participated and stood first in various intra and inter college dance
competitions.d. Participant and winner of various Catholic Youth organised singing
competitions.e. Compered for various programmes within and outside the college.f. Was an NCC Cadet for a year and later participated in various NSS activities.
Languages KnownEnglish, Konkani and Hindi
Areas Of InterestHosting and Coordinating Events, Reading, Writing, Traveling and Music
