** Twenty years of overall work experience.
** 5+ years with American Consulate General, Chennai (Currently Employed).
** Multilingual, willing to travel and able to handle responsibilities.
** Extra Mile Award : For exemplary service and extraordinary effort (March 2011).
** Franklin Award : In recognition of the tremendous innovations, flexibility and creativity demonstrated in piloting the Q-Flow system (May 2011).
** Certificate of Appreciation : For supporting the US President’s visit to India (Nov 6-9, 2010).
** Cash Performance Award : For recognition of sustained high level performance of official duties (Nov 2010).
** Cash Performance Award : For recognition of sustained high level performance of official duties (Jan 2009).
** Leadership Award : For volunteering to work despite the potential for civic unrest and transportation disruptions due to the general strike.
Organisation American Consulate General
Organisation American Consulate General, Chennai
Designation Visa Clerk
Tenure of Service Sept 2006 to till date
Location Chennai
Job Elements-
** Prescreening - To collect DS-160 (US Visa application form), Passport, visa fee receipt, all other related documents pertaining to various visa categories.
** Screen DS-160 in CEAC and download the data into NIV and capture Biometrics.
** Receive Drop Box cases from VFS and verify the entered data in NIV and leave the case to concerned officer for further processing.
** Print and paste the non- Immigrant visas authorized for issuance by an American officer and perform quality control checks to insure that information on the visa is accurate and pictures are clear.
** To generate passport tally report to be delivered to out source agency.
** To handle PIMS (Petitioner Information Management systems).
** Check SEVIS database for students and exchange visitors.
** To help in translation for those applicants who have taken language
Appointment.
** Attend to quires/mails from the applicants regarding various visa cases so as to provide best of information.
** To identify interview wavier Programe (IWP) cases for those who have
scheduled for an regular Interview, recently introduced by the US Govt.
** To assist applicants in the visa lobby to ensure smooth functional
flow for the interview
** Have good Knowleadge of 9 FAM regarding various US visas.
Reporting to team leader for day to day activities and assignments.
Organisation Group 4 Securicor
Designation Detector Operator
Tenure of Service 1999 to 2006
Location Chennai
Job Responsibilities :
** Positioned as controller for North Zone (Chennai division), Group 4 Securicor.
** Preparing Duty Roster for patrolling staff
** Collecting Day to Day reports from field supervisors and reporting back to the Branch Manager.
** Any major reports are to formed as an “Incidental Report” and needs to be sent to the head office.
** Petty cash/daily allowance are to be distributed among the patrolling supervisors, and to maintain accountability for the case allowances.
** In charge of Radio sets to be given to the patrolling supervisors at their start of their shift.
** Responsible for collection of monthly cheque from the company and follow up for default payments in coordination with patrolling staff.
** Screening of in-coming vehicles using sample traps tested with ITMIER.
** Screening of in-coming baggage, documents and other materials brought into the building with the help of x-ray machines.
** Co-ordination with GFC and LES staff for access control for visitors, American citizens and other diplomats into the building.
** Responsible for incoming materials and outgoing materials in the consulate through gate pass verification procedure.
** To have full control and responsibility of Main gate Access and to have control over the barricade operations in coordination with switch board booth guard.
** .Any other assignment entrusted by the management.
Reporting to Shift Supervisior/Guard Force Commander.
Organisation Hotel Mass Classique Private Limited
Designation Asst.
Residential Resort Manager
Tenure of Service 1997 to 1998
Location Pondicherry
Job Responsibilities :
** Front office management.
** Guest relations.
** Coordination between room service, house keeping, kitchen, maintenance, security and restaurant..
** Public relations with government department, companies, travel agency and incoming guests.
** Any other responsibilities entrusted by the Management.
Reporting to Managing Director.
Organisation High Land Parade Resort
Designation Front Office Assistant
Tenure of Service 1996 to 1997
Location Kodaikanal
Job Responsibilities :
** Allotment of cottages as per reservation from head office Chennai.
** Allotment of cottages to FIT’s as per availability of cottages.
** Arrangements for trekking and tours as per travel requirements.
** To carry out check-in and check-out of cottage rooms.
** To coordinate with travel agents for booking of domestic and int tickets.
** To handle cash transactions and exchange of foreign currency as per the guest requirements.
** To coordinate with government department for foreigner travel tack records, submission for electricity bills, tax bills, entertainment tax bill
Reporting to Resort Manager.
Organisation Nirulas Corner House Limited
Designation Team Member-Fast Track/ Recep/T.P.O
Tenure of Service 1995 to 1996
Location New Delhi/ Noida
Job Responsibilities :
** To work at various stations of restaurants out lets.
** Trained at Ice Cream Parlor, Reception, Kitchen, Room Service.
** To serve guests at ease table, to help in arranging buffet dining.
** To prepare small dishes with the help of kitchen staff.
** To handle a part of guest registration, telephone calls and cash handling
Report to Front Office Manager.
Organisation Informatics Computer systems
Designation School Executive
Tenure of Service 1990 to 1994
Location New Delhi/ Karnal/Faridabad/Bazpur
Job Responsibilities :
** To impart computer literacy programmers in various public schools.
** To train students in basics of computer using Logo, Basic, Pascal.
** To organize various computer exhibitions.
** To teach students basics of word star, Lotus and to develop small projects.
** Bring awareness in software and hardware concepts.
** Relates logic of mathematics subjects with computer Basic Programe.
** Distribution of documentations/resources to various public schools.
Report to School Assistant.
ACADEMICS QUALIFICATIONS :
Examination Year Board/University Subjects %
AISSE 1985 CBSE English, Hindi,
Mathematics,
Science, Social-
Science, Physical-
Health education
S.U.P.W 38
AISSCE 1987 CBSE English-core, Hindi,
History, Economics,
S.U.P.W 46
Type Writing 1989 Govt. TamilNadu Junior Grade
Type wiring 50
U.G 1990 University of
Madras Major-Economics 60
PC-120 2007 Foreign Service
Institute Immigration and
Nationality Law 80
SKILLS AND TRANING :
** Hands on experience to operate models(s) ITEMIER Bomb Explosive System.
** Hands on experience to operate X-Ray Scanner Machine.
** Hands on experience on various types of US Visa Categories.
** Knowleadge of contents in I-797, I-129 and LCA., I-134, G-128.
** Expertise in experience working with Foreign Diplomatic Mission.
Place : Chennai Signature,
Date : 10-Sep-2012 (P.V Ramakrishnan)