Resume Shalini

resume Shalini Menon House #72, Karamchand Layout, Lingrajpuram, Bangalore Mobile: (0) 9968663636/9845026788, Email: [email protected]

Certifications 1

Awarded a Grade A in Basic Course in Mountaineering 2008 from Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling 2 Wilderness Advanced First Aid, National Outdoor Leadership School, Ranikhet, Year 2008 3 Adult and Child CPR and Airway Management, National Outdoor Leadership School, Ranikhet, Year 2008

Work Experience -

October 2008 onwards

Freelance Outdoor Facilitator 1 2 3

Responsible for managing/hiring equipments, logistics & transportation Supervise all activities on campsite to ensure client safety and comfort Co-ordinate and lead with other team members all activities such as tent pitching, cooking, kitchen setting etc 4 Demonstration on a activity (such as Rappelling, Tyrolese Traverse etc) 5 Briefing on equipment usage and safety 6 Impart knowledge through brief lectures, if needed, on mountain manners, hiking skills, leave no trace and first aidal Freelance Experiential Educator As a program leader required to 1

Design and facilitate outdoor programs for children in consultation with a technical skill leader 2 Engage children creatively through team building games and activities 3 Conduct reflection sessions and encourage a positive discussion between the team 4 Highlight a child’s learning on a program without front loading in a discussion 5 Ensure a child’s health and emotional safety on campsite Regions: Yercaud, Sitlakhet, Thirthan Valley, Nilshi -Lonavala

Other Routes Trekked:

1 2 3 4

Annapurna Circuit, Crossing Thorung La @5416m, Nepal Doodh Pokhari, Indo-Nepal Border Chandertal Trek, Himachal Pradesh Jalori Pass, Himachal Pradesh 5 Pin Valley, Himachal Pradesh 6 Bakhim to Dzongri La, Sikkim 7 Tadiyande Mool, Coorg Karnataka April 2007 to Sep 2008 Senior Associate, Client Servicing, Genesis Burson Marsteller, Bangalore March 2005 – March 2007 Associate, Knowledge Management Team, Perfect Relations, New Delhi March 2004 – October 2004 Quality Analyst, IBM, Bangalore

Volunteer for: 1 Ladakh Ecological and Development Group (LEDeG), Leh - Ladakh 2

Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore

3 Kagbeni Monastery , Upper Mustang, Nepal

Academic Qualifications Year

Course

University/ Board

2003

B.A (Hans.) English Literature

Motilal Nehru College, Delhi University

2000

12th Grade – Commerce with Math

CBSE (St. Cecilia’s Public School, New Delhi)

1998

10th Grade

CBSE (St. Cecilia’s Public School, New Delhi)

Personal Details Date of Birth: 07th, December 1981 Hobbies: Mountaineering, Hiking and Reading Nationality: Indian