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Drone Pathak

Drone Pathak

Faridabad

Summary

An accomplished, trusted content and communications professional with deep experience, both on the corporate and agency side. Innovative, strategic thinker who has an eye on the big picture but also is highly focused on excellent tactical execution. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to craft messages, positioning and programs that resonate with targeted audiences and help drive business results. Strong collaborator and relationship builder with senior executives and all levels of business partners. Respected, motivational team leader and mentor. Expertise in internal and external communications. Recognised by clients, colleagues, and business partners for demonstrated work ethic, authentic communications, collaboration, dedication to excellence, and leadership.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Communications Manager, South Asia

Mott MacDonald
11.2022 - Current

My role is to help drive business results through educating, engaging and motivating associates through creative, strategic integrated communications programs that are designed to reach target audiences through multiple channels. I also personally coach and support senior executives with their storyline development, messaging and communications delivery. I excel at collaborating with my business partners and developing trusted, cross-company, cross-discipline relationships.

I am member of Mott MacDonald's South Asia executive team where I work closely with MM's Managing Director and senior leadership team to shape the company’s image, tell its culture story, and showcase breakthrough work at Mott MacDonald.

Global Internal Communications Manager

EXL
09.2019 - 11.2022

Whether it was working across global teams to drive change, acting as a trusted advisor to the leadership or shaping a story for the biggest impact, or coaching colleagues on how to make their presentations sing, I thrived working alongside others to turn good work into great work.


I climbed the corporate ladder at EXL – from Lead Assistant Manager to Manager within two years, I worked on big and small campaigns and led a high performing team. At the heart of it all was crafting narratives, helping solve business challenges, and strategic execution.

Creative Content Lead

Digicots Interactive LLC
06.2017 - 08.2019

Hard working and focused individual with efficiency in mining of information and ushering into the readers’ sphere of experience, articles or content that is thorough in research, comprehensive in treatment, multi-dimensional in viewpoints and refined in analytical value. Worked with 100+ International and National brands across a wide spectrum of industries.

Content and Communications Specialist

Centre For Social Research
10.2016 - 05.2017

Conceptualised and strategised national level online and offline campaigns in partnership with UNDP and other social initiative partners for women empowerment through skill development and advocacy projects.

Entrepreneurial Endeavours

Business
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Hotel Management And Catering Technology

Indraprastha University
New Delhi
04.2009

Intermediate - Humanities

Apeejay School
Faridabad
04.2005

Matriculation -

St. Albans School
Faridabad
04.2003

Skills

  • Creating and implementing integrated, strategic communications programs and campaigns
  • Counseling and coaching executives on positioning, message development and communications delivery
  • Collaborating and building strong relationships with business partners at all levels and across all disciplines
  • Leading, coaching and motivating teams
  • Ability to see big picture and think outside of the box while highly focused on execution
  • High-energy, self-motivated team player who strives for excellence and continuous improvement

Accomplishments

  • Reinvented how the communications business was run at Mott MacDonald – bringing a storytelling discipline around major projects, change management, company culture and employee engagement.
  • Crafted and spearheaded communications programs in support of numerous strategy initiatives for Mott MacDonald. The most comprehensive one being a global campaign to position MM for the bid for UK-India Global Partnership Programme (GIP) programme - a joint initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK. The rationale, messaging and all marketing activities very well received and helped position MM as a leading management and development consulting firm that has a strong offer on innovation management, grant management and experience of delivering complex multi-million pound multi-year multi-country technical assistance programmes.
  • Spearheaded Mott MacDonald's regional communications with partners in Community Relations, Government Relations, Public Affairs, Meetings & Events, Media Relations, Technology, and Human Resources that ably served MM's regional leadership team and delivered creative, thoughtful communications to associates in 7 principle offices and 24 site offices across India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.

Timeline

Communications Manager, South Asia

Mott MacDonald
11.2022 - Current

Global Internal Communications Manager

EXL
09.2019 - 11.2022

Creative Content Lead

Digicots Interactive LLC
06.2017 - 08.2019

Content and Communications Specialist

Centre For Social Research
10.2016 - 05.2017

Entrepreneurial Endeavours

Business

Bachelor of Arts - Hotel Management And Catering Technology

Indraprastha University

Intermediate - Humanities

Apeejay School

Matriculation -

St. Albans School
Drone Pathak