Surekha Chilumuri
Bangalore
Summary
Graduate engineer and single mother of two teenagers with a wealth of global experience, having lived in 15 countries. Demonstrated ability to balance personal and professional responsibilities while maintaining a successful career.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Academic Coordinator
Vibgyor ACE
Bangalore
02.2024 - Current
- Observe and evaluate teaching methods to ensure high educational standards.
- Facilitate regular meetings to encourage collaboration, and discuss academic progress and challenges.
- Ensure appropriate educational materials and resources are available.
- I observe and evaluate teaching methods to ensure high educational standards.
- Implement strategies for students who need additional academic support or enrichment.
- Serve as a liaison between teachers, school administration, and parents regarding academic matters.
- Organize and manage the academic timetable and examination schedules.
- Develop and implement strategies to attract prospective students, including organizing open houses, school tours, and informational sessions.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to create promotional materials, maintain the school’s website, and manage social media outreach related to admissions.
- Evaluate student applications, including academic records, entrance exams, and recommendation letters, to determine eligibility.
- Conduct interviews with prospective students and their families to assess fit and understand educational goals.
- Coordinate with academic staff to make final admissions decisions and communicate them to applicants.
- Maintain accurate records of student inquiries, applications, and enrollment statistics.
- Reaching the admission targets and meeting the expectations of the organization.
Admission Counsellor
Shri Ram Global School
Whitefield
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Admission Counselings from Nursery to Grade-12, hostel admissions and converting prospect leads to admissions
- Making follow-up 50 calls using slash software and documenting in CRM
- Planning and participating in marketing activities like whats app blast, YouTube marketing and social media marketing
- Actively involved in parent service and daily participation in class observations
- School tour and hostel tour for parents as part of the admission process
- Performing competitor analysis of nearby schools
- Strong ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working closely with parents to ensure parent satisfaction and adherence to guidelines
- Self-motivated and disciplined, capable of working independently and delivering high-quality work in a remote setting
Parent Relationship Manager
Orchids the International School
Kadugodi
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Admission Counselings and converting prospect leads to admissions
- Making 100 calls using slash software and documenting in CRM
- Planning and participating in marketing activities
- Attending periodic training in head office to upgrade skills
- Actively involved in parent service and daily participation in class observations
- Performing competitor analysis of nearby schools
- Strong ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working closely with parents to ensure parent satisfaction and adherence to guidelines
- Self-motivated and disciplined, capable of working independently and delivering high-quality work in a remote setting
Academic Counsellor
VIBGYOR High School
Kadugodi
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Convert admission inquiries to prospects by taking parents on discovery tour and school tour
- Conducting competency tests and having interaction with students and parents
- Managed over 30 customer calls, increased sales by 10% by explaining and guiding about different curriculum
- Data entry, documentations, compiling and sending reports
- Coordinating with Academic coordinators for parent service
- Attending standing meetings and weekly meeting to give status and inputs
- End to end admission process, division and house allocation
- Counseling individuals or groups as needed; collaborating with teachers, administrators & parents for student success
Primary Teacher
Chrysalis High School
Kadugodi
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Teaching all subjects except 2nd, 3rd languages and Art
- Writing PUPA remarks and gathering anecdotes for report card
- Guiding students in Class work and activities
- Classroom preparation and Board work for virtual classroom
- Following curriculum according to lesson plans
- Conducting Enrichment Activity every alternate Saturday virtually in a fun filled manner
- Social, and behavioral education, though focus is on curricular subjects, for students assigned to them
- Prepare teaching aids innovatively to help students to understand concepts better
- Conducting tests and corrections online
- Attending weekly meetings, updating knowledge, giving demos in-front of CT(Curriculum team) and get inputs for best content delivery in classroom
- Preparation of teaching aids, taking attendance and updating in LMS platform
Mother Teacher
Whitefield Global School
Whitefield
05.2017 - 04.2021
- Worked closely with Primary coordinator in managing schedule, conducting student screening test and interviews
- Teaching all subjects except 3rd languages, Computer and art
- Guiding students in Class work and activities
- Classroom preparation and Board work
- Worked closely with Primary coordinator in managing schedule
- Assisted Primary coordinator in managing instructional supplies for workshops and other study programs
- Preparing lesson plans and Instructional strategies
- Part of panel of We people- Parent interaction
- Fulfilling duties in Inter-house and intra-house competitions
- External exam invigilation and submission
- Proficiency paper preparation and corrections
- Term paper preparation and corrections
- Following curriculum according to lesson plans
- Social, and behavioral education, though focus is on curricular subjects, for students assigned to them
- Prepare teaching aids to help students to understand concepts better
- Conducting tests and corrections
- Attending weekly meetings and updating knowledge
Freelance Content Writer
Indo-European.eu
Munich
08.2015 - 03.2017
- Collaborated with various clients to develop and produce content tailored to their specific needs and goals
- Created engaging and informative articles, blog posts, press releases, and website copy, effectively communicating key messages and maintaining brand consistency
- Conducted thorough research to ensure accuracy and credibility of information, while incorporating SEO best practices and keywords for improved search engine visibility
- Adapted writing style and tone to suit target audiences, ensuring maximum impact and reader engagement
- Met tight deadlines consistently, managing multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high-quality standards
- Utilized content management systems and collaborated with web developers to publish and optimize content on websites
- Maintained effective communication with clients to understand project requirements, provide updates, and address any concerns or revisions
Substitute Teacher
Grunwald International pre-school
Munich
06.2015 - 07.2015
- Instructing children and helping them in Class work and extra curricular activities
- Classroom preparation for the preschool
- Drawing up and organize the contents of a weekly teaching plan
- Oversees the academic, physical, extracurricular, social, and behavioral education, though the focus is on the curricular subjects, for students assigned to them
- Prepare the teaching aids to help students to understand the concepts better
Education Facilitator
VIBGYOR High School
Marathahalli
05.2012 - 11.2013
- Oversees the academic, physical, extracurricular, social, and behavioral education, though the focus is on the curricular subjects, for students assigned to them
- Plans, develops, and organise, in collaboration with the students family, a comprehensive educational program for each of their students
- Responsible for modelling effective teaching strategies to help the parent become an effective teacher, when applicable
- Assigns all student work
- Evaluates monthly, bimonthly, or weekly progress
- Assesses student progress and makes adjustments as necessary
- When difficulties are encountered the EF must work one-on-one with the students
- Reports information, in a timely manner, regarding students attendance and learning, which includes submission of documentation
- Prepare the teaching aids to help students to understand the concepts better
- Provides instructional materials, assignments, and assessment assistance to students
- Is available to help their fellow employees in cases of emergency
- Carefully reviews all facilitator documentation so that they are aware of opportunities
- Intimate the students and parents about external exams like Olympiad, NSTSE, Spell Bee exams and helps them for enrollment etc
- Help students in Class work and extra curricular activities
Mainframes Developer
IBM India Ltd.
Bannerghatta
03.2010 - 08.2010
- Worked in multi tasking environment and fast tracking
- Interacting with customer and getting user acceptance
- Updated QA/QC docs in regular basis
- Documenting work details in database in regular basis
- Attended weekly meetings and walk through meetings
- Worked with maintaining history file and pending files of NASCO
- Developing COBOL programs for changing different fields of claims
- Getting weekly files from customer and working on it
- Preparing Review Checklist & review of all the deliverable
- Weekly Status Reporting
- Attending walk through meetings with customer
Naval Architect
Chowgule Brothers Ship Building Company.
Goa
01.2002 - 09.2002
- Involved in design and construction of Fishing Vessels
- Involved in shipping calculations
- Managed workers in building ships
- Coordinating draft men with the drawings of ships
- Organizing meetings with managers and workers
- Preparing plan of action for every week and implementing the same
- Attending negotiations and collecting information from other shipping companies
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Goa Shipyard Ltd
Goa
07.2000 - 09.2001
- Involved in ship design and construction of advanced offshore Patrol Vessel
- Involved in ship designing using AUTO CAD and shipping calculations
- Managed workers in building ships
- Coordinating draft men with the drawings of ships
- Organize meetings with managers and workers
- Preparing plan of action for every week and implementing the same
Education
B.Ed - Mathematics Teacher Education
Singhania University
Bangalore, KARNATAKA04.2021
CIDTT - Cambridge International Diploma In Teachers Training
ITARI, Cambridge University
Bangalore, Karnataka04.2014
B.E - Naval Architecture
Andhra University College of Engineering
Visakhapatnam, ANDHRA PRADESH06.2000
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Written Skills
- Time Management
- Organisational Skills
- Inter personal Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Counselling Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Technical Skills
Websites
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/23/78
- Marital Status: Divorced
Timeline
Academic Coordinator
Vibgyor ACE
02.2024 - Current
Admission Counsellor
Shri Ram Global School
10.2023 - 01.2024
Parent Relationship Manager
Orchids the International School
02.2023 - 09.2023
Academic Counsellor
VIBGYOR High School
01.2022 - 01.2023
Primary Teacher
Chrysalis High School
05.2021 - 10.2021
Mother Teacher
Whitefield Global School
05.2017 - 04.2021
Freelance Content Writer
Indo-European.eu
08.2015 - 03.2017
Substitute Teacher
Grunwald International pre-school
06.2015 - 07.2015
Education Facilitator
VIBGYOR High School
05.2012 - 11.2013
Mainframes Developer
IBM India Ltd.
03.2010 - 08.2010
Naval Architect
Chowgule Brothers Ship Building Company.
01.2002 - 09.2002
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Goa Shipyard Ltd
07.2000 - 09.2001
B.Ed - Mathematics Teacher Education
Singhania University
CIDTT - Cambridge International Diploma In Teachers Training
ITARI, Cambridge University
B.E - Naval Architecture
Andhra University College of Engineering
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