Address

9 Gorai Prachi, Gorai,

Borivali (W),
Mumbai 400 092
INDIA

Curriculum Vitae

RUCHITA BAMANE

Contact
quantumilkshake@hotmail.com
+919967762258
Website: http://lith-ium.tk

Career Aim: My aim is to set up, manage and maintain an independent business in the media industry which will focus
on targeting youth as audience, providing an interactive national platform, supplementing it with the Social Web 2 .0,
striving for making a difference on social and community levels, bringing like minded people together, moving them to
action, pushing for results

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1.0 PERSONAL DETAILS

Full name: Ruchita Raghunath Bamane

Age: 18 years
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi

2.0 EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION

Currently pursuing Bacherlors in Mass Media (BMM) from Wilson College, Mumbai. 2009 - 2012
Higher Secondary Schooling from Gogate College, Ratnagiri 2007 - 2009
Secondary Schooling
Holy Cross Convent High School, Kolhapur 2005 - 2007
MIT School, Pune 2002 2005
Ryat School, Shirur 2000 2002
RCF School, Alibaug 1998 2000
Debating Society Captain, Gogate College 2007-2008
Elementary Drawing Examination, MIT School Pune 2005
MS-CIT, iLearn Computer Academy, Pune, 1999

3.0 THINGS I CAN BE RELIED ON TO HANDLE

Effective communication: Estimable language skills and an excellent grasp of the English language; have
considerable experience in both written and spoken communication.
Managing people: have previously led team projects, can ensure participation and mutual understanding.
Web designing: have designed and programmed four websites (founded 2 of them)
Public speaking: very keen on public speaking have bagged several awards for presentations.
Teaching: passionate about teaching, have previously had some experience in voluntary teaching children.
Meeting deadlines: can deal with working under pressure and handling tight schedules.
Compiling Reports: well versed in Excel spreadsheets.
Collaboration/Working in Groups: enjoy working with people, thinking aloud, pitting ideas & opinions
Working in different environments: like learning about the world, the way of the people, cultures
Adapting to changes, work patterns: have changed more than six schools in total, due to fathers transfers,
being in the State Government; comfortable with adapting to change.
Envisioning and executing plans for new projects: interested in pursuing learning opportunities, enthusiastic
about working on new projects.

4.0 COMPUTER LITERACY

Web designing Thorough working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Javascript

Web development competency in PHP and MySQL
Image editing software Adobe Photoshop and GIMP.
Desktop publishing competent in creating and designing magazines, newspapers, brochures in Scribbus Open
Source Desktop Publishing Software, and Adobe InDesign.
Microsoft Office Word, Powerpoint, Publisher and Excel
Cross-OS platform proficiency have experience of Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers.
Films Can work with video editing software esp. Sony Vegas Studio and Adobe Premiere.
Internet Blogging, social media, email (w/ alt. client Thunderbird), vlogging (on vimeo), and SEO.

5.0 WORK HISTORY

Founder and Webmaster

NerdyBack, 2008 present
Concept, programming and designing of a website on self-education, with original content on separate departments
of physics, literature, philosophy, psychology, history and graphology.

Part-time teaching blind students

St Andrews Vision Centre, 2009
Was involved in teaching and assisting blind students at the St Andrews Vision Centre, including helping them in
notes and in the use of special software and learnng aids for the blind.

Events and Co-Creatives volunteer,

Polaris Media Festival, 2009
Managed participants in film event, and group collaborations on creatives

Founder and Webmaster

KidsKorner, 2006 - 2007
Concept and programming of site targeted at age group 10-13 year olds.

Adult literacy programme, 2007

Teaching illiterate senior citizens as a part of initiative in school to encourage adult literacy.

6.0 ACHIEVEMENTS

First prize in young journalists original newspaper contest, Impressions 2009

Participated in and accomplished NaNoWriMo 2009, novel of 50,000+ words
Shot a 2 hours 20 minutes documentary on Mumbai, 2009
Successfully taught two previously illiterate senior citizens to read and write in local language Marathi
Taught elementary and secondary level English to a small group of Marathi-medium children in Rajarampuri,
Kolhapur (NOT official employment.) 2007
First prize in presentation on Cytology, Gogate College, 2008
Bagged first prize for a presentation on Health Sector in India, in interschool competition 2007

7.0 CORE STRONG POINTS

Passionate approaching life and pushing for positive results with energy, enthusiastic about new ideas and new
undertakings, acutely interested in broadening horizons, nurture a strong liking for learning, and for knowledge and
its applications.
Driven consistently focussed on achieving objectives with single-minded, focussed efforts and consistent
planning.
Socially inclined nurture a strong fervour for cultures, people, places, passionately keen on working on social
problems, especially battling poverty and illiteracy.

8.0 ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Member and regular contributor at OpenDemocracy forums

Avid reader of classics, current affairs, economics and web developments.
Personal interests include classic rock, writing, and the bass.