Komal Pandya

Current

Conference Director at ExL Pharma
Program Development at Independent Contractor/Freelancer

Past

Conference Director at IQPC
Adjunct Instructor at CUNY - Hunter College
Center Director at SCORE! Educational Centers

Writing Consultant - SEEK Program at New York City Technical College
Host at RBC Radio
Assistant, News Desk at WNBC Studios NYC

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Education

New York University
City University of New York-Hunter College
Long Island City High School

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Industry

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Komal Pandya’s Summary

Komal Pandya’s Specialties:

Program Management, Staff Training, Development and Management, Research and Development, Consultative Sales, Customer Service, Excellent Writing Skills and Superior Interpersonal Communication Skills with Fluency in 4 Languages

Komal Pandya’s Experience

Conference Director

ExL Pharma

(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)
Program Development

Independent Contractor/Freelancer

(Market Research industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)
Conference Director

IQPC

(Privately Held; Events Services industry)

June 2008 — November 2008 (6 months)

• Organized the intellectual content of tailored business conferences in Marketing and Human Resources portfolio through
in-depth primary and secondary research over a 21-day production cycle
• Recruited top level speakers from Fortune 100 companies to independent businesses and wrote brochure copy
• Managed communication between departments to ensure profitability yielding a 14% YOY increase in delegate registration
Adjunct Instructor

CUNY - Hunter College

(Broadcast Media industry)

August 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 11 months)

• Prepared, delivered and assessed learning activities in conjunction with course syllabus
• Led a diverse group of participants in critical thinking and debate while maintaining an open-minded and respectful classroom environment
• Constructed and administered exams for measuring student learning
Center Director

SCORE! Educational Centers

(Public Company; Education Management industry)

February 2003 — May 2006 (3 years 4 months)

• Managed the overall performance and business development of a for-profit educational center including a budget of up to $500K annual revenues
• Directly managed a full and part-time staff of 15 including recruiting, interviewing, training and professional development
• Improved member retention rate from 85% to exceed company benchmark of 93% or higher on a month-to-month basis
• Achieved 100% retention within 3 months of transition to this role
• Developed and implemented service changes resulting in meeting or exceeding benchmark referral enrollment figures by at least 10% on a month-to-month basis
• Orchestrated marketing plans and designed the communications strategy to maximize Center growth
Writing Consultant - SEEK Program

New York City Technical College

(Higher Education industry)

September 2000 — January 2001 (5 months)

• Prepared college students deemed economically or academically disadvantaged for state assessment exams
• Consulted students in subject areas of reading, writing and speech during scheduled and walk-in sessions
Host

RBC Radio

(Broadcast Media industry)

June 1999 — August 1999 (3 months)

• Co-hosted radio show handling live calls. Wrote and devised program scripts. Pioneered several ideas implemented into the show. Conducted research and mediated team disputes.
Assistant, News Desk

WNBC Studios NYC

(Broadcast Media industry)

January 1998 — February 1998 (2 months)

• Researched information and sources for news stories for air as well as assisted on location for live and prepared news pieces.

Komal Pandya’s Education

New York University

M.A. , Speech and Interpersonal Communication , 2000 — 2002

Eastern Communication Association Panel Discussion Member and NYU Representative at 2002 Annual Conference
City University of New York-Hunter College

B.A. , Media Studies , 1995 — 1999

Teaching Assistant for Broadcast Journalism Course - 1998-1999
Established first official NY chapter of Hindu Students Council and served as President from 1996-1998
Long Island City High School

1991 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Mock Trial, Editior/Reporter of School Paper and School Law Journal, President of Business Honour Society, Softball Team,