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I am Arun Pariyar
Currently self-studying web development

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About Me

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I am currently in the process of rekindling my long strayed love affair with web technology.

After the completion of my Bachelor's degree in Computer Networks, I returned home to Nepal. During my time in Nepal I ventured to innovate our family business and later pursued onto establishing a successful adventure travel company. Sure I made use of tech on the way and ....oh ! found success but that wasn’t enough to be truly happy.

Having moved to Berlin I am now picking up from where I left off 6 years ago, aiming at web development and finding true happiness along the way.

Resume

Education

University of East London
BSc.(Hons) Computer Networks
First Class Honours - 81%
2011 – 2013

Millennium City Academy
SQA HND in Computer Networking and Internet Technology
Grade - A
2009 – 2011

Awards

Nominated for BCS Undergraduate Computing Prize 2013
My academic and extra-curricular performance at university was acknowledged by the faulty of computing at University of East London by selecting me as one of the five students to be nominated for the prestigious award of Outstanding Final Year Computing Student on behalf of the British Computer Society (BCS).

Top 30 Final Year Project
My final year project “Assessing The Effectiveness Of SElinux On Webserver Security” was among the top projects conducted that year, allowing me to present it at the annual ACE Exhibition open to external visitors.

Work

Operations Manager

Freedom Adventures
Oct 2016 – Dec 2019
Pokhara, Nepal

Skills Gained:
business communication, basic web development, social media marketing, delivering presentations, public speaking, working with people from diverse backgrounds, cross-cultural communication, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, collaboration across departments, documentation, working under pressure and dealing with complaints & grievance.

What started as a small meeting, initiated by a mutual contact, led to working together and giving motion to Freedom Adventures, one of Nepal's most successful outdoor companies. While I brought in my ability to handle clients, organizational capacity and effective use of digital technology to extend the reach of the company, my colleague brought in his vast knowledge of trekking landscape and years of experience to lead the way.

My main responsibilities included

  • Managing the company's website using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Wordpress
  • Maintaining the company’s digital profile by updating the social media site
  • Extending and maintaining business relations with international B2B suppliers
  • Organizing In-house training to ensure our field staff understood the company’s approach to customer service and trip operations.
  • Documenting the company's current situation, e.g. financial, staff, etc
  • Creating end of season reports for B2B suppliers
  • Dealing with issues & complaints during/after the trip
  • Actively partaking in the company-run social project

Operations Manager

Hotel Simrik / Simrik Tours and Travels
Oct 2013 – Oct 2016
Pokhara, Nepal

Skills Gained:
Innovation, problem-solving, managing staff performance, branding for a small business, customer service and finding joy in work.

Upon returning back to Nepal I rejoined the family business. As I took charge, I made changes to the business operations and extended services bringing holistic growth to the business.

The main changes I brought to the business were:

  • Improving and moving financial records from traditional to digital format
  • Integrating local travel services to the company, this was a benefit we provided to customers staying at the business.
  • Providing financial support for staff training, this helped to improve the quality of service provided by the business.
  • Integrating a transportation facility for the customers.
  • Moving from an internal to an external front office, which made it easily accessible for passersby and thus improved customer interaction.
  • Improving the branding by maintaining consistency in all external/internal signage including business stationery.

The changes brought in new customers and increased customer retention. What I loved when helping customers was to hear them say, "We love it and will come back !".