Ali Ismail CV

Ali Ismail

61 Grove Avenue
Muswell Hill
N10 2AL

0208 444 0815 (H)
0207 247 4614 (W)
0778-842 5262 (M)

A rugby match between Whitelaw House and Mitchell House at Rugby School

'Private side' at Whitelaw House, Rugby School where Ali Ismail was educated

aliismail_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Personal Profile
An individual qualified in journalism seeking to gain further experience in the field: able to write and edit informed articles within scheduled time frame. A person who communicates well both verbally and in writing, with the ability to evaluate all submitted articles from an objective point of view.


Key Skills
Copy editing
Computer literate
Media law
Writing feature articles
Time Management and Organization
Proof-reading


Employment Summary

Sub-Editor and Feature Writer Bangla Mirror newspaper 2004 – Present East London

v Producing political and human interest articles regarding Bangladesh (excluding the Sylhet region)
v Producing international news articles (excluding the United Kingdom & Bangladesh)
v Publishing a weekly feature article in the Bangla Mirror


Customer Services Representative PageOne Communications 1998-2002
North London

v Received paging messages from PageOne customers on both ‘Link’ and ‘OAP’ systems
v Received and handled customer queries regarding service levels and complaints
v Conducted staff supervision when delegated to ‘The Podium’

Tele-Sales (Self-Employed) Expo 1997-1997 Central London

v Sold magazine and web-site space to companies at director level throughout Western Europe
v Liased with company directors; forwarded company information to clients


Customer Services Representative British Gas 1997- 1997
North West London

v Received customer billing requests and queries
v Adjusted billing schedules to suit individual requirements in line with company procedures
v Sold customized packages to regular customers who benefited from discounts

Call Taker Dial-A-Cab 1995-1996
London

v Received customer calls for black taxis on account and cash rides
v Manned the ‘Ring Back’ desk and informed customers by telephone of taxi arrivals
v Arranged airport pick-ups at Heathrow and Gatwick arrivals lounges



Education, Training and Qualifications

2004-2004 National Council For the Training of Journalists sub-editing course
2004-2004 Quark Xpress course – Working Men’s College
2002-2003 Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism – London School of Journalism
1991-1992 Diploma in Journalism – Trinity & All Saints College (NCTJ equivalent)
1987-1987 Certificate in Journalism – London School of Journalism
1980-1980 TOPS computer programming course (COBOL)
1977-1978 Business studies course – South West London College
1972-1976 B.A. (Hons) Law & Psychology; Subsidiaries: Mathematics & Physics – University of Keele
1966-1971 Three A Levels and Six O Levels (including Mathematics & English Language)
at Rugby School



Additional Information

Former Editor of the Alexandra Park Library Newsletter.

IQ measured at 127 on the Stanford-Binet scale in 1964


Interests

Ornithology. Voluntary work for Cancer Research UK. Internet chess player. Semi-active member of the Conservative and Unionist Party. Visiting London museums and art galleries: especially the Science Museum. Individual and group differences in experimental psychology. Reading: poetry and novels. Sending books and the Bangla Mirror each month to a college of further education’s library in Iceland. A regular listener to Classic FM radio station and participant in the Classic FM website. Member of the J.M. Barry Society (the creator of Peter Pan). Member of the St James' Church of England congregation, Muswell Hill.




References available on Request

Additional Points of Interest

The ornithology is based on the activities in and around a nut basket which is suspended from a branch of a crab apple tree in the back garden. The crab apple tree pollinates other apple trees in the neighbourhood for hundreds of yards. The visitors are blue tits, great tits, coal tits, house sparrows and more rarely, other species of birds including a green woodpecker who bullies all the other birds away in order to feed in peace all by himself.

The volunteer work at Cancer Reseacrh UK consists of two weekly sessions. On Tuesday mornings he does maintenance work which is usually removing from shelves and racks books and clothes which are past their sell-by dates. On Sunday lunchtimes he relieves the duty manager at the till so that she can have lunch.

He plays chess mainly in Yahoo Games which is accessed through the www.yahoo.com website. Not being a particularly strong player he is usually in the lower level 'rooms' but sometimes spectates advanced players in the difficult arenas.

His membership of the political party is at a low level and revolves around being useful to the local constituency association, particularly before and during elections.

Ali is an enthusiastic visitor to the National Museum of Science and Technology in South Kensington where he goes to attend lectures and gallery tours when he is free. He is also a keen visitor to the British Museum near Russell Square where he goes to see changes in the Greek, Roman and Egyptian galleries.

As a former student of experimental psychology Ali is interested in all aspects of intelligence testing and in cultural and racial variations in different branches of mental ability. The different ways in which people react to similar influences are also a subject of interest to him as are the different uses to which different individuals put their learning.

Ali's reading emphasises fantasy and general fiction. 'Hard' science fiction is also an area of interest.

Ali has a relationship with a co-educational combined sixth form college & college of further education in Selfossi, Iceland. The age range is 16 - 20 years and the college is the largest educational institution in Southern Iceland. Information technology is emphasised by the administration and the students go on to participate in making Iceland a country in the leading edge of applied science and innovation. Most of the books are fiction from the Cancer Research UK shop in Muswell Hill. The librarian has been asked to leave copies of the Bangla Mirror newspaper on a table for a few days each month in order that the young ones can sample the lifestyle of a culture originating from outside Europe.

Ali listens to Classic FM every morning and goes to the www.classicfm.com website to discover news from the presenters. Sometimes he accesses the station's TV Internet service through www.global-mix.com which requires Windows Player 10 for loading.

The JM Barrie Society is a cyberspace community of people, mostly adults, who are interested in the Scottish writer who created Peter Pan and who loved Kensington Gardens. All aspects of Sir James Barrie's life and works are discussed.

Ali first got involved with St James' Church through its coffee shop. He attends the 19.00 hrs Sunday service and some evening events on other days.

When it is possible Ali participates in Yang style Tai-Chi as taught by Keith Robinson of the Mountain River Tai-Chi School. Tai-Chi has both physical and psychological benefits.