Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Timeline
Amrutha PookatKunnath Sasidharan

Amrutha PookatKunnath Sasidharan

Mosgiel

Summary

To secure a position where my qualities of a fast learner and the ability to take on new challenges can be used and whereby hard work, dedication and the ability to acquire new skills will advantage the company I work for.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Team Lead - DBO

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS.
01.2020 - 05.2024
  • Joined the company as a Process Specialist
  • Work on reservations and resolve automation rejected PNR’s
  • Provide floor support to SPE & PE to resolve their queries on reservations
  • Identify improvement opportunities and provide suitable recommendations
  • Took on additional responsibility of Process training for new hires, including weekly assessments and feedbacks
  • Promoted to Team Lead – DBO (01st April ’23 – Present)
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring that their needs are understood and met
  • Prepare and present regular reports on team performance and progress to senior Management
  • Act as a mentor and coach to team members, providing guidance and feedback to support their career development
  • Conduct daily and weekly audit on reservations worked by team members
  • GDS used – Sabre, Amadeus & Delta Term

Subject Matter Expert

DNATA INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD.
06.2018 - 12.2019
  • Handles calls regarding itinerary creation, cancellation, changes and complaints
  • Skilled in E-mail and voice support
  • Provide floor support to agents on calls
  • Scrub errors and ADM’s received on a weekly basis
  • Identify improvement opportunities and provide suitable recommendations
  • On a weekly basis - share the challenges and issues that the agents / team is facing on the floor, so the same can be highlighted to EY
  • Prepare and share quick reference guides and process updates on a timely basis
  • Share feedback with every agent on mail regarding the errors that they have made (financial or non-financial) and share best practices with the entire floor to prevent repetition
  • Conduct Monthly Knowledge Assessments, and share feedback with agents
  • Conducts weekly calls with SME’s in UAE, so that the entire process runs on global standards in all GCC’s
  • GDS used – Sabre Interactive

Corporate Travel Consultant

NIRVANA TRAVEL & TOURISM LLC
08.2015 - 11.2016
  • Handling corporate accounts and providing all their travel requirements
  • Handles calls regarding itinerary creation, cancellation, changes and complaints
  • Skilled in E-mail and voice support
  • Make LPO follow ups
  • Updates daily sales report and LPO report
  • Maintains a report of all the bookings made and actions taken
  • Timely check of schedule change queues and provides up to date report to Director
  • Checks and creates a report for the HX Killer data and provides up to date report to Director
  • Checks the Form of payment for the tickets issued for the day (Etihad only), for the entire office and sends emails to agents if any error found
  • GDS used – Amadeus and Sabre

Travel Adviser

[24]7 INC CUSTOMER PVT LTD
07.2012 - 04.2014
  • Handles calls regarding itinerary creation, cancellation, changes and complaints
  • Skilled in E-mail and voice support
  • Makes offline PNR's for customers
  • Makes complete package reservations online for customers including Eurostar
  • Makes changes or cancellation as per the vendor policies only
  • Managing performance and enhancing performance of self and team, based on SLA’s
  • Drive self and team processes, production requirements to meet/exceed customer requirements (SLA’s)
  • Timely escalation of people issues
  • Make sure that any error or unexpected error is reported, escalated and feedback is provided
  • GDS used – Amadeus and World span

Senior Travel Consultant

BCD TRAVEL INDIA PVT. LTD.
06.2008 - 10.2011
  • Initially handled the Netherlands ticketing, Invoicing and Refunds in EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) account
  • Handled the World Bank account for East Asia Pacific region
  • Standardization and streamlining of travel process with enhanced technology
  • Enhance PNR quality with all related details
  • Validation of criteria such as passport/visa/frequent flyer/loyalty program/FOP details
  • Consistent verification on travel policy compliance
  • Generating itinerary email to traveller with actual cost booked/low
  • Approving Travel Itineraries in accordance with the approval received from World Bank
  • Making reservation with NON GDS Hotels for passengers and car transfers
  • GDS used – Amadeus, Abacus, My Sabre, SAM and Galileo

Customer Service Assistant

HAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
01.2008 - 05.2008
  • Worked as Customer Service Assistant in Jet Airport Services (terminal) and handled Singapore Airlines

Education

Master of Tourism - Tourism And Hospitality Management

University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
12-2025

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy

Calicut University, India
05-2007

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Conflict resolution
  • Customer focus
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Performance monitoring
  • Quality control
  • Workplace safety
  • Process improvement
  • Complaint resolution

Certification

  • Diploma in Airline Ticketing and Tourism Management Speedwings, Cochin 2006, October
  • IATA – UFTAA level 2 Consultant [IATA, Montreal] 2007, March
  • Galileo CRS -Basic Galileo by Travelport 2007, May
  • Diploma in Airport Handling Flying Goose Aviation Academy 2007, November

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Professional Working
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Team Lead - DBO - COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS.
01.2020 - 05.2024
Subject Matter Expert - DNATA INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD.
06.2018 - 12.2019
Corporate Travel Consultant - NIRVANA TRAVEL & TOURISM LLC
08.2015 - 11.2016
Travel Adviser - [24]7 INC CUSTOMER PVT LTD
07.2012 - 04.2014
Senior Travel Consultant - BCD TRAVEL INDIA PVT. LTD.
06.2008 - 10.2011
Customer Service Assistant - HAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
01.2008 - 05.2008
University of Otago - Master of Tourism, Tourism And Hospitality Management
Calicut University - Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
Amrutha PookatKunnath Sasidharan