Abhishek receiving the 2007 ABN-AMRO Sanctuary Wildlife Awards in Mumbai India. 

Work Experience: 

• Mar 2019 - Present: Zoological Project Lead (India) at ZooCraft (Zoo Management, Planning & Conservation).
• Nov 2018 - Present: Business Development Executive at Indus Experiences (Scotland & Northern Ireland). 
• Feb 2018 - Present: Host / Concierge Desk at Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Edinburgh (Scotland) (Part-Time)
• June 2018 - Present: Personal Carer for my disabled daughter (Full-Time).   
• May 2015 - Sept 2017: Overseas Wildlife Travel Consultant - Pugdundee Safaris (India and Nepal) - work focused in the UK with over 100+ Wildlife Tour Operators 
• Sept 2014 - Mar 2015: Associate Trainer at Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCIL) Edinburgh (Scotland).
• Traveling with MS – Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Campaign site (Founder / Owner) (June 2014 – present)    
• Wee Digital – Social Media Consultant (Aug 2014 – present)
• SpinTopMEDIA Ltd (Edinburgh). Social Media Consultant (Aug 2014)
• Dec 2010 - Mar 2015: Director Wild Navigator (UK)  - A Social Media platform  
• Mar 2010 - Jul 2010: Grant Research Consultant for Friends of Seva Mandir (UK)
• Jan 2010 - Nov 2010: Director Conservation Footprints 
• May 2007 - Dec 2009: Executive Director - Travel Operators for Tigers India Wildlife Association (India). 
• May 2004 - May 2007: Program Manager - TOFT India and Consultant at Global Tiger Patrol (UK).
• Kids for Tigers India Programme – Role: Nature Education Coordinator New Delhi Schools (India) Worked (2002)
• Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF / Government of India) – Role as Engaged in Campaign (Wildlife & Tourism)

Volunteering:  

• July 2018 - Present: Committee Member with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) Family Support Group. Looking after their social media and their website. 
• June 2018 - Present: Family Committee Member - Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC Edinburgh) Scotland
• October 2017 - Present: Committee Member and Social Media In-charge for the Tourism Society Scotland - Scottish chapter for the Tourism Society.
• Organised the 9th Edinburgh Travel Tweet Up #EdinTravTweetUp & hosts being The Scotch Whisky Experience – 10th Dec 2014
• Grapevine / LCiL (Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living) Rights and Choice of Disable People – Norton Park in Edinburgh. Role as Volunteer (Oct 2013 – March 2016)

• Sept 2013 - Sept 2018: Co-Host at Travel Talk on Twitter or #TTOT where every Tuesday 9:30am & 9:30pm GMT 5 questions are discussed in a travel themed topic. Impressions created have been always in the millions.

• Northumberland Wildlife Trust – Role Volunteering (2005)

• Sanctuary Asia (India) – Role as Consultant and on-going engagement (2002 – present)

• Owner / Moderator at The Wildlife Traveller Google+ Community & Wildlife Traveller Facebook Community (July 2014 – present). 

• RSPB Scotland Volunteer (2011). 

• Board Member with Government of India (Ministry of Tourism) - Protected Area Management and Tourism (2008-2009)

Educational / Professional Qualifications: 

• MSc Wildlife Conservation & Tourism (Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology DICE - University of Kent, Canterbury. United Kingdom) (2004)
• Bachelors in Tourism Studies (New Delhi - India)
• Bishop Cotton School (Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India)
• British Red Cross First Aid Course (Feb 2019)

• Speaker at the RSPB Scottish Birdfair on India's 'Magnificent Seven' for Wildlife Tourism (May 2015).

• Speaker at the 8th International Conference on Responsible Tourism at the Manchester Metropolitan University (April – 2014) Theme focused on Wildlife & Heritage 
• Social Media Campaigning at Blogmanay (Hogmanay 2013) – Sponsors (Edinburgh Festivals, Skyscanners, Haggis Adventures, ETAG, Event Scotland & Visit Scotland)
• December 2012: World Travel Market Excel London - Presentation speaker on Wildlife Tourism. 
• December 2012: Wild Scotland Annual Industry Conference (Perth, Scotland) Speaker / Presentation on Wilderness, Tigers & Tourism: Wilderness Travel in India. 
• October 2008: Inaugurated the Amur Tiger Enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park (Aviemore Scotland) - Invited by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. 

• October 2008: Speaker and part organiser of the Second Royal Bengal Tiger Consultation at New Delhi (India) 
• International Centre for Responsible Tourism. Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) – Role as a consultancy with  their Responsible Tourism MSc students (2008)
• Speaker at the 2008 CMS Vatavaran Conference (New Delhi, India).
• Recipient of the 2007 ABN-AMRO Sanctuary Wildlife Awards for category 'Wind under the Wings' for my work with TOFT India in 7 Tiger Reserves 
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS India) – Role with my MSc Small Grant Scheme Sponsored (2003)

Research / Journals & Media:

• A Global Perspective on Trends in Nature-Based Tourism (Acknowledgment by Research Authors) Andrew Balmford, James Beresford, Jonathan Green, Robin Naidoo, Matt Walpole, Andrea Manica PLoS Biol. 2009 June; 7(6): e1000144. Published online 2009 June 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000144
• Conservation and management in human-dominated landscapes: Case studies from India (Acknowledment by Research Authors) Krithi K. Karanth, Ruth DeFries – Biological Conservation Volume 143, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 2865–2869
• The Telegraph (Calcutta, India) August 2, 2009 – Graphiti Story on Green warriors: Saving Planet Earth is the top priority for a new group of environmental businessmen and activists – by Susmita Biswas.