Aby Sam Thomas Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aby Sam Thomas is the Editor in Chief of Inc. Arabia, a progressive media platform that aims to inspire, inform, and document the most fascinating people in the region’s business landscape: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters that represent the most dynamic force in the economies of the Middle East.

Dubai

Editor in Chief (June 2016 - August 2024)Managing Editor (November 2014 - May 2016)Entrepreneur Middle East (ME) is a regional business magazine based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Published by BNC Publishing, it is the guide for the region's entrepreneurs and future business leaders. http://issuu.com/entmagazinemehttp://www.entrepreneur.com/me

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Editor, Facilities Management Middle East (March 2014 - October 2014)Deputy Editor, Facilities Management Middle East (September 2013 - February 2014)Facilities Management Middle East is the region's leading monthly title for FM and strata professionals, FM service providers, building owners and developers across the Middle East.

Greater New York City Area

- Writer for ad:tech Digital Digest (http://www.allvoices.com/adtech). Wrote articles focusing on digital marketing, advertising, social media, online technology, etc. (Feb 2013 - October 2014)- Writer for "Drive Your Business Forward," (http://www.allvoices.com/smallbusiness), a series of articles catered to small businesses, with tips and advice on how to succeed as one. This series is supported by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. (Dec 2012 - Jan 2013)- Writer for ad:tech Digital Digest (http://www.allvoices.com/adtech). Also covered the ad:tech conference in New York City on November 7-8, 2012. Wrote articles that focus on digital marketing, social media, online technology, advertising, mobile marketing, etc. (Sep 2012 - Nov 2012)See all my articles for AllVoices.com at: http://www.allvoices.com/users/abythomas

Freelance pieces have been published in The Huffington Post (http://huff.to/KvH4Tq), The Aerogram (http://bit.ly/1qtR8PT), DNAInfo.com (http://on.dnainfo.com/KATHhV), The Indypendent (http://bit.ly/10iRTQA), OUT.com (http://bit.ly/WxzSYG), Gotham Lost and Found (http://bit.ly/10LYXVn) and others.

New York City

Contributing writer to Untapped Cities with a focus on arts, culture and events happening in New York City. Also editor of the City Spotlight section of Untapped Cities. See all my articles for Untapped Cities at: http://untappedcities.com/author/abythomas/

New York City

Write articles for Elegran Real Estate & Development's blogs, "Neighborhood News" and "Elegran Edge," about news relating to New York City and its real estate market. Also involved in working with Elegran's SEO, marketing, and social media campaigns.See all my articles for Elegran here: http://www.elegran.com/marketing/aby-thomas

Queens, New York City

Writer of short blog posts about arts, culture and events happening in the eclectic borough of Queens in New York City.See all my articles for QueensNYC here: http://queensnyc.com/author/abythomas/

New York

Writing, reporting and producing multimedia on arts and entertainment in New York City. Also played role of social media editor for Starring NYC. (Twitter: @starringnyc)See all my articles for Starring NYC here: http://starringnyc.com/author/ast2144/

Rome Area, Italy

Reported on religion and how it affects people in their day-to-day lives. Wrote stories in New York City and also took a two-week reporting trip to Rome, Naples and Bari in Italy where we investigated and wrote on the different faiths there. I covered the beat of secular Catholics in New York City, and in Italy, I wrote on Jews and their history of the Holocaust in Italy.See all my articles in Religio here: http://coveringreligion.org/?cat=32

New York

Helped spread Democracy Now! daily news through the Internet and helped networking amongst Democracy Now! supporters and other like-minded groups and organizations. Assisted with the team's social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts and supported the development of specific online outreach programs.

New York

Writing and reporting on the Bay Ridge neighborhood for The Brooklyn Ink. Also played roles of day editor, wire editor, social media editor and photographer for The Brooklyn Ink.See all my articles in The Brooklyn Ink here: http://thebrooklynink.com/author/ast2144/

Mumbai, London, New York

Application developer for maintaining and creating enhancements for an online and desktop application, DART, Deal And Revenue Tracker, reviewing the flow of a deal from creation to completion for the investment bank client, J. P. Morgan Chase, New York, U.S.A. Besides design and development of code, assigned tasks included analysis of approach documents, daily interaction with users worldwide and team leadership.Worked out of offices in Mumbai, London and New York.

Master Of Science, Journalism (Magazine Concentration)

Coursework included feature writing, magazine production, news editing, video, photo and multimedia skills, social media and neighborhood.

Certificate, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Certificate in Creative Writing: Fiction and Non-Fiction from Xavier's Institute of Communication, Mumbai, India

Bachelor Of Technology, Electronics And Communication Engineering

Activities and Societies: Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from CUSAT at College of Engineering.