WORK EXPERIENCES
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Self-Designed Internship (AWS Cloud projects – Full stack apps on AWS and front endSwiftUI) | Jun 2023 – Present
1. Nebula Stories App – A short stories app that allows users to read short stories on their phone and like and comment on the stories (used S3, Cognito, CloudFront, CloudWatch, Custom Domain Name, Rout53, ACM, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, IAM, Secrete Manager)
2. Life Discovery App – Allowing users to discover their true potential, make goals, achieve those goals, and add progress updates in the app (used S3, Cognito, CloudFront, Custom Domain Name, Rout53, ACM, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, IAM, Secrete Manager)
3. On Capture to the Cloud App – Photo App with a camera that uploads photos directly from the camera to the Cloud (used AWS services like S3, Cognito, CloudFront, Custom Domain Name, Rout53, ACM, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, IAM)
4. Web React.js App, Online Editor and Storage for Authors – Allowing authors and bloggers to store their writing pieces in the cloud, with an online editor that’s linked to OpenAI’s API to help improve their writing. AWS services: S3, DynamoDB, Cognito, API-Gateway, Lambda, Fargate, Docker & EKS. Coming soon
5. YouTube Channel – Since I started learning AWS, I have fallen in love with it, so I started a YouTube channel teaching what I learn to others (AWS Networking, AWS Security, AWS cloud project – I am still new with 260 subscribers so far)
Operations & Programs Manager | Frontline Community Centre | Toronto | Jan 2022 – Present
• Managed & oversaw 10+ projects, handled $850K+ in funding, and guided efficient delivery of services to 200+ clients /month
• Led digital project by introducing Airtable & SalesForce for team & client case management, increased work efficiency by 80%
• Identified gaps, defined organization’s vision & long-term strategy, partnered with 5+ strategic partners, and trained 15+ staff
Founder & CEO | BlockPaisa | Toronto, Canada & Delaware, USA | Jun 2019 – May 2022
• Co-founded BlockPaisa, a fintech startup providing credit cards and a banking app to small businesses in North America
• Partnered with Stripe to use their banking-as-a-service platform securing customers' funds and banking information
• Reached out to 10+ investors as a result raised $30K in pre-seed funding and joined University of Toronto Entrepreneurship hub
• Recruited a team of 8+ engineers, UI/UX designers and marketing interns & launched the app and credit card to 10+ beta users
• Conducted 180+ user interviews, defined product vision and roadmap & secured 200+ user signups
Project Manager & Research Assistant | Dalla Lana School of Public Health | Toronto | Jun 2016 - July 2017
• Initiated Middle East Healthcare Enhancement Project to design effective healthcare solutions for the underserved
• Recruited, trained, and managed a team of 10+ individuals, worked on PESTLE Analysis and reviewed 100+ research studies
• Submitted research paper for publication outlining effective healthcare solutions for marginalized population in MENA region
Research Assistant | St. Michael Hospital, Keenan Research Centre | Toronto | Jun 2014 - July 2016
• Reviewed 500+ research studies, identified 100+ relevant studies, and wrote abstract and full body for two research studies
• Analsed data, created graphs, wrote reports, and presented to principal investigators who confirmed 30% increase in efficiency
• Co-authored two research papers published in Med Care Research Review (2016) and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2015)
EDUCATION
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Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Specialization in Business Analytics & Financial Technology | 2019-2020
Hult International Business School | Boston, MA, USA
Hons. B.Sc. Psychology & Neuroscience | 2012-2016
University of Toronto, St. George Campus | Toronto, ON, Canada
CERTIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
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• AWS Cloud Certificates: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional & AWS Certified Security Specialty | Sept 2022
• Project Management Certificate (five courses) and Leadership DNA (two courses) – University of Toronto | 2017 - 2018
• Hackathon: MIT Fintech Challenge with Citibank - (First Place Prize), MIT – Boston | Feb 2020
• Hackathon: Falling Walls Lab Toronto - Pitch Competition (First Place Prize) Toronto & Berlin, Germany | Sept 2019
• Scholarship: Women Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship ($10K) – Hult Business School, Boston | Sept 2019
• Scholarship: Leadership & International Cooperation Fellowship ($10K) – University of San Diego | Jul 2017
• Award: Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award for outstanding leadership – University of Toronto | Apr 2016
• Co-author of three published research papers in:
- Intel Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine (2011)
- Med Care Research Review (2016)
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2015)
SKILLS & HOBBIES
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Skills: AWS Cloud | Security | Networking | Data Analytics| Database | SQL | System Infrastructure | Full Stack App Development | UI/UX Design | Web Development | Psychology | Business | Entrepreneurship | Product Management | People lover
Hobbies: Morning Run + Meditation | Writing short stories | Playing tennis | fluent in 5 languages | Devouring every book on social psychology, business, organization behaviour, and technology
