Program Manager & Instructional Designer with a passion for teaching, nurturing skills and enhancing employability for all.
Professional History
Associate Program Management Officer/ Instructional Designer, ICATT Professional Services
March 2021 – Present
Managed staff in multiple training program initiatives
Coordinated with consultants, subject matter experts, researchers and trainers in developing training programs.
Facilitated monthly professional development webinars.
Directed weekly portfolio coaching sessions to enhance employability of those with the greatest barriers.
Research Analyst and Manager/ Co-host, Geopolitics Rundown
March 2020 – March 2021
Researched, wrote for and co-hosted an innovative international affairs and politics podcast that has attracted over 15,000 unique downloads over nine months.
Spearheaded and managed research process on current international affairs events, utilizing software like Microsoft Office, Zotero, and Scrivener to expedite that process.
Designed website using WordPress and Elementor – geopoliticsrundown.com – and updated it regularly.
Transformed research into a clear and concise written outlines that became the body of every episode.
Interacted with and interviewed journalists and employees from· renowned think tanks like CSIS and Carnegie Endowment as guests on the show. renowned think tanks like CSIS and Carnegie Endowment as guests on the show.
Ambassador's Intern/ Project Manager, Embassy of India, Peru and Bolivia
June 2016 – July 2016
Worked on multiple administrative projects for the Ambassador, including data management and designing information access aids that are still in use today.
Headed complete overhaul of the Embassy's library. Reorganized books, academic materials and over 2000 literary works.
Designed information storage and retrieval systems. Developed procedures for collecting, organizing, interpreting and classifying information that are still in use today.
Policy Research and Project Intern, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
January 2015 – April 2016
Worked under the Global Finance and Climate Change Policy division. Researched information on policy issues relevant to global food security and resilience.
Prepared a structured list of key documents and their sources and summarized findings in a final report.
Prepared annotated bibliographies and summaries for various reports pertaining to climate change and food security.
Collected and summarized information from various seminars as research.
Research and Program Assistant, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Researched, prepared for and conducted a climate finance workshop.
Observed and recorded policy negotiations of government representatives from all over Southeast Asia.
July 2013 – August 2013
Proficiencies
Project Management
Advanced
Problem Solving
Advanced
Instructional Design
Advanced
Team Work
Advanced