The Trail of My Life
Community Experience
Executive Council @ Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
- Duration: October 2019 – May 2022
- Title: Executive Council Member
Promote public policy research of a major US think tank on Rutgers campus
Planned and hosted a virtual panel discussion on the housing affordability crisis and homelessness in the United States with leading scholars and practitioners in the field.
Planned and executed a townhall-style debate with 2 experts on constitutional law about the 2020 US Supreme Court docket, the direction of the court, and its evolution over the recent decades.
Planned and executed an event on carbon taxes with a leading environmental scholar, Dr. Ed Dolan, reaching an audience of over 50 students
Rutgers University Fed Challenge
New Brunswick, NJ
- Duration: September 2018 – May 2021
- Title: Researcher
Researched current and historical economic events/trends to develop team’s policy recommendations and forecasts for the US economy
We won 2nd Place at Nationals in Washington, D.C. (2018) by developing a strong macroeconomic analysis with team members and professors
Morris Knolls High School
Rockaway, NJ
- Duration: March & May 2019
- Title: Guest Teacher, AP Economics and AP Statistics
- Created standardized lesson plans to teach and review concepts about market structures, game theory, and power of a statistical test
- Utilized traditional lecture, computer simulation tools, and Q&A sections in lessons to increase classroom interactivity by 50%
Indian Community Centre of Garden State
Morris County, NJ
- Duration: July 2016 – September 2019
- Title: Assistant Director of Cultural Activities
- Mentored Bengali youth and collaborated with adults to promote and preserve Bengali culture in North Jersey by helping produce, direct, and participate in 10+ plays, musical performances, and poetry recitations
- Developed an effective and efficient relationship marketing strategy to market major events while maintaining fiscal solvency and a surplus of funds; marketing initiative attracted 300+ guests and 20+ individual performances year after year that satisfied patrons and guests
BITS–KPMG Citi Bike Case Competition
New Brunswick, NJ
- Duration: April 2019
- Result: 3rd Place Winner
- Analyzed 2019 Citi Bike trip data leveraging Tableau data visualization to identify business trends including logistics and demographics
- Recommended a premium dock reservation system to increase commuters’ convenience and boost Citi Bike revenue by at least 10%
Annual Undergraduate Research Writing Conference
New Brunswick, NJ
- Date: April 11, 2019
- Description: Presenter, The Impact of Social Media on Rural Youth Flight in the United States
- Invited to present my research in a round table setting with 5 fellow researchers who also earned an A for their research project
- Discussed contemporary challenges in the U.S. and theorized potential solutions based on roundtable’s collective research
Institute for Domestic and International Affairs
New Brunswick, NJ
- Duration: November 2018 – March 2019
- Title: Staff Member, Conference Simulation Services (CSS)
- Helped prepare and simulate crises, roleplay delegates, and engage with the high school delegates at the Philadelphia Model United Nations conference
- Developed students’ understanding of current and past global history, and empowering global citizenship