Full Portfolio
Work Experience
Smriti Designs LLC | Business Owner
Live2Dance Seattle | Studio Administrator
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Amazon Web Services | Business Operations Specialist
Amazon Web Services | Telecom Account Associate
SPARTA Lab UIowa | Undergraduate Research Assistant
Emerging Tech | Cyber Analyst
Amazon Web Services | Technical Sales Intern
Federal Bureau of Investigation | Business Analyst Intern
Fresh Prints | Campus Manager
Tippie College of Business | Business Seminar Instructor (Tippie Peer Mentor)
University of Iowa Office of Admissions | Program Student Assistant
Marshalls | Sales Associate
Kumon North America Inc. | Class Assistant
Leadership and Extracurriculars
Executive President | UI South Asian Student Alliance
Team Co-Captain | Iowa Andhi (South Asian Fusion Dance Team)
Active Member | Tippie Technology & Innovation Association
Scholarship Recipient & Member | National Retail Federation
Program Student Assistant (Executive Board) | Students to Assist Recruitment (STAR)
General Board Member | Indian Student Alliance
Home Team Player | UIowa Women's Club Ice Hockey Team
Technical Skills
Programming Languages: Python, Java, HTML5, SQL, C#, C, JavaScript
IDE: PyCharm, Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, Oracle APEX
Data Analysis: Tableau
Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Spark
Sales/CRM: Salesforce
Methodologies: Agile/Scrum
Microsoft Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher
Project Management: Jira (Atlassian), Slack, Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Notion
CERTIFICATIONS
Active TS/SCI: Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
Poshmark Boutique Owner Certification
Projects & Noteworthy Experiences
Web Dev/Startup Consultant: Africa Live Network TV
>> Information Systems Capstone course project: worked as a web developer and startup consultant for Africa Live Network TV
>> Built a fully-functioning website with Wordpress and hosted through Amazon Web Services
>> Conducted research on platforms for video streaming, cloud-based hosting, social community integration, and monetization strategies to provide recommendations to grow their company internationally
Business Owner: SmritiDesignsLLC
>> Started an online gift shop to make personal and custom gift giving easier and more affordable
>> Created own designs and handmade products for customers
National Retail Federation 2019 Student Program & Big Show
>> Received the Computer Science and Information Technology Scholarship to attend this conference in New York
>> Participated in Iowa's Startup Weekend competition and received People's Choice, Marketing, and Sustainability Awards with Team EcoKit
Business Owner: Under the Bed Boutique & Kozy Korner Wholesale
>> Started an online boutique contracted through Poshmark (and now currently on Amazon Marketplace) to purchase wholesale fashion retail products and sell curated styles and brands to customers (87K followers, 700+ 5-star ratings)
>> Achieved $10K revenue within the first 11 months and self-managing all business operations
>> Launched a wholesale brand (Aug 2019) to expand as a retailer for other start-up boutiques
study abroad
London, United Kingdom | Winter 2018
>> MGMT:3450 International Business Environment | Completed Study Abroad Course in London, England United Kingdom
Beijing & Shanghai, China | Summer 2018
>> BUS:2450 Business and Culture in China | Completed Study Abroad Course in Beijing and Shanghai, China
Honors & Awards
Iowa IdeaStorm Pitch Competition: Received First Place in the Health Initiatives Category for QuickEMT pitch
Diversity & Business Ethics Case Competition: Received Third Place at University of Colorado, Boulder Case Competition (Feb 2020)
Tippie 21 Under 21: Award for Leadership, Scholarship, Experiential Learning, and Cross-Cultural Experience (Apr 2019)
Iowa Startup Games: People's Choice Award (Sep 2018)
Iowa Startup Games: Marketing Award (Sep 2018)
Iowa Startup Games: Sustainability Award (Sep 2018)
Scholarships
Tippie College of Business Endowed Scholarship (May 2020)
Margaret A. Shriner Scholarship (May 2020)
National Retail Federation Computer Science and Information Technology Scholarship (Jan 2019)
Margaret Phelps Layton Business Scholarship (Oct 2018)
University of Iowa National Academic Scholarship (Aug 2017)
Additional personal exerpiences
Attended Desi Dance Convention (July 2019)
Completed Bharatnatyam Arangethram (August 2018)