General Info
Professional Track
- Science
Country
PakistanAreas of Expertise
- Mechatronics
- Educational Technology and E-Learning
- AR/VR
Professional Interests
- Robotics
- E-learning software
- Automation
Age
26The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- To have an insight view and hands-on experience of the world of robotics, automation, and human-machine relationship in Silicon Valley.
- To learn how to integrate AR and VR in a tech-business model, especially in a developing country.
- To achieve a global perspective of STEM education and attract giant investors, collaborators, and partners for a successful STEM business startup.
Ideal Company Type
My utmost desire is to mentored by a women at a leading tech-education industry in Silicon Valley. I am looking forward to collaborating in a professional environment where I can find multiculturalism, global citizens, and gender diversity. I want to experience a complacent work atmosphere, where human-to-human and human-to-machine collaborations are equally important. I want to work with a company that focuses on robotics and automation and can offer me practical hands-on experience on their current projects. This mentorship will not only feed my technical skills but also give me an intercultural outlook of professionalism.
Certifications
- Entrepreneurship for Engineers – IBA
- Understanding Child Protection – PSGN
- Engaging Children in Virtual Classrooms with STEM – OUP
Programming Languages
- C
- MATLAB
- Objective C
- Python
- Visual Basic
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Resilient
- Dependable
- Approachable
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
The TechWomen mentorship will impact as a guiding light on my career path throughout my professional life. By mentoring with someone at a world-leading company, one can learn discipline, the importance of commitment, time management, and giving 100% to the work. The TechWomen community will help me grow as a professional. The networking and public relationship building that TechWomen provides will be huge positive for my career. It will broaden my global bird eye view of STEM educational technologies. It will also expand my circle and increase the chances of successfully setting up my business model with international and technically sound STEM professionals.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
I firmly believe that a mentee of today is the mentor of tomorrow. I will pursue to become the better version of the tech-woman that I am with the gains of this mentorship program and reflect the positives of the same to my team back home. As I am already working in an educational leadership position, I will share and replicate the professional, learning, and diverse environments in my classrooms and team meetings. I will also encourage and motivate my co-workers and students to opt for international scholarships and exchange programs to continue the chain of intercultural learning.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
4Primary Professional Focus
- Content architect
- Educational technology
- Technical project and program manager
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: STEAM Coordinator, Dawood Public School
- Direct Reports: 4
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Karachi, Pakistan
- Dates: June 1, 2018 –
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Responsibilities:
Develop STEAM curriculum for grades pre-primary through high school; integrate core subjects of science, math, computers, and arts, design hand-on activities and DIY projects; manage STEAM lab inventory, create, record, research, introduce latest learning aids, kits, and age-appropriate gadgets; lead a team of four, mentor, train, guide, manage, allocate tasks, and conduct regular team meetings and micro-teachings of STEAM trainers; mentor and train students for robotics, programming, national and international competitions, exhibitions and workshops; and conduct weekly STEAM tinkering sessions for grade VI to VIII, train, guide, lead and mentor middle school students.
Job #2
- Title and Company: Technical Support Engineer, DANPAK Food Industries
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Karachi,
- Dates: March 1, 2018 – June 1, 2018
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Responsibilities:
Designed CAD layouts, architectural, civil, electrical and electronic, HVAC and mechanical diagrams; troubleshot PLC based machines, read ladder logic, programmed and coded PLCs; provided solutions for hardware and software failures of machinery; set and controled speed of production, packaging, and dyeing machines; and checked and reported electrical hazards within the industry.
Job #3
- Title and Company: Accounts Officer, DANPAK Food Industries
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Karachi,
- Dates: January 1, 2018 – February 1, 2018
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Responsibilities:
Updated customers' physical and online ledgers; made orders; created and recorded invoices; contacted warehouse for inventory updates; despatched online and physical mails.
Education History
Highest Level of Education Completed
Bachelor'sInstitution #1
- Institution: Dawood University of Engineering and Technology
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Electronic Engineering
- Minor:
- Location: Pakistan
- Completion Date: January 1, 2018
