Experience

Sari Bari USA, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager & Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Managed and provided oversight for all Sari Bari projects: production, management, social work, finances, HR, and training. Developed weekly trainings for the 6-man leadership team to build management capacity. Developed 4 half-day soft-skills training for 100+ employees. Researched and presented on 12+ topics relevant to management and production. Troubleshot weekly production bottlenecks. Developed 4 tracking spreadsheets to support production and HR. Maintained vital channels of communication between the USA and India. Provided input into product design. Studied Bengali in Bangladesh for 2.5 months and utilized Bengali daily. Show less



SIL International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Linguist

  • Feb 2010 - Jan 2017

  Developed the orthography for Kwaya, Jita, and Zinza so that translated materials could be printed. Fundraised $200,000+ and communicated with approximately 100 funders and partners on a weekly basis in order to connect them with the projects. Researched and published 7 linguistic papers regarding the grammar and orthography of Kwaya, Jita, and Zinza. Planned, led, and taught in Swahili 12+ literacy and linguistic workshops to 200+ participants in 3 local language communities. Translated teaching materials from English into Swahili. Led 3 one-week-long adult education workshops to 36 participants. Show less



Farmers Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• UM/UIM Claims Adjuster

  • Jan 2008 - May 2010

  Managed an average caseload of 90 accident related injury claims at a time in order to expediently resolve clients’ claims. Evaluated the monetary value of 400+ claims in order to determine what Farmer’s insurance was responsible for paying. Communicated on a monthly basis in order to ensure we had up to date information on their healing progress. Maintained detailed records for every interaction with claimants in order to document the company’s handling of each claim. Managed an average caseload of 90 accident related injury claims at a time in order to expediently resolve clients’ claims. Evaluated the monetary value of 400+ claims in order to determine what Farmer’s insurance was responsible for paying. Communicated on a monthly basis in order to ensure we had up to date information on their healing progress. Maintained detailed records for every interaction with claimants in order to document the company’s handling of each claim.