Saanika Parkhi
Student Co-Founder @ NEST Program at UofT Hatchery- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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UofT Hatchery
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Canada
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Co-Founder @ NEST Program
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May 2021 - Present
Worked on creating a business that administrates a reusable container program for metropolitan cities like Toronto. Specific duties included:• Customer and partner interviews to better recognize need in the industry domain and how current services fail to address them.• Researching on competitors and outlining their shortcomings and gaps in service• Creating an agile process allowing restaurants to purchase high-quality reusable containers at a rate cheaper than Styrofoam• Conducted studies into current packaging solutions and their shortcomings.
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University of Toronto
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
Worked under Prof. Pankaj Aggarwal in the Department of Management to conduct literature reviews and searches regarding superstitions and consumer psychology affecting purchases. Tasks included:• Assisted with and encapsulated the current research being conducted on Association Between Gendered Facial Appearance and Politics• Searching for literature on psychological frameworks for marketing strategies and buyer purchasing decisions• Compiled and reviewed the literature to find potential areas for future studies, while providing insights into how these studies can be conducted.
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Steps2Flourish
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Canada
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Mental Health Care
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Director of Education Management
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
• Compiled mental health resources for marginalized high school and university students• Spearheaded ideation and oversaw creation of social media materials for Instagram• Worked with the marketing team to optimize their outreach and maximize engagement• Facilitated sponsorship outreach for mental health and wellbeing focused programming • Compiled mental health resources for marginalized high school and university students• Spearheaded ideation and oversaw creation of social media materials for Instagram• Worked with the marketing team to optimize their outreach and maximize engagement• Facilitated sponsorship outreach for mental health and wellbeing focused programming
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Taekwondo Instructor
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2015 - 2016
• Taught a class of 40 Taekwondo students on various moves (kicks, blocks, and poomsae)• Organized and oversaw in-class activities such as obstacle courses, sparring sessions, etc.• Planned and scheduled day-to-day activities and engagements for students.• Assisted in student performance evaluations and awarded belts to graduating students • Taught a class of 40 Taekwondo students on various moves (kicks, blocks, and poomsae)• Organized and oversaw in-class activities such as obstacle courses, sparring sessions, etc.• Planned and scheduled day-to-day activities and engagements for students.• Assisted in student performance evaluations and awarded belts to graduating students
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Education
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University of Toronto
Honors Bachelor of Science - HBSc, Psychology & Genetics -
Indus International School Pune
High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program -
Dr. EP Scarlett High School
High School Diploma, Advanced Placement Curriculum