Saumya Venkateswaran
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Taha Zaidi
I had the pleasure of working with Saumya for a pro bono consulting engagement via Impact Consulting for a marine conservation NGO based out of the Netherlands. The project was off to a rocky start when its initial Engagement Manager had to step back for personal reasons. Saumya took the initiative to step up and share the EM responsibilities with another team member. She actively engaged the other members to recover the project's footing and quickly established trust-based relationships with the client by utilizing strong communication skills in order to ensure project success. From the get-go, she has demonstrated a comprehensive analytical skillset and the ability to motivate her peers. Under her leadership, I'm sure the team will be able to fully achieve their project's goals and objectives. The skills that she has demonstrated make her a strong asset for any professional organization and I confidently recommend her for any roles that she decides to pursue in the future.
Rhea K.
Saumya has been a pleasure to work with at 180DC. She is incredibly organised and has been critical in helping our team become and stay organised, using software like Notion and streamline our workflow. In her role as General Secretary, she has had to coordinate work across departments and work with the President and has done so efficiently, allowing everyone in the team to work in a much smoother manner. As a consultant, she has also quickly highlighted and addressed any issues that have cropped up. Her work ethic and team working skills make her an asset to any team.
Taha Zaidi
I had the pleasure of working with Saumya for a pro bono consulting engagement via Impact Consulting for a marine conservation NGO based out of the Netherlands. The project was off to a rocky start when its initial Engagement Manager had to step back for personal reasons. Saumya took the initiative to step up and share the EM responsibilities with another team member. She actively engaged the other members to recover the project's footing and quickly established trust-based relationships with the client by utilizing strong communication skills in order to ensure project success. From the get-go, she has demonstrated a comprehensive analytical skillset and the ability to motivate her peers. Under her leadership, I'm sure the team will be able to fully achieve their project's goals and objectives. The skills that she has demonstrated make her a strong asset for any professional organization and I confidently recommend her for any roles that she decides to pursue in the future.
Rhea K.
Saumya has been a pleasure to work with at 180DC. She is incredibly organised and has been critical in helping our team become and stay organised, using software like Notion and streamline our workflow. In her role as General Secretary, she has had to coordinate work across departments and work with the President and has done so efficiently, allowing everyone in the team to work in a much smoother manner. As a consultant, she has also quickly highlighted and addressed any issues that have cropped up. Her work ethic and team working skills make her an asset to any team.
Taha Zaidi
I had the pleasure of working with Saumya for a pro bono consulting engagement via Impact Consulting for a marine conservation NGO based out of the Netherlands. The project was off to a rocky start when its initial Engagement Manager had to step back for personal reasons. Saumya took the initiative to step up and share the EM responsibilities with another team member. She actively engaged the other members to recover the project's footing and quickly established trust-based relationships with the client by utilizing strong communication skills in order to ensure project success. From the get-go, she has demonstrated a comprehensive analytical skillset and the ability to motivate her peers. Under her leadership, I'm sure the team will be able to fully achieve their project's goals and objectives. The skills that she has demonstrated make her a strong asset for any professional organization and I confidently recommend her for any roles that she decides to pursue in the future.
Rhea K.
Saumya has been a pleasure to work with at 180DC. She is incredibly organised and has been critical in helping our team become and stay organised, using software like Notion and streamline our workflow. In her role as General Secretary, she has had to coordinate work across departments and work with the President and has done so efficiently, allowing everyone in the team to work in a much smoother manner. As a consultant, she has also quickly highlighted and addressed any issues that have cropped up. Her work ethic and team working skills make her an asset to any team.
Taha Zaidi
I had the pleasure of working with Saumya for a pro bono consulting engagement via Impact Consulting for a marine conservation NGO based out of the Netherlands. The project was off to a rocky start when its initial Engagement Manager had to step back for personal reasons. Saumya took the initiative to step up and share the EM responsibilities with another team member. She actively engaged the other members to recover the project's footing and quickly established trust-based relationships with the client by utilizing strong communication skills in order to ensure project success. From the get-go, she has demonstrated a comprehensive analytical skillset and the ability to motivate her peers. Under her leadership, I'm sure the team will be able to fully achieve their project's goals and objectives. The skills that she has demonstrated make her a strong asset for any professional organization and I confidently recommend her for any roles that she decides to pursue in the future.
Rhea K.
Saumya has been a pleasure to work with at 180DC. She is incredibly organised and has been critical in helping our team become and stay organised, using software like Notion and streamline our workflow. In her role as General Secretary, she has had to coordinate work across departments and work with the President and has done so efficiently, allowing everyone in the team to work in a much smoother manner. As a consultant, she has also quickly highlighted and addressed any issues that have cropped up. Her work ethic and team working skills make her an asset to any team.
Experience
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GRAVITY Challenge
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Australia
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Management Specialist
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May 2023 - Present
• Functioning in a holacratic environment and working in cross functional team• Keeping track of and working with team to communicate and execute budgets, timeline and keeping in line with milestone management
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Ambassador
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Nov 2022 - Present
The Gravity challenge is a global space innovation program connecting real world problems with the people who can solve them, and utilizing space technology for terrestrial gain.• Growing/ Developing the US Gravity Challenge as part of the US member firm at Deloitte• Initiating contact with innovators and challengers to participate/ engage in Gravity 06
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Technical Analyst
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May 2022 - Present
• Working as an Business Technical Analyst for Government & Public Services (GPS) in Human Services Transformation • Serve on Agile teams for 2 State projects; as both a functional analyst as well as a discovery analyst for one of the largest eligibility systems in the US, providing benefits to millions of individuals, consisting of almost 300+ project workers, and utilizing the agile scrum methodology • Take part in several firm initiatives in areas such as Space, product, gaming, etc., to assist the firm in strengthening culture/industry areas. Show less
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Buncha
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United States
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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City Growth Associate
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Dec 2021 - Feb 2022
• Responsible for customer care & acquisition as well as social media management at a Target Retail Accelerator Startup (formally known as Pikup) • Collaborating with technology dev teams, in order to alleviate Buncha application and website issues and streamline customer experience • Insuring product excellence; assisting ops team with customer experience enhancement by providing customer support via Intercom and reporting product inconsistencies to ops team manager/ co-founder via Slack • Responsible for understanding customer queries and complaints as well as issuing product and services refunds via Stripe • Working closely with growth team on an 'Influencer & Fundraising Campaign' to attract and retain customers Show less
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Impact Consulting
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India
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Business Consulting and Services
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Engagement Manager
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Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
• Leading team of 7 to develop fundraising strategy to raise $5 million USD by 2025 for an confidential emerging charity•Managing and leading meetings with team and client, to ensure project deliverables and run smoothly
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Consultant
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Impact Consulting is a global network of aspiring and professional consultants who provide high-quality pro-bono support for non-profits, social enterprises and start-ups.•Currently working in a team of 7 to develop a fundraising strategy to aid in an organisation tackling the UN Sustainability Development Goal number 14.
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180 Degrees Consulting Manchester
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Consultant
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Sep 2020 - Jun 2021
Provided critical research for a confidential Global health organization during the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic by collecting data on local partner organizations, as well as carrying out key informant interviews and surveys to understand emergent risks to operations. Improved strategy
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General Secretary
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Sep 2020 - Jun 2021
• Significantly improved 10+ exec team performance by redesigning internal operations, incl. introducing and implementing "Notion"s software• Coordinated communication and output for executive operations, and successfully streamlined work between executive team's administrative structure across all departments. Often took on temporary roles within branch whenever needed• Overseeing communication and maintaining executive team administrative structure across all departments• Streamlined workflow and developed180 DC's Manchester branch organisational system• Conducted interviews and lead training of new recruits for the position• Promoted to General Secretary, collaborated with president and VP to liaise and manage data. In charge of training & recruitment Show less
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Bright Network
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Virtual Internship Experience UK - Consulting
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Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
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Virtual Internship Experience UK - Business Operations and Marketing
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Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
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Communications and Marketing Director for SCACA
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Oct 2019 - Jun 2020
Director for the Communications and Marketing for the SCACA committee. We Help to build commercial awareness to students through articles in monthly newsletters. Role: • Took charge of community management, engagement, and social media, as well as in content creation, writing newsletter articles, and recruitment Director for the Communications and Marketing for the SCACA committee. We Help to build commercial awareness to students through articles in monthly newsletters. Role: • Took charge of community management, engagement, and social media, as well as in content creation, writing newsletter articles, and recruitment
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HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern (STEP into Justice Work Placement Programme)
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Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
Internship placement, to understand to role and responsibilities of a civil servant for Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) in the division of County Court Money Claims Centre (CCMCC). • Increased efficiency by organizing and sorting money claims documents received from solicitors firms Internship placement, to understand to role and responsibilities of a civil servant for Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) in the division of County Court Money Claims Centre (CCMCC). • Increased efficiency by organizing and sorting money claims documents received from solicitors firms
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Education
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2018 - 2021
The University of Manchester
Politics and International Relations, Social Sciences
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