Trend Spotter
Future Foundation
Total years of experience :12 years, 4 Months
Generated interviews and reports on specific trends in Dubai consumption:
- Shopping Trends (popular destinations, platforms, and habits),
- 2030 Travel Trends: Attitudes and behaviors (from 3 different perspectives: Leisure, Business, and Travel Agent)
- Dubai Design District
- Turkey Traveling Trends (Marketing platforms, Attitudes and Familiarity)
- Holiday Planning (Research process, source of information, reviews)
Sustainability Manager transforming AUS into the first green university in Sharjah
- Developed an Environmental Management System by implementing ISO 14001 for areas including but not limited to energy conservation, waste management, transportation, and sustainable development.
- Evaluating the design, construction, and operations for new development projects to ensure environmental best practices.
- Calculating energy savings for adiabatic cooling and assisted in solar heating implementation.
- Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting monthly energy and water consumption.
- Prepared RFPs for sustainability projects, such as solar feasibility and ISO 14001.
- Educating engineering classes about the latest sustainability aspects as a regular guest speaker.
- Leading campus wide steering committees resulting in the creation of a closed loop solution from supply to disposal of AUS IT equipment and formation of a sustainability research database.
- Coordinating community outreach programs and collaborating with international associations.
Responsible for the Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Environment Quality (IAQ) department
- Project Manager of an IAQ study for Dubai Municipality for public buildings of 2013 winter season.
- Conducted IAQ investigations, checklists and walkthroughs for more than 50 buildings.
- Developed an IAQ survey and monitoring service for private premises (i.e. Hotels, Hospitals, etc.)
- Directed marketing strategies for Enviro IAQ: Application notes, Brochures, Presentations, Dubai
IEQ conference, Social Media.
- Lead Auditor for ISO 9001
- Sales and Customer services for Ambient and Indoor Air Quality equipment
- Governmental Affairs
Project Title: CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON VIBRIO BACTERIA IN THE WINYAH BAY ESTUARY AND THE PROJECTED SPREAD OF VIBRIO UNDER FUTURE CLIMATIC SCENARIOS.
• Microbiology Lab experience: Bacterial Identification (Vibrio species), DNA extractions, qPCR, Nano Readings, Data Analysis, and Writing Papers.
• Statistical Analysis, integrating multiple data sources: field and historical climatic USGS data.
• Future projections of climatic conditions and Vibrio abundance to help guide decision makers
Organized, planned, and executed sustainable and recycling campaigns at USC as an intern with the Sustainable Carolina program; 2011 - 2012
• Organized environmental advocacy campaigns
• Trained new interns organizing and presenting their campaigns
• Worked on motivating students to recycle and implemented a new recycling concept called “Free Cycling” in campus residences
Fulbright Scholarship, $90,240 grant Thesis: CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON VIBRIO BACTERIA IN THE WINYAH BAY ESTUARY AND THE PROJECTED SPREAD OF VIBRIO UNDER FUTURE CLIMATIC SCENARIOS.
Rank 3 in my class.