Ruqayya Zakaria

• Designed a Toolkit to Revitalize China Town urban Heritage in Boston.
• Data Book was developed as a spatial analysis tool using ArcGIS to study its urban needs; especially urban heat
• Developed: SWOT analysis for China Town, A community engagement structure, and suggested Survey questions,
Analyzed revitalization projects in Chinatowns across various U.S. states

• Collaborated on writing a paper, A Mobility Energy Productivity Evaluation of On-Demand Transit: A Case Study in Arlington, Texas, a winner of William W. Millar Award
• Collaborated on writing the other papers in the publications section

• Completed qualitative research project commissioned by UNICEF focused on challenges for youth in Jordan
• Formulated lists of ideal survey members, gathered security clearance and access to high levels of government and policy makers, and veted numerous NGOs to find best candidates.
• Interviewed more than 50 private and governmental stakeholders
• Facilitated and recorded 12+ focus groups with up to 25 youth, (ages 18 to 30) throughout cities in Jordan
• Analyzed and interpreted findings after clustering and coding data in Excel with pivot tables and VLOOKUP

• Initiated a grassroots campaign to enhance resilience in governorates during COVID-19
• Established and led teams, creating dedicated Facebook pages; organized online community sessions to empower youth in efective community advocacy
• Supported six teams in developing a range of advocacy skills, fostering local leadership and action

• Co-founded Millennia Aviation to educate and develop a smart workforce in drones and Aviation industry as part of MIT Innovation Bootcamp
• Linked trained workers to career opportunities within the field

• Advised an average of 30 teams per quarter in Syrian refugee camps and helped residents develop social ventures
• Spearheaded three innovative technological products featured in Amman Design Week (including a wooden structure placed in the camp to enhance the public realm
• Established a smart inventory system to track fabrication labs and send out alerts to when stock levels fell under 20 percent and make eficient connections with warehouses and replenishment systems
• Created a cryptocurrency-based smart wallet tool to help refugees purchase more than 5 items from the labs
• Oversaw the construction of all facilities (restrooms, labs, warehouse, and ofices) in three circular youth centers
• Coordinated operations and programming (social innovation, TVET, tech for girls) at three youth centers
• Collaborated on youth opportunity mapping research, serving more than 50 percent of residents in 2 refugee camps
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