Avinash Kalidindi

Experience

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  Collegeville Economic Development Corporation

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2020

  Intern/Volunteer

  -Worked with the President and CEO to draft a plan to bring small businesses to the area-Created fundraising strategies to assist Ursinus College improve living conditions for university housing

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  Pfizer

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  AWS Job Shadow

  -Worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build and analyze database systems-Developed an integrated and user friendly organization system for mentors team using AWS

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  Maitland Research Group

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  -Studied the role information and communication technologies (ICTs) can serve in improving the lives ofrefugees-Examined how ICTs can play a part in supporting community development among refugees-Gathered data from data collectors in refugee areas and drafted abstracts to summarize resultsPrepared a presentation regarding ICTs for a formal presentation to board members in Ghana convention

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  Pfizer

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Mobile Application Developer Intern

  -Worked closely with software development and testing team members to design mobile android applications which met the company's requirements for functionality, scalability and performance-Used knowledge of Jira to locate bugs in android applications in an efficient manner-Resolved bugs identified in android applications and performed rigorous tests on applications prior to finalreview by supervisor

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  Penn State University

  Oct 2019 - May 2021

  -Volunteer in OPPerations committee, which assists in Penn State's annual Thon weekend, 46 hours of no sitting and no sleeping marathon to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer

  • Student

    Jun 2017 - May 2021

  • Thon 2020 OPPerations Committee Member / Team Builder

    Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
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  Pfizer

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Digital HR Client Partner

  -Managed an innovation team tasked with generating solutions to encourage disease prevention habits for young adults to minimize the spread of illnesses-Assisted in revision of onboarding process for new hires on company's Workday platform-Spearheaded efforts to organize virtual events, encouraging networking and dialogue between digital interns throughout course of summer due to COVID-19 situation-Developed an interactive simulation called "The Long Road to Drug Discovery". Simulation provided new hires a better understanding of the Pfizer drug manufacturing process Show less

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  Pfizer

  Jun 2021 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Digital Rotational Associate

    Jun 2021 - Jun 2023