Khondokar Anwar Shadat

Experience

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  QUBEE

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Intern

  Researched usage trends of internet packages through SEO and designed package offers based on consumer behaviour patterns and market demands

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  BRAC

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2023

  Coordinating a system-level digitization project with BRAC's Integrated Development Programme in the wetlands and hard to reach areas to achieve more efficient and strengthened programme implementation and service delivery by augmenting them with interconnected digital service mechanisms via a bottom-up digitization approachLeading the design and delivery of a digital toolkit on BRAC's nationwide digital transformation of daily operational processes aiming to provide global leaders with a better sense of the starting point of digitization at the grassroots level Show less Managed a portfolio of projects under the Innovation Fund for Digital Financial Services in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aiming to accelerate financial inclusion by integrating mobile money across BRAC’s programs and internal operations platforms, supporting more than 1.4 million clients all over BangladeshCo-led partnership with international design firm IDEO.org to test prototypes from scratch and implement a gamified rewards-based group savings model for last-mile women of Bangladesh to build more ease, control and confidence in using mobile money as a financial toolCo-developed new project strategy and business case to secure USD 600k from H&M Foundation to identify business innovations to safeguard the livelihood of women garment workers of BangladeshLed emergency 1,000 PPE production as a new BRAC offering for crisis response during the first COVID-19 lockdown integrating advanced technology (3D printers, Laser Cutter and CNC etc.) in partnership with university fabrication labs and private makerspacesSupported in design and execution of a virtual innovation conference housing around 850 global attendees from public, private and government service backgroundLaunched multiple communication campaigns (film festival campaign, podcast, digital booklet, articles) for community engagement highlighting best practices to amplify BRAC’s digital finance innovations to international audiences Show less

  • Manager, Frontier Technologies

    Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

  • Business Designer, Social Innovation Lab

    Sept 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Project Coordinator, Social Innovation Lab

    Sept 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Consultant, Social Innovation Lab

    Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
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  Field Ready

  May 2020 - Jun 2020

  Mapping Officer

  Mapped the production capacity, resource availability, location and contact details of all 22 fabrication labs and makerspaces in 5 divisions of Bangladesh

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  Simprints

  Apr 2023 - now

  • Country Project Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Technical Project Manager

    Apr 2023 - Dec 2023