Rida Zahid

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Consultant

  • Education

    • Ithaca College

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      Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Applied Economics

      Minors in International Politics and Honors.

    • IES Abroad

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      European Union Studies in Freiburg, Germany

      Activities and Societies: Model European Union

    • Cornell University

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      Master of Business Administration - MBA

      MBA Coursework at SC Johnson

  • Experience

    • Ithaca College

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2014

      -Initiated research on a variety of economic issues, and analyzed journal articles weekly to gain information and spot trends applicable to the professor’s area of research.-Completed an analysis of trends on female employment in relation to changes in trade and economic growth for 9 countries in Southeast Asia. Created subsidiary of microfinance organization Kiva and held events on the Ithaca College campus to inform students about micro-credit . Organized events in collaboration with KivaU that encouraged lending.

      • Research Assistant

        Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
      • Marketing and Event Coordinator

        Sept 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Ithaca College

      Jun 2015 - May 2016

      -Provided private tutoring several times a week to small groups of students, and at times individuals in order to assist them in improving their academic performance.-Prepared lesson plans and learning modules to provide a clear learning structure for each student.-Reviewed class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problem sets, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments. -Conducted a 3-month research project to understand industry-level challenges and sex-disaggregated criteria for Decent Work by spotting trends in large data sets, and analyzing journal articles. -Partnered with professor Shaianne Osterreich who presented a paper titled "Women and factory work in Indonesia: Employment Effects of post-Crisis Restructuring in Global Manufacturing" based on this research at the International Association For Feminist Economics’ 24th annual conference in Berlin.

      • Peer Tutor

        Oct 2015 - May 2016
      • Proctor at Student Disability Services

        Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
      • Dana Internship Scholarship

        Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Concept Systems, Inc.

      Nov 2016 - Jul 2017
      Client Research Support Associate
    • Motive

      Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
      Operations Analyst
    • Advanced Liver & GI Center

      Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
      Project Manager
    • Cornell University

      Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
      Business Process Specialist
    • Celonis

      Dec 2021 - now
      Senior Consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Human Subjects Protection

      CITI Program
    • Protecting Human Research Participants (PHRP)

      The National Institutes of Health
      Nov 2016
    • Information Security and Privacy Awareness Refresher FY 2016

      The National Institutes of Health
    • Project Management

      ECornell
      Jan 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rida Zahid
      High Achiever Gold Medal Beaconhouse School System
    • Awarded to Rida Zahid
      Honors Student Ithaca College
    • Awarded to Rida Zahid
      President's Scholarship Ithaca College