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Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel

Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel

CANskate Coach

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Manager II @Microsoft | M365

  • Education

    • Kelowna Secondary School

      2008 - 2011
      High School 4.0 GPA

      Graduated with the French Immersion Program and received the Dogwood Bilingual Diploma with Honors

    • McGill University

      2011 - 2016
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry

    • Simon Fraser University

      2018 - 2021
      Bachelor of Applied Science - Computer Science (B.S)

    • The Royal Conservatory of Music

      2000 - 2011
      RCM Certificate Piano

      - Scholarship recipient - Performance Arts- Completed all levels and exams of Royal Conservatory of Music with 10+ years of classical training

  • Experience

    • Kelowna Figure Skating Club

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
      CANskate Coach

      Taught and evaluated beginner skaters in preparation for upper level skating

    • TD

      Jun 2010 - Jun 2012
      Intern

      Was part of a foundation within TD called, 'Friends of the Environment Foundation' or FEF. Responsibilities included reading projects every week from new environmental organizations and planned with a professional team (with weekly meetings) on which projects we were interested in funding for the Okanagan community.

    • Student Research Initiative

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2020
      Co-Founder

      - Chosen as a Finalist for the Forces AVENIR Award by the Dean of McGill University- Co-Founded an initiative at McGill University that funds students the opportunity to become a research assistant for the summer with the professor of their choice. - Creates a win-win scenario for students and professors, where professors no longer need to use their limited funds and get extra help with their research, meanwhile the student gets funded and gains experience in a research dynamic- The website includes a database of professors who are currently looking for volunteers or research assistants in their labs to better connect with students- Hosted many networking and informational events Show less

    • The University of British Columbia

      Jun 2013 - Sept 2013
      Summer Research Student

      Fipke Center for Innovative Research

    • McGill University

      May 2014 - Aug 2014
      Research Assistant

      - Gold Nanoparticle applications within medicinal chemistry. Studied bottom-up and solvent-free methods in producing gold nanoparticles, the properties and how it's advancing our medicinal applications today.

    • ECO Canada

      Sept 2017 - Sept 2018
      Health and Environmental Consultant - Intern @ Apex EHS Services Inc.

      - Analyzed the results of asbestos containing materials in order to write a risk assessment and proposal for prospecting clients- Evaluated and surveyed the scope of work for field projects such as quality air testing and mold detection- Consulted with clients on the safety of their current health and environmental surroundings

    • Clear View Systems Ltd.

      Apr 2019 - Jan 2020
      Software Developer

    • SAP

      Jan 2020 - Sept 2020
      Technical Program Manager

      - Managed multiple parallel software projects throughout their various life cycle phases, such as initial design, internal roll-outs and sustaining efforts- Collaborated with Engineering managers to define and implement an organization-wide QA KPI dashboard, improving overall product health monitoring- Served as the Scrum Master by driving Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning & Retrospective meetings- Managed, groomed and prioritized JIRA project backlogs based on project requirements, which reduced backlog time by at least 2 days- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to develop new feature release processes, improving the stability of feature deployments- Maintained communication and relationships with VPs and Team Leads to align product expectations and goals- Partnered with Engineering managers to translated feature requests and project roadmaps into user stories and project backlogs- Worked closely with Support and Engineering teams to improve the customer feed-back process, which decreased the delivery time of feature fixes Show less

    • Microsoft

      May 2021 - Aug 2021
      Product Manager Intern

    • Microsoft

      Mar 2022 - now

      • Product Manager 2

        Sept 2024 - now

      • Product Manager

        Mar 2022 - Sept 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design (2012)

      LinkedIn
      Mar 2019
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel
      Entrance Scholarship at McGill University - Sep 2011
    • Awarded to Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel
      Dogwood Bilingual Diploma with Honors with Distinction - Apr 2011
    • Awarded to Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel
      Piano Scholarship for most Artistic Performance - May 2010
    • Awarded to Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel
      Figure Skater of the Year - Nov 2007 Noralta Figure Skating Club
    • Awarded to Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel
      Piano Scholarship from Royal Conservatory of Music - Jun 2006 Piano scholarship for being in the top 10% of the province for Royal Conservatory of Music
    • Awarded to Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel
      62 Medals obtained - From figure skating, piano, academics, soccer and more.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • ThinkTech Hackathon - 2nd Place Winner - Most Innovative Solution

      Issued by Deloitte on Oct 2019
      DeloitteAssociated with Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel

    • VP Events Coordinator

      Issued by Women in Computer Science on Jan 2019
      Women in Computer ScienceAssociated with Nora Abbassi-Mohadjel