Urvashi Makwana

Urvashi Makwana

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Program Manager

  • Education

    • Thadomal Shahani Engineering College 32nd Road TPS III Bandra Mumbai 400 050

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      Bachelor’s Degree Bachelors in Biotechnology
  • Experience

    • SS pharmchem

      Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
      Student trainee

      Handled and Assisted in Quality Control and Quality analysts of all the intermediate formed in company.

    • Dipesh Engineering Works (DEW)

      Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
      Student Trainee

      Estimating cost for the chemical vessel such as reactors, boilers, heat exchangers, etc and cracking the deal from the clients.

    • Alpha Plus Tutorials

      Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
      Science Teacher

      Crash course designer for Xth Grade CBSE and SSC kids used by various other teachers and implementing the same through classroom session.

    • Avanti Learning Centres

      Dec 2015 - Mar 2018

      Biology content creation and curation - Designed curriculum modules for various state and national board and competitive exams - Created topic-wise lesson plans, which serve as templates for teachers to base their classes on - Created and curated exercises and assessments for the modules to meet the needs of various exams - Scripted and shot curriculum videos and helped design the animations that go with the video content. Teacher training and classroom engagement - Hired biology teachers across the country and led the biology teacher training initiative. Liaised with them on an ongoing basis to help these teachers to run the biology content effectively - Observed classes and provided feedback to the teachers on the effectiveness of classes. Additionally, took classes at various centres to test efficacy of content and understand challenges first hand - Collected extensive data on effectiveness of content and used the data to assess students’ needs and streamline content creation accordingly - Designed interactive activities to make classroom learning more engaging. Show less

      • Product Manager

        Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
      • Curriculum Developer

        Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
    • LIDO

      Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
      Curriculum Designer

      Handled the content for CBSE 9th grade

    • Tawasal SuperApp

      Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
      Content Manager
    • American India Foundation

      Dec 2020 - Jan 2022
      Cluster Coordinator

      Working for program like Mission Recycling (Coca- Cola), Girls4Tech (MasterCard), Avantor.Program implementation in 50 government schools (Mumbai and Pune).Coordinating with Government officials, School administration and school staff forprogram implementation.Encouraging students for Inspire MANAK Award.Preparing Donor reports.

    • ClassKlap

      Jan 2022 - Sept 2023
      Associate Product Manager

      Handling and working with Tech team for product building.Working with cross functional team for the requirements and implementation.Thoroughly conducting testing in collaboration with product development and impactmeasurement for every outgoing solution with the end-user.Ensuring 100% coverage of the product testing before the product launch.Identifying, reporting and fix implementation gaps if any within the system.

    • Avanti Fellows

      Jul 2024 - now
      Program Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Introduction to the Learning Process for Teachers and Trainers – Revised

      Alison
      Apr 2020
    • Motivating students to learn

      Alison - Empower Yourself
      Apr 2020
    • Working with Students with Special Educational Needs – Revised

      Alison
      Apr 2020
    • Modern Project Management - Managing the Start-up, Scheduling and Budgeting

      Alison - Empower Yourself
      Jan 2022
    • Introduction to Instructional Systems Design

      Alison
      May 2020
    • Addressing Psychological Safety and Stigma

      Centre for Social and Organisational Leadership, TISS
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Teaching Assistant

      Issued by The Akanksha Foundation on Sept 2020
      The Akanksha FoundationAssociated with Urvashi Makwana
    • Teaching Specialist

      Issued by DESIRE Society - Caring for HIV/AIDS Children in India on Sept 2020
      DESIRE Society - Caring for HIV/AIDS Children in IndiaAssociated with Urvashi Makwana
    • Cluster Coordinator

      Issued by American India Foundation on Dec 2020
      American India FoundationAssociated with Urvashi Makwana