Aman Kashyap

Aman Kashyap

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  • About me

    Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker @ Penumbra

  • Education

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2022 - 2023
      Master of Science - MSc Psychology of Mental Health Merit
    • Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor of Technology - BTech Mechanical Engineering 7.75/10.00

      Activities and Societies: - -> Convener - The Debating Society -> Joint Chief Editor - Editorial Board -> Team Leader oGV - AIESEC in Bhopal -> Executive - Intellect Browsers' Consortium

    • Dr. Ambedkar College, Deekshabhoomi

      2014 - 2016
      91.1%

      Activities and Societies: - -> Zonal Representative - IITB Robotics -> Sports Representative - Badminton

    • Centre Point School - India

      2004 - 2014
      93.2%

      Activities and Societies: - -> Representative - British Council -> Certificate Holder - General Proficiency

  • Experience

    • Intellect Browsers' Consortium

      Mar 2017 - Jan 2018
      Executive

      -> Created and organized various literary and management events featured in centralIndia's largest technical and cultural fests organized by NIT Bhopal.

    • AIESEC

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2018
      Team Leader - Outgoing Global Exchanges

      -> As the team leader for oGX, mentored 10 people in marketing and pitching global internships to youngsters, encouraging them to align their academic interests with the 17 sustainable development goals and conducted events highlighting the importance of the same for a UN affiliated, youth-run organization present in 127 countries.

    • Editorial Board, MANIT Bhopal

      Sept 2017 - Jun 2020
      Joint Chief Editor

      -> Led a team of 30 in conceptualizing, designing, editing, collating and publishing the annual college magazine featuring articles aimed at destigmatizing social and psychological issues. -> Also conducted surveys, media campaigns, alumni interviews, art collaborations and the student body photo-shoot as the Joint Chief Editor.

    • The Debating Society, NIT Bhopal

      Mar 2018 - Jun 2020
      Convener

      -> Participated, adjudicated and held high ranking positions in national level debatingtournaments as the convener of NIT Bhopal's official debating society.

    • AmberSky

      Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
      Outreach Intern

      -> Managed and marketed social media handles of businesses and created content to produce and sustain a brand image, increasing their outreach and bottom line.

    • CRISP

      Apr 2019 - May 2019
      Industrial Trainee

      -> Learnt the applications of hydraulics in industries, studying electrical and hydraulic circuits establishing the flow of fluids across various devices on the shop floor.

    • EXL

      Nov 2020 - Jul 2022
      Business Analyst

      -> Newcomer of The Year - 2021-> Worked for clients like Australia's largest financial services brand and UK's biggest digitally integrated retailer & financial service provider. -> Built, debugged and transformed Teradata codes into a SAS DI Studio environment while working in an agile set-up.-> Worked on trading and trigger emails, developing recommendation systems based on consumer activities and testing their efficiency by splitting the population into monitored test and control groups.-> Migrated reports from Netezza to RedShift, writing SQL codes, and developing Tableau dashboards following data governance guidelines to represent complex data into comprehensive insights through creative visualization. Show less

    • 7 Cups

      Aug 2021 - now
      Listener

      -> Provided support by listening to and counselling people for an on-demand emotional health service and online therapy provider.-> Developed listening and caregiving skills in several boot camps and community events to better understand and counsel users by being present and creating an extended support system.-> Spoke with and supported people suffering from conditions like body dysmorphia, eating disorders, suicidal tendencies, anxiety, bipolar disorder, hypertension, depression and low self esteem and received several positive reviews. Show less

    • Make A Difference

      Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
      Aftercare Wingman

      -> Mentored underprivileged children from shelter homes for India's largest millennial-driven, non-profit organization supporting children in need of care and protection across 60 shelters in 23 cities.-> Helped children suffering from adverse childhood experiences, cope with everyday problems like planning their education, achieving financial stability, and dealing with emotional abuse by mentoring and counselling them on a regular basis as they moved out of their shelter homes.-> Participated in several community outreach and fund-raising events to help back these children in their time of need while also reaching out to their families to make them understand the impact of trauma in the lives of their children and educated them about mental health and well-being as an evolved necessity for progress. Show less

    • NHS Scotland

      Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
      Community Befriender

      -> Volunteered part-time for the NHS Scotland's FaB Service.-> Volunteers help to reduce loneliness and social isolation for local people in Midlothian. Volunteers are matched with their FaB partner to provide a friendly contact by telephone call, or in person, once a week. Volunteers support their FaB partner to create connections in their community and achieve personal goals. -> Key tasks include: - Making a weekly phone call or meeting face-to-face with a client.- Filling out call log forms and sending them to the Voluntary Services Manager on a monthly basis.- Reporting any concerns in a timely manner.- Maintaining confidentiality and ascribing to data handling procedures in accordance with NHS Lothian policies. - Actively participating in trainings and review meetings.- Supporting an appropriate termination of the befriending match. Show less

    • Penumbra Mental Health♾

      Jan 2024 - now
      Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Listener

      Issued by 7 Cups on Aug 2021
      7 CupsAssociated with Aman Kashyap
    • Aftercare Wingman

      Issued by Make A Difference on Oct 2021
      Make A DifferenceAssociated with Aman Kashyap
    • Team Leader - Outgoing Global Volunteers

      Issued by AIESEC on Jul 2017
      AIESECAssociated with Aman Kashyap