Ishaan Arora

Experience

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  IRIS

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  Team Leader

  - Iris is a social welfare platform that curates social experiences tailored to users’ interests to improve well-being- Created an IOS app prototype and conducted a survey of 140 teenagers about their use of popular social media platforms to inform app development- Presented Iris to a summit of twenty venture capitalists at the Young Founders Summit, Singapore

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  Legalese

  Jan 2019 - May 2020

  Founder

  - Founded social initiative Legalese to foster legal literacy amongst the working class in India; website: www.prepindia.net/legalese- Researched and created fifteen pamphlets on Indian employment laws- Partnered with Samarpan and SMILE Foundation in New Delhi to distribute pamphlets and mentor over 150 underprivileged people aspiring to join the work force

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  Post Release Employment Programme (P.R.E.P)

  Jan 2019 - May 2020

  Founder

  - Founded and led a social initiative called P.R.E.P. (Post Release Employment Programme) in partnership with a New Delhi NGO TYCIA (Turn Your Concern Into Action)- Foundation: a set of resources for post-release citizens who are trying to integrate back into civil society; for more information, please see www.prepindia.net- Created and distributed 10 informational brochures on skilling- Organized sensitization workshops for both interested employers and newly released individuals to guide them on approaching sensitive topics, creating a conducive workplace, and inclusive hiring methods Show less

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  TYCIA Foundation

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Intern and Project Lead

  - Worked in TYCIA’s prisoner rehabilitation program; created a helpline for ex-convicts to attain employment and skill development opportunities- Wrote several sections of the Helpline Handbook: including Important Documents, Employability, Legal Aid, and Conflict Resolution sections; researched and reached out to NGO’s and organizations that support post-release individuals

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  Tufts Model United Nations Outreach Program

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2020

  Volunteer

  - Taught middle-schoolers from the Great Boston area the format and procedures of a Model UN conference

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  Tufts Model United Nations Club

  Feb 2021 - Mar 2021

  Staffer

  - Helped run the Tufts Model UN Club's 2021 TUMUN High School conference

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  NITI Aayog

  Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

  Economics and Finance Intern

  • Provided insight into 2 different projects and spearheaded research into 1 individually at the NITI Aayog,the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India• Researched 2 traditional methods of financial data transfer and summarised their benefits and drawbacks• Designed a presentation on Account Aggregators - to promote safe, efficient, and consensual informationtransfer between financial information users and providers• Presented findings to a committee of 6 mentors and the head of the Economics and Finance vertical Show less

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  Homebase

  Jun 2023 - May 2024

  AI/ML Software Development Intern
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  Tufts University

  Sept 2023 - May 2024

  - Conducted thorough review and grading of assignments, ensuring accurate evaluation of students' coding skills and adherence to course requirements- Held Office Hours once a week, addressing questions and concerns related to programming language concepts, debugging, and documentation. - Provided one-on-one assistance to students, addressing questions and concerns related to web programming concepts, debugging, and code optimization.- Collaborated with course instructors to develop effective teaching materials and programming exercises.- Conducted thorough review and grading of assignments, ensuring accurate evaluation of students' coding skills and adherence to course requirements

  • Programming Languages Course Assistant

    Jan 2024 - May 2024

  • Web Programming Course Assistant

    Sept 2023 - Dec 2023