Kshitija Madhira, MPA

Experience

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  National Honor Society

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  President
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  Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  President
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  Kumon

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Tutor
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  Haggett People's Council

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  Diversity Committee Chair
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  Husky Athletics - Ticket Office

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Ticket Saleswoman

  Provided friendly customer service at various sporting events.Employed proper cash handling techniques.Utilized proper communication skills in order to ensure neither party became defensive in a dispute.

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  Students Expressing Environmental Dedication

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2013

  Director of Communications

  Regularly updated the community about activities using regular website updates, monthly newsletters, and flyers.

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  South Asian Student Association

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  External Community Relations Coordinator

  Planned cultural and education events for 20–200 people.Solicited $1000 in contributions from local business owners.Improved the outreach of the South Asian Community at the University of Washington.

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  UW Housing and Food Services

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Assistant Director of Programming

  Planned engrossing and informative cultural events for 20–1,000 students of a diverse community.Created an engaging environment within the University of Washington Residence Halls.

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  University of Washington

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  Teaching Assistant

  Facilitated potentially sensitive discussions on race in an impartial and participatory manner.Helped students understand the history of race and interracial relations sin the American society.Encouraged students to see how they can help the society to transition into a post-racial society.

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  State of Washington

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  Legislative Policy Intern

  Composed policy briefs and talking points for Representatives Kagi and Clibborn’s use to help pass various bills.Examined the effect of open juvenile court records on former juvenile offenders for Representative Kagi’s bill (which was passed).Researched the early education system in Washington, focusing on possible reform and effects on higher education.Interviewed 20 to 30 Senators and Representatives, of both parties, to understand their opinions of how the early education system in Washington ought to be reformed. Show less

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Management Intern

  Identified ways for departments to improve service by analyzing the annual quality surveys.Recommend re-structuring of HR dept. based on analysis of workflows and current roles. This re-structuring is expected to reduce document processing backlog. The recommendations are being implemented in a phased manner during the 2nd Quarter of 2016.Filled 20+ vacant positions by pre-screening over 700 applicants.Implemented organization wide quality management website to measure and control throughput of document processing as part of the project led by travel department lead.Created content for intern orientation seminars, with focus on organizational overview of an embassy’s different departments. Show less

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  Mu Sigma Inc.

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2017

  Junior Associate

  Completed an intensive training program in Excel, SQL, R, Python, and Statistics.Worked with a team of data analysts to design a dashboard to analyze the best cost and best source supplier for a large retail company. This led to a basic understanding of Tableau and Hadoop.Worked with a team to help answer the question of how a pharmaceutical manufacturer can increase market share of a drug. Used SQL and R to pull and analyze the data.Supported various engagements with some of world's largest companies in retail, pharmaceutical, automotive, and technology verticals. Created plans to help the current projects turn into long-term engagements with clients and created new ways of tracking and improving the quality of deliverables. Show less

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  Pactera

  Dec 2017 - Oct 2019

  Data Analyst

  Perform tagging and entity conflation in different domains such as: business, locations, events and more.Identify guidelines' ambiguities and other weaknesses, propose updates to streamline judgement process and improve accuracy.Provide feedback to developers to optimize and improve internal tools to boost productivity and reduce error rates.Perform functional testing of finished service to identify usability problems, potential data issues and other bugs.

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  Snoqualmie Valley School District

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  Student Teacher

  Effectively managed classrooms with 5-20 students.Engaged students in the subject and lead effective discussions, promoting independent thinking.Taught students with special needs.Modified and differentiated learning for all students.Administered F & P reading benchmark assessments.Administered ELPA testing.Created and used OneNote Class Notebooks and Teams Virtual Classrooms for my classes.

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  TUKWILA SCHOOL DISTRICT

  Nov 2020 - Aug 2022

  Effectively manage classrooms with 5-20 students in the classroom.Engage students in the subject and lead effective discussions, promoting independent thinking.Modify and differentiate learning for all students. Effectively manage classrooms with 5-20 students in an online setting.Engage students in the subject and lead effective discussions, promoting independent thinking.Modify and differentiate learning for all students.

  • Mathematics & MLL Teacher

    Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Mathematics Teacher

    Nov 2020 - Jul 2021
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  Northshore School District

  Aug 2022 - now

  MLL Teacher

  Effectively manage classrooms with 5-20 students in the classroom.Engage students in the subject and lead effective discussions, promoting independent thinking.Modify and differentiate learning for all students and help students reach their academic goals.