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Shara Sooklal

Shara Sooklal

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    User Experience/ Research Analyst at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada

  • Education

    • Éducation Permanente

      2018 - 2018
      French Studies

    • Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology

      2019 - 2020
      Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Centred-Design UX Dean's Honour List

      Activities and Societies: I have studied Design Thinking, Prototyping, Wireframing, Storyboarding, Visual Mock-ups, Personas, Use Scenarios, UX Research, Usability Testing, Empathy Mapping Service Mapping, Journey Mapping, Systems Mapping, Heuristic Analysis, and Design Validation

    • Mount Allison University

      2000 - 2004
      BA in Commerce Business/Commerce, General

  • Experience

    • Communications Research Centre Canada

      May 2020 - Jul 2021

      - Conducted, analyzed, and documented user interviews as a part team to determinerequirements and a preliminary workflow to for the paper prototype design for a user portal- Collaborated with project team to analyze stakeholder problems and priorities to determineand document a set of use cases to design and test a CRC policy analysis simulation platform - Delivered HCD presentation highlighting concepts and benefits, transferred UX knowledge to colleagues, and advocated integrating design-thinking principles into the CRC- Developed UX specifications document and create CRC-UX template by researching,analyzing, and editing available information and align team members and partners

      • User Experience Designer

        Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

      • User Experience Designer

        May 2020 - Aug 2020

    • Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada

      Aug 2021 - now
      User Experience/ Research Analyst

      - Apply human-centred design background to strategize, conduct user research, analyze findings, and present project results - Use data analysis and visualization to create compelling dashboards, presentations, and reports to support evidence-based decisions making

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Canadian Cancer Society on Feb 2019
      Canadian Cancer SocietyAssociated with Shara Sooklal

    • Volunteer

      Issued by CanUX on Nov 2019
      CanUXAssociated with Shara Sooklal

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Oxfam on Jan 2015
      OxfamAssociated with Shara Sooklal

    • Office Volunteer

      Issued by Hill Office of Member of Parliament Karen McCrimmon on Sept 2017
      Hill Office of Member of Parliament Karen McCrimmonAssociated with Shara Sooklal