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Nida Nizam

Nida Nizam

Co-Founder

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-founder @ Impakt & Greenlight Advisory | Strategic Consultant in Design & Production | Ex-CCO & CXO at Meseekna | Advocate for Hands-on Tech & Non-Profit Innovation

  • Education

    • McGill Humanitarian Initiative

      2014 - 2015
      Professional Certificate Humanitarian Intevention and Natural Disaster Response

      Training course on the globally-recognized core humanitarian and disaster response competencies. Emphasis on background and context of humanitarian emergencies, international humanitarian law, doctrines, and technical operating procedures. Classroom training included 55 hours of lectures over 22 weeks at McGill University. The final evaluations were administered as one written exam and a 3-day field-based simulation exercise, culminating in certification in the SPHERE Core Standards of… Show more Training course on the globally-recognized core humanitarian and disaster response competencies. Emphasis on background and context of humanitarian emergencies, international humanitarian law, doctrines, and technical operating procedures. Classroom training included 55 hours of lectures over 22 weeks at McGill University. The final evaluations were administered as one written exam and a 3-day field-based simulation exercise, culminating in certification in the SPHERE Core Standards of Humanitarian Practice. Ongoing volunteer as social media assistant for annual simulation exam. Show less

    • McGill University

      2007 - 2015
      Bachelor's degree International Development, Communications Studies

      Activities and Societies: Alpha Omicron Pi, Scarlet Key Society, Students' Society of McGill University, Post-Graduate Students' Society of McGill University, International Relations Association (IRSAM) Graduated as the extremely nervous valedictorian for the Faculty of Arts Class of 2015. https://youtu.be/DA49RUlls1c

  • Experience

    • Impakt

      May 2017 - now
      Co-Founder

      I co-founded Impakt, a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox helping align consumers' spending with ethical values as they shop online. The consumer chooses impactors that are crucial to them. Impakt suggests alternative products that may suit their needs. As they views products, Impakt aggregates public data and news articles in order to deliver personalized alerts, company profiles, and alternative recommendations in any desktop e-commerce environment.

    • Barnard College

      Apr 2019 - now
      Project Director

      * Project and product design consultant partnered with writer, editor, and professor Alexandra Watson at data-driven grant-funded technology initiatives Barnard Digital Assessment Initiative and Cite Black Barnard. * Serving as publication & directing system and collateral design including: data visualizations, interactive assessments, a mobile application, two websites, and multiple papers and presentations.* Supervising Laidlaw user experience fellowship research through 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • SPHERE Standards of Humanitarian and Disaster Response

      McGill Humanitarian Studies Initiative
      May 2015
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Nida Nizam
      Valedictorian, Faculty of Arts Class of 2015 McGill University Jun 2015 Watch me make too many cultural references during my commencement speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA49RUlls1c
    • Awarded to Nida Nizam
      Scarlet Key Award Scarlet Key Society of McGill University Mar 2015 The Scarlet Key Award recognizes students who have demonstrated indubitable qualities of leadership, unselfishness and perseverance by their outstanding extra-curricular contributions to the McGill community. All award recipients are automatically members of the Scarlet Key Society.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • NYCIMUN UNSC Chair 2015

      Issued by Foundation for Creative Diplomacy on Nov 2015
      Foundation for Creative DiplomacyAssociated with Nida Nizam

    • Exhibit Facilitator

      Issued by Nuit Blanche Montreal on Mar 2015
      Nuit Blanche MontrealAssociated with Nida Nizam

    • Negotiations Chair

      Issued by Model UNFCCC on Nov 2015
      Model UNFCCCAssociated with Nida Nizam

    • Conference Facilitator

      Issued by Universal Design for Learning: Canadian Perspectives on May 2015
      Universal Design for Learning: Canadian PerspectivesAssociated with Nida Nizam

    • Halloween Campaign Manager

      Issued by UNICEF McGill on Sept 2007
      UNICEF McGillAssociated with Nida Nizam

    • Global Classrooms International Committee Chair

      Issued by United Nations Foundation on Feb 2010
      United Nations FoundationAssociated with Nida Nizam