Sama Shah

Experience

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  Girl Scouts of Northern California

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2022

  My Girl Scout Gold Award Initiative: Designed and delivered social justice and implicit bias education workshops to 90+ kindergarten-elementary aged kids on the history and values of anti-racism. - taught 90+ kids- received 100% positive feedback- country wide reach for workshops- international reach for website & other socialsI also founded the Meliora Magazine in order to encourage my high school peers to share their voice on injustice in the world through art, photography, stories, poems, and other written work. I designed and edited the Meliora Magazine. - 80 submissions by 45 students for the magazine- 1k+ views Show less

  • Founder of the Meliora Magazine

    Jun 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Ambassador

    Jan 2012 - Aug 2022
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  Connect&compute

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  Technology Team Member

  - Personally connected with Starbucks to arrange a 15 laptop donation to provide the bridge the tech education gap in underfunded and underproviledged elementary schools- Went to an underprivledged elementary school in Oakland and used the laptops to teach a class programming concepts with Scratch (scratch.mit)

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  Codeucate

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Developing and Teaching Intern

  A fact-paced nonprofit corporation founded during COVID-19 times aimed towards expanding computer science education among elementary and middle school students. - Created an introductory and advanced C++ curriculum, as well as a scratch.mit curriculum to teach to middle schoolers- Taught and coordinated several python classes to a group of 4-6 middle schoolers

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  The Knowledge Society (TKS)

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Worked with a multi-million dollar digital COVID-tracing startup from MIT• Researched and presented a recommendation for Pathcheck in order to Increase their COVID tracing app adoption to +50% in several US states, however more focused on Minnesota, through various marketing strategies Designed a personalized app trainer that uses supervised learning and natural language processing in order for dyslexic patients to train and improve their reading skills in a gamified manner - one pager, pitch, blog post

  • PathCheck Foundation COVID App Adoption Pitch

    Nov 2020 - Dec 2020

  • AI Hackathon

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
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  The Knowledge Society (TKS)

  Feb 2021 - Feb 2021

  Focus Hackathon

  Designed a digital solution for ED patients using Brain Computer Interfaces and Neuro-feedback training to treat adolescent with eating disorders. - pitch, mockup, 10-page deck

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  TED Conferences

  Mar 2021 - Mar 2021

  TEDxDVHS

  Selected as one of six speakers from DVHS to speak at the TEDxDVHS event. I spoke about the important role Gen Z can play to bring about greater social good.

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  The Knowledge Society (TKS)

  Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  Part of a cohort of like-minded top teen accelerators. Received Olympic-level training and mentorship from global leaders and CEOs, diving into the world of emerging technologies to solve real-world problems through innovation through sprints and pitches. I built lasting friendship with like-minded peers, while pursuing and developing my own passion for innovation and emerging tech. Through building presentations and working on real challenges with real companies, I am equipped with the mindset and skills that provide me a solid foundation for entrepreneurship and greater social impact. Show less

  • Boss Ladies Internal Committee Lead

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Innovator

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Moonshot Hackathon

    Apr 2021 - May 2021
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  AI Camp

  Sept 2021 - Nov 2021

  Software Engineer

  I worked on developing a mobile app called “AI on thumbs”, an app that teaches AI. I used React Native and JavaScript to code the UI. Organized meetings and tracked goals. The app is now live in the App Store and Play store.

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  Scene Magazine

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  Co-Director of Multimedia

  Directed Multimedia Content for the SCene Magazine, a USC student-run magazine that explores student experience & campus culture magazine through photography, writing, art and video. - managed a team of 5 to storyboard and produce three short 15-30 second video concepts that tease the theme reveal of the magazine issue, "Hollywood's Backyard"- storyboarded a video about two dancers mirroring the duality of being a student in hollywood looking from the outside of hollywood into the fame and power the image of an influencer/celebrity holds Show less

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  QMetry

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Product Marketing Intern

  - Storyboarded, filmed, and edited 3 creative and highly technical product videos advertising and informing the young generation of developers about Qmetry’s software testing tool with Jira. Posted on their official YouTube and LinkedIn channels- Scheduled consistent weekly meetings with the marketing, design, and engineering teams

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  HackSC

  Jan 2024 - now

  Product Designer

  - Work closely with other designers and engineers on the team to design and deliver products for Hackathon events and app + website platforms- Leverage user flows and visual designs such as UI elements to maximize user confidence in interaction

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  USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

  Jan 2024 - now

  -Edit and publish articles for USC Scribes Student Academic Publication (USC Dornsife)- Write weekly blogs about health innovation and UI/UX Design- Shadow the Manager of the publication

  • Managing Editor, Scribe Academic Student Publication

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Editor, Scribe Academic Student Publication

    Jan 2024 - now
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  SoLa Impact

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  Project Manager, Howmet Material Science and Engineering Lab

  Pitched an innovation lab for SoLa's Tech center and Howmet Material Science, designing the floor plans, machine inventory, and material science program. Physical build out begins June 2024.

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  USC Performing Arts Committee

  Jan 2024 - now

  Media Director

  - Manage the Media Branch to produce video and photo media for and post events, as well as creating and maintaining a new PAC website.- Founded the PAC magazine- Create cohesive creative visions that are feasible for the media departments to accomplish- Coordinate and manage media coverage of performing arts events (1100+ registrations) and large speaker events like Patrick Adams and Toian Bellisario- Organize internal meetings and attend director and board meetings- Communicate across departments to keep relevant teams and people in the loop for all communication- Structure and design all timelines for event-based media and other media initiatives Show less

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  USC Asli Baat

  Mar 2024 - now

  Eboard; strategize and organize fundraising and community events USC Bollywood Fusion Competitive Acapella team

  • Event Planner

    May 2024 - now

  • Member

    Mar 2024 - now
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  ProductSC

  Aug 2024 - now

  Product Designer

  Catalyst program

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  Innovative Design at USC

  Aug 2024 - now

  Photo Project Manager