Sahar Akhlaq

**-** *** ***, ***** Park, NY ***** 347-***-**** adf6xh@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahar-akhlaq-006569141/

EDUCATION

Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, NY

September 2012- June 2016

Binghamton University, State University of New York

August 2016- May 2020

Bachelor of Art in Biology with minors in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Sociology

GPA 3.42/4.00, Deans List Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020

Course Highlights: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Lab, Biology, Cell Biology (Teaching Assistant), Microbiology and Lab, Genetics Lab, Physics (Teaching Assistant)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Speaking Center Binghamton University

Lab Consultant May 2018-December 2018

Held 50+ office hours to help students improve on their presentations and communication abilities

Senior Consultant January 2019-May 2020

Worked with a select group of students to promote the Speaking Center and the importance of effective communication to other students

Marketed the Speaking Center through email exchanges with professors, administration, and students, held workshops, created a social media presence for the Center, designed and distributed merchandise and fliers

Trained and supervised regular speaking lab consultants

Curated 10+ workshops tailored to different aspects of effective communication, as well as delivered over 50 workshops to groups ranging from 10-250 students, including student organizations and lectures/classes

Worked in a team of 8 to create Binghamton University’s first Speaking Competition

Adult Volunteer Lourdes Hospital

Emergency Room, Seton 3 June 2018-May 2020

Greeted and guided patients as well as offered assistance support to families while patients were in a procedure

Provided administrative assistance in the form of organizing, filling, paperwork and other errands

Provided assistance to doctors and nurses by transporting items around the hospital, checking in on patients, and delivering medication/food/supplies

Conducted inventory checks of the supply closet and patient rooms

Tore down, cleaned and sterilized, and set up examination rooms

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pakistani Students Association Binghamton University

Intern Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Worked closely with the President and Vice President to plan events, delegate tasks, finance and budget

Secretary Fall 2018-Spring 2019

Served as the communication liaison between members of the organization and the eboard

Coordinated meeting dates, times, and locations and kept notes of each meeting

Communicated with other cultural and educational groups to set up collaborative events, as well as marketed those events through social media and emails

Delegated tasks within the eboard and did check-ups to see if tasks were completed

Oversaw the planning, set-up, and execution of the organization’s big cultural event, which attracted an audience of +200 people

Office of Student Conduct Binghamton University

Level I and II cases, Appellate Board August 2018-May 2020

Investigated reports of student misconduct as well as deliberated proper sanctioning and reviewed appeals

SKILLS

Languages: English, Urdu, Spanish, Arabic

Computer: Microsoft Office, CAD, R

Laboratory: Worked with Drosophila melanogaster, Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus, gel electrophoresis, spectroscopy, chromatography, purification and separation analysis, transforming bacteria and creating stains, technical writing, analyzed research papers, PCR, aseptic techniques

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