Professional Outreach Coordinator

Omer Irfan

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Online proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) gained through tracking statistics and delivering presentations as a peer mentor

• Refined leadership and organization skills developed as an orientation leader for 40+ students

• Proficient in verbal and written communication through professional outreach role

• Experience in online software, including ArcGIS, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Illustrator through coursework EDUCATION

Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Planning Co-op, University of Waterloo Year of Graduation: 2025

EXPERIENCE

Planning Student Association – Professional Outreach: September 2021 – Present

• Acted as the University of Waterloo’s official student liaison for the Ontario Professional Planning Institute (OPPI), strengthening connections between the two organizations

• Co-hosted and promoted events such as alumni talks through marketing and creating graphic designs using online software and social media

• Demonstrated professionalism and effective communication through interviewing senior planners and engineers and asking purposeful questions to help 300+ undergraduate planners find their field of interest

University of Waterloo – Orientation & Peer Mentorship: July 2021 – September 2021

Volunteered as an orientation leader and peer mentor for incoming first-year students

• Maintained positivity and enthusiasm in an online-school environment through facilitating chats and answering questions from first-years dealing with transition, stress, and uncertainty

• Utilized Microsoft 360 skills by creating slide decks using PowerPoint, managing channels with 40+ students on Microsoft Teams, and keeping track of attendance using Excel. Environment Student Society – University of Waterloo Faculty Communication Director May 2021 – September 2021

• Displayed teamwork and collaboration skills through working with colleagues on social media projects, and reporting to supervisor on updates and potential setbacks

• Organization was essential for initiating responsibilities of forwarding emails, alerting faculty members on events, and coordinating the online environment for event and information awareness across a university faculty with 500+ students. Lululemon Athletica:

April 2021 – August 2021

• Worked in the returns department in a Lululemon warehouse

• Lifted boxes and put clothes to the proper location

• Communicated between various departments to allocate assistance

• Worked in a tight timeline to complete the daily assignment

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