Amna Naveed

Amna Naveed - 129 - Sector A1, Township, Lahore. DOB: 24th March 1990. EDUCATION Lahore University of Management Sciences Masters of Science (MS) Major: Economics Lahore School of Economics Bachelor of Science (Honors) Majors: Economics and Finance - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT WomenX Entrepreneurship Program- World Bank-funded Initiative Feb 2017- May 2017 Business Education: Four-month training on core business skills: Entrepreneurial Accounting, Marketing, Operations Management, Business Law, Taxation and Finance. Soft Skills Session: Professional workshops targeting communication, management, negotiation, organizational and future-oriented skills by famous Trainers. Peer-to-Peer Sessions: Discussions on grabbing various business networking and available opportunities BGAP Presentation: Presented an Action Plan for growth of my business which include Business Model Canvas, SWOT analysis & BGAP. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Research Assistant - Lahore University of Management Sciences Sep 2016 - June 2017  Reviewing various literature and writing a review  Actively assisting in the research to supervisors and publishing purpose  Making all the important database and merging it with already renowned databases  Munging and analysing data for validity of the analysis purpose  Assisting in the Stata (statistical software) related tasks to run various regressions Insight and Innovation Lead- Octapult Platforms (Pilot Project) Apr 2016 - Aug 2016  Actively participated in Mills Market Research for Mills Pilot Project for the purpose of Data collection  Manage sources of data including research methodology and field work  Lead analysis and synthesis of all data streams to help steer project direction  Provide insight and determined gaps in behaviors and techniques and provided the ongoing reports  Assisted in the Recruitment Process of Sapphire G-Scheme, profilling based on behavioral data  For the purpose of research conducted the interviews after short listing the candidates for Mills Change Champions MCC) based on the analysis  Assessed the behaviors of candidates undergoing MILLS Assessments after training sessions given by Pete Smith (Professional Facilitator and Founder Teamgel) and our team  Worked with Mills Web Development team, provided the templates and requirements for a structured database  Worked alongside Mills Lead Psychologist on designing interventions, updating Tools, MCC final profiles and various tasks  Presented the Mills Pilot Project Final Report based on the analysis  Researched and communicated with various donors for the project Mills and helped in creating the Mills Donor Pitch Teacher's Assistant - Lahore University of Management Sciences Sep 2014 - Dec 2015 (Courses: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics)  Responsible for grading tests, grade compilation and managed online resources.  Conducting tutorials and assignment sessions for the benefit of students  Keeping office hours for the students to resolve their subject related questions USAID Internee - NAYMET Trust July 2014 - Aug 2014  Worked with the Director Operations on the progress report on IDPs of Pakistan and Naymet Annual Presentation  Created and updated the Press Releases to be presented in seminars and meetings  Wrote various articles on the topic "Islamic Micro-finance" Internee - Beacon house Head Office, Gulberg (Research and Administrative Dept) May 2014 - July 2014 Concordia Group of colleges  Entrusted the responsibility of marketing and launching of Concordia Colleges, a project of Beacon house  Involved in teamwork and designing marketing strategies for advertising Concordia Colleges and Responsible for carrying out data analysis  Underwent extensive trainings and sessions of becoming the admission officer Carried out market research, including surveys in Secondary Schools for the purpose of creating awareness of Concordia colleges  Organized the Press Conference for the Project launch in Pearl Continent Hotel United Nations Volunteer Aug 2013 – Oct 2013  PAAJAF Foundation o Entrusted the responsibility for advertising the PAAJAF organization via emails to various schools, colleges and universities. o Led a Team of Volunteers, trained and guided them on the same path  Global Civil Initiatives, Inc o Carried a Project with team on Eco-Tourism and presented a project proposal for carrying out bird watching project.  Kitega Community Center, Uganda o Responsible for advertising the growth of community center on online forums. Lahore School of Economics (Teaching Assistant) May 2010 – July 2013 (Courses: Introduction to computing, Computing II, Statistics and Data Analysis, Intro to Consumer Behavior)  Responsible for assisting instructors in lecture preparations, grading tests and maintaining a record for it  Conducting tutorials and assignment sessions for the benefit of the students to resolve their queries related to the subject Internee - Bank Al-Falah (Credit Department and Customer Service Department) July 2009 – Aug 2009  Solved customer’s queries regarding filling forms, opening accounts and other information relating the rules of the bank  Responsible for entering data into customer’s personal accounts  Responsible for bookkeeping  PROJECTS AND REPORTS MS Thesis Dec 2015 "Analysis of the influence of occupational status on the trend on the consumption pattern of household- A case study of Pakistan - Focused on the factors and analyzed the trend that determine the spending (income) of a household on different commodities based on their occupation. Applied Microeconomics May 2015 "Impact of Mother’s Education on Child Mortality: Evidence from Pakistan" - Term paper focusing and analyzing issues pertaining to child mortality and its relevance to mother’s education while controlling for various factors. Undergraduate Final Thesis March 2013 “An Analysis of the Intent and Motivational Factors for Energy Conservation in the Industrial Sector of Pakistan: A Cross Sectional Survey” - Discussed the issues related to the energy crisis faced by the industrial sector along with different consumption pattern and analyzed strategies for energy conservation. Environmental Economics July 2011 "Environmental Effect of Smoking in Lahore School of Economics" - Discussed issues environmental issues along with its cost and benefits analysis and gave appropriate recommendations to eradicate it which went to the dean. HONORS & AWARDS Assistant Director, Academics- LUMS Random Walk Economic Society (RWES) Course Waiver in Lahore School of Economics Class representative in 9th, 10th, 11th Grade 1st in School Art Competition and 2nd in Intra-school tournament of Table Tennis 2014 - - - 2009 ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Freelance Projects - Academics and Content writing (Lamudi) Managed the Total Perfect Competition in LUMS Participated in the “9th Annual Conference on Management of Pakistan Economy”- Lahore School of Economics Power Point presentation with unique slide background, relevant to the subject matter Comfortable with software: Stata, Matlab, Dynare , Software-R INTERESTS Photography, Books, Music, Playing Badminton, Basketball and Table Tennis. -