Sahir A. Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Oversaw and ensured efficient day-to-day operation of research and data collection activities for study testing Online Mental Health Intervention with university studentsPrioritized and coordinated the daily activities of project staff towards research objectives and goalsSuccessfully recruited, instructed and coordinated over 480 participants across three university semesters Triumphantly recruited for the Fall18 semester despite a large university strike which delayed recruitment activities significantly whilst maintaining intended start date for the cohort.Coordinated schedules of study volunteers to help with recruitment efforts and other tasksStored and organized soft and hard copies of confidential research documentation in accordance with best research practicesCommunicated politely and effectively with population of participants prone to higher self-reports of mental health disorder and stressProvided quick and efficient technical support to participants accessing new online mental health intervention platformOrganized study data from questionnaires and analytics using SPSS and prepared data for Statistical AnalysisUtilized excellent written communication skills to personally draft all communications, including recruitment & data-collection communications, sent to students or participants throughout the study, encouraging active participation and completion of study tasks.

Toronto, Canada Area

Conduct experiment with children and adult participants measuring differences between groups in visuomotor learning during repeated arm-reach movementsCleaned participant reach data to remove improperly performed reaches or messy unusable dataTrained volunteers on cleaning lab data in fast, and consistent manner to produce best resultsConducted literature reviews where I researched related scholarly articles and wrote accurate, refined summaries highlighting key information

Toronto, Canada Area

o Coordinated and Led a team of 20-25 callers in fundraising for critical university programs such as Student Financial Aid o Prepared statistics to assess caller performance and participated in team meetings with senior management to develop plans to improve individual and team effectivenesso Provided intensive coaching to new and experienced callers designed to motivate and enhance tele-fundraising technique specifically in the areas of rapport-building and objection handlingo Prepared shift materials and information that ensured a speedy and productive start to every shifto Thanked donors, confirmed pledges and ensured Payment Card Industry compliance for all callers

Toronto, Canada Area

Promoted to Senior Annual Fund Ambassador after 8 months, where I demonstrated talent for generating acquisitions.Secured gifts or pledges from high-end renewals ranging from $1000-10,000.00 for a diverse set of initiatives, and regularly generated monthly conversions.Frequently recognized as among top-fundraisers in the call centre including during the 2013-14 fiscal year when the Annual Fund raised $500,000 and doubled in revenue.Discussed Legacy-Giving with long-time supporters of the University, and forwarded interested parties through the appropriate channels.Trained new callers on best fundraising practices, and provided constructive feedback when listening to their conversations.

Toronto