Sameehah Hussain | https://www.linkedin.
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Academic, Intellectual and Physical Development | Community Service | Work Experience | Leadership
Summary
- Holistic approach to education through academic, intellectual, social, and physical development
- Serving the community through local charitable organizations
- Worked and interned at startups and premier institutions of learning & innovation
- Acquired valuable skills through leadership roles in academic as well as professional circles
- In pursuit of lifelong learning
Skills
Entrepreneurship: Demonstrated passion for leadership and innovation
Writing: 4+ years of experience in academic and professional writing; recognition for work within journalism
STEM: Evangelized robotics to youth; continued effort to promote women and minorities in STEM careers
Research: Extensive experience in data analysis and collection within a number of projects; Microsoft Excel proficiency
Academic, Intellectual and Physical Development
Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business | Major in Business Administration and Double Minor in
Entrepreneurship and Computer Sciences, with a focus on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Adrian C. Wilcox High School Class of ‘17
Speaking Proficiency: Urdu (fluent), Hindi (fluent), Spanish
Reading and Writing Proficiency: Spanish, Arabic, and Korean
Research Assistant, Santa Clara University 2017-Ongoing
- Research under Department Chair and Associate Professor Jennifer L. Woolley; Leavey School of Business,
Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
- Extensive data collection, organization, and analysis
Editor-in-Chief, The Scribe 2013 – 2017
- 4 years of writing, editing and publishing online and in print; published articles in every issue of The Scribe (high
school’s monthly newspaper)
- Mentor for other journalism students
- Ads Business Manager; raised revenue
- Launched online version of The Scribe and social media engagements through Facebook and Instagram
- Journalism Department Award (2015); Journalism Award for Excellence (2017)
OPEN Silicon Valley Chair, Youth Programs 2017 - Ongoing
Organization dedicated to the promotion of leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
- Organized and spoke on youth panels at OPEN SV Forum 2017, with over 1000 attendees
- Continued event planning and social media engagement
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Women in STEM Conference 2017 2017
- Startup pitch-fest coordinator; facilitated a dozen startup pitches to renowned venture capitalists
Tech Museum of Innovation Volunteer 2015 –2017
- Volunteered 170 hours as science and technology gallery interpreter and membership services
- Awarded David H. Liu Memorial Scholarship from The Tech (2017)
MOSAIC+ Student Intern 2015 –2016
- Wrote and edited articles under the supervision of Mercury News journalists
- Learned journalism skills from professional writers, photographers, and editors, to apply to school newspaper
- Monthly engagements with Mercury News staff and guest speakers at their San Jose headquarters
West Coast World Martial Arts 2007 - Ongoing
- 10 years of learning Tae Kwon Do and mixed martial arts, with a focus on self defense
- 3rd degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do; training for 4th degree Black Belt in 2018
- Student of the Year award in 2012
AdmitSee Intern 2014 –2014
- Peer-to-peer platform for college students to share their application tips to high school students applying to
college
- Wrote blog posts, marketed, and advertised
Robotics Contestant; Mentor 2012 –2015
- Lego Robotics @ First Lego League - one year as contestant, and two years as mentor
- 1st place in Robot Programming category at Silicon Valley Regional Competition
- 1st place in Core Values (teamwork) category at qualifier competition
- Mentored team won several awards as well
- Speaker at OPEN Youth Forum 2013 at Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
- Evangelized robotics and programming to youth at the technology panel
World Affairs Challenge 2011 –2013
- Worked with peers to develop innovative solutions for major issues facing society, such as sustainability and
homelessness. Received honors at state competitions.
Intern & Monthly Volunteer 2014 – Ongoing
A non-profit organization, providing financial, educational, social and spiritual support to bay area families in need.
- Drafted a plan for development of programs for senior citizens and led surveys of senior recipients of Rahima’s
services, during my 2014 summer internship
- Ongoing monthly volunteering for food distribution to homeless and needy families
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