Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Languages
Values In Practice Award- for Passion for Winning Unilever Pakistan Ltd
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Sharmeen Amirali

Edmonton,AB

Summary

Passionate and versatile professional with over 20 years of diverse experience in academic instruction, curriculum development, volunteer coordination, and business systems analysis. Skilled at engaging diverse audiences, designing inclusive learning environments, and leveraging technology to enhance education and community programs. Demonstrated strength in interpersonal communication and organization, with a commitment to lifelong learning and cultural enrichment.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Service Volunteer (Education Training)

Shia Ismaili Community
08.2024 - Current

Team Lead for Virtual English Classes for New comers and Adult learners.


  • Leading a team of volunteers to teach and help individual or group of newly arrived refugees to help develop and improve their english conversation, reading and writing skills.
  • make schedules for student and teachers to have a productive time nd virtual environment to learn.
  • Identifying student english skill level through provided assessment.
  • conduct and facilitate lesson planning sessions with the volunteer teachers.


Teacher and lesson plan team lead.

  • Lead team of volunteers to understand and develop lesson plans from the New English unlocked curriculum.
  • Facilitate lesson plans to the teachers.
  • Teaching English to new comer community Refuges to Canada and Adult learners.


Full Time Mother, Homemaker, December 2012-Current

Home
12.2014 - Current

The role has given me insight to study, self-development, GRIT and grow in the following areas;

  • Hands on experience working with Neuro-divergent brains. Teaching literacy, Numeracy and life-skills.
  • Time management; Helping individuals understand the concept of time and how to organize oneself in accordance with time. Also in overwhelming situations teaching and learning how to use time as a tool.
  • Working Memory Management: Using innovative tools and games to understand long and short term memory, learning and nurturing kids who face challenges in short term memory
  • Inhibition: Self Realization and self -resistance is a tool that every age requires mastering in it and nurturing family members in understanding once space and self -resistance, in order to become a well civilian and an individual.
  • Self -efficacy and GRIT: Nurturing not only the kids but the overall environment where family reside, from youngest to the eldest, using basic life skills and positive reinforcement help develop self -efficacy to become a self- motivator and a learner.

Teacher and Academic Advisor

Acorns International School (2010-2012)
05.2010 - 12.2012
  • Responsible for Vertical Class (3,4 and 5)
  • Curriculum design. Creating Lesson Plans for individual classes.
  • Advising and assisting Grade 1 and 2 teachers for creating lesson plans.
  • Attend the IB curriculum training sessions
  • Design, implement and record the lessons at individual level.
  • Making Summative assessment reports.

Lecturer and Researcher.

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Institute of Science and Tech
12.2009 - 05.2010
  • Taught Graduate Courses like, Fundamental of Programming, Introduction to Object Oriented Programming and Linear Algebra.
  • Evaluated and Supervised Test Results, Students Presentations and Course Projects
  • Facilitated the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Student Wing as a Faculty Facilitator for IEEE-SZABIST,


Adjunct Faculty

SZABIST Karachi, Pakistan
08.2008 - 12.2009
  • Taught Graduates courses like English Writing Skills,
  • Introduction to Information Technology and Operating
  • Systems.
  • Evaluated and Supervised Test Results, Presentations and
  • Group Projects.
  • Organized Guest Speaker Sessions for ICT students from companies like Siemens and IBM on Introduction to Companies ERP to students.

Community Service Volunteer Education and Training

Shia Ismaili Community
01.2000 - 09.2022
  • Academic coordinator to Higher Religious Education: scheduling classes and facilitate activities to keep young adults motivated.
  • Academic Coordinator Secondary Education: 2006-2009: Organized community events and activities for kids and youth.


  • Lead team of Mentors to mentor and prepare students for National Aga Khan Development Network Quiz Competition in 2007 Pakistan.


  • Set goals and targets to prepare for and facilitate community workshops and meetings on Ismaili History.
  • Researched Islamic History, arts and Culture and and, bringing Ismaili and Islamic history and experience to elevate arts in local community.2002-2009.
  • Guest Speaker: BIZTECH University for Information Technology- 2008.
  • Volunteered with Aga Khan University and Hospital. ( Cardiology Department) -2003
  • Water and Shoe Services (2002- 2007)
  • Member, Junior and Girl Guide Ismailia Association (1992-2000)

Business- IT Consultant

Rose Petal School
01.2007 - 12.2009
  • Analysis of the required data and recommend MIS to be used under the required needs and budget provided by the School.
  • Designed the data flow and system flow of the required automate MIS system.
  • Deployed and Performed testing of the MIS system. (Excel Based) and MS Access

Junior Manager Customer and Channel Department (IT

Unilever Pakistan Ltd
05.2006 - 06.2008
  • Alignment of Local Trade Businesses financials according to the Unilever Trade Term Structure.
  • Facilitated internal IS –Audit of the Sales Payment system.
  • Managed business process by raising monthly accruals and payments in the supervision of departmental head.
  • Preparation and consolidation of customer value financial assessment report and providing monthly financial analysis for Local and General Trade businesses.
  • Built structure for recording and maintaining advertisement and Promotion spent through IT Business application .
  • Deployed and trained respective employees for managing IT Business application for Advertisement and Promotion spent.
  • Lead a team of programmers and analysts to identify and implement enhancements and subsequently trained staff in IT Business application for online payment system.
  • Conducted various international meetings with Singapore Unilever to re-present the Payment Model that was built in-house.


Education

No Degree - Introduction To Islamic Geometric Design

Udemy Certificate
Virtual
03-2025

No Degree - Certificate: Islamic Architecture

Aga Khan Museum
Toronto
03-2023

Master of Science - Computer And Information Systems

SZABIST
Karachi, Pakistan
12-2010

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

SZABIST
Karachi, Pakistan
08-2006

Skills

    Soft Skills:

  • EmotionalIntelligence
  • Problem-Solving and Analytical skill
  • Public Speaking and Training
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

    Community Skills:

  • Mentoring Youth
  • Lead and Manage Volunteers,
  • Self Driven and motivation
  • Personal skill

  • Breast Cancer slayer and Survivor

Accomplishments

  • Values In Practice Award- for Passion for Winning Unilever Pakistan Ltd
  • National winners of Aaghai (Quiz Competition by Aga Khan Education Service
  • Pakistan)

  • Full 9 band in Ielts Speaking.

Languages

Urdu
Full Professional
English
Full Professional
Sindhi
Elementary

Values In Practice Award- for Passion for Winning Unilever Pakistan Ltd

Awarded for achieving high standards of e-payment system, and leading a small team of programmers.

Timeline

Community Service Volunteer (Education Training)

Shia Ismaili Community
08.2024 - Current

Full Time Mother, Homemaker, December 2012-Current

Home
12.2014 - Current

Teacher and Academic Advisor

Acorns International School (2010-2012)
05.2010 - 12.2012

Lecturer and Researcher.

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Institute of Science and Tech
12.2009 - 05.2010

Adjunct Faculty

SZABIST Karachi, Pakistan
08.2008 - 12.2009

Business- IT Consultant

Rose Petal School
01.2007 - 12.2009

Junior Manager Customer and Channel Department (IT

Unilever Pakistan Ltd
05.2006 - 06.2008

Community Service Volunteer Education and Training

Shia Ismaili Community
01.2000 - 09.2022

No Degree - Introduction To Islamic Geometric Design

Udemy Certificate

No Degree - Certificate: Islamic Architecture

Aga Khan Museum

Master of Science - Computer And Information Systems

SZABIST

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

SZABIST
Sharmeen Amirali