Daanish Soomar

Daanish Soomar

Greater Chicago Area
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About

Known as the “Guy with the Sign,” and now Founder & CEO of DSI Consulting, I turned a…

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    DSI Consulting

    Chicago, IL

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    Chicago, Illinois

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    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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    Eden Prairie, Minnesota

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    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Education

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Volunteer Experience

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    Zero Robotics- Coding Instructor

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    - Present 9 years 1 month

    Education

    Coding Instructor- Summer Camp, Team Minneapolis

    • Taught middle school students how to code and program a space robot in preparation for International Space Station competition. Led, and managed team to Nationals.
    • Achievement: Finished in 3rd place in NASA ISS Competition (2017) Contributed to winning team’s final product

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    Business Analyst

    Ismaili Professionals Network (IPN)

    - 3 years 4 months

    Economic Empowerment

    • Act as a liaison between the organization and IT team to deliver high quality, cutting-edge, and productive technical and organizational infrastructure; analyze and interpret IPN’s performance by defining performance metrics; organize results and compile quarterly summary reports
    • Analyze IPN’s organizational requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews, and workflow analysis; documentation. Align business requirements with functional and technical requirements

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    Connect Case Manager

    Ismaili Professionals Network (IPN)

    - Present 9 years 3 months

    Economic Empowerment

    • Help community members connect with individuals in their industry from throughout the country; assist job seekers
    • Ensure ongoing quality and delivery; provide feedback for improvement
    • Monitor progress of the program and measure success

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    College Coach

    Ismaili Professionals Network (IPN)

    - 8 months

    Education

    • Assisting college students in community with career advice, resume review, interview prep, internship search, and facilitating networking.

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    Project Manager

    ITREB USA

    - 7 months

    Education

    • Managed a software development lifecycle project with a team of six developers to create a registration portal for applicants of school programs
    • Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress, conducted weekly check-ins, ensure that all tasks are on-target, within scope, ensured stakeholders are satisfied

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    Anaplan Mentor

    Correlation One

    - Present 4 years 9 months

    Economic Empowerment

Publications

  • Interactive CA Certificate Guide

    Anaplan Community

    Published author with end to end CA Certificate process.

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  • Published Author

    “Understanding Symptoms of Muscle Tightness, Weakness, and Rigidity from a Nursing Perspective” in Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, (2018)

    • Published: “Understanding Symptoms of Muscle Tightness, Weakness, and Rigidity from a Nursing Perspective” in Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, (2018)
    • Data entry; performing quantitative and qualitative data analysis to compile report; identified themes and patterns by coding transcripts in interviews to support research; developed logical and coherent writing skills in scripting scientific papers
    • Achievement: Poster Presentation- “Understanding Muscle Tightness from Nurses…

    • Published: “Understanding Symptoms of Muscle Tightness, Weakness, and Rigidity from a Nursing Perspective” in Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, (2018)
    • Data entry; performing quantitative and qualitative data analysis to compile report; identified themes and patterns by coding transcripts in interviews to support research; developed logical and coherent writing skills in scripting scientific papers
    • Achievement: Poster Presentation- “Understanding Muscle Tightness from Nurses Perspective”-MHealth Discoveries Poster Fair, May 2017

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Projects

  • Road to Master Anaplanner Series

    - Present

    Week 1: https://www.garudax.id/pulse/road-master-anaplanner-series-week-1-wake-up-script-daanish-soomar
    Week 2: https://www.garudax.id/posts/daanish-soomar_imwithslalom-loveyourfuture-anaplanlove-ugcPost-6764637947548585984-RDTH

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