Krithika
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Krithika

Education
September 2016 – May 2020 Biochemistry BSc (Hons), University of St Andrews - Predicted 2.1

August 2012 – May 2015 International Baccalaureate Diploma, American School of Paris - Aggregate Score of 37

Work Experience
July 2018 – August 2018 Corporate and Consumer Strategy Intern, Cancer Research UK
- Assisted with the revamping of fundraising and branding strategy for a flagship fundraising product
- Created a database to promote better external world knowledge management within the team
- Wrote a weekly e-bulletin that summarised the charity news of the week for senior management
- Role necessitated self-management as I had to deliver tasks on a strict deadline and good communication skills as I was writing the weekly e-bulletin

July 2017 – August 2017 Intern, TanMed Pharmaceuticals
- Worked as an intern for TanMed Pharmaceuticals in their quality control lab and in their production lab
- Mainly assisted lab technicians with calculations and basic measurements
- Role necessitated good numerical skills as I calculated the measurements required for the lab technicians

Leadership and Other Relevant Experience
Ongoing President, Students for Global Health
- Manage global health advocacy events and planned canvassing campaigns
- Role necessitates project management skills as I serve as the primary administrator for the club

Ongoing Consultant, Playfair Consultancy Group
- Attended multiple skills and training workshops
- Performed analysis and developed detailed report on the best tactics for a small start-up tech company, Kindaba to become a thought leader in their area of expertise: family and technology
- Helped develop a cost estimation model for a new franchise location for a small local business
- Role necessitates team working skills as I work in new teams each semester

Ongoing Founder, Rise Beyond
- Founded a public-policy initiative whose sole aims are to find innovative solutions to reduce sexual assault on campus
- Roles necessitates entrepreneurial skills as I am attempting to oversee development of a new sexual assault reporting app

September 2017 – December 2017 Founder, Cabernet Cozies
- Spearheaded a project as part of my university’s Enterprise and Creativity module (MN2112), designing, manufacturing and marketing a new product to the St Andrews community
- Role necessitated resilience as there were a lot of hurdles in achieving the task at hand
Courses
- Attended multiple “Student for Global Health” national conferences
- Attended an online class on “Health in Humanitarian Crises” conducted by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Skills
- Languages: Tamil (mother tongue), French (Intermediate- IB Ab Initio)
- Software Programmes: Proficient in R Project for Statistical Computing, PyMOL, ChemDraw, UNIPROT, BLAST and SigmaPlot