University of Saskatchewan

Research Assistant

Conducted literature review and prepared scholarly articles for publication in refereed journals.
* Designed, tested and administered survey instruments; recruited participants and conducted interviews.
* Analyzed survey results in SPSS and compiled the research findings for publication.
* Managed the research financial resources within budget and on-time.

University of Saskatchewan

Sessional Lecturer

Courses taught include:
A. Sociology 112: Foundations in Sociology Social Construction of Everyday Life
B. Sociology 205: Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations

*Responsibilities included academic advising of students, and supervision of undergraduate research projects and teaching assistants. I also planned lecture and statistics labs, designed original course contents including the syllabus, constructed tests, graded assessments, and supervised SPSS labs.
*Addressed students’ questions and concerns; mediated disputes between teaching assistants and students;
*Received evaluation scores of 3.52/4.0 and 3.34/4.0 for Sociology 112 and Sociology 205 respectively;
*Reviewed academic submissions for the University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal;
*Guest lecture to dorm residents in the Global Culture/Leadership LLC Program.

CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank

Corporate Credit Manager

Worked in all the key banking segments: retail, operations, corporate, risk management and capital market.
* Researched target clients, conducted due diligence reports and media articles and customer’s presentations; Resolved a myriad of credit, transactional and customer service issues.
* Prepared deal papers, proposals, credit submissions, Offering Memorandums and the Unit’s Country Management Committee & Executive Leadership Team reports.
* Visited clients’ operations; diagnosed financing needs; provided advice; and structured solutions.
* Managed a credit portfolio valued at approximately $100million; authorized transactions of up to US$25 million and credit renewals up to US$5 million; supervised credit officers and client services offers; managed their development and made recommendations for promotions.
* Consistently surpassed credit targets; achieved portfolio revenue and growth targets. Annual rating of "exceed expectations” three years in a row.
*Received Team Champion prize for Credit Management (Caribbean Region) and the Pro-Performer prize for customer relations and credit management.
* Managed the Know-Your-Customer project for the Northern Caribbean (Jamaica, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas) Capital Markets team, resolving 100% compliance deficiencies on time.

University of Regina

Project Coordinator & Research Assistant

*Planned and took a lead role in the organization and co-ordination of a major three-day regional (Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta) knowledge dissemination conference.
* Led an organizing committee composed of academics, government (Provincial, First Nations), community-
based organizations, and professional practitioners; managed the publicity of the conference through the
maintenance of the website, press briefing, newsletters and personal contact with stakeholders.
* Prepared the conference agenda and goals; determined the services required and the major tasks and
responsible parties required to accomplish a major national conference.
* In consultation with the Conference Chair and scholarly review committee, liaises with prospective
participants (e.g., key note speakers, conference presenters) to develop, distribute and adjudicate on calls for
abstracts and papers; corresponds with presenters; prepares symposium agenda presentation drafts.
* Successful wrote funding proposal to SSHRC and SHRF.
* Supervised project assistants and volunteers, and chaired the Programs and Publicity committees.
* Designed, administered and analyzed an online survey to measure participants’ pre-registration feedbacks.
* Identified and resolved problems on an on-going basis; wrote the final report for stakeholder.
* Successfully executed the largest symposium in the PCWC’s history within budget.

University of British Columbia

Lecturer, Chair Honours Program

Teaching Responsibilities: Development & Underdevelopment, Sociology of Families, Race & Ethnic Inequality, Research Methods and Facilitator of the Honours Seminar
Committees: Undergraduate Studies Committee; Chair, Honours Program; Member, Pedagogy Committee; Member, Mastercard Scholarship Committee.
•Design course content (syllabus, lectures, class activities, handouts, assignments exams etc.); convert information into instructional program and develop instructional materials.
• Facilitated online instruction as well as face-to-face lessons.
•Prepare and present lectures three times weekly; Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions and other innovative teaching strategies.
•Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
•Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
•Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
•Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
•Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
•Contributor, UBC New Faculties Orientation Guide 2018/19

Keeping up appearances within the ethnic community: A disconnect between first and second generation South Asians’ educational aspirations.

Canadian Ethnic Studies, 48(2), 99–117

Keeping up appearances within the ethnic community: A disconnect between first and second generation South Asians’ educational aspirations.

Canadian Ethnic Studies, 48(2), 99–117

Understanding friendship formation between international and host-national students in a Canadian university

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Keeping up appearances within the ethnic community: A disconnect between first and second generation South Asians’ educational aspirations.

Canadian Ethnic Studies, 48(2), 99–117

Understanding friendship formation between international and host-national students in a Canadian university

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Incorporating Outlying Countries in Sustainable intra-CARICOM Migration Policies.

Social and Economic Studies, 67(4), 121-147.