FORMAL EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

Information Point Attendant (IPA), UNHCR Partnership | August 2020-Present

Technical Assistance Inc. (TAI), Sub-Office, Cox’s Bazar

• Functional position is “Information Point Attendant” and assigned to the “TAI Project on Partnership with UNHCR for Assistance to Myanmar Refugees in Bangladesh”. The is based at the TAI Field Office in Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Ukhiya Upazilla of Cox’s Bazar district.

• Providing necessary information and support to the Bannerfishes of Camp 2 West (KMS) for solving any problem.

• Conducted awareness session, VCWG session, radio session on different topics like hygiene, gender violence, child marriage and so on.

• Assigned to prepare and submit two weekly reports and three monthly reports.

• Maintaining Main Registration Book and Sector wise Registration Books.

• Updated server by giving information on a daily basis about beneficiaries.

• Updated auditing documents that had remained unattended since COVID-19 within just one month after joining.

VOLUNTEERING WORK EXPERIENCE

Event Planner and Coordinator

HULT Prize @ Competition 2016 at BRAC University

• Organize facilities and manage all event’s details and design (Semifinal and Final round).

• Promoted the competition online which resulted in 72 teams (almost 320 participants).

• Assisted up to 100 people, 4 judges and 20 faculty members in the final round.

• Coordinated logistics, venue preparation & designing, supervised food catering servers for the final round.

Supervisor and Coordinator

Seminar on Parenting 2016 by Counseling Department at BRAC University

• Called more than 400 parents, gave briefing and invited them to attend the program.

• Supervised and gave direction to other 15 volunteers.

• Provide oral report about the progress and activities as required.

Event Management | 12/2015 to 12/2016

First Year Advising Team (FYAT) at BRAC University

• Provided managerial and IT support during Fresher’s Orientation Program (two-day program) for three semesters.

• Performed fun activity with program host during the main event.

• Participated in venue decoration, seating arrangement, catering service and other event management duties.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Excel Skills for Business

Macquarie University, Coursera ‘Specialization’, 2020

• Upon completing the four courses in this Specialization, I can design sophisticated spreadsheets, including professional dashboards, and perform complex calculations using advanced Excel features and techniques.

• I have acquired the skills to manage large datasets efficiently, extract meaningful information from datasets, present data and extract information effectively.

• In addition, I have mastered the skills needed to validate data and prevent errors in spreadsheets, create automation, apply advanced formulas and conditional logic to help make decisions and create spreadsheets that help forecast and model data.

Improve Your English Communication Skills

Georgia Institute of Technology, Coursera ‘Specialization’, 2020

• This Specialization include four courses and helps to improve my professional communication in English for successful business interactions.

• In this Specialization each course focuses on a particular area of communication in English: writing emails, speaking at meetings and interviews, giving presentations, and networking online.

• Whether I want to communicate to potential employers, employees, partners or clients, better English communication will help me to achieve my language and professional goals.

Supply Chain Management

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Coursera ‘Specialization’, 2020

• The Supply Chain Management Specialization is made up of four basic courses in logistics, operations, planning, and sourcing, followed by a capstone course in Supply Chain Management Strategy.

• The Specialization has given me the basic background knowledge of Supply Chain Management, which will help me to work with the people in that sector and understand their daily challenges better.

• The Supply Chain Logistics course has covered transportation, warehousing and inventory, and logistics network design.

• The Supply Chain Operations course covers techniques used to optimize flow and focuses specifically on Six Sigma quality and Lean practices.

• In the Supply Chain Planning course, covers different forecasting approaches.

• The Supply Chain Sourcing course deals with different techniques that help to create lasting and productive supplier relationships.

• Finally, in the capstone course on Supply Chain Management Strategy I had to solve a real-life business case.

Spreadsheets for Beginners using Google Sheets

Offered by Rhyme, Coursera ‘Guided Project’, 2020

• Skills developed after completion: Spreadsheet, Business essentials, Google Sheets, Data Analysis, Data Visualization (DataViz).

Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel

Rice University, Coursera ‘Course’, 2020

• After completing the courses, I have gained the skills on Lookup Table, Data Analysis, Pivot Table.

COVID-19 related Courses

1. An Examination of Coronavirus COVID-19 a course of study offered by St. George's University (SGU).

2. Coronavirus - What you need to know by Alison.

3. COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response by World Health Organization (WHO).

4. Let's Break the Chain of COVID-19 Infection as a part of the MBRU Community Immunity Ambassador Program.

5. COVID-19 Awareness and Prevention an online course developed by BRAC and offered through MuktoPaath.

6. COVID-19 Contact Tracing an online non-credit course authorized by Johns Hopkins University and offered through Coursera.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• “Green Product Purchase Decision: Bangladeshi Consumer Perspective”, with Y. Rabeya, U. M. Mohsin, and S. Z. Anika, Paper Presentation and Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Management & Entrepreneurship (ICBME), Dhaka International University, Bangladesh, November- 2019.

• “Customer satisfaction regarding Fast Food Restaurants: the dominance of tangibility, reliability and responsiveness focusing on perceived service quality.”, with S. Z. Anika and M. N. Fabliha, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Management & Entrepreneurship (ICBME), Dhaka International University, Bangladesh, November- 2019.

EXTRA ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

Training Certificate

• Professional Skills Development Program (PSDP) organized by Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations (OCSAR), BRAC University.

• Attended a two-days long Workshop on “Step by Step Guide to Writing Research Paper” held in BRAC Business School, BRAC University on May 6th & 7th, 2018.

• Completed the “Presentation Skill” as an activity at Savar Campus and became 2nd Runner Up held during 10th January to 7th April 2016 by BRAC University.

• Participated to the “Booth Camp for Business Plan Development” under the program CED Entrepreneur’ Den held during 1st to 3rd September 2016 organized by Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), BRAC University.

• Attended in “Entrepreneur Speaks” organized by Business Incubator Centre (BIC), CED in BRAC University on 14th November, 2016.

Participation Certificate

• Participated in Inter University Business Case Competition “BizCase-2020” organized by Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.

• Competed in “WOORI IDEA FEST 2019” by Woori Bank, Bangladesh.

• Participated in Inter University Business Case Competition “Corporate Masterminds 2019” organized by BEF Club at BRAC University.

• Participating in “The Battle of Minds Global Internship Competition 2019” by British American Tobacco (BAT).

• Participated in “Rubik's Cube 3x3 Competition organized” by ESONANCE 2019, Islamic University of Technology (IUT).

• Attended in “BRAC University National Career Session 2019” by BRAC University.

• Awarded for attending “Book Reading Competition 2015” by British Council Resource Centre.

Focus Group Discussion

• Participated in Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on “Consumer Behavior related to Digital Marketing using Social Commerce Platform” by Fanfare on 26th July, 2019.

• Participated in Focus Group Discussion (FGD) about “On Campus Learning Experience and Other Educational services” by BRAC University Professional Development Centre (PDC) on 18th May, 2016.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Microsoft PowerPoint skills

• Slide formatting, Formatting and creating templates, adding hyperlinks and embedding data, Broadcasting and sharing slideshows

Microsoft Word skills

• Compare and merge documents, Track changes, Mail merge, Developer tab

Microsoft Access skills

• Data entry, Data analysis, Analytical skills

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) skills

• Multiple and logistic regression, Analysis of Variance and Covariance, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Factor analysis, Analysis of categorical and ordinal data.

Google Analytics for Beginners

• Completed Google Analytics for Beginners

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Native Fluency in Bengali, Fluency in Chittagonian Language, Advanced fluency in English and Conversational Hindi.

Contact Details

Name: Sudipta Kumar Dhali

Mobile Number: +8801631862592

Email: sudipta.kumar.dhali@g.bracu.ac.bd

Facebook: Sudipta Kumar Dhali or https://www.facebook.com/skd.dhali

Present Address: Ward No: 9, Boro Koborsthan Road Goldighir Par, Cox's Bazar 4700.