Afnan Al-Hashimi

Provide remote TOEFL tutoring, publication feedback, and career development services with a 100% TOEFL pass rate and high publication success for clients.

Managed office services, budgets, staffing and training, and documented knowledge-management practices to improve operational efficiency and support unit objectives.

Facilitated agile ceremonies, removed blockers, and created a ScrumMaster facilitation guide and tools that reduced over-commitment and were adopted across departments to improve sprint delivery.

Developed and evaluated communications, policy briefs, and outreach programs for federal procurement initiatives; led workshops and prepared executive summaries to inform senior managers and stakeholders, improving stakeholder engagement and awareness.

Researched and analyzed labour-market issues in B.C.'s agri-food sectors and produced policy recommendations and reports that identified best practices and gaps to inform ministry decisions.

Secured a $4,000 grant and led a pilot sustainability project, developing outreach materials and measuring diversion rates to demonstrate pilot success for full-scale implementation.

Conducted policy analysis and managed a knowledge-management survey; produced recommendations and communications that doubled page views of key resources.

Supported economics faculty research by collecting and preparing data for papers on Indigenous policy, ensuring datasets met publication standards.

Completed Leading From Home course to develop remote leadership and team facilitation skills.

Completed Crucial Conversations training to improve high-stakes communication and negotiation skills.

Completed Project Management Fundamentals (36 PMI PDUs) covering practical project management principles.

Activities and societies: Applied ScrumMaster practices in government settings; developed facilitation guide

Earned Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) credential to support Agile facilitation and ScrumMaster practices.

Grade: Distinction

Activities and societies: Research Assistant, Campus Sustainability Fund project lead, academic scholarships recipient

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Economics with Distinction focused on labour and urban land economics and policy analysis.

Completed PM 200: Practical Project Management certificate (14 PMI PDUs) focused on applied project management skills.

Activities and societies: Produced professional written deliverables and supported publication-ready materials

Completed the Professional Writing Work Experience Program to strengthen applied writing, editing, and professional communication skills.

Completed Problem-Solving with Excel certificate to develop advanced Excel and data-analysis skills.