Kuhelika Bisht

Raptor surveys and conservation activities in PAs and non-PAs of Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand

- Coordinated with locals and building an all-women self-help group in Holiyal village
- Organised four dry needle felting workshops in Holiyal and Mushkow villages, which trained over 70 women
- Coordinated with various stakeholders in the valley to support Trust activities: Indian Army; Wildlife Warden of Kargil district; Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust
- Trained 15 youths from Drass Valley

- Conducted sign surveys in two ranges of Dehradun Forest Division (DFD) and its corridor areas
- Deployed 54 camera traps for grid-based biodiversity monitoring
- Prepared a report on elephant corridors to understand their functionality in DFD
- Familiar with QGIS, Basecamp, R programming and Google Earth

Lead nature walks and safaris in Corbett Tiger Reserve
Conducted wildlife presentations for guests
Conducted a community baseline survey in Dhela village and provided analyses on the data.

Hosted the experience at Drenmo Lodge, a wildlife boutique lodge in the remote Drass Valley of Kargil district
Lead wildlife sighting drives and nature walks
Curated new experiences for guests that aimed at increasing interaction between tourists and locals
Managed logistics for a staff of nine: F&B team, housekeeping team, spotters and drivers
Recruited, trained, and manageda team of local spott

Translated ‘Handbook for Nature Guides’ into Hindi for it to reach a wider audience.

Lead nature walks and safaris in Corbett Tiger Reserve
Conducted wildlife presentations for guests
Hosted a talk on waste impact and management for Dhela high school’s students
Participated in their biodiversity mapping project to understand the impact of their rewilding efforts, assisted by Mr. Sanjay Sondhi
Participated in the Asian Waterbird Census 2024

Researched and wrote ‘Humas’, a field guide on flora and fauna of Drass Valley
Conducted primary and secondary research on the flora and fauna of Drass Valley in Kargil district, Ladakh
Documented interviews with locals and subject experts for primary data collection
Conceptualised the book design
Launched ‘Humas’ and distributed to all public high schools and public libraries in Kargil district

Worked as Researcher and writer at Regenious.

- Conducted primary and secondary research for the optimisation of internal workflows and redesigned the company website
- Executed remote user research with 30+ interviews to identify pain points and actionable insights to ideate solutions
- Studied and utilised methods of affinity mapping, user experience audits and heuristic analysis
- Built information architecture and wireframes for client we

- Conducted research on end-to-end Customer Care process - outlining pain points, proposing actionable solutions and presenting findings
- Recruited dependents aged between 19 and 23 to perform ethnographic research remotely and offline
- Conducted usability testing of UI prototype onfield and off-field (Army cantonments) with 40 participants recruited from a varied demographic within the target a

- Formulating questions and conducting interviews with alumni of SSLA to document their experiences for the reference of current and prospective students
- Editing and proofreading articles on events within the college

- Conducted virtual ethnographic research and collected secondary research for brands
- Identified actionable insights using coding and observing patterns
- Drafted project proposals using Canva and MS Powerpoint
- Recommended research methodologies for the projects of Design interns

Owing to my previous year's work with the Admissions team of Symbiosis Summer School, I was appointed as Head of Admissions:
- Conducted interviews to select students appropriate for the Symbiosis Summer School team
- Trained and mentored the Admissions Team, which consisted of a mix of junior and senior students

- Interviewed customers on their trek experiences with the company
- Created and edited audio-visual content
- Coordinated with participants on weekend trips
- Appointed as College Ambassador to market the company’s events

- Converted interested applicants into confirmed participants
- Responsible for managing the team and ensuring that team members reach weekly targets
- Communicated efficiently with team members, interns and the Head of Symbiosis Summer School

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Aug 2020