# Nazifa Humayun

Nazifa Humayun is a remote worker on Himalayas, Strategy Consultant at Build NYC Tech, based in Canada.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@nazifahumayun

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Project Manager advising NYC tech companies on grant funding; secured $25,000 through the NYC small business fund.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Canada |
| Authorized to work in | Canada |
| Salary expectations | 100k+ CAD |
| Job categories | Project Manager, Strategy Consultant, Business Analyst, Management Consultant |
| Skills | Project Management, Grant Management, Fund Management, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management, Business Analysis, Process Optimization, Robotic Process Automation, People Analytics, Change Management, Requirements Gathering, Process Mapping, UAT, Agile, Scrum |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/nazifahumayun |

## About

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At Build NYC Tech, I advise on non-dilutive funding strategy and manage the grant pipeline, from sourcing opportunities to applications and status tracking. I secured $25,000 in funding through the NYC small business fund.

At A1 Innovation Group, I managed people analytics projects for clients including Toronto Pearson International Airport, monitoring live occupancy dashboards and supervising contractors. At MetLife Global, I led a CRM implementation and later streamlined 10 operational processes with RPA, achieving a 30% cost reduction.
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## Experience

### Strategy Consultant (current)

Build NYC Tech. Nov 2025 - Present

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Advising non-dilutive funding strategy and managing the end-to-end grant pipeline, securing $25,000 in funding in three months.
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Skills: Fund-Management, Grant-writing, Stakeholder-Management, Strategy-Consulting

### Project Manager

A1 Innovation Group. Jun 2025 - Nov 2025

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Managed 17+ people analytics projects for major clients, monitored live dashboards, and supervised 10+ contractors.
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Skills: Project-Management, People-Analytics, Dashboard-Monitoring, Stakeholder-Management, Contractor-Supervision

### Business Analyst and QA

Bayshore Healthcare. Jan 2024 - May 2024

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Conducted process optimization for billing processes using RPA and process mapping, and led QA with 200+ test cases.
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Skills: Robotic-Process-Automation, Process-Mapping, Lean, Process-Reengineering, HRIS, ERP, UAT, QA, Test-Cases

### Project Management Tutor

Centennial College. Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

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Instructed core principles of Agile methodologies, PMO framework setup, and QC techniques, leading to 30% improvement in students' GPA.
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Skills: Agile, PMO, Quality-Control, Teaching

### Internal Auditor

Canadian National Exhibition. Aug 2023 - Sep 2023

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Analyzed vendors' receipts against revenue reports to support risk assessment and audit recommendations.
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Skills: Audit, Risk-Assessment, Data-Analysis

### Management Consultant

[Deloitte Consulting](https://himalayas.app/companies/deloitte-ireland). May 2022 - May 2023

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Managed relationships with 30+ vendors, designed data management mechanisms, and contributed to 3 engagements.
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Skills: Vendor-Management, RFP, Data-Management, Stakeholder-Management, Strategic-Planning

### Business Analyst

[MetLife Global](https://himalayas.app/companies/metlife). Dec 2018 - May 2022

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Led CRM implementation, gathered requirements from 30+ team members, and trained 25+ change management team.
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Skills: CRM, Customer-Journey-Mapping, User-Stories, Sprint-Planning, Change-Management, Training

### Client Communication Manager

Ride Centric Tech. Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

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Reviewed RFPs and prepared proposals based on company profile, SOW, pricing schedules, and terms.
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Skills: RFP, Proposal-Writing, Client-Communication

### Project Manager (RPA)

[MetLife Global](https://himalayas.app/companies/metlife). Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

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Supervised a team of 5 configurators, streamlined 10 operational processes with RPA, and achieved 30% cost reduction.
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Skills: Robotic-Process-Automation, Blue-Prism, Agile, Process-Improvement, Team-Leadership

### Accounting Assistant

TwoTrees Management. Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

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Supported treasury department managing a $3 billion portfolio, onboarded 100+ employees on ERP, and managed 140+ vendor accounts.
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Skills: Treasury-Management, ERP, Vendor-Management, Cash-Management

### Accounting Intern

John Varvatos Enterprises. Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

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Utilized accounting ERP (RLM) to perform bank reconciliations and enhance journal entry efficiency.
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Skills: Accounting, ERP, Bank-Reconciliation

## Education

### Centennial College

Graduate Certificate, Project Management. 2023 - 2023. Grade: 3.8

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Graduate Certificate in Project Management with a GPA of 3.8.
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### Baruch College, The City University of New York

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting and Finance. 2015 - 2017. Grade: 3.7

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Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance with a GPA of 3.7.
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## Tech stack

- Jira
- Trello
- Asana
- ServiceNow
- Blue Prism
- Cisco

To contact Nazifa, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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