Sara Irfan

469.237.0436; sxi130630@utdallas.edu
www.linkedin.com/in/sara-irfan
EDUCATION
The University of Texas
at Dallas
May 2017
B.S., Information Technology and Systems with a concentration in Business Intelligence and
Analytics
3.7 GPA
Phi Theta Kappa Scholar
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Collegiate DECA (Business Competition)
2015 current

August

Competitor and Active Member

Competed in state conference in the International Marketing division and won 2 nd place

Competed in the international conference and placed in finals and top 10 in International
Marketing

Showcased ability to analyze and globalize an idea to increase profits and expand a business

Used strong communication skills to pitch ideas and strategies to judges

Gamma Sigma Sigma

January 2016 current Vice President for Members in Training, Vice President of Service, Alumni
Liaison
Plan and coordinate a semester long service project for 20+ new members

Create, report and record service hours to the VP of service every semester

Organize and plan service and fundraising events

Al-Hidayah Montessori School - Plano, Texas

August 2014 February 2015
Afternoon Instructor
Lead a class of 15 students and teach 4 lessons in a day
Coordinate biweekly events and projects successfully with team members and students
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Information Technology related coursework
Formulate a cost benefit analysis between two different business decisions
Analyze data using R (transform, visualize, tidy, distance, clustering etc.)
Run, analyze, update and solve queries and test databases for efficiency and any run time
errors
Create ERDs and use relational models to understand/create business rules
Understanding Big Data and how it benefits businesses with volume, velocity and variety
Different Project Management Methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, RAD, Structured etc.)
ORGANIZATIONS
Association for Information Systems, The University of Texas at Dallas
August 2016 - current
Management Information Systems Club, The
University of Texas at Dallas
January 2016 - current
Pakistani
Student Association, The University of Texas at Dallas
August
2015 - current

United Muslim Relief, The University of Texas at Dallas

August 2015 - current
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Technical Skills and/or Languages: Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, JAVA, R and Python
Languages: English, Urdu and Hindi
Eligibility: (USPR) Eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions