Michael Narea

Michael Narea

San Francisco Bay Area
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About

I create and grow communities, and keep their vibrancy and efficacy alive. On teams, in…

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Experience

  • Transcend Network Graphic

    Transcend Network

    San Francisco Bay Area

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    India

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    Global

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    London, England, United Kingdom

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    London, England, United Kingdom

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    New York City Metropolitan Area

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    Miami, Mexico City, Bogota

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    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Redwood City, CA

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    Redwood City, CA

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    Broward County, FL

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    Chicago, IL

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    Johannesburg Area, South Africa

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    Chicago, IL

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    Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

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    Evanston, IL

Education

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    Northwestern University

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    Activities and Societies: Founding Project Manager of Engineers for a Sustainable World: Pura Playa | Founding President of EPIC | Outreach Chair of G.R.E.E.N. House

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    The altMBA is an online leadership and management workshop. Founded in 2015 by bestselling author Seth Godin, the altMBA uses digital tools in an intense four-week process. Following a competitive selection process, the altMBA delivers a condensed learning experience through teamwork, personalized feedback, coaching, curated readings, and creating 13 projects in 4 weeks to take fast-tracked leaders to the next level.

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Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Sea Turtles Forever Graphic

    Board Member

    Sea Turtles Forever

    - Present 12 years 8 months

    Environment

    Building operations and programming of a sea turtle conservation non-profit in Guanacaste, Costa Rica with the goal of empowering the next generation of ocean conservationists

    Allocating funding for the yearly operations and local educational programs through grant writing, networking with similar organizations, and producing/filming Indiegogo campaigns.

  • Big Brother

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County

    - 1 year 6 months

    Children

    Mentor and serve as a role model for my little brother

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    Financial Literacy Instructor

    Junior Achievement of South Florida

    - 5 months

    Education

    Lead entrepreneurship and financial literacy workshops throughout public schools in Broward County, FL

  • Human Centered Design Coach

    Jiang China Design

    - Present 8 years 6 months

    Education

    Jiang·China Human-Centered Design Challenge is a two-week bootcamp and competition for Chinese college students across disciplines. We hope to empower them with the toolkit and mindset of human-centered design, so they can apply what they learn to create innovative solutions to social challenges within their communities. Our ultimate goal is to initiate the human-centered design thinking movement among college students in China, who have the potential to serve as a new generation of Chinese…

    Jiang·China Human-Centered Design Challenge is a two-week bootcamp and competition for Chinese college students across disciplines. We hope to empower them with the toolkit and mindset of human-centered design, so they can apply what they learn to create innovative solutions to social challenges within their communities. Our ultimate goal is to initiate the human-centered design thinking movement among college students in China, who have the potential to serve as a new generation of Chinese social architects.

Courses

  • 80-hour Wilderness First Responder Certification

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  • UIC Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy

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Honors & Awards

  • Global Engagement Summit Pitch Competition Winner

    Global Engagement Summit

    Selected as one of three finalists as the winner of the GES business pitch competition where finalists had 7 minutes to pitch their business to an audience of 80 delegates and a panel of 3 judges followed by a 5 minute Q&A session.

  • Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Grand Prize

    The Dow Chemical Company

    Awarded for the novel design and business model of a small-sized anaerobic digestion reactor for the small to medium scale restaurant market

  • Northwestern Alumni Awards Student Ambassador

    Dean Julio Ottino and McCormick School of Engineering Administration

    Honored with the selection as the sole student to represent the McCormick School of Engineering at the Northwestern University Alumni Association Awards

Test Scores

  • ACT

    Score: 33

    99th percentile

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Professional working proficiency

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