James Mascarenhas
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Portals

Skills

Business strategies 3 Research 3 Market analysis 2 Marketing strategies 2 Market research 2 Pricing strategies 2 Promotional materials 2 Biology 1 Blueprinting 1 Booking (sales) 1 Branding 1 Business planning 1 Coaching 1 Consumer behaviour 1 Data analysis 1 Economic development 1 Economics 1 Event planning 1 Financial planning 1 Information gathering 1 Logo design 1 Management 1 Market positioning 1 Market trend 1 Operations 1 Price analysis 1 Proposal writing 1 Research reports 1 Revenue forecasting 1 Target market 1 Verbal communication skills 1

Achievements

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Recent projects

Preeminent Management Ltd.
Preeminent Management Ltd.
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Grant Researching 2 - Charity

Grant Identification and Application: Research and identify potential grants that support market research and business strategy innovation. Market Analysis and Competitive Research: Use potential grant funding to conduct in-depth studies of our target market and competitive landscape. Strategic Application of Insights: Apply insights from market research to refine our company's positioning, brand, products, and services, enhancing our competitive edge.

Matches 1
Category Market research + 3
Closed
Inner Harmony Healing
Inner Harmony Healing
Chatham, Ontario, Canada

Event Planning for Megan Harmony Retreat

The main goal for the project is to plan and organize a successful retreat for spiritual women, hosted by Megan Harmony. The retreat should provide a safe and nurturing environment for attendees to connect with their inner light and divinity, and to receive healing and guidance from Megan Harmony. The retreat should also include speaking engagements, card readings, and opportunities for personal growth and empowerment.

Matches 1
Category Project management + 4
Closed
Places in PEC
Places in PEC
Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

Increase Bookings for Places in PEC Short-Term Rental Properties

The main goal for the project is to increase bookings for the 50+ short-term rental properties in Prince Edward County owned by Places in PEC. This will involve several different steps for the learners, including: - Analyzing the current booking trends and customer preferences. - Developing a marketing strategy to target potential guests/renters. - Optimizing property listings on various rental platforms. - Researching and implementing pricing strategies to attract more bookings. - Advertise current promotional materials and content to showcase the properties.

Matches 1
Category Communications + 2
Closed
Project: Human City
Project: Human City
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Project: Human City Branding

The main goal for the project is to create branding guides, assets, and logos for the products Co-Quest, Lotus Learning, and Spotstitch for the company Project: Human City. This will involve working closely with the company to understand their vision and values, and then translating that into visual branding elements for their mobile and web apps.

Matches 2
Category Branding & style guides + 4
Closed

Work experience

Student Researcher
Western University, Brain and Mind Institute
London, Ontario, Canada
September 2023 - Current

β€’ Leading a project, supervised by Dr. Emma Duerden, focused on identifying a relationship between the development of memory and functional connectivity between brain regions in utero
β€’ Performed MRI scans on fetuses during memory-related tasks that were expected to invoke patterns of brain activity in the auditory, motor, and frontal regions of the brain
β€’ Utilized FSL, Melodic, and CONN neuroimaging software to map out activity, compute independent component analyses (ICA), and create functional connectivity maps
β€’ Presented the work and wrote a research paper to communicate the findings of the project

Research Assistant
Western University, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
London, Ontario, Canada
September 2022 - Current

β€’ Lead student researcher overseen by Dr. Oana Birceanu directing toxicity tests for a carbon-to-metal coating research project on various aquatic species; Danio rerio (Zebrafish), Dugesia tigrina (Brown Planaria), and Daphnia magna (Water fleas)
β€’ Organized and conducted experiments involving the prolonged exposure of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Compounds on aquatic species to assess if safe implementation for metal coating is possible
β€’ Assembled data and presented the project’s findings at multiple conferences, contributing to knowledge on the topic
β€’ Expected publication date near the end of this academic year

Research Assistant
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
London, Ontario, Canada
May 2022 - September 2022

β€’ Investigated the relationship between different types (spinal and bulbar) of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and changes in the microbiome
β€’ Isolated DNA from the saliva of 106 ALS patients and controls for bacterial sequencing (16S) to determine the makeup of their microbiomes
β€’ Compiled metadata on ALS patients by examining chart reviews to identify any extraneous variables
β€’ Collaborated to write a review paper on mitochondrial myopathies by inspecting pertinent literature
β€’ Examined 934 papers, extracted data from the papers most relevant to the review, and shared findings with doctors and academics involved in the project
β€’ Contributed to two papers that are expected to be published

Education

Honours Specialization in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience & Major in Physiology, Neuroscience & Physiology
Western University
September 2019 - Current