Sunny Shah, Young & Energetic Emcee

Sunny Shah

Sunny is a Chicago native recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology. His major is psychology, and his passion lies in communication. His proficiency

in writing, film, design, and public speaking has allowed him to communicate powerful messages for a variety of projects and organizations in the past.

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Education

2018 Illinois Institute of Technology

B.S. Psychology

Duchossois Leadership Scholar | TEDxIIT Speaker

2014 Illinois Math and Science Academy

Focus on Leadership and Communications

Leadership Education Facilitator | Graduation Speaker

Employment

Self Employment in the Arts · Emcee and Keynote Speaker

Feb 2016 to Current

SEA is an annual 2 day conference in which over 500 students, artists, and

entrepreneurs gather to share in education and fun. I joined the SEA

Director and Advisory Board to help put together content and host the

conference as emcee and keynote speaker.

Exelon Institute · Communications Team Leader

Jun 2015 to Current

The Illinois Institute of Technology hosts a program for freshman to get

extra assistance adjusting to academic and social life as a college student. I

lead a team of 3 student teachers that run communications classes for all

40 students. We teach through hands on activities, practicing

communication through acting, debate, writing, public speaking, and

more.

Packback · Sales Development Representative - Intern

May 2015 to Aug 2015

I was the first sales intern hired at Packback, which is one of Chicago's

fastest growing startups. I had the responsibility of working closely with

the head of sales to design the on-boarding process for new clients. I was

responsible for writing emails, doing sales calls, and demoing our product.

Global Leaders Program · Project Assistant

Sep 2015 to Jun 2016

I worked closely with the project manager of Illinois Tech's Global Leader's

Program. I had a range of responsibilities from creating an educational

video series, to designing our weekly presentation materials, to helping

teach the entire cohort of 90 students and maintaining remote

communication with them.

Volunteering

Future Founders Foundation · Entrepreneurship Teacher

Jan 2015 to Aug 2016

As a member of the Future Founder's Circle, in addition to receiving

entrepreneurship training, I also have the opportunity to lead classroom

workshops in entrepreneurship thinking for Chicago high school students.

Gwalior Special Needs School · English Teacher

Mar 2016

I volunteered to teach English communication skills to a class of special

needs students in Mumbai. It was an opportunity for me to both practice

my mother tongue and give back to the community I was staying in.

Projects

IIT Unfiltered, Campus News Show

As the founder and anchor, I led a team of 4 students in creating our

university's first campus news show. I gained proficiency in nearly all

aspects of the project, including script writing, directing, speaking, and

editing. The show is intended to be comedic at times, however the primary

motive was to create a channel for important and relevant information to

better circulate campus. The goal of Episode 1 was to clarify issues

regarding campus security.

Activities

TEDxIIT Speaker

Apr 2015

I gave a talk titled, What's Your Problem, at the annual TEDxIIT conference

in Chicago. I discussed how teachers and students can employ an

entrepreneurial and problem-based mindset in order to enhance learning

opportunities in and out of the classroom. Watch it here.

Graduation Speaker, Illinois Math and Science Academy

May 2014

I was selected to deliver a speech at my high school graduation ceremony. I

spoke on the topic of luck, and how to maintain a positive and humble

mindset while moving forward in life. Watch it here.

Awards

Duchossois Leadership Scholarship

Full tuition scholarship awarded for leadership and service

Aug 2014

I was one of two students to be named each year as a Duchossois Scholar.

Our group works to promote leadership education and service

opportunities for IIT and our local community.

First Place at Chicago Techweek Hackathon

Jun 2015

I led a team of Chicago college students in creating a platform for students

at our campus to share meals more easily. We prototyped a mobile app

that students could use to post meals they would like to hold. My role was

in design of the app, and giving our pitch presentation.

First Place at Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Pitch Competition

Sep 2014

I won the CEO Chicagoland startup pitch competition by presenting my idea

for Gap House, a residential program for students to spend a gap year living

with like minded peers and interning for tech based startups.

INTERPERSONAL: Public Speaking, Leadership, Entrepreneurship

TECHNICAL: Video Editing, Graphic Design, Web Development

CREATIVE: Writing, Filming, Acting