Maryam Heidaripour [email protected] l maryamheidaripour.com l +1 312 478 1457 Ph.D. candidate seeking research opportunities, to unleash the power of business in solving social problems through devising a social business model.

WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION Illinois Institute of Technology | Summer 2015 IIT Institute of Design |2017 Adjunct Faculty at University Technology Park at IIT Ph.D. in Design Developed and co-taught ATR 498-10 (CRN 32951): Designing the Future of Work, a new Coursework in social innovation, course for BSMP undergraduate students entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility. Illinois Institute of Technology | Spring 2015 Teaching Assistant at IPRO 397-200: Product Design University of Tehran |2014 Master of Business Administration (MBA) iTehran | 2013 to 2014 Coursework in social entrepreneurship. Designing a collaborative system for Empowering Disadvantaged Women Conducted design research and collaborative sessions to create an empowering University of Tehran |2013 solution. Supported by: Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries M.A. in Industrial Design Coursework in design research, service Omid-e Mehr Foundation | Spring 2013 design, social innovation. Taught creativity methods to disadvantaged teenagers University of Tehran |2010 Discordant Families of Kenya | Fall 2012 B.A. in Industrial Design Empowering HIV Positive Families Conducted collaborative sessions and designed an income generating service for slum dwellers. In addition, I held business training sessions for prospective borrowers AWARDS AND HONORS Pakshoo | Spring and Summer 2010 “Best Master Degree Thesis”, in Industrial Design Chemical and Manufacturing Company Dept., University of Tehran |2013 Packaging design for liquid cleaning materials, entailed concept development, detailed “Index: Award Finalist”, in Body Category, in sketching, 3D modeling and rendering International INDEX Design Award |2011 Nilper | Fall 2009 “Pioneer Student”, in Nationwide Industrial Office Chair Manufacturing Company Design Olympiad |2010 Conducted market research, sketching and detailed rendering to design class chairs Niccala | Summer Internship 2009 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Gas Heater Manufacturing Company Conducted user research and designed a series of heaters compatible with Iranian Associate Editor, The International Journal of lifestyle Design in Society |2013 Mehrcam Pars | Summer Internship 2008 Associate Editor, The International Journal of Automotive Manufacturing Company Designed Objects |2013 Co-operated for face lifting Peugeot 206 and Peugeot Pars INVITED TALKS PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries, Heidaripour, M., Emami, J. (2014). Designer Focus on Happiness, International Journal of Discussing strategies for empowering Design in Society, Vol.7, Issue.4, pp 1-12. disadvantaged communities, Iran | 2014 Sadeghi Naeini, H. Heidaripour, M. (2011). Kansei Engineering and Ergonomic Design of BBC World News: The Health Show, Products, International Journal of Occupational Hygiene (IJOH), Vol.3, No.2, pp 81-84. Discussing innovations in global health care: Introducing “Glow Guardian”, UK | 2011

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS SKILLS Heidaripour, M., Choopankareh, V., Emami, J. (2013). Humanitarian Opportunities in the Ethnographic research, analysis & synthesis, Network Age: Empowering Disadvantaged Communities, IEEE Global Humanitarian design planning, conducting workshops, Technology Conference. Silicon Valley, USA. probing stakeholders, service design Heidaripour, M., Sadeghi Naeini, H. (2012). Design Management in Iran: Pros and Cons, DMI Research Conference: Leading Innovation through Design, Boston, USA. Software Statistical Analysis: SPSS Statistics 20.00 Heidaripour, M. (2012). Persuasive Food Design: A Toolkit for Cultural Triggers, 3D: SolidWorks 2010, Rhinoceros 4.0 International Conference on Designing Food and Designing for Food, London, UK. Renderer Engines: Vray-3dsMax 9, Heidaripour, M., Fakkar, S. (2012). Design Practice and Culture: An Approach on PhotoWorks 2007 Happiness, Sixth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, University 2D: Photoshop CS4 of California, Los Angeles, USA. Light Planning: DIALux 4.4