Black and grey self-portrait of a young woman with long, dark hair, gazing directly at the camera with a guarded neutral expression with the sun lighting up half her face.

Neelima Anwara is a Bangladesh-born Queens-raised artist and technologist, currently based in occupied Lenapehoking territories.

A lifelong art student with over 12 years of experience in higher education information technology, she approaches all projects, technical and creative, with a willingness to learn, understand and communicate to a broad range of persons.

In spite of a doxxing event from 2023, she is focusing on cultivating her creative and organizational management skills, looking for opportunities in information technology, and art restoration and conservation.

Information Technology

With over a 12 year career in various IT departments within public higher education, no enterprise or project is ever too small or too large.

    • Team lead

    • Interdepartmental liaison

    • Reported directly to Scrum Master

    • SharePoint administrator

    • Automation integration

    • Vendor relations

    • IT Procurement

    • Maintaining records and data

    • Communications

    • Interdepartmental liaison

    • Documentation

    • Communications

    • Asset management

    • Collaboration with external departments and clients

    • Administrator - MS O365, network security, CRM, applications

    • Full white glove support

    • Event/AV support

    • Remote and in person support

    • Workshops, training, documentation

    • E-mail and data migration

Art

Considering the recent and ongoing events, it is quite fitting that current projects focus on conservation, preservation and restoration.

Restoration - Self-portrait, india ink on yupo paper

Preservation - Family photos and film ca. 1900s

Conservation - expired and unprocessed film

Education

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

– Socrates

    • Concentration in Photography – film and documentary

    • Displayed awork in Annual Undergraduate Showcases

    • Darkroom assistant at CCNY and QC photography labs

    • Photography assistant for QC grad student

    • Minor in Journalism

    • Concentration in International Relations and Photojournalism

    • Hosted for CCNY’s WHCR 90.3 FM, “The Voice of Harlem”

    • Wrote and photographed for CCNY’s “The Paper”