Uswa Anwar – Portfolio
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Uswa Anwar

I’m Uswa, a project manager with a background in digital marketing. I’ve managed work for local businesses and helped teams find better ways to stay organized.

20clients managed at LiftBrand.ai
Project ManagementProcess ImprovementLiftBrand.ai

Finding a better way to track client work

From shared documents to a custom operations platform · My role: identifying tracking problems and proposing a better workflow

The problem

Employees were having trouble keeping track of client work. We changed tools more than once, but tasks still got delayed. I realized we needed to rethink how client information and employee tracking fit together.

My contribution

I helped move the process from shared documents to spreadsheets and then ClickUp. When the tracking problems continued, I came up with the idea for our own platform for employees to track client data and work.

How the process evolved

01 / Google Docs

Documenting the work

I started with shared Google Docs to lay out service packages, recurring tasks, priorities, and milestones. As work grew, employees had trouble tracking what needed to happen across client accounts.

Google Docs screenshot
Google Docs stage of LiftBrand client workflow
Google Docs: documenting the work.

02 / Spreadsheets

Making responsibilities visible

We moved to spreadsheets to track client status, service type, assignments, priorities, and notes. The screenshot shows our Google Sheets tracker, part of the spreadsheet stage of the process.

Spreadsheet screenshot
Spreadsheets stage of LiftBrand client workflow
Spreadsheets: making responsibilities visible.

03 / ClickUp

Moving into task management

We then moved to ClickUp to organize work by service area and track tasks, assignees, and priorities. Even with that change, our workflow still was not organized enough, and tasks continued to be delayed.

ClickUp screenshot
ClickUp stage of LiftBrand client workflow
ClickUp: moving into task management.

04 / Custom platform

Proposing a system around our workflow

I proposed creating our own employee platform to bring client data and work tracking together. The interface shown brings together a Client Manager, Task Board, and Team Trackers for client information, assignments, and daily progress.

Custom platform screenshot
Custom platform stage of LiftBrand client workflow
Custom platform: proposing a system around our workflow.

What the platform brings together

  • Client records and service timelines
  • Tasks, due dates, priorities, and progress
  • Employee activity and client work trackers

What I learned

Changing tools did not automatically solve the tracking problem. Each attempt helped me see more clearly what employees needed in order to follow the work. That led me to propose a platform built around the way our team operated.

Web DesignUXSEOWordPress

Websites I’ve designed

Sites for a nonprofit and for local businesses, built to make the next step (donate, call, refill) easy to find.

ICNA Relief New York

Marketing Coordinator · 2024 to present · Redesign led by me

The challenge

  • The old site was slow to load
  • Its layout and formats were outdated
  • The donation flow was hard to find, so visitors who wanted to give had to hunt for how

What I did

  • Redesigned the site with a modern, easier-to-scan layout
  • Put Donate and Volunteer buttons front and center on the homepage
  • Gave each cause its own card and page with a clear Donate Now button
  • Added an impact section so visitors see results right away
  • Reworked page structure and navigation, with attention to usability and SEO

The new homepage

ICNA Relief New York homepage with Donate and Volunteer buttons

Homepage: a clear message, with Donate and Volunteer one click away.

Latest Causes cards on the ICNA Relief site

Cause cards, each leading to its own page

Improve Education cause page with Donate Now button

Cause page with Donate Now above the fold

Impact report section with meals distributed and students helped

Impact section with key numbers

More websites

Cheema Auto Repair & Collision homepage

Cheema Auto Repair & Collision

Long Island City, Queens · Auto repair

Bold, dark homepage with the phone, email, and address right at the top and a clear Contact Us button.

Bergenline Drugs homepage

Bergenline Drugs

West New York, NJ · Pharmacy

Friendly, colorful design with Refill Prescriptions, Contact Us, and Leave us a Review buttons, a Spanish-language note, and a chat widget.

Family Care Pharmacy homepage

Family Care Pharmacy

Totowa, NJ · Pharmacy

Clear Refill Prescription button, free delivery messaging, easy-to-scan service cards, and a chat widget.

Project ManagementLocal SEOGoogle Business ProfileLiftBrand.ai

Improving Lakeshore Pharmacy’s local Google Maps visibility

Parsippany, NJ · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026 · My role: project lead and hands-on execution

The challenge

When customers searched “pharmacy near me,” Lakeshore Pharmacy ranked outside the top 10 across most of its local area. That limited its visibility in local search results.

What I did

  • Updated and actively maintained the Google Business Profile
  • Ran local SEO on the pharmacy’s website
  • Created a QR code so customers could scan it and leave reviews
  • Kept their social media active and consistent

Before and after: Google Maps grid scans

Before and after Google Maps ranking scans for Lakeshore Pharmacy, Parsippany NJ, September 2025 vs January 2026

Each dot is a search from a different spot in a 7 × 7 grid around the pharmacy. Red means ranked far down; green means ranked at the top.

Average rank in the displayed scan12.5 → 1.5
Share of local voice (report metric)4% → 100%
Google rating4.7 → 4.8
Reviews63 → 72

These results describe the displayed local ranking scans, not a universal search position or a measurement of sales. Rankings vary by search location and date.

Awards & Learning

Technical foundations and recognition for work in my community.

Course completion · 2020

CS50x

CS50 · Harvard University

Completed nine problem sets and a final project in computer science.

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Community recognition · 2026

New York State Assembly Citation

Assemblymember Michaelle C. Solages · February 7, 2026

Recognized for community service, leadership, and advocacy at the ICNA Relief New York Annual Banquet.

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Community recognition · 2021

Leadership During the COVID-19 Health Crisis

Assemblywoman Jennifer Rajkumar · March 25, 2021

Recognized for serving the diverse communities of Queens during the COVID-19 pandemic.

View certificateLeadership During the COVID-19 Health Crisis
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