Languages (Bilingual)
English
Mandarin Chinese
Map Reading & Wayfinding
Administrative Skills
Education Support
Youth Leadership
Essay and Report Writing
Presentation Preparation & Delivery
Individual and Team Work Skills
Research (various methods)
Time & Task Management
Full Drivers Licence - Car (Issuing State: Victoria, Australia)
Construction White Card (Issuing State: Victoria, Australia)
Expert in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint
Currently learning Access databases & PowerApps
Google Mail (Gmail) on various platforms
Website Development using Google Sites
Office Applications (Docs, Sheets, Slides) Expert
G Suite (Google Workspace) Domain Administrator
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Photoshop
Lance Corporal, St John's Ambulance Brigade (ACS, 2002)
Vice-President of the ACS(I) Chess Club (2003-04) – led a delegation of 25 Club members on a three-week Overseas Exchange Program (OEP) trip to Sydney in Year 9
Boarder (ACS Boarding School, 2004 & The King's School, 2003)
Member, Foundation Studies Student Committee (Trinity, 2005)
Member, BSocSc(Psych) Student-Staff Consultative Committee (RMIT, 2007)
Recipient of the Alliance Catering Postgraduate Scholarship (DLC, Macquarie, 2012)
One year of service as a Resident Tutor at DLC (2012 academic year)
Farewelled as a Valedictorian of Dunmore Lang College (end of 2012)
Arrow Student Services: longest-serving RA/SRA on the U18 Resident Welfare Supervision Team (2010-11 & 2013-16 for a combined five years of service)
Internship with the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) at age 14 [2002]
Lead Facilitator of post-exam Creative Writing workshop for Year 3 students while in Year 8 [2002]
Undergraduate Psychology degree: Capstone field internship in Disability Support Services [2008]
Camp Counsellor at various school holiday camps for disadvantaged children and youth [2010-13]
Group Leader in Kid’s Day Out (KDO) events run by the St Vincent de Paul Society [2011]
Volunteering and helping out at community food services for the homeless [2019]
My interests are diverse & broad-ranging and include the following areas:
Urban Studies: urban and regional planning; urban consolidation; sustainable development; healthy built environments; peri-urban development; housing policy.
Transport: trains and railways; transport planning; public transport; country passenger rail; rural transport disadvantage; railway heritage & preservation; urban light rail.
Politics & Society: local government; state and federal politics; public policy; international relations; current affairs; social justice; community development and engagement.
Education: curriculum and assessment; international education; student support services; youth engagement; pastoral care; mental health; counselling and wellbeing.
Miscellaneous: ancient and modern history; philosophy; sport and recreation; fitness; watersports; AFL football; Grey's Anatomy (TV series).
Some of my hobbies include (and are not limited to):
General: reading; chats; good food; travel.
Computing: office applications; web design; databases.
Sports: bushwalking; cycling; swimming; camping and the outdoors.
Other: hanging out with my mates :)