Andy Tran
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French Limited working proficiency
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Cantonese Limited working proficiency
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Vietnamese Elementary proficiency
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Teochew Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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UX Design Certificate
BrainStationJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
Scrum AllianceMar, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Recurse Center
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Recurser
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Feb 2023 - Present
Joining other curious programmers to learn, be challenged, and make our own decisions Joining other curious programmers to learn, be challenged, and make our own decisions
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Vendasta
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Canada
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Software Development
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400 - 500 Employee
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Software Developer
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Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
Worked closely with UX designers to identify and address user work flows that were causing high friction. Transitioned to a new team and quickly picked up new design patterns, architecture, and programming languages. Pushed for better practices on a legacy codebase Worked closely with UX designers to identify and address user work flows that were causing high friction. Transitioned to a new team and quickly picked up new design patterns, architecture, and programming languages. Pushed for better practices on a legacy codebase
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CalendarHero
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Canada
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Software Development
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Software Engineer
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May 2019 - Oct 2021
Architected and upgraded a legacy AngularJS app to Angular (version 9+). Built key features (a modular configurable wizard; a responsive client-facing scheduling app; to name a few) and released frequently to meet the needs of the market. Worked closely across teams (Product, Sales, Marketing) Architected and upgraded a legacy AngularJS app to Angular (version 9+). Built key features (a modular configurable wizard; a responsive client-facing scheduling app; to name a few) and released frequently to meet the needs of the market. Worked closely across teams (Product, Sales, Marketing)
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Lighthouse Labs
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Canada
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Professional Training and Coaching
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200 - 300 Employee
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Mentor
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Mar 2015 - May 2019
Supported people with little to no background in programming in creating their first web app. This included guiding people through HTML, CSS, Ruby and Javascript and explaining HTTP, debugging, code organization, and git. Supported people with little to no background in programming in creating their first web app. This included guiding people through HTML, CSS, Ruby and Javascript and explaining HTTP, debugging, code organization, and git.
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Kindred Experiences
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Toronto, Canada Area
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Founder
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Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
Kindred is a community for people to learn valuable life skills from retirees via small, in-person group lessons. Meet interesting folks, share stories and laughter with friendly faces from your neighbourhood, and come away with unforgettable new memories. Kindred is a community for people to learn valuable life skills from retirees via small, in-person group lessons. Meet interesting folks, share stories and laughter with friendly faces from your neighbourhood, and come away with unforgettable new memories.
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Maple (getmaple.ca)
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Canada
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Front End Developer
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Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributed to a large-scale React app that lets users speak to a doctor on demand. Contributed to a large-scale React app that lets users speak to a doctor on demand.
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Centre for Digital Therapeutics
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Canada
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Full Stack Developer
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Aug 2015 - Mar 2018
I was responsible for maintaining and enhancing Medly Dashboard - a portal for clinicians and administrators to keep updated on patients with multiple chronic diseases - and Ned, a prostate cancer survivorship app. Worked on a multi-engine Rails backend that had to sync with external hospital databases and an AngularJS front end. Worked with Cordova to ship our apps on mobile. I was responsible for maintaining and enhancing Medly Dashboard - a portal for clinicians and administrators to keep updated on patients with multiple chronic diseases - and Ned, a prostate cancer survivorship app. Worked on a multi-engine Rails backend that had to sync with external hospital databases and an AngularJS front end. Worked with Cordova to ship our apps on mobile.
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Grantbook
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Canada
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
Grantbook is a social purpose business specializing in the procurement, implementation and management of cloud-based tools for grantmakers and their networks. I assisted in the set up and maintenance of CRM-based systems (Fluxx.io) for multiple grant-making organizations in the USA and Canada. I also wrote custom code for some implementations, within the confines of the system. Grantbook is a social purpose business specializing in the procurement, implementation and management of cloud-based tools for grantmakers and their networks. I assisted in the set up and maintenance of CRM-based systems (Fluxx.io) for multiple grant-making organizations in the USA and Canada. I also wrote custom code for some implementations, within the confines of the system.
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Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
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Canada
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Post-Graduate Research Fellow
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2014
My primary research was on health care innovations in developing Asian countries and how they can inform and improve the health status of First Nations people in British Columbia, Canada. In addition to my independent research project, I have also provided support on a business survey of Canadian firms operating in the ASEAN, articles on state-owned enterprises investing in Canada, and grant proposals to the governments of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Atlantic Canada. I have presented my research at a Health Policy in Asia conference at the University of British Columbia.
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Chatham House
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United Kingdom
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Think Tanks
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300 - 400 Employee
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Global Health Security Intern
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Jul 2012 - Sep 2012
Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute based in London. Their mission is to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world. I spent a summer as an intern working in the Global Health Security office. I provided research support to the IDRAM initiative, a USAID-funded project to evaluate the risks of pandemic diseases arising from extractive industry activities. Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute based in London. Their mission is to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world. I spent a summer as an intern working in the Global Health Security office. I provided research support to the IDRAM initiative, a USAID-funded project to evaluate the risks of pandemic diseases arising from extractive industry activities.
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Effect Hope
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Public Engagement Coordinator
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May 2011 - Aug 2011
I worked with my partner to organize a public engagement campaign called My Just Because to generate interest among youth to take part in their communities. The campaign was a new undertaking by the Leprosy Mission Canada, aimed at diversifying their demographic and expanding the scope of their work. I worked with my partner to organize a public engagement campaign called My Just Because to generate interest among youth to take part in their communities. The campaign was a new undertaking by the Leprosy Mission Canada, aimed at diversifying their demographic and expanding the scope of their work.
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University of Toronto International Health Program
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Canada
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International Affairs
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Co-Director
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May 2010 - May 2011
Working alongside the Medical Co-Director, I ran one of the largest student organizations on the University of Toronto campus to increase student awareness and engagement in global health issues. UTIHP is comprised of multiple groups working under 3 pillars - act (volunteering, service), connect (information, research) and engage (awareness raising). During our term we introduced major reforms into UTIHP to ensure its future financial sustainability, streamlined all branding and solidified its vision and mission. We also reinstated UTIHP as a charitable organization with the Canada Revenue Agency.
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University of Toronto
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
We stayed in a small coastal town on the southern coast of Cambodia during the summer of 2008, collecting water samples from ponds, broken wells, working wells, and anywhere else that people collected drinking water. The samples were tested for heavy metal contamination and E. Coli - both of which were found in high concentration in many areas. Households were surveyed with the aid of a translator to assess people's knowledge of water sanitation and safety. I worked with a team of five other students, led by a post-graduate engineer.
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Education
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2011 - 2012
London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc, Health Policy, Planning, and Financing -
2011 - 2012
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
MSc, Health Policy, Planning, and Financing -
2014 - 2014
Lighthouse Labs
Web Developer Bootcamp, Computer Programming, Specific Applications -
2006 - 2010
University of Toronto
BSc (Honours), Human Biology
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