Kalvin Nguyen
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Experience
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Bench Accounting
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Canada
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Accounting
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400 - 500 Employee
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Accounting Associate
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Sep 2020 - Jul 2023
▪ Managed the books for 70 clients as their primary bookkeeper, creating tax ready financial statements ▪ Collaborated with cross-functional departments to develop and improve new processes with the Keep Up and Quality Team, gathering feedback and co-creating actionable targets ▪ Worked alongside the Product Team to develop new tools to streamline the bookkeeping process, providing critical feedback during the iterative design cycle ▪ Supervised key metrics for the team, holding more… Show more ▪ Managed the books for 70 clients as their primary bookkeeper, creating tax ready financial statements ▪ Collaborated with cross-functional departments to develop and improve new processes with the Keep Up and Quality Team, gathering feedback and co-creating actionable targets ▪ Worked alongside the Product Team to develop new tools to streamline the bookkeeping process, providing critical feedback during the iterative design cycle ▪ Supervised key metrics for the team, holding more tenured associates accountable and working with new associates to build individualized action plans ▪ Spearheaded quarterly objectives and key results, leading our team to exceed department targets; developed a clear system to measure success on the key results by utilizing data from Tableau ▪ Mentored and coached new associates, developing their skills and managing their workload based on their performance Show less
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Web Developer & Graphic Designer
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Jan 2020 - Sep 2020
Calgary, Alberta, Canada ▪ Consulted with stakeholders to translate ambiguous ideas into concrete action plans ▪ Launched a new static website from the ground up within 3 months ▪ Directed the design and flow of a new e-commerce website, using HUGO and WordPress (with Apache & MySQL) ▪ Built a narrative around the company by creating consistent visual and written content ▪ Managed the Facebook page and wrote engaging posts and updates
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The University of British Columbia
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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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May 2018 - Aug 2019
Brain, Attention, and Reality (BAR) Lab ▪ Recruited and tested research participants. ▪ Assigned to a study that needed extra participant data and succeeded in hitting the target of 50 more experiments within the 4 month time frame. Motivated Cognition Lab ▪ Gathered quantitative data and facilitated experiments. ▪ Acted as a confederate and ensured the consistency and validity of experiments Motor Skills Lab ▪ Measured participant performance using multiple tools… Show more Brain, Attention, and Reality (BAR) Lab ▪ Recruited and tested research participants. ▪ Assigned to a study that needed extra participant data and succeeded in hitting the target of 50 more experiments within the 4 month time frame. Motivated Cognition Lab ▪ Gathered quantitative data and facilitated experiments. ▪ Acted as a confederate and ensured the consistency and validity of experiments Motor Skills Lab ▪ Measured participant performance using multiple tools and compiled a diverse collection of data. ▪ Assessed multiple data sets in excel and discovered evidence that challenged our current understanding of the experiment. ▪ Implemented a system for tracking test results.
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Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2019 - May 2019
Vancouver, Canada ▪ Assisted Dr. Márton Sóskuthy in the instruction of COGS 300 - a multidisciplinary course synthesizing ideas from psychology, computer science, philosophy, and linguistics ▪ Instructed weekly lab sessions with 19 students ▪ Facilitated in class discussions during lectures ▪ Formulated problems and questions for assignments, refining lab exercises for future students ▪ Graded and provided critical feedback on writing assignments, lab problems, and exams
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Student Volunteer
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
Vancouver, Canada ▪ Worked on a collaboration between Vancouver Coastal Health and UBC IT Emerging Media Lab that looked at ways to incorporate virtual reality and other emerging technologies into the health industry. ▪ Learned the basics of version control and scrum and agile project management.
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Coach/Volunteer
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Sep 2008 - May 2011
Calgary, Alberta ▪ Frequently volunteered and organized several events for my youth soccer club including tryouts, summer camps, and training sessions. ▪ Coached and managed multiple groups of children and teenagers with varying skill levels.
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Education
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University of Victoria
Doctor of Law - JD -
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Cognitive Systems