Viktor Biquet

Research Assistant (pre-doc) at CIRANO
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Location
Canada, CA
Languages
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swahili Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Réunion
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Assistant (pre-doc)
      • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Canada
    • Restaurants
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Barista
      • May 2023 - Jul 2023

      ∙ Responsible for opening and closing the bar, counting cash at the end of the day, receiving payments, issuing receipts, and preparing coffee shots and milk efficiently. ∙ Learned how to do basic latte art. ∙ Responsible for opening and closing the bar, counting cash at the end of the day, receiving payments, issuing receipts, and preparing coffee shots and milk efficiently. ∙ Learned how to do basic latte art.

    • Canada
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor
      • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

      ∙ Reviewed and edited submissions to the McGill Journal of Economics. ∙ Reviewed and edited submissions to the McGill Journal of Economics.

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate
      • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

      ∙ Worked in a team of eight to provide free consulting services to local business Delta Microgreens and to artist Danielle O’Malley. ∙ Conducted weekly outreach to small businesses to inform and guide them through the process of obtaining a 0% KIVA loan. ∙ Worked in a team of eight to provide free consulting services to local business Delta Microgreens and to artist Danielle O’Malley. ∙ Conducted weekly outreach to small businesses to inform and guide them through the process of obtaining a 0% KIVA loan.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Apprentice
      • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

      ∙ Selected with two other undergraduate students to assist Dr. Meredith Fowlie (professor at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics) in her research to assess the impact of energy-efficient fans in low-income households using an RCT in South Bihar, India. ∙ Helped teammate to scrape data from over 1,100 electricity bills and create a dataset using Python. ∙ Cleaned and merged datasets using R. ∙ Verified whether consumer IDs were mistyped or not. ∙ Summarized findings in final report. Show less

    • Kenya
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • Summer Intern
      • May 2022 - Jul 2022

      ∙ Interned for 11 weeks: 5 in person and 6 online. ∙ Attended and translated to French for two participants the preparatory meeting for the African Protected Areas Congress held in Nairobi. ∙ Took part in the five-day Camel Caravan walk while engaging with different stakeholders to develop an inclusive perspective on the issue of the Ewaso Ng'iro river's conservation. ∙ Wrote and designed concept notes and reports with the team. ∙ Participated in a two-day meeting for Rasilimali SACCO (Savings and Credit Cooperative) to draft its strategic plan. ∙ Liaised with Rasilimali staff to benchmark the SACCO industry. ∙ Recipient of the ‘RBC Internship’ Award through McGill University. Show less

    • Canada
    • Food & Beverages
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Cook
      • Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

      ∙ Coordinated team efforts under pressure to prepare food and serve clients. ∙ Responsible for opening and closing the kitchen following health guidelines. ∙ Coordinated team efforts under pressure to prepare food and serve clients. ∙ Responsible for opening and closing the kitchen following health guidelines.

    • France
    • Restaurants
    • Waiter and Bartender
      • Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

      ∙ Waited up to 400 clients per day in a team of 4. ∙ Responsible for receiving payments and issuing receipts. ∙ Waited up to 400 clients per day in a team of 4. ∙ Responsible for receiving payments and issuing receipts.

Education

  • McGill University
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics and International Development Studies
    2020 - 2023
  • University of California, Berkeley
    Bachelor of Arts - BA (Exchange Semester), Economics and International Development Studies
    2022 - 2022
  • Lycee Jean Rostand
    French Baccaleaureate with International Option (OIB), Social and Economic stream
    2017 - 2020

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