Kenrick Zhang
Markham,ON
Summary
Dynamic political canvasser with proven success at Markham-Unionville YLC, recognized for exceptional community engagement and grassroots organizing. Skilled in cross-cultural communication and issue awareness, I effectively trained new team members and secured significant funding through strategic outreach, enhancing campaign impact and fostering collaboration.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Political Canvasser
Markham-Unionville YLC
Markham, ON
03.2021 - 05.2023
- Engaged voters through direct outreach, promoting community involvement and awareness of local issues.
- Canvassed the most houses out of all other nearby ridings, awarded by direct praise of our efforts by the member of parliament of our riding and an all-paid trip to an excursion in Ottawa for our riding's members.
- Conducted surveys to gather public opinion, analyzing feedback to inform campaign strategies.
- Trained and mentored new canvassers, fostering team collaboration and improving outreach effectiveness.
- Attended conventions to represent the Markham-Unionville riding, securing thousands of dollars in funding and media coverage from executive-level party members
After-school Tutor
Milliken Mills High School
Markham, ON
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Assisted 5 students throughout the semester with in-class and homework assignments, fostering understanding of core subjects.
- Organized engaging educational activities to enhance learning experiences, increasing attendance by 50%.
- Provided one-on-one tutoring sessions tailored to individual student needs.
- Developed lesson plans that aligned with curriculum standards and student interests.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan (formerly Ryerson) University
Toronto04-2028
Skills
- Issue awareness
- Community engagement
- Cross-cultural communication
- Grassroots organizing
- Flexibility
- Quick-learning
- Goal oriented
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Cantonese)
Limited Working
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 30 in the development of multiplayer virtual-reality chat and game project.
- Documented and resolved inefficiencies in storage which led to a 30% reduction in persistent API costs.
- Achieved a 50% reduction in game file size by developing a customized encoding engine for optimization tasks.
Timeline
After-school Tutor
Milliken Mills High School
01.2022 - 06.2022
Political Canvasser
Markham-Unionville YLC
03.2021 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan (formerly Ryerson) University