Nikashz Ganesan
Waterloo,ON
Summary
Developed leadership and organizational skills in student council environment, looking to transition into new field. Effective at project management and team coordination, with strong focus on achieving collective goals. Seeking opportunities to leverage these transferrable skills in new and challenging role.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Student Council Vice President
Alexander Academy
01.2023 - 06.2024
- Led initiatives to enhance student engagement and participation in council activities.
- Organized and facilitated meetings, ensuring effective communication among council members.
- Analyzed feedback from peers to implement improvements in council operations and activities.
Volunteer
VEX Robotics Competition
06.2023 - 02.2024
- Assisted in coordinating and executing event plannings.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth flow of the competitions.
- Communicated with various colleagues to convey information about different teams and events.
Education
High School Diploma -
Alexander Academy
Vancouver, BCBASc - Mechatronics
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON10-2030
Skills
- Effective leadership
- Peer mentoring
- Delegation
- Student advocacy
- Collaboration
- Cause mobilization
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving abilities
- Adaptable and flexible
- Interpersonal skills
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Malay
Professional Working
Accomplishments
- Supervised teams of auxiliary members.
- Collaborated with team of 12 in the development of Winter and Spring festivals.
- Facilitated multiple events that at minimum involved 100 participants
Extracurricular activities
- Outdoor Skills Club - Worked with a group of up to 12 people to maneuver around various hiking locations (e.g. Thunderbird Ridge, Grouse Mountain).
- Various Shoreline Cleanups - Participated on and off high-school related cleanups with multiple other volunteers over the course of 3 years.
- Robotics Club - Co-led the club to ensure it ran smoothly and invited new members in, implanted foundations for the club to keep going.
Timeline
Volunteer
VEX Robotics Competition
06.2023 - 02.2024
Student Council Vice President
Alexander Academy
01.2023 - 06.2024
High School Diploma -
Alexander Academy
BASc - Mechatronics
University of Waterloo
High School Hackathon Runner-Up
Competed with various other teams to design products that would be a solution to a question. Completed twice in 2years.
High School Honour Roll
Achieved an average grade of 86% (Equivalent to an A in the BC system) in each subject taken during the semester.
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