“I was fortunate enough to work with Maxwell when he helped the Delightful Reviews team build their MVP product. The team was amazed by the speed in which the group of students from the Horizons School of Technology shipped quality code. Maxwell was a driving force on the project, exhibiting the leadership and tenacity required to finish tasks far before the deadlines. In addition to displaying a firm grasp on the technical side, Maxwell always brought a business-level understanding to the product development and was not afraid to give suggestions on ways to improve upon the project schematics. If you are hiring for the type of role that requires technical programming experience and a keen attention to product development, I highly recommend working with Maxwell. ”
Maxwell Nicholson
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
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About
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www.blossomsocial.ca
Experience
Education
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Activities and Societies: University of Victoria Students' Society, Commerce Student Society, Economics Course Union, JDC West Entrepreneurship Team, Toastmasters, Intramural Basketball
-Graduated with highest GPA in social sciences faculty (>1,000 students)
-Conducted original research on the welfare effects of resale and refund models in the airline industry -
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Activities and Societies: Digifest Hackathon
-Attended the National University of Singapore on a Cultural Exchange for a full semester as one of 30 Distinguished Premier's International Scholars.
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Selected as a student of a small cohort to take part in an immersive 1000-hour full stack software engineering course focused on project-based frontend and backend mobile and web development in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Worked with React-Native, React-Redux, MongoDB, SQL, Postgres, and other technologies.
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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VP of External Relations
University of Victoria Commerce Students' Society
- 1 year 1 month
Education
Honors & Awards
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Digital Commerce Fintech Award - 2nd Place
Digital Commerce
Placed 2nd out of 150 Fintech start-ups across Canada, winning $100,000 in non-dilutive financing for Blossom Social.
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McKinsey Vancouver Inspirational Leadership Award
McKinsey & Company
This award, presented annually, honors one colleague who inspire us every day with their values and actions and make our office a great place to work. They are confident, enthusiastic, balanced, caring and trustworthy, radiating a positive attitude and passion in everything they do.
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University of Victoria Jubilee Medal
University of Victoria
Awarded to the student graduating with the highest GPA in the faculty of social science.
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3M National Student Fellow
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten full-time students at Canadian post-secondary institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives, at their post-secondary institution. These students embrace a vision of education that enhances their academic experience and beyond.
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Champion of HackUST EducationTech
Hong Kong University of Science Technology
HackUST is Asia's largest university hackathon, attracting over 80 teams from across the world. Our team built Speakzy, "the digital public speaking coach that gives instant feedback to young working professionals looking to improve their speaking skills." Essentially the Grammarly for public speaking. Our app and presentation landed us first place in the hackathon.
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Premier's International Scholarship
Irving K Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society
Awarded to students in BC studying abroad who have clearly demonstrated significant community and/or school involvement and academic achievement, supported by two references submitted with the application.
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1st Place Economic Policy Competition
University of Victoria
-Delivered a 2 page policy briefing and 10 minute presentation on how to compensate the losers from free trade
-Worked successfully with an amazing team playing off each others strengths
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Social Sciences Rising Star
University of Victoria
Each year the Faculty of Social Sciences honours and recognizes excellent students who are making a difference in the world through the Rising Stars award.
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Top Placement in PitchIt Competition
Coast Capital Savings Innovation Centre
-Given 90 seconds to pitch a business concept to a panel of judges
-Awards given to top five pitches (no placements among five)
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CIBC Scholarship in the Gustavason School of Business
CIBC
Awarded to academically outstanding entering and continuing students beginning their 2nd year in the Bachelor of Commerce program in the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business.
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1st Place in Kootenay Junior Dragons Den
Community Futures
Submitted a one page business plan, two minute video, and preformed a five minute pitch live to a panel of judges for a mock café start-up Idea's Café.
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1st Place in Pre-Core Case Competition
Commerce Student Society
Placed first against over 8 teams deconstructing and presenting a business case that used a real company problem. Our team of three was given two hours to prepare recommendations for the Big Wheel Burger's plan to open a new location.
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Governor General Award
BC Provincial Government
Awarded to top academic performer in each high school.
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University of Victoria Excellence Entrance Scholarship
University of Victoria
Prestigious award given to students that maintain a high academic average for grade 11 and 12 courses.
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Black Press Scholarship
University of Victoria
Awarded to a new commerce student who shows prior excellence in business and academics.
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Five Year Honor Roll Plaque
Grand Forks Secondary School
Student must maintain an A average for every semester in their high school career.
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Youth Entrepreneur Award
Phoenix Foundation
Nominated by the community and chosen by the Phoenix foundation and Community Futures for this award recognizing entrepreneurial spirit and success
Test Scores
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GMAT
Score: 760
Top 1% of test takers worldwide
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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