Evan Wong

Evan Wong

New York, New York, United States
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About

Hi there! I'm an energetic leader who is passionate about entrepreneurship, tech, and…

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Experience

  • Checkbox.ai Graphic

    Checkbox.ai

    www.checkbox.ai

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    www.heroeducation.com.au

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    World Square

Education

Licenses & Certifications

  • Checkbox App Designer Certification Graphic

    Checkbox App Designer Certification

    Checkbox.ai

    Issued
    Credential ID 6a778f78-dccf-489a-9164-de8726c0953b

Volunteer Experience

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    Mentor

    Founder Institute

    - Present 5 years 9 months

    #1 rated mentor (Sydney)

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    Conference Committee Member

    The RegTech Association

    - 3 months

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    Consultant

    Social Impact Hub

    - 5 months

    The Social Impact Hub works with industry, social enterprises, non-profits and foundations to develop and conduct a variety of applied projects in different areas of social impact. Here, I worked closely in two projects:

    1. Building from the ground up an online platform to bring together the currently fragmented ecosystem of the start-up community (The Innovation Network): http://innovationnetwork.com.au/

    2. Provide legal, marketing, administrative and strategic support in pushing…

    The Social Impact Hub works with industry, social enterprises, non-profits and foundations to develop and conduct a variety of applied projects in different areas of social impact. Here, I worked closely in two projects:

    1. Building from the ground up an online platform to bring together the currently fragmented ecosystem of the start-up community (The Innovation Network): http://innovationnetwork.com.au/

    2. Provide legal, marketing, administrative and strategic support in pushing through for a pilot of an interfaith community garden in order to promote social cohesion and discussion on sustainability (FoodFaith's Planting Seeds Initiative): http://foodfaith.com.au/

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    Vice President (Internal)

    UNSW Business Society

    - 1 year 1 month

    The UNSW Business Society is the largest student society on campus, providing personal and professional development for over 8500 students.

    Being in the executive management, I was involved in key high level decision-making for the organisation and was directly overseeing the portfolios of marketing, publications, human resources and information technology.

    www.unswbsoc.com

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    Marketing Director

    UNSW Business Society

    - 1 year 1 month

    The UNSW Business Society is the largest student society on campus, providing personal and professional development for over 8500 students.

    As the Marketing Director, I managed a team of 8, who designed and implemented marketing strategies and brand management to link events of the society and corporate sponsors to the business student community, delivering 50+ campaigns in my 12 month term.

    www.unswbsoc.com

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    Orientation Week Squad Leader

    Arc @ UNSW

    - 8 months

    ▪ Lead and managed a team of volunteers in the preparation and execution of Orientation Week.
    ▪ Underwent extensive leadership, equity and diversity and WHS training.
    ▪ Planned and organised Orientation Week events which involved consideration of engagement, safety, logistics and budget.

    https://youtu.be/_HMxoUl_n90

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    Orientation Week Yellow Shirt

    Arc @ UNSW

    - 3 years 6 months

    ▪ Underwent training for effective communication and equity and diversity.
    ▪ Planned and ran events in small teams for the largest Orientation Week in the southern hemisphere.

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    Shack Tutoring - Tutor

    Arc @ UNSW

    - 5 months

    Provided weekly tutoring sessions for disadvantaged high school students.

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    CONTACT Information Service - Publicity Coordinator

    Arc @ UNSW

    - 8 months

    ▪ Provided a general information help point for students and visitors on campus.
    ▪ Managed the marketing and design portfolio of the volunteer program.

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    Orientation Camp Leader

    UNSW Business Society

    - 2 years

    Facilitated the social orientation of a group of first-year business students in a fun and safe environment in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

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    Dragon and Lion Dance Team - Member

    Chinese Youth League of Australia Inc

    - 7 years

    Performed lion dance at community events to promote the Chinese culture. Events include both private and government including Chinese New Year festivities, moon festival and lighting the Olympic torch in Canberra.

Honors & Awards

  • LegalTech CEO of the Year

    LegalTech Breakthrough Awards

    https://www.checkbox.ai/news/checkboxs-evan-wong-named-legaltech-ceo-of-the-year-by-legaltech-breakthrough

  • Standards Innovation Award

    Standards Australia

    https://www.standards.org.au/engagement-events/awards/2019

  • Forbes 30 Under 30

    Forbes

    https://www.forbes.com/profile/checkbox/

  • Outstanding Business Person of the Year Finalist

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    Local Business Awards

  • Representative for Australia at the Startup World Cup

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    startupworldcup.io

  • NSW/ACT Young Achiever Awards Semi-Finalist

    NSW/ACT Young Achiever Awards

  • DataStart Finalist

    Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Pollenizer

    Selected as a top 7 finalist founder team for the first incubator program backed by Prime Minister and Cabinet in support of data-driven innovation. Underwent an intensive 5 day bootcamp on startup science at Pollenizer.

  • Fellowship at the Founder Institute

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    Awarded a fellowship position at the Sydney Founder Institute Autumn semester as a runner-up prize from the 2016 DataStart program.

  • Samsung Adappt Big Ideas Competition Winner

    Samsung | Foundation for Young Australians

    Finalist for Australia’s most innovative ideas for apps to change our world. ​Underwent an intensive 3 day bootcamp on mobile application development.

  • UNSW Law Dean's List

    UNSW Law School

    Awarded for coming first in the law subject of Negotiating and Managing Workplace Conflict and Change.

  • UNSW Business School Dean’s List for Academic Excellence

    UNSW Business School

    Awarded to the top 5% of students based upon performance in the UNSW Business School courses.

  • NSW Premier’s Award for All-round Excellence

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    Awarded to those who have achieved a band 6 or equivalent (90+) in 10 units of study or more in the HSC.

  • Hapkido Black Belt (Student of the Year)

    The Hapkido College of Australia

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Cantonese

    Limited working proficiency

  • Mandarin

    Elementary proficiency

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