Edwin Truong

• Spearheaded relationship building initiatives with potential funders and community donors through research and constant contact.
• Developed proposals to existing and potential supporters to maximise revenues.
• Coordinated and organized weekly fundraising events to educate potential donors and increase awareness e.g sausage sizzles, chocolate sales

• Took photos from different angles and perspectives to capture perfect images.
• Utilised natural and artificial lighting to capture desired images and maintain quality.
• Edited and toned photographs for publication through Adobe Lightroom.
• Leveraged camera gear and equipment to express creative vision.
• Planned and prepared for on-location shoots.
• Co-ordinated with event staff for preparation
• During after school events, e.g graduation
• Personally requested on multiple occasions by various school staff
• Taken photos for/with Mayor of Fairfield, Frank Carbone, and Dai Le, federal member for Fowler and councillor for Fairfield/Cabravale Ward

• Assisted with NAIDOC events and programs with guidance from my partner of Aboriginal heritage which expanded upon my social and cultural literacy
• Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
• Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
• Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organisation and planning.

• Brainstormed ideas and provided creative input towards the project through a Vietnamese-Australian cultural lens as film is set to centre around the Vietnamese-Australian experience
• Communicated personal experiences growing up in Southwestern Sydney as form of input for ideas
• Collaborated with Vivian Pham, author of "Coconut Children" alongside producer and director for adapted screenplay of Pham's novel for new ideas and strategies. The screenplay is currently being funded by Australian Government and Screen Australia.

Subjects tutored: Modern History and English

• Motivated student peers towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
• Engaged others with helpful strategies that ensured learning experience was fun but also productive
• Provided homework assistance using specific curriculum and materials.
• Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.

• Event: Write a Book in a Day Challenge
• Goal: Provide reading material for children's hospitals
• Assisted through staying at school from 9am-7pm writing and editing picture book as part of challenge
• Represented school positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.
• Brainstormed ideas to create entertaining content for children.
• Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
• Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organisation and planning.
• Wrote and edited high-quality content and visually impactful programs under deadline pressure with exciting, captivating, and authentic approach.

• Brought awareness to refugee crisis through taking part of the ration challenge; only eating rations for a week or more
• Raised funds through taking part of challenge and promoting the challenge, educating others on social issues

2022 Semester 1 Rankings

• 2022 Preliminary English Advanced Rank [2/109] - 97% Assessment Mark
• 2022 Preliminary English Extension 1U Rank [1/7] - 96% Assessment Mark
• 2022 Preliminary Modern History Rank [1/89] - 97% Assessment Mark
• 2022 Preliminary Society and Culture Rank [2/24] - 77% Assessment Rank
• 2022 Preliminary Business Studies [17/138] - 92% Assessment Rank

• Study Abroad: [ABC International School], [Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam] - 4 Year Duration from 2009-2013

• [Investigation into whether entertainment media perpetuates homogenous image of Asian peoples and effects on perceived Asian prototypicality amongst Western demographic], [My research project found major discerning perspectives on who constitutes as Asian from both groups within the Asian category and outside, with cross-cultural comparisons drawn between Asians residing in Western countries and non-Asian groups residing in Western countries] - Major Body of Work / Research Project for Society and Culture HSC

• [Bonnyrigg High School Senior Wellbeing Scholarship], [2023] from [Head of Wellbeing - Miss Sims]

• [Avid Table Tennis Player] - Individual Sports at School

• [Member], School 2023 Jacket Committee Marketing Team

• [Member], Year 12 Fundraising & Formal Committee

• [Member], Student Wellbeing Team