Andrew Yau

Andrew yau

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    ACA Trainee | Badminton Coach

  • Education

    • Graveney sixth form

      2013 - 2015
      A levels (a*) mathematics, (b) physics, (b) chemistry, (d) further mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Technology Club Achievements: Bronze: UK Round One - Chemistry Olympiad 2015

    • Chestnut grove school

      2008 - 2013
      Gcses 11 a*-b (including english and maths)

      Activities and Societies: Product Design, Music and Badminton Club

    • Loughborough university

      2015 - 2020
      Master of engineering - meng chemical engineering

      Activities and Societies: Malaysian Singaporean Society, Loughborough Break Dance Society Sports Clubs: Loughborough Student's Badminton Club, AU MyLifestyle - Badminton Professional Development Project (3rd Year), I researched and fabricated microfluidic devices made from Poly (dimethyl siloxane) or PDMS. Individual Process Design Project (Final Year), I designed the wastewater treatment process as part of the Titanium dioxide processing plant - Team Process Design Project

    • Icaew

      2022 -
      Aca
  • Experience

    • Success resources

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
      Internship

      Developed Microsoft Excel skills sorting and filtering upon thousands of data entries relating to clients. Assisted the IT team with platform migration.

    • Pfizer

      Sept 2018 - Mar 2019
      Worldwide regulatory operations undergraduate

      - Gained valuable insight within the pharmaceutical industry, specifically Pharmacovigilance.- Restructuring the file system (containing over 5,000 files) of the regulatory team for consistency while setting conventions for file organisation and naming.- Provided weekly team progress update reports for a senior leadership audience, covering project status, challenges, and relevant stakeholder actions. In line with this, led the weekly update meetings to ensure timely and incremental progress of projects across the team. Show less

    • Lillywhites limited

      Jul 2019 - Sept 2019
      Summer temporary sales adviser

      Developed time management and multitasking skills through working with customers during peak times and actioning daily objectives such as, processing transactions in a timely manner. Giving me experience in providing great customer service.

    • Self-employed

      Aug 2020 - now
      Badminton coach

      - Sponsored by YC Sports and Yonex UK.- Part of the coaching team at Carshalton Junior and CrossFire Junior Badminton Clubs.- Previously the Interim Coach at SOAS University, building an encouraging and inclusive environment for players to thrive in. Leading to the team, being awarded 2nd place in the LUSL League

    • Goldsmiths, university of london

      Oct 2021 - Apr 2024
      Head badminton coach

      21/22 - Planned and led the training programme of 24 undergraduate and postgraduate players of diverse skill levels and backgrounds, equipping them for their matches in the 5th division.Achievements from 21/22 - Shortlisted for "Coach of the Year", the first time we sent a team to represent Goldsmiths at BUCS Nationals.22/23 - Led 2 sessions a week, achieving reasonable results in respective BUCS and LUSL leagues and competitions.Achievements from 22/23 - Awarded "Coach of the Year" & Varsity Winners.23/24 - Led weekly sessions. Achieved a growth of 50% in club memberships.Achievements from 23/24 - Winners of Women's South Eastern Tier 3A & Varsity Winners. Show less

    • Rsm uk

      Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
      Audit assistant graduate

      - Started studying for the ACA Qualification- Audited a varied portfolio of industries: car dealership, high-level digital marketing, recruitment agency and payroll service providers.- Executed test of details and substantive analytical testing, starting with low-risk areas (cash, payables, and receivables) and progressing to high-risk areas (accruals, payroll, and prepayments). - Reviewed financial statements, using Datasnipper to ensure accuracy and consistency.

    • The london school of economics and political science (lse)

      Jan 2024 - now
      Head badminton coach

      Coaching more than 40 undergraduate and postgraduate players across 4 British University College Sports (BUCS) teams from the 2nd division in the UK South East.Achievements from 24/25: - Collaborated with Yeo's Europe and 7 Floor Malaysian Tea Room as sponsors. - Men's 1s and Women's 1s Winners of the South Eastern Conference Cup.- Winners of Women's South Eastern Tier 2B- Men's 1s achieved 2nd place in BUCS Men's South Eastern Tier 2B league.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Level 1 award in coaching badminton (qcf)

      Badminton england
      Apr 2016
    • 1st4sport certificate for coaches in badminton at level 2

      Badminton england
      Nov 2022
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Men's 4th Team Captain

      Issued by Loughborough Students' Badminton Club on Oct 2019
      Loughborough Students' Badminton ClubAssociated with Andrew Yau
    • My Lifestyle Activator - Badminton

      Issued by Loughborough Students'​ Sport on Oct 2016
      Loughborough Students'​ SportAssociated with Andrew Yau
    • Malaysian & Singaporean Society - Sports Secretary

      Issued by Loughborough Students'​ Union on Apr 2016
      Loughborough Students'​ UnionAssociated with Andrew Yau
    • Loughborough Break Dancing Society - Secretary

      Issued by Loughborough Students'​ Union on Apr 2016
      Loughborough Students'​ UnionAssociated with Andrew Yau
    • Customer Assistant

      Issued by Wandsworth Oasis on Feb 2015
      Wandsworth OasisAssociated with Andrew Yau