Calvin Williams
Writer, Traveler, Economist, and Sports Fanatic.
Born and raised in Seattle, educated at the University of Washington. After graduation I lived in Sydney, Australia for 6 months before returning to Seattle.
Australia taught me what my interests are and how I could act on them in my professional and personal life. This site is a product of my love of sports, my love of writing, my love of economics, and my best attempt at put it all together.
Education
2020-2024
University of Washington
Major: Economics
Minor: French
GPA 3.5
Experience
Barista
Barrel One Coffee Roasters,
Sydney, Australia
September 2024 - March 2025
Host, server, and barista for the busiest cafe in Sydney’s Northern beaches with weekly sales exceeding $10,000. Promoted focused relationships - memorizing names, personal details, and drink orders for regular customers.
Digital Services Intern
Charles Schwab, Austin, TX
June 2023 - August 2023
Tested and developed the RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) scoring model to prioritize hundreds of backlogged tasks for the Digital Services Department. I also collaborated with members of the department to create a detailed department overview of all members, teams, roles, and tasks, which influenced a departmental re-organization.
Intramurals Referee
University of Washington
September 2023 - August 2024
Men’s, women’s, and co-ed soccer, futsal, volleyball, basketball, and softball throughout the summer and academic year. Developed conflict management and communication skills for diffusing tense situations. Referee of the year award, selected for all championship games.
Event Specialist
Blue Ribbon Cooking, Seattle, WA
May 2024 - September 2024
Event set-up, food and drink service, bartending, clean-up, break-down and demobilization across multiple venues. Met with event planners weekly to create itemized lists of everything needed for upcoming events. Ensured event needs by coordinating truck-packing and inventory lists across multiple storage locations. Unpackaged, cleaned, repackaged, and itemized thousands of plates, tablecloths, napkins, kitchenware, and other items to be sent to storage
Instructor/Guide
Special Olympics
November 2023 - June 2024
Tenor Saxophone
Husky Marching Band
September 2020 - June 2023
Coached 40+ athletes with special needs including down syndrome and autism in football, basketball, and soccer at weekly practices and quarterly tournaments
Tenor Saxophone player with the University of Washington Husky Marching Band. 10-20 hours a week (practice and games). Played in football, basketball, and volleyball games. Memorized 20+ unique field shows, and 30+ songs. Travelled to Eugene, Oregon and San Antonio, Texas, in 2022.
VP Operations, Social Chairman
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
September 2020 - June 2024
Re-founded the Kappa Epsilon Chapter at the University of Washington. Managed $100K + budget. Oversaw campus outreach, social media marketing, philanthropic fundraisers, and large-scale events.
Intern, Team Lead
Leadership Initiatives
July 2018 - August 2020
Directed teams of high school students around the country to create business plans for over 100 developing businesses in Nigeria, promoting financial literacy and bookkeeping.
Partnered directly with the executive leadership team in Washington, D.C. to lead student activities during the
summer. Centralized coordination of summer program activities between the company, parents, and students
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