Founder of Yellow Hat Media
Vancouver, Canada Area
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- Creative Director at Yellow Hat Media
- Computer Technician at Simon Fraser University
- Past
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- Technical Specialist at Simon Fraser University
- Teaching Assistant at Simon Fraser University
- Business Analyst at Octothorpe Software Corporation
- Web Design Instructor at Matthew Begbie Elementary School
- Chair at CaseIT 2006
- Volunteer at Mondonation
- Banquet and Administration Director at CaseIT
- Education
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- Simon Fraser University
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Andrew Kumar’s Summary
Web designer, user interface specialist. Project Manager for a variety of events and projects. Particularly interested in online communities, the social aspect of the web, human-computer interactions and design using internet languages and technologies (PHP, XHTML, AJAX, CSS).
Andrew Kumar’s Specialties:
Online Community, XHTML, XML, PHP, JavaScript, Usability, CSS, AJAX, consulting, branding and identity.
Andrew Kumar’s Experience
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Creative Director
Yellow Hat Media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
August 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Lead creative and business development for Yellow Hat Media. Yellow Hat Media is a service oriented specialty design studio.
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Computer Technician
Simon Fraser University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Support students and occasionally faculty and staff users with computer issues.
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Technical Specialist
Simon Fraser University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2006 — September 2007 (10 months)
All things technical for the cooperative education department. Dealt with documentation, computer configurations, management of Active Directory technical staff, server maintenance, hardware management, purchasing recommendations and decision authority, third party systems support and communications, website recommendations and creation, case analysis of usability and general improvements to website merger projects.
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Teaching Assistant
Simon Fraser University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2006 — August 2007 (9 months)
TA for: Business 237 - Introduction to Information Technology and Management
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Business Analyst
Octothorpe Software Corporation
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)
A summer work term as Business Analyst. Duties included documentation and training.
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Web Design Instructor
Matthew Begbie Elementary School
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Design industry)
February 2006 — June 2006 (5 months)
Taught grade 4 and grade 5 students to build personal and info sites in a special after school program.
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Chair
CaseIT 2006
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2005 — February 2006 (10 months)
Led organizational efforts of the CaseIT MIS Undergraduate Case Competition, enabling this competition to grow from a local competition to a National Competition.
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Volunteer
Mondonation
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
Assisted / acted in video and promotions production with special one off topics on YouTube.
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Banquet and Administration Director
CaseIT
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2004 — March 2005 (4 months)
Organized Banquet reception for participants of the CaseIT MIS Undergraduate Case Competition as well as took minutes and fulfilled other administrative duties.
Andrew Kumar’s Education
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Simon Fraser University
BSc, MIS, M&T, Interaction Design, 2004 — 2009 (expected)
First place winner at JDC West 2007
Management Information Systems
www.jdcwest.com
First place winner at IIBD New Business Venture, 2006
Competition hosted by Hong Kong Wing Lung Bank
http://www.sfu.ca/report2006/leaders.html
>> Click 'Best in Business'
First place winner at JDC West 2006
Sporting component (Soccer)
www.jdcwest.com
Chair - CaseIT, 2006
MIS/IT case competition
www.caseit.ca
President - MISA, 2006 (Summer)
Management Information Systems Association
www.sfubusiness.ca/misa- Activities and Societies:
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- SFU LEAD Program (Inaugural Class),
- SFU MISA (Management Information Systems Association),
- CaseIT Organizing Committee,
- SFU BASS (Business Administration Student Society),
- AIESEC,
- JDC West 2006 Team,
- JDC West 2007 Team,
- SFU CSSS,
- ACE*SFU
- ACE*SIFE
- SFU BLAH
Additional Information
Andrew Kumar’s Websites:
Andrew Kumar’s Interests:
New technology, the social web, usability, improving processes, solving problems, gadgets, cars, soccer, volleyball, table tennis, web sites, MIS, marketing
Andrew Kumar’s Groups:
MISA, CaseIT, ACE, ACE*SFU, BLAH
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Andrew Kumar’s Honors:
1st Place - JDC West, 2007
Management Information Systems Component
www.jdcwest.com
Gold Prize & Best Written Plan, 2006
Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business Development New Business Venture Competition (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Finalist - Queens Entrepreneurs Competition, 2007
Oldest Entrepreneurs Competition in Canada. Placed 4th out 64 entrants.
Best Project Manager - MISA/CaseIT, 2006
SFU Business Awards Banquet
Certificate in Innovative Leadership, 2006
LEAD SFU Inaugural Leadership development program.
Andrew Kumar’s Contact Settings
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