Andrew Kumar

Current

• Web / Graphic Technician at Simon Fraser University
• Project Manager at Yellow Hat Media

Past

• Computer Technician at Simon Fraser University
• Educator (Community / R&D) at lululemon athletica
• 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
• Volunteer at Mondonation
• Chair at CaseIT 2006
• Banquet and Administration Director at CaseIT

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Education

• Simon Fraser University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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

• Web / Graphic Technician

  Simon Fraser University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 2009 — Present (8 months)

• Project Manager

  Yellow Hat Media

  (Privately Held; Design industry)

  August 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

  Lead creative and business development for Yellow Hat Media. Yellow Hat Media is a service oriented specialty design studio based out of Vancouver, Canada, providing design services (website, interaction, presentation, information graphics), technology consulting and support, and marketing consulting (online, print, guerrilla, street teams).

• Computer Technician

  Simon Fraser University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2005 — April 2009 (4 years 4 months)

  Support students, faculty and staff within the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University. Often troubleshooting issues for users, as well as performing basic software installation, hard drive replacement, motherboard / parts and service, and purchasing recommendations.

• Educator (Community / R&D)

  lululemon athletica

  (Public Company; Retail industry)

  July 2008 — January 2009 (7 months)

  I work as a retail educator at the Metrotown Retail outlet. In this position, I am practicing my salesmanship and applying some of my transferable skills for the local research and development program (database management, data entry, affiliate management), as well as helping with recruitment initiatives (SFU Campus) and community assistance (facebook) as necessary.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
  
  http://www.caseit.ca

• 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

• Simon Fraser University

  BSc , Management Information Systems, Management and Technology, Interaction Design , 2004 — 2010 (expected)

  First place winner at JDC West 2007
  Category: Management Information Systems
  http://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)
  http://www.jdcwest.com
  
  Chair - CaseIT, 2006
  MIS/IT case competition
  http://www.caseit.ca
  
  President - MISA, 2006 (Summer)
  Management Information Systems Association
  http://www.sfubiz.ca/misa

  Activities and Societies:

  SFU LEAD Program (Inaugural Class), SFU MISA (Management Information Systems Association), CaseIT Organizing Committee, SFU BASS (Business Administration Student Society), AIESEC, JDC (Jeux du Commerce) West 2006 Team, JDC (Jeux du Commerce) West 2007 Team, CSSS (Computing Science Student Society), ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship), SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), BLaH (Business Leisure and Health)

Additional Information

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, BLAH, SIFE, BAM, BASS

•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Web 2.0
•    Simon Fraser University Alumni
•    CaseIT
•    Drupal Users Group
•    Mobile Content
•    New Media, Social Media, and Social Networking Participants
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Flickr
•    brandhackers
•    Photographers of Flickr
•    Apple fans
•    Simon Fraser University
•    Future Social Media
•    School of Interactive Arts + Technology(SIAT)
•    DoGood
•    Business Leisure and Health
•    Web Experience, Customer Engagement and Usability
•    SFU BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)
•    AIESEC Vancouver Alumni Network
•    SFU Venture Connection
•    SFU Business Administration Student Society
•    Education Generation

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.

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