Skill Set

Layout/Typography

• Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
• Quark Xpress 7
• Extensis Suitcase
• Adobe Type Manager
• FontLab Studio 5
• Macromedia Fontographer

Prepress

• Adobe Acrobat 8
• Preps 5
• Heidelberg Signastation
• Apogee Pilot
• Flight Check
• Pitt Stop

Productivity

• Quickbooks Premier
• Microsoft Office
• Sun OpenOffice

Information Technology (IT)

• PHP
• HTML
• MySQL
• Javascript
• XML
• Network Administration
• Apache Server
• Windows 2003 Server
• Microsoft Exchange Server

Platforms

• MacOS X
• Windows
• Linux (RedHat / Ubuntu)

Audio Engineering

• Sony SoundForge
• Sony Acid
• Soudtrack Production
  

Briefly Stated

Ahmed Raza Sagarwala is a highly motivated individual that believes in teamwork and participation. Leadership and creativity are the tools of his arsenal that empower him to turn ideas into reality. Eager to teach and enthusiastic when being taught, Ahmed wants to reach his potential working in a challenging, progressive atmosphere.

Hobbies

Squash, camping, playing guitar or tablas, programming, design, soccer, random acts of kindness, and the pursuit of knowledge.

Education

Ryerson University (Toronto, On)
Sept. 04 – Current
Graphic Communications Management

Accolades

• 2007: Mary Black Leadership Award
• 2005: Leadership award (L.E.A.D.)
• 2004: Top 10 out of 850 students (Marketing 100)
• 2004: GCM award of merit (Print 101)
• 2003: Top mark in Electronic Layout & Typography

Skills

Highly competent in use of information technology to improve efficiency. Public speaking, event coordination, typography, prepress, and programming.

Employment

ISECO North America (Toronto, On)
Systems Administrator
Jan '08 - Current
Secured network (local area and wireless) and performed maintenance tasks. Supported Microsoft Exchange and Small Business 2003 Server. Configured network printers and BlackBerry Email access.
www.iseco-na.com

Bowne of Canada, Ltd. (Toronto, On)
Solutions Support Specialist
Summer 2007
Researched technologies to improve print automation capabilities, reduced lead-times, improved profitability, and reduced environmental impact. Created reports, tested software for quality assurance, coded in HTML, and helped solve prepress issues.
www.bowne.com

Leave the Pack Behind (Toronto, On)
Health Services Communications Officer
Sept. 2005 - April 2006
Educated students on the harmful effects of smoking. Performed web updates and designed posters.
www.leavethepackbehind.org

Statistics Canada
Coder (CR-03)
Sept. 2001 - Feb 2002
Coded business locations of census participants to maps. Sorted and performed data validation. Enhanced Security Clearance to handle sensitive data.

Leadership

Head Organizer / Master of Ceremonies
Colloquium 2007 (Toronto, On)
Directed 80 students in several subcommittees. Raised over $2,000 for event showcasing future trends of print with approximately 300 people in attendance.

Research / Teacher’s Assistant
Ryerson University (Toronto, On)
May ’05 – Dec ‘05
Taught Introduction to Marketing course to classes of up to 28 students. Responsible for website updates and moderated online community for collection of statistics with 800 users.
www.mkt100.com

Entrepreneur
Artform (Toronto, On)
June ’03 – Current
Established sole-proprietorship to provide communication solutions to organizations and individuals. Provided services to over 30 companies in Ontario, including government and educational institutes. Handled all management aspects of company including human resources, finances, sales, and customer service.
www.artform.ca

Service

Campus Groups Commissioner / Faculty Director for Communications & Design
Ryerson Students Union (Toronto, On)
Coordinated events for over 60 student groups and 28 course unions. Advocated on behalf of the groups to make improvements to union bylaws and policies.
www.rsuonline.ca

Chapter President
Ryerson Chapter of TAGA (Toronto, On)
Established chapter of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts at Ryerson University. Organized conference attendance to Pittsburgh, fundraised, and printed publication to be presented internationally.
www.taga.info

Volunteer
Ryerson Orientation Crew (Toronto, On)
Welcomed first year students to campus. Gave directions and helped with setup and tear down during frosh week.