Alumni Professional Updates by Country
Canada
Hayk Babayan
(1982) - Submitted on 14 July 2007
Major : Business Administration
After completing the AA Hayk emigrated to Canada where he has founded two distinct organizations--a 4 branch computer retail operation and a residential & commercial property ownership/rental.
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Ufuk Gungor
(1990) - Submitted on 06 November 2007
Major : Information Technology
writes that he is "working for Sutherland Global Services in Windsor, ON. Canada. SGS is a BPO company (Business Process Outsourcing) and Ufuk is working as Performance Manager in the HP program. Sutherland provides support for US and Canadian HP/Compaq customers. SGS also provides support for companies such as Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, AT&T, eBay, Paypal etc. Their web site is www.suth.com ".
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Akbar Khan
(2000) - Submitted on 12 December 2008
Major : Systems Engineering and Management
writes, "I am happy to inform you that I have been appointed as the new Work Placement Co-ordinator for MISA, Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association. I will be running the Work Placement Program which helps newly landed immigrants enter into the work force in Nova Scotia by using contacts established through MISA."
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Lindsay Nahmiache
(2005) - Submitted on 27 March 2008
Major : Communications
Lindsay writes, "Since leaving Richmond I worked for Contiloe Film in Mumbai India as a Producer and now currently live in Vancouver, BC working in film Marketing & Publicity." Lindsay brings both International and National Film experience to the table, from producing in “Bollywood” to most recently Marketing and Publicity in “Hollywood North.”
Lindsay currently lives in Vancouver BC, where she is the Director of Marketing & Publicity for Festival Cinemas. Part of her responsibilities include the organization and execution of Festival Cinemas French Film Festival. The festival did extremely well in Vancouver, resulting in some of the films having achieved the highest opening box office sales in all of Canada, outgrossing even the French Canadian box office. Other responsibilities include design and creation of promotional material, press releases, press screenings, ground coordination, events (Director Talks, Cultural Screenings etc), and more.
In addition to her responsibilities with Festival Cinemas, Lindsay also works on independent contracts promoting Western Canadian Film releases for some of the major Canadian film distributors: Alliance Films, Christal Films, Digi-Screen and others. She is responsible for everything from local media relations and promotional tie-ups, to the organization and execution of film related events. In addition to general film releases she also has strong Festival experience, from MIP Film & TV Market in Cannes, France to most recently working with Alliance Films at the 2008 Toronto and Vancouver International Film Festivals.
Internationally, Lindsay spent five years living and working in London, England and Mumbai, India. In London she interned with E! Entertainment Television (Europe, Middle East and Africa), where she assisted in their Marketing and Sales/Distribution department. After this she moved to Mumbai, India where she was recruited by one of the top production houses in the country to produce content for their film and television market (a.k.a. “Bollywood”).
Lindsay was recently invited to The Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands to speak about the future of Marketing & Distribution in a Digital Age.
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Lindsay Nahmiache
(2005) - Submitted on 05 August 2009
Major : Communications
Has become a partner at Jive Communications in January 2009. They are a boutique PR and Communications company that deals with international clients. They are looking to gain a presence in Canada. Lindsay has been working in film and festival marketing in Canada previously.
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Phuong-Y Nguyen
(2007) - Submitted on 06 November 2007
Major : International Relations
has been working for Al Jazeera in Doha, Qatar since October 2006. She has worked there since the channel launched and it has been challenging work.
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Bharti Zinzuwadia
(1993) - Submitted on 06 November 2007
Major : Business Adminsitration-Finance
became a Canadian citizen in June, 2007 after moving to Toronto from Tanzania. Bharti recently changed jobs in the TD Canada Trust - TD Merchant Servicesmoved to another area of the bank, the Merchant Services unit as a Senior Credit Analyst where she is responsible for the portfolio risk management. She is dealing with many different POS methods and machines and fraud risk issues, especially with the growth of on-line shopping. Bharti eventually wants to specialise in credit/portfolio risk management and move within the commercial/large corporate accounts unit.
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