Fahad Minhaj


6028 N. St. Louis Ave Chicago, IL
773.865.2910

emailme@fahadsworld.com


www.fahadsworld.com

EDUCATION

Columbia College - Bachelor of Arts – Film & Video

Expected Graduation: December 2011

FILM EXPERIENCE

· 1^st AD, “Khuda Kay Liye” aka “In the Name of God" a feature length film by Shoaib Mansoor.

· Asst. Director/ Editor for music video "Jeevan" By Kamijee.

· Editor for music video "Chaina" By Tarzz - Chicago.

· Editor for music Video "Tere Bina" By Fahad Ahmed.

· Cinematographer/Editor for a short "Fork in Chopsticks".

· Editor (unaccredited) for music video "Kuriyaan" By Tarzz.

· Editor and Host! On a web show "Band Bajaoo".

· Assistant Director/Editor on numerous music videos of top bands from Pakistan. Owner of Audio Concepts - Chicago, which deals in Music Video Production, all sort of live events, talk shows And weddings.

· Over 6 years of experience with shooting on film/HD, editing shorts and music videos.

SKILLS

· Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro 7, DVD Studio Pro 4, Compressor 3.5, Color 1.5 & Sound Track Pro 3).

· Adobe Creative Suite 5 (PhotoShop CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, After Effects CS5 & Premier Pro CS5).

· Magic Bullet.

· Experience in Computer Networking Windows Server 2003.

· Hardware and Software troubleshooting on both Mac & PC.

· Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point & Front Page).

· Proficient in data entry, appointment setting, and organizing critical files and information in an orderly manner.

· Fluent in English (both American and British), Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Pashto.

EQUIPMENT OWN

· Panasonic AG-HMC150 AVCCAM camcorder.

· Nikon D7000 DSLR Camera (Pre-Ordered)

· Glidecam 2000 Pro.

· Davis & Sanford Tripod with fluid head.

· Shoulder mount for DSLR and HD camcorder.

· Apple based editing system equipped with FCP 7, Magic Bullet & Adobe CS5.

· PC Based editing system equipped with Adobe CS5.

· Apple based mobile editing system.




WORK EXPERIENCE:

Muqeet Enterprise DBA Daysha’s Kalamazoo, Michigan

Assistant Manager                                                                                                          July 2007 – Present

· Manage opening and closing procedures of the store.

· Assist customers and vendors with requests and deliveries.

· Recruit, hire, train, evaluate and council store employees.

· Organize and delegate assignments to employees.

· Reconcile cash registers at closing.

· Manage employee hours and payroll.

· Determined methods to increase the store sales.

· Introduce new products to the management.

Office Mart Chicago, Illinois

Head Technician                                                                                                              January 2003- April 2007

· Assisted clients with computer issues such as troubleshooting and installation for computer software and hardware.

· Managed orders for and built custom computer for clients.

· Conduced inventory counts.

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