Full Name: Amos William Abaidoo

personal information

Date of Birth:

29th December, 1984

Place of birth:

Ghana

Nationality:

Ghanaian

Phone Number:

+233 24 4545375

E-mail:

me@amoswilliam.com

Marital Status:

Single

education

FORMAL EDUCATION

Dates:

August 2003 – May 2007

Institution:

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Certification:

B.A. Publishing Studies (Design and Illustration)

Dates:

January 2000 – August 2002

Institution:

Prempeh College, Kumasi, Ghana

Certification:

Senior Secondary School Certificate (Visual Arts)

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

Dates:

August 2006 – May 2007

Institution:

Department of Publishing Studies/ KNUST Business School,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Certification:

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Small Business

work experience

Dates:

April 2010 - date

Organization:

Web4Africa Limited

Position:

Web Developer

Duties:

Developing Websites, Blogs, Web Application (PHP)

Dates:

June 2008 - April 2010

Organization:

SW Global Limited, Ghana

Position:

HCI/Graphic Designer

Duties:

Designing user interfaces, websites, web application graphics,
corporate designs (Documents, publications etc)

Dates:

August 2007 – June 2008

Organization:

Department of Publishing Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Position:

Teaching Assistant (National Service)

Duties:

Assisting the teaching and research of Design and Illustration courses

Dates:

June 2006 – September 2006

Organization: 

World Bank Headquarters (Office of the Publisher), Washington DC, USA

Position:

Print Coordinator (Internship)

Duties:

Preflighting Print-Ready files and fixing errors
Awarding Printing Bids/Contracts to Vendors
Supervising the Printing of Books
Coordinating the Distribution of Books to Clients
Archiving project files
Production of old E-books

Dates:

January 2006 – April 2006

Organization:

Type Company Limited, Accra, Ghana

Position:

Graphic Designer (Internship)

Duties:

Assisting press and pre-press staff
Working on small design projects

skills and competences

Multimedia Design:

Web

XHTML   |   CSS   |   JavaScript   |   PHP   |   Flash

Print

Publication Design   |   Book Design   |   Identity Design   |   Branding   |   Promotional Design   |   Advertising Design

Screen

Flash Presentation Design   |   Interactive Media Production

Music:

Sound Engineering

Music Composition   |   Programming   |   Audio Mixing and Mastering   |   Scoring

Musical Performance

Bass Guitar   |   Piano   |   Recorder   |   Music Direction   |  

personal interests

Reading (Graphics and Multimedia, Publishing, IT)

Playing musical instruments (piano, bass guitar)

Watching Movies

Internet surfing

other achievements

Date:

April 2007

Details:

Third Place Group (Best Business Plan), 3rd Heidelberg Entrepreneurship
Graduation and Awards ceremony, Department of Publishing Studies,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Date:

May 2006

Details:

Winner, First World Bank Group Publishing Internship Prize
The award was for a 3-month internship at the World Bank
Headquarters (External Affairs, Office of the Publisher) in
Washington DC, USA

TRAININGS/ SEMINARS

Date:

November 2006

Theme / Subject:

Negotiation Skills

Venue:

Novotel, Accra, Ghana

Details:

One-day workshop by The World Bank, African Publishing Network and
Ghana Book Publishers Association

Date:

November 2006

Theme / Subject:

Total Quality Management

Venue:

KNUST Great Hall, Kumasi, Ghana

Details:

One-day seminar by the Department of Publishing Studies, Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

REFEREES

Eric Anane-Antwi

Department of Publishing Studies
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Private Mail Bag, KNUST
Kumasi, Ghana

Randi Park

Office of the Publisher, External Affairs
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433

Francis K. N. Nunoo

Department of Publishing Studies
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Private Mail Bag, KNUST
Kumasi, Ghana

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