Ben Dehghan
    Address:          221 Romfield Circuit, Thornhill, Ontario. 
                      L3T 3J2, Canada
    Phone:            (905) 763 8225
    Fax:              (905) 763 8226
    E-mail:           ben@dehghan.com
    Website:          www.dehghan.com

Education:__________________________________________________________
    B.A.Sc in Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, May 2000

    Courses:          Human Computer Interaction and Design,
                      Software Engineering, Distributed Systems,
                      Programming Languages, Operating Systems, 
                      Data Communication, Computer Networks, 
                      Internetworking, Multimedia Systems,
                      Wearable Computing, Control Systems, 
                      Computer Hardware, Computer Organization, 
                      Economics, Entrepreneurship, Small Business

Computer Skills:____________________________________________________
    Languages:        C, C++, Perl, VHDL, CGI, HTML, Turing,
    Networking:       Socket Programming, TCP/UDP/IP
    Hardware:         CMOS Design, HSpice, PSpice, VHDL, Max2Plus
    Math:             Matlab, Maple
    OS:               Unix, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows 95/98/NT/2000
    Internet:         FrontPage, Perl, CGI/HTML, graphics packages

Work experience:____________________________________________________
    Summer 1999       Associate Hardware Engineer
    Summer 1998       @ ATI Technologies Inc.
                      
                      * Developed medium and large scripts which 
                        improved the flow of information between 
                        IC hardware designers.
                      * Wrote medium-sized programs in Perl and C 
                        which bridged the gaps between the 
                        different IC development tools and 
                        applications, under tight time constraints.
                      * Developed teamwork, management skills,  
                        technical writing, and communication skills
                        by sharing ideas and developing design flows.
                      * Designed and maintained an extensive 
                        intranet website which served as the 
                        primary information repository for all 
                        the designers.
                         
    Summer 1998       Assistant Portfolio Manager
    - present         @ Printal Trading Company
                      
                      * Worked in a team environment to manage a 
                        $500,000 portfolio of growth stocks with 
                        quarterly return of over 13%.
        
    1997 -1998        Engineering Society Website Coordinator
                      @ University of Toronto
                     
                      * Designed and implemented the website for 
                        the Engineering Society (www.skule.ca) 
                        which served as students' primary source 
                        of information.

    1995-1998         Lifeguard & Swimming Instructor
                      @ Athletic Center, University of Toronto,
                      @ Douglas Snow Aquatic Center, North York,
                      @ Pool People Limited, North York
                       
                      * Awarded Toronto Area 
                        Lifeguard of the Year, 1996
                      * Developed teamwork and communication skills
                        by lifeguarding and instructing a wide 
                        range of swimmers between the ages of
                        2 - 70 years old.

Extracurricular Activities at University of Toronto:________________

    1999-2000
                      * Class of 2000 Alumni President
                      * Member of University of Toronto 
                        Presidents Council
                      * President of Electrical and Computer 
                        Engineering Club (over 1200 members)
                      * Member of Electrical and Computer 
                        Engineering Academic Curriculum 
                        Review and Planning Committee
                      * Signing officer of Undergraduate 
                        Labs Budget (over $130,000)
                      * Member of Undergraduate Student-Faculty 
                        Committee
                      * Member of Cyborgs Group, lead by 
                        Prof. Steve Mann (www.wearcam.org)
    1996-1999
                      * President, Association of Collegiate 
                        Entrepreneurs, 1996-1998
                      * Class Representative 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
                      * Computer Club Executive 1998-1999
                      * Orientation sub-Chair 1997, 1998
                      * Orientation Leader 1997, 1998, 1999
                      * Engineering Band 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
                      * Intramural sports: water polo, football, 
                        basketball 
    
Languages:__________________________________________________________
    Italian (fluent), Persian (fluent), French (some), Spanish (some)
    
References:_________________________________________________________
    Available upon request