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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Application planning, building, implementation and execution. Resource and budget management.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Marketing, Advertising, Logo and Graphic Design. Brand Identify and awareness.

ESL INSTRUCTION

I'm ESL/EFL certified with 3 years experience and also a TOEFL Administrator.

 

TECHNOLOGIES

Experience in PC, Mac, Unix and exposure Android and iOS. Open source development technologies, PHP, mySQL, Java.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Business consulting, process mapping and design, SDLC, application development and quality control.

HELLO, I AM AHMED VARACHIA


WELCOME TO MY LITTLE SPACE ON THE WWW ...

My name is Ahmed Varachia. I was born on March the 17th 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa. My Motto - Dream > Direction > Dedication > Determination > Destination ...

  • RÉSUMÉ

    ALL ABOUT ME

    As you’ve probably noticed, I’m an IT geek. I have a BSc in Computer Science (IT). I’ve also completed a diploma in TEFL. Check-out my online CV here or download my latest creative CV here and my timeline here.

  • TECHNOLOGY

    WHAT I LIKE WORKING ON

    I’ve worked on a range of technologies, from Lotus Notes, Mainframe, Oracle to PHP (Web development). My vast exposure to different technologies has empowered me to adapt and evolve quickly. Currently I enjoy working on cloud and mobile application development.

  • TEACHING

    ESL

    I love teaching – its a new found passion for me since 2010. It’s an amazing profession and one of the most rewarding I’ve ever experienced. I’ve been teaching full-time/part-time since 2010 at Berlitz Al Ahsa. I’ve taught English to kids from ages 6 to an adult in his 60s – truly an amazing journey that has really defined my character.

  • HOBBIES

    DIY / PHOTOGRAPHY / CRAFTS

    As a human, I like to question everything. I like to understand how things work, why they are how they are, and how it affects what I do. I love working with my hands and converting my crazy ideas into art. From wooden art, painting, and general DIY around the home/office I love to play. Still a very junior photographer with a Nikon 3100 I’ve recently been clicking galore.

Skills // Senior Business Analyst with a passion for technology. With over 15 years experience in IT, and 4 years instructional experience (ESL). I have a creative mind comfortable with working with graphics and web technologies and the ability to adapt and learn quickly are my strengths.

  • 19 on Cochrane

  • Accenture

  • African Feather

  • AIA Vitality

  • Ambushed

  • AMC-Projects

  • Art on Grant

  • Autostyle

  • bakeityourself.co.za

  • Berlitz Al Ahsa

  • Charlie Electric

  • Chompalot

  • Dar al-Khibra

  • Discovery (Vitality)

  • Diyo Consulting

  • Edcon

  • EFL

  • Eqos Sourcing

  • Generali Vitality

  • Get Paid Ent

  • Goodes & Seedat Inc. Attorneys

  • Headquarters

  • Idarah Dawatul Haq

  • Ihsan Centre

  • KKM

  • KM-Motivation

  • KnowledgeTree (myKT)

  • Learn Deen

  • Legend Safaris

  • Limesurvey

  • Logo Design

  • Mainframe

  • Marketing

  • Muzayr

  • Online Testing – myQuiz

  • Oracle Financial

  • PhD Research Assistance

  • Process Management

  • Proper Tea Tymz

  • Rahmaniyyah

  • Refrimate

  • RIMAL – KSA

  • Scheduling Management System

  • Shaik’s Foods

  • SmartBoard

  • Social Booking Calendar

  • Social Media

  • Social Media

  • Speechperfect

  • Sumitomo Vitality

  • Team Building

  • Theba Realtors

  • Ticketing Support System

  • Vabro

  • Varachia Family

About this Blog // Welcome to my Blog - read about my interests and what's on my mind etc. I hope you find my educational bits helpful and useful. If you need any help post a comment or send me a message

  • HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: ESL

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    James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher” is an English sentence used to demonstrate lexical ambiguity and the necessity of punctuation,[1] which serves as a substitute for the intonation,[2] stress, and pauses found in speech.[3] In human information processing research, the sentence has been used to show how readers depend on punctuation to give sentences meaning, especially in the context of scanning across lines of text.[4] The sentence is sometimes presented as a puzzle, where the solver must add the punctuation.

    The example refers to two students, James and John, who are required by an English test to describe a man who, in the past, had suffered from a cold. John writes “The man had a cold” which the teacher marks as being incorrect, while James writes the correct “The man had had a cold.” Since James’ answer was right, it had had a better effect on the teacher.

    The sentence can be understood more clearly by adding punctuation and emphasis:

    James, while John had had “had“, had had “had had”; “had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.[5]

    In each of the five “had had” word pairs in the above sentence, the first of the pair is in the past perfect form. The italicized instances denote emphasis of intonation, focusing on the differences in the students’ answers, then finally identifying the correct one.

    Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_while_John_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_a_better_effect_on_the_teacher

  • PICTURE LIBRARY

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: ESL

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    Picture Dictionary

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    3 item(s)

    B

    5 item(s)

    C

    7 item(s)
  • TOEFL SAMPLE EXAM

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: PC

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    Preparing for the TOEFL Exam – check out the official sample exam on the link below.

    http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/exe/toeflSample.exe

    Note: Windows Only

    Good Luck

    Credits: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/prepare/sample_questions

  • VOICE OVER ON MAC

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: Mac OS X

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    To enable or disable the voice over option on Mac (Which I think is really cool) Press the command+F5 keys together.

    Credits : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1879370

  • WORD CLOUDS

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: Crafts, Development, Marketing

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    I know I Know – Word Clouds are so last year but I still enjoy designing using them. From a background or just for fun they so cool. I use http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html to generate mine. Check out my latest one below.

    Family Loveprint

    Family Handprint 2

    Family Arabic Star

    Happy Clouding Credits: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html

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