Andrew Forde

Andrew N. Forde (born January 21, 1987) is a Canadian engineering graduate student and musician.[1]

Andrew Forde
Andrew Forde, 2011 press photo
Born (1987-01-21) January 21, 1987
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationMcMaster University
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationGraduate student
Websiteandrewforde.com

Education and career

Forde is a Materials Science and Engineering alumnus of the University of Toronto.[2] In 2012, Forde was a Master's student in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation at McMaster University.[3]

Forde's first start-up, Sommerfeld Solutions, operated in the areas of mining, information technology, and healthcare.[3] The Electronic Chart (TEC), a sommerfeld project, was one of 30 projects to receive funds through a funding initiative from McMaster and the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.[4] TEC was a project intended to improve patient charting practices[2] by creating software to improve the efficiency of patient processing. It aimed to place "a computer tablet beside every hospital bed in the world as a way of making it easier for doctors to treat their patients."[4][5]

Forde established The Forde Institute which was designed to be "a non-profit global centre for research, focusing on technological innovations and their resulting impact on humanity to promote responsible innovation, research and entrepreneurship."[2]

Awards

The University of Toronto Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE, a student-run organization) received the 2010 International Pioneer Chapter of the Year Award from NSBE’s National Executive Board and International Committee. At the time, Forde was an out-going President of the Chapter.[6]

Forde received an Aroni Award in 2011.[7]

Forde was awarded the Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur Award by Toronto's Black Business and Professional Association in 2012 for his work on TEC.[2][3][5][8]

Music

Forde was trained by a Thornhill violin teacher Martin Bazarian and attended the Unionville Highschool of the Arts.[1] It is claimed that Forde played for audiences throughout the country, sharing the stage with the likes of Justin Bieber and Kardinal Offishall.[1]

In 2020, Forde performed on FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special.[9]

References
  1. "Jerome award winner accomplished on many levels | Share News". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  2. Ng, Luke (20 March 2012). "Black Business & Professional Association honours U of T alumnus". University of Toronto Alumni News. University of Toronto. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. Hemsworth, Wade (23 March 2012). "McMaster student earns national recognition for entrepreneurship". McMaster University Daily News. McMaster University. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  4. Arnold, Steve (25 February 2012). "Mac students' big business ideas boosted with grant". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  5. Arnold, Steve (26 March 2012). "Mac student honoured as young entrepreneur". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  6. "U of T's National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Wins Remarkable Award". The Engineering Newsletter Archives. University of Toronto. 3 (15). 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. Williams, Lorraine (27 December 2011). "The 6th Annual Aroni Awards gala: an evening of honour and inspiration". swaymag.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  8. "InsideToronto Article: Andrew Forde: Music-maker with a taste for technology". Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  9. "Watch now: FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2020, a CBC special celebrating Black Canadian artists". CBC Arts, July 30, 2020.
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