Imran Qidwai

About Imran Qidwai

Executive coach, entrepreneur, mentor and clean tech enthusiast. Management and technology leadership experience at large & small companies and startups, producing many successful revenue generating products and services leading large multidisciplinary teams. Have led the vision and business & technical strategy to build industry-leading technologies and companies. Thrive in and make an impact when brought into challenging environments where a sense of entrepreneurship and innovation is key. Took a mobile messaging company through the complete startup lifecycle from founding to acquisition, and have helped many other startups in various technical and leadership capacities. Eager to leverage entrepreneurial and startup expertise in my next role with early stage or established businesses.An entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial practitioner for many years; use skills and knowhow to provide meaningful assistance to institutions in the global marketplace for ICT sector development in emerging and frontier markets. Coach and mentor other entrepreneurs & engineers one-on-one, and within the context of various business plan competitions. Often judge business plan competition entries, and 2-3 times a year review and grade grant applications for Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.Technology specialty: Internet of Things (IoT), M2M, cloud services, online commerce, payment & billing, secure credentials, biometric identity systems, SaaS applications and platforms, mobile network services, mobile entertainment apps, wireless messaging, smartphone apps, location and presence, mission critical data networking systems, and renewable energy.Have invaluable life & cultural experiences from under-grad and post-grad studies in 3 continents, work in 4, and travel in 5.

Experience

1. Advisory Board Member

   Servo Annex

   Jul 2012 — Present

   The communications landscape is changing almost daily and the way your customers interact with your company is changing too. There was a time when customers were customers, now they are ‘fans’, ‘followers’ and ‘friends’ who live on tablets and mobile devices.Servo Annex provides hands-on coaching to senior executives on how to use all digital platforms, social media and mobile tools. We work discreetly with you and your company to help you understand the new digital reality.

Education

• Eindhoven University of Technology

  Electronic Design Engineer (E.D.E.) diploma, Digital Electronics

• NECEC Clean Energy Fellowship 2009

  Clean energy and technologies

• University of Peshawar

  B.S., Electrical Engineering

• University of Michigan

  M.S.E., Computer, Information & Control Engineering

Skills

• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Team Leadership
• Wireless
• Venture Capital
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Team Building
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Mobile Technology
• Management Consulting
• Product Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Mobile Applications
• Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Cloud Computing
• Sip
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Mobile
• Mentoring
• Iot
• Software Development
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Bpo
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategy Development
• Entrepreneur
• Offshore
• Software Engineering
• Mobile Devices
• Product Management
• Consulting
• Saas
• Integration
• Enterprise Software
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Messaging