Salman Farooq Email & Phone Number

Islamabad, Islamabad, Pk

As the Head of Strategy, I lead the identification and execution of both local and international business development initiatives, ensuring growth, innovation, and global market impact.Global Expansion: Proactively seek and establish partnerships to expand product reach worldwide, resulting in increased market penetration and international growth.Business Development: Oversee partner management, design cross-vendor solutions, respond to RFPs and tenders, and manage the full contracting lifecycle, including negotiations and legal processes.Product Innovation: Lead the development of new products by managing product roadmaps, creating comprehensive business plans, and implementing effective pricing strategies. Also, spearhead fundraising initiatives to support new product launches and innovations.Key Projects:Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS): Led efforts to launch this system, improving compliance and security in telecommunications.MEDELZ (AI-Based Entertainment Startup): Directed product development and strategic growth for this innovative AI-driven platform.Personalized AI News & Emotion Detection Engine: Developed a multimodal AI system for generating personalized news and detecting emotions in live and recorded videos.Phone World Digital Magazine: Played a key role in product innovation and go-to-market strategies for this digital media platform with ~30K daily visitors.

• Devised and led the comprehensive reorganization effort, dividing the workforce (600+ people) into focused business units. Established clear goals, targets, and objectives to optimize resource allocation and drive cross-functional collaboration.• Key Projects: Contracted Pakistan Navy Automation (included establishment of 04 datacenter and private communication network) and Metro Bus Route Surveillance Project on PPP model (worth USD7million)• Public-Private Partnership Proposal: Collaborated with Chinese firms to create a compelling proposal for the Punjab Hospital Automation project to the Government of Pakistan worth $500 mil.

• Strategy Development: Crafted a 3-year strategy for the Business Service Division (BSD), focusing on B2G and G2P businesses.• IoT and M2M Project Management: Strategically oversaw IoT and M2M projects.

• As a program manager, I successfully led, contracted and executed the Army Automation Program. This initiative encompassed several critical components:o Custom Software Development for both Office Automation and Hospital Automation.o Deployment of a Data Center to enhance operational efficiency.o Establishment of a Private Communication Network to facilitate seamless communication.o Implementation of a comprehensive Surveillance System for enhanced security.

• Commercial Business Development: Led a 15-member sales and pre-sales team, securing projects worth PKR 2 billion.• Key Projects: Police Record Office Management and Information System (PROMIS), Pakistan and Automated Fingerprint Identification System (PAFIS), Telecom platform for Ministry of Interior

• Conducted market research and engineering surveys for Great Bear International Service, leading to the award of a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) License worth USD 6.5 million.