Saad is a professional geek with a passion for technology and OpenSource methodology. Co founder of Singapore based Frugal Innovation startup, [SpudnikLab](https://spudniklab.com/), a [PotatoProductions](https://www.potatoproductions.com/) company that works to address the #digitalDivide through digital skills education and effective use of low-cost technologies. His [Storytellers' Kitchen](https://storytellerskitchen.com/) and [EdibleMakerspace](https://ediblemakerspace.com/) community initiatives bring together writers, illustrators, researchers, publishers, citizen scientists, and readers to demystify the complexity of smart-phone interactivity AR / VR / stop-motion animation through learning by doing.In the non-commercial context, Saad initiated [SalvageGarden](https://salvage.garden/) the assistive technology makerspace that engages a community of makers, engineers, care givers, persons with disabilities, and care professionals towards the research and development of Assistive Tech devices and low-cost solutions.Saad Also serves on the advisory boards of the [Global Innovation Gathering](https://globalinnovationgathering.org/), and [r0g_agency](https://openculture.agency/) for open culture and critical transformation.Saad is a self-confessed maker and coffee epicure.