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Farid Essack.
Farid is a project management professional (PMP) with extensive experience in the delivery of technology solutions across a diverse industry spectrum. He has spent over twenty years running complex initiatives with stints in the US, Australia, Japan, India, and many years in Southern Africa.
Farid has significant exposure to both agile and waterfall implementation methodologies with expertise in technology-driven corporate transformations and complex digital product development programs. These programs have ranged from smaller strategic interventions to multi-year initiatives with budgets up to $100 million USD and dedicated team sizes over a 100 people.
Domain-wise, Farid has delivered solutions in mining, automotive manufacturing, FMCG, food and beverage, insurance along with an array of system migration transitions. The last few years have seen him running product development in the health-and-wellness area, driving behavioral change through an incentivized health eco-system. This resulted in interactions with large insurers as well as global rewards and technology partners.
Farid can leverage his skills as a public speaker and a trained crisis counselor (with LifeLine) to sell concepts and to manage relationships with client and project team resources. It has also equipped him to support his teams through the mental health challenges often arising from pressured delivery.
In addition to his consulting work, he is an entrepreneur having owned several businesses, is a performing electronica artist and a volunteer crew of Brisbane Marine Rescue.
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