Michelle Beck - Palomar College
Michelle Beck - Palomar College
Michelle Beck - Palomar College
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AHSUN A. SALEEM<br />
asaleem2013@kellogg.northwestern.edu<br />
22 Supra Court, Princeton NJ 08540<br />
(732) 778-4958<br />
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SUMMARY<br />
Senior Technology Executive with 14+ years of progressive leadership experience working both in consulting and<br />
industry to identify opportunities, design and implement technical and process solutions. Proven business leader who has<br />
successfully built profitable organizations and businesses. Client list spans from the top law firms on the AMLAW 100,<br />
large healthcare and insurance practices, and many large credit and investment banks. Proven track record of building<br />
and managing teams, leading engagements, ensuring client satisfaction, and becoming a trusted advisor. Recently named<br />
to the MSPMentor 250 list - a global report that identifies the world’s leading managed service executives, entrepreneurs,<br />
experts, coaches and community leaders.<br />
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EXPERIENCE<br />
2008 – Present SIMPLEGRID TECHNOLOGY, INC. PARSIPPANY, NJ<br />
President and Chief Executive Officer<br />
• Simplegrid is a full service Information Technology (IT) consulting firm that specializes in Managed<br />
IT Services and Technology Consulting for the legal, financial, and healthcare industries<br />
• Ensure firm’s business initiatives are met and all operations are working efficiently.<br />
• Target and acquire new business while directing overall vision of the firm.<br />
• Created technical practice areas to further specialize firm with technical competencies and increase<br />
marketability of service offerings.<br />
• Implemented Managed Services division to adapt to changing market place and introduce new<br />
revenue model for a subset of clients.<br />
• Develop and implement new strategies to market for various business initiatives to grow revenue and<br />
increase market share.<br />
• Led firm to $3 million in revenue in less than 3 yrs and achieved profitability in 2 nd year of existence<br />
Key Accomplishments<br />
• Implemented fully-functional system for start-up based on stated business initiatives and budget<br />
parameters. Collaborated with two consultants and three members of client’s staff<br />
• Facilitated 33% annual cost savings by selecting, designing, and implementing new Electronic<br />
Medical Records (EMR) system for a leading physician practice in upstate New Jersey.<br />
• Assisted a new startup firm with building out their technology and processes and assisted them with<br />
positioning themselves for capital investment infusion and potential buyouts<br />
• Assisted major amusement park company with implementing PCI compliance within their<br />
Amusement Park payment card system. Implementation saved company hundreds of thousands of<br />
dollars in potential fines.<br />
• Named to the MSPMentor 250 list - a global report that identifies the world’s leading managed<br />
service executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and community leaders.<br />
1999 – 2008 KRAFT & KENNEDY, INC. NEW YORK CITY, NY<br />
Practice Leader<br />
• Provides technology and strategic consulting services to law firms, corporate legal departments, and<br />
financial services firms.<br />
• Began career as Associate Consultant and received promotions to Consultant, Senior Consultant,<br />
Solution Architect, and Practice Leader (one level below Partner).within a seven year period in the<br />
firm.<br />
• Directed Enterprise Client Systems practice.
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