Arde Farid is the Vice President and Co-founder of ATI solutions Inc., a full service Information technology solutions provider. He attended The Citadel (Military College in Charleston S.C.) where the honor code was the one of the pillars of survivorship.
Arde received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Howard University in 1986 and started his professional career at Automation Research System (ARS). At ARS he held various key positions where he became the Director of the Banking and Finance division. His broad knowledge in delivery of Information Technology services, coupled with his entrepreneurial spirit, enables him to provide high quality services to his clients in a very cost efficient manner. Arde has been instrumental in managing the Information Technology affairs of ATI’s clients in one of the most highly regulated industries (Banking) in the country.
Speaking engagements:
- The National Association of Business Owners – Entrepreneurs and key to success
- Loudon county Chamber of Commerce – Recipient of Technology Business of the year 2006
- Virginia Association of Community Banks IT Committee – Emergent Technologies
- Allegany College of Maryland, IT Center of Excellence , Tech at the Gap – Hyper-converge Technology and Data Explosion