Arde Farid is the Vice President and Co-founder of ATI Solutions Inc., a full-service Information technology solutions provider.
Arde attended The Citadel (Military College in Charleston S.C.) where the honor code was one of the pillars of survivorship. He later received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Howard University in 1986.
Arde began his professional career at Automation Research System (ARS). At ARS he held various key positions, most notably becoming the Director of the Banking and Finance division.
Eventually in 1997, Arde Farid, now Vice President, and his partner Masood, now President, Co-founded ATI Solutions Inc. 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.
Due to Arde’s knowledge and expertise, he’s done many speaking engagements over the years such as 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, and several others.