Originally born in Tehran, Iran, I have been living in Canada since 1990. Originally, I spent about one year living in Waterloo, Ontario before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba. After receiving my Ph.D. from University of Manitoba in Electrical & Computer Engineering, I joined a software company working as a senior software engineer. Even when I was working as an engineer, I always had the interest and talent to look at market's needs before tackling any kind of engineering problem. This kind of market-oriented mentality soon made me one of the most successful engineers in the company. I was very popular among the sales staff and was frequently invited in sales calls made to important clients. This soon helped me develop a software which contributed to one third of company's annual sales. Even though, working in engineering field was very rewarding in terms of intellectual satisfaction, but it did not satisfy my thirst for unlimited growth.
