Suhail Farooqui
Chief Executive Officer
Suhail Farooqui is the Chief Executive Officer of Zarca Interactive. Prior to his current role, Suhail served for five years as the company's Chief Operating Officer.
Earlier, at MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), Suhail oversaw the deployment of Business Intelligence solutions and led the development of innovative solutions for real-time alerts. Suhail started his career in the research division of Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), where he worked as an associate research scientist. His findings in the areas of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Microgravity have been published in refereed journals.
Suhail holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He spent three years as a graduate student at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Chief Executive Officer
Suhail Farooqui is the Chief Executive Officer of Zarca Interactive. Prior to his current role, Suhail served for five years as the company's Chief Operating Officer.
Earlier, at MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), Suhail oversaw the deployment of Business Intelligence solutions and led the development of innovative solutions for real-time alerts. Suhail started his career in the research division of Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), where he worked as an associate research scientist. His findings in the areas of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Microgravity have been published in refereed journals.
Suhail holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He spent three years as a graduate student at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Hamid Farooqui
Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer
Hamid Farooqui has served as Zarca Interactive's Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer since 2005.
Hamid was an early member of the technology team that built e-Travel, the Travel Software division of Oracle Corporation. In recognition of his strong performance and technology management skills, Hamid rose through successive promotions to serve as Director of Engineering. After e-Travel was acquired by Amadeus, Hamid led the integration of two complex technology platforms in both the U.S. and Europe.
Hamid earned an engineering degree from Bombay University in India and holds a Masters in Computer Science from SUNY, Binghamton, New York.
Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer
Hamid Farooqui has served as Zarca Interactive's Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer since 2005.
Hamid was an early member of the technology team that built e-Travel, the Travel Software division of Oracle Corporation. In recognition of his strong performance and technology management skills, Hamid rose through successive promotions to serve as Director of Engineering. After e-Travel was acquired by Amadeus, Hamid led the integration of two complex technology platforms in both the U.S. and Europe.
Hamid earned an engineering degree from Bombay University in India and holds a Masters in Computer Science from SUNY, Binghamton, New York.
Pamela Mantis
Vice President of Operations
As Vice President of Operations, Pamela Mantis is responsible for managing all the company's finances, event planning and HR functions. She is also a Microsoft-certified systems engineer and assists in maintaining the company's internal network.
Previously, Pamela served as Vice President of Operations at JC Watts Companies, where she was directly responsible for managing publicity and press for J.C. Watts, Jr., as well as developing strategic communications plans for a variety of corporate clients. With more than 18 years of television and radio journalism experience, Pamela has covered Latin America, Capitol Hill, The White House, the Pentagon and the State Department. She has also covered major international and national events such as the Republican and Democratic Conventions, Reagan/Gorbachev Summits,and the Annual Human Rights Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Pamela holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Vice President of Operations
As Vice President of Operations, Pamela Mantis is responsible for managing all the company's finances, event planning and HR functions. She is also a Microsoft-certified systems engineer and assists in maintaining the company's internal network.
Previously, Pamela served as Vice President of Operations at JC Watts Companies, where she was directly responsible for managing publicity and press for J.C. Watts, Jr., as well as developing strategic communications plans for a variety of corporate clients. With more than 18 years of television and radio journalism experience, Pamela has covered Latin America, Capitol Hill, The White House, the Pentagon and the State Department. She has also covered major international and national events such as the Republican and Democratic Conventions, Reagan/Gorbachev Summits,and the Annual Human Rights Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Pamela holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Rochelle L Levy
Senior Director of Marketing Communications
As Senior Director of Marketing Communications, Rochelle L Levy is responsible for expanding the Zarca brand and driving lead generation, working with a team of writers, designers, videographers and programmers. She also oversees all sales and marketing messaging to ensure clarity and consistency.
Prior to Zarca, Rochelle served as Senior Writer, Corporate Communications & Marketing, at CSC, where she wrote case studies and feature stories, along with creating and implementing an internal communications plan. Rochelle also worked as the Editorial Director at American Film Institute, as a radio columnist/music reporter for Billboard magazine, and in movie and mini-series development at NBC and Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope. She has been published in The Washington Post, Salon, Glamour and The Los Angeles Times Magazine, among many other publications and websites.
Rochelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland.
Senior Director of Marketing Communications
As Senior Director of Marketing Communications, Rochelle L Levy is responsible for expanding the Zarca brand and driving lead generation, working with a team of writers, designers, videographers and programmers. She also oversees all sales and marketing messaging to ensure clarity and consistency.
Prior to Zarca, Rochelle served as Senior Writer, Corporate Communications & Marketing, at CSC, where she wrote case studies and feature stories, along with creating and implementing an internal communications plan. Rochelle also worked as the Editorial Director at American Film Institute, as a radio columnist/music reporter for Billboard magazine, and in movie and mini-series development at NBC and Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope. She has been published in The Washington Post, Salon, Glamour and The Los Angeles Times Magazine, among many other publications and websites.
Rochelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland.
