As Principal Founder, CEO and President of e-BizSoft, Inc., Arif is responsible for the company's overall strategy, organization and operations. With more than 25 years of experience in the information technology sector, Arif founded e-BizSoft in 2000 and has led the successful development and expansion of the company, which has served more than 60 clients and now employs more than 100 people in North America and abroad. Prior to starting e-BizSoft, Arif built an impressive career in the IT industry. In his most recent position as vice president and chief information officer at e-Chemicals, Arif created and led the technology strategy that powered the company's premier B2B Website. Before joining e-Chemicals in 1998, Arif managed the Y2K program for Knight Ridder's thirty newspapers. Prior to Knight Ridder, Arif was the director of integrated logistics for Ryder Integrated Logistics, where he managed the development of new logistics and supply chain management systems and the market introduction of products and services. During his illustrious career he has worked at other prestigious organizations including Digital Equipment Corporation, Westinghouse, KPMG Peat Marwick, Ford and Schlumberger in different technical and managerial positions. Arif is one of only two recipients (out of 110 nominees world-wide) of the prestigious British Petroleum (BP) Breakthrough Award 2000 for his leadership in designing and delivering a cutting-edge B2B marketplace ASP solution for industrial chemical procurement. Arif has also been honored with an Excellence Award for Customer Satisfaction from Digital Equipment Corporation and a Customer Satisfaction Award from Metro Information Services in Michigan. Arif holds a bachelors degree in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.