About

Salim Abid is a technical leader and experienced manager with 13.77 years of relevant experience in managing onshore/offshore teams through mission-critical projects from planning to delivery. As the Head of the Google Developer Ecosystem and Accelerator Middle-East and North Africa, he works on enabling the development community through multiple programs and initiatives, leveraging Google's current and future technologies. Salim is a vivid Agile Development advocate and an experienced manager of TPMs and PMs. He is also an advocate for Android, Firebase, Cloud, ML, TensorFlow, and AI. Salim is an expert in developing strategies that can be adapted to meet ongoing changing customer requirements and market demands. He is a hands-on program management professional who drove the successful execution of multiple simultaneously high-visibility, time-constrained, and complex programs. He advises management teams on uncovering risks and offers alternatives. Salim excels in team settings, driving full-cycle projects from requirements gathering to post-installation support. Salim is an experienced software architect adept in managing complex software and hardware projects/programs under strict cost and time constraints. He is a back-end TPM and an experienced Connectivity (WLAN, BT, FM, NFC) Technology Program Manager, covering Linux, Android, and Windows. He is also an experienced IoT, Thread, and Weave TPM. Salim is an alumni of the University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business with an Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from Colorado State University. Salim is currently pursuing a Product Management course from the University of California, Berkeley. Salim's TechStack includes Android, AI, QA, ML, TensorFlow, Backend, Senior Software Engineer, and Search. He is known for his ability to promote a collaborative work environment and quality assurance. He is an expert in customizing and introducing tools, programs, and systems to enhance environments and processes as well as deliver time/cost savings. Salim builds strong internal/external customer relationships and provides timely service to ensure business and operational continuity.