Say hello to our new Senior Product Deployment Strategist, Adeel Zahid!

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Adeel joins Holly to strengthen the relationship between product and person, allowing our clients to leverage Holly to its fullest potential. He’s long-served as the glue between customers and the people building things to serve them. We sat down with Adeel to chat about his people-first approach to deployment and why he thinks his job is best characterized a beef Wellington.

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What drew you to working for Holly?

The Mission – solving complex public sector workforce issues by leveraging the best technology has to offer. The People – instant draw! The Industry – vast, unflagged green-field and potential to scale and standardize.

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What drew you to your specific role?

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Building the next-gen labor costing program that takes complexity out of collective bargaining.

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What’s something about your background that might surprise people?

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I assembled (and fried, all by myself) my first PC in 1997 at age 11.

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What are you most excited about in your time at Holly?

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In person collaboration with the team as well as meeting clients on-site. Physical presence holds measurable value with public sector agencies and it's reassuring that Holly makes this a priority.

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If your job at Holly was a meal, what would it be?

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Beef Wellington – challenging to make, even harder to perfect. Requires patience but hugely rewarding.

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What’s your favorite slack reaction?

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The face I make after noticing the number of channels & threads/sub threads. Or the thumbs up.

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What are your hobbies outside of work?

Contemplating what to make my kids for lunch the next day, watching automotive content (yes, car reviews) and browsing watch catalogues.

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Adeel, we’re lucky to have you on board.