Management



Zubair Ahmed
FOUNDER & CEOCareer
He started his career as an Investment Banker and lead managed several venture funds. Throughout his career he has made 13 investment decision of which 6 of the invested companies got acquired by the likes of Google, Linkedin, Apple, Peoplesoft. He also has worked as a Vice President for Investment Banking division at Goldman Sachs. he managed the debt financing and M&A operation for the Asia Pacific region.Academic Background
Bachelor of Science University of the Philippines, Diliman; Master of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology; MBA, Yale UniversityNationality
BangladeshiHobby
Skate Boarding, Table Tennis, Golf, Long drive, Ocean, NatureFavorite Food
Sashimi, Sushi, Nama Oyster, Sea Urchin, Kacchi Biriani, Tehari, Sangyapsol, Kaki SoupMotto
Knowing is NOT doing


Michael Schmitz
CO - FOUNDER & CTOCareer
After working for T-Systems and the United Nations during his studies, he joined the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in 2005, applying AI methods to research novel Natural User Interfaces for the Internet of Things. In 2012 he co-founded the Experimental Media Lab further investigating innovative concepts for effective and engaging human-computer interaction. In 2018 he joined Hishab as the CTO.Academic Background
Diploma & PhD in Computer Science Saarland University, GermanyNationality
GermanHobby
Digital, analog games, sports, musicFavorite Food
All kinds of vegan curry!Motto
"Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them." (Albert Einstein)


Mio Ahmed
CO-FOUNDER & CSOCareer
In 2011, she started her career at Mitsubishi UFJ Information Technology as Project Manager. She has engaged in several projects for foreign remittance system development for overseas brunch of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank. In 2014 she was relocated to Singapore and worked as ICT solution sales executive at Softbank Telecom Singapore. She was mainly in charge of Japanese corporation account. In 2016, she joined Hishab as co-founder.Academic Background
Bachelor of Business Otaru University of Commerce, Japan.Nationality
JapaneseHobby
Travel, ExerciseFavorite Food
RamenMotto
One life, live it.


Mohammad Fayadan Hossain
CO-FOUNDER & COOCareer
His unconventional career started in his late teens where he used to do trading businesses and doing research work for large conglomerates. In about two years during the start of the 2nd year at his university, he become the Project Director for the First Private Port in Bangladesh. He worked in the port industry for over 3 years from the inception of the business and in late 2016 he Co-Founded Hishab.Academic Background
Academic background: Bachelor of International Business North South University, BangladeshNationality
BangladeshiHobby
Outdoor adventures such as Cycling, Driving, Scuba Diving, meeting new people and listening to storiesFavorite Food
Fried Chicken, Fried Rice, Nasi Goreng, Chicken Biryani, Kacchi Biryani, Sushi, Sashimi and steaksMotto
Vision without execution is hallucinationTech



Thomas Fossum Anderssen
ARCHITECT LEADCareer
He is a Solutions Architect with background from Telecommunication and Retail. In 2020 he joined Hishab/Voicebridge as a Solutions Architect to help scale the organization with building up a microservice landscape and introduce agile processes.Academic Background
Bachelor’s degree Information Technology University of Agder.Nationality
NorwegianHobby
PokerFavorite Food
KompeMotto
If you chase two rabbits, you catch none


Christoph Voigt
IT MANAGEMENTCareer
Since 2009 he was working as Project Lead for some med-scaled retailers in Europe focusing on different business goals in the E-Commerce world. In 2017 he changed sides beginning to work as international Project and Program Manager for one of the largest service providers for E-Commerce solutions in Europe, KPS, with his main client residing in the Scandinavian countries. In 2019 he joined Hishab as IT Manager.Academic Background
2006 Master's degree in Multimedia Communication University for Journalism & Communication, Hannover, Germany. Diploma's degree in Media Informatics and Computer Science University of Applied Sciences in Kaiserslautern, Germany.Nationality
GermanHobby
Travelling, Gaming, Sports, NatureFavorite Food
Tajine with lamb and plumMotto
Take your time to understand. Then act.


Naziba Mostafa
NLP TEAM LEADCareer
In 2016, she started working as a Data Scientist in EMOS Inc, an AI start-up based in Hong Kong. She worked on speech recognition and several other audio classification and NLP based research projects. In early 2018, she relocated to Bangladesh and joined Jeeon , a company that works with rural healthcare. She worked with different teams to analyze different kinds of data in order to optimize the overall operation. In October 2018, she joined Hishab as a Machine Learning Engineer.Academic Background
Masters and Bachelors in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyNationality
JapaneseHobby
Reading,TravellingFavorite Food
Potato ChipsMotto
Love For All, Hatred For None


Muntashir Islam
DEVOPS LEADCareer
He has 7 years’ experience working with multiple software companies as a software and Devops engineer and has skills and knowledge with different programming languages and DevOps mindset. From the beginning of his career, he has worked with both development and operation domains together to deliver complex software systems smoothly. He has hands-on experience in architecture, building and automating mission-critical software solutions development and deployment over large cloud-based infrastructure. His passion is centered on software development, infrastructure design, and delivery by practicing DevSecOps cultureAcademic Background
Bachelor’s degree, East West University, Dhaka, BangladeshNationality
BangladeshiHobby
Traveling, PhotographyFavorite Food
BeefSteak, PizzaMotto
Stay simple like a candle, and never forget to enlighten the world.


Md Nasimul Gani
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERCareer
Academic Background
Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Favorite Food
Motto



Aseequl Khan
PROJECT MANAGERCareer
His career spanned from a software developer to a system analyst to a project manager, he started his career in 1993 at MOHFW, Bangladesh. Before his post-graduation in 2006, he was engaged in various levels of software development both in Bangladesh and in the UK. Afterward he concentrated on planning and managing software and web projects both in Bangladesh and in Thailand. In early 2020, he joined Hishab as the Project Manager of MFI projects.Academic Background
Master of Science in Information System Development London Metropolitan University, London, UK.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Travel, Movies.Favorite Food
Vuna Khichuri, Beef.Motto
Taste your words, before you give it to others.


Kai Karren
SOFTWARE / NLP ENGINEERCareer
He is working for Voicebridge UG/Hishab alongside his Master studies at Saarland University. He previously worked as student assistant for the Big Data Analytics Group. Current main research interests include Conversational User Interfaces, phone-based Voice User Interfaces, User Experience and Usability Design, as well as Emotion and Sentiment Analysis and its application.Academic Background
Master of Science in Media informatics (computer science variation organized) German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence), University of Saarland.Nationality
GermanHobby
Karate, Table Tennis, Swimming, ReadingFavorite Food
Various noodle dishes like Spaghetti Bolognese, Salmon, Breaded "Schnitzel", Layered Salad, Spring Rolls, TacosMotto
Don’t dream it, do it


Jiya Uddin Ahmad
SOFTWARE ENGINEERCareer
He is a Computer Engineer who started his career as a Data Transcription Officer at Hishab. At the beginning he utilized his time to observe how human-Tran scripted data is fed to the Bengali ASR to build an ultimate Voice Recognition System grew out of Artificial Intelligence. Then he stepped up to contribute his part being a Software Developer and participated in various projects for the betterment of the ASR by building a fully functional ASR training software. Now he is expanding his career working with IVR systems and other software projects.Academic Background
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering Daffodil International University.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Table Tennis, Hill Tracking, Coding, Nature, Ocean, Music, GamesFavorite Food
Kacchi Biriani, Chinese Cuisine, Thai Food, Local Spicy FoodMotto
Living is better than to just Survive!


Md. Naib Hossain Khan
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERCareer
He started his career as a programmer. Throughout the journey of his career, he worked for many companies and worked on many projects successfully. He has good skills in Java, JS, Python, ReactJs, Angular and many more languages and frameworks and now works as a full-stack developer.Academic Background
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Cricket, Football, Playing Card, TravellingFavorite Food
Kacchi Biriani, Tehari, Pizza, MangoMotto
Work until your signature becomes an autograph


Sadidul Kabir
SOFTWARE ENGINEERCareer
He started his career as a software engineer. After finishing his studies, he did an internship as a software engineer for 6 months. Then he joined at Hishab as a Fronted DeveloperAcademic Background
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Reading books, IB(International Bridge card game), Cricket, Football, TravellingFavorite Food
Kacchi Biriani, Beef Bhuna, Fish, Sweets, Various types of pithaMotto
Trying to refrain from doing things that harm others


Md. Sarwar Kamal
DEV LEAD & SOFTWARE ARCHITECTCareer
He has started his career as a Software Engineer in 2010. Throughout his career, he was fortunate to have the working experiences with the leading-edge technologies in different roles including Product Manager, System Analyst and Software Architect. In early 2020, he joined Hishab as the Dev Lead & Software Architect to help scale the organization with building up a microservice landscape.Academic Background
Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Travelling, Reading Historical NovelsFavorite Food
Rice, Pulses, Beef, Dried FishMotto
Impact others by rectifying myself


Md. Kowsher
ML RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTCareer
He started his career started at the University in gem4tech.com as a researcher. Before completing his graduation, he published 6 research papers and got the best research paper award from IC4ME2, IEEE, University of Rajshahi, 2019. After completing his B.Sc., he joined as an AI Engineer in NKSoft, Dallas, USA. Till now, he published 32 research papers and had 4 international best research paper awards from IEEE, Scopus, Springer, ACM respectively, 1 national BASIS ICT award-2019, Robi r-ventures champion award-2019. In 2018, he was the got 4th best position in National Math Olympic, Chittagong Division, and ranked 2nd in SUB-IUPC. He had also 2 thousand problem-solving skills as a competitive programmer. Now he is working in Hishab Ltd. as an AI researcher.Academic Background
Master of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Saarland University, Germany. Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Major in Neural Network and Statistical Learning, NSTU.Nationality
BangladeshHobby
BangladeshFavorite Food
BiryaniMotto
‘Problem, Analyze, Math, and Code’


Md. Talha
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORCareer
He started his career as a Support Engineer (NOC) at an ISP. Later on, he worked as a System Administrator for several software companies before joining Hishab. He has four Red Hat Certifications.Academic Background
Bachelor of Science East West University; Achieved Dean's List Award. Master of Science North South University; 1 IEEE Publication.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Travelling, Cooking, Adventure SportsFavorite Food
Kacchi Biriani, Tehari, Fuchka, Beef VunaMotto
A life spent helping others is a life filled with purpose


Raghavendra Prasad
PATENT LAWYERCareer
He started his career in intellectual property as an IP Analyst and he specializes in Drafting & Prosecution of Patent applications. Throughout his career, he has helped R&D in safeguarding intellectual property interests by capturing innovations, strategies scope of filings, prosecuting patent applications over various jurisdictions and performing competitor’s patents analysis. He also carries an expertise in development of systems for IPR processes. He has also worked on many opposition assignments to avert probable risks due to competitor’s IP.Academic Background
Bachelor of Law with Honours in Intellectual Property Law RGSOIPL, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Bachelor of Technology JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida.Nationality
IndianHobby
Badminton, Cycling, Swimming.Favorite Food
Punjabi dishes, Kerala style sea food, Bengali sweets.Motto
Leave a mark.


Umapati Singh
SECURITY ARCHITECTCareer
He started his software career as programmer with a defense sub-contractor for the Indian Army before moving to IT companies such as Polaris and Borland. His foray into banking domain started as an Assistant Manager in Citibank Singapore which evolved into a Vice-President role towards the end of his 8 years stint. Before joining Hishab, he spent 5 years as an Enterprise Security Architect for Maybank in Malaysia where he was instrumental in delivering the region’s first mobile soft-token, integrated bio-metric authentication, Issuer-based mobile wallet, etc.Academic Background
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunications) Mumbai University, India.Nationality
IndiaHobby
Cricket, Movies, MusicFavorite Food
Vada PavMotto
There is no substitute for intelligence, experience, common sense, and good taste. - Bjarne Stroustrup.Operation
Back Office



Md Waziul Islam
MFI OPERATIONSCareer
In 2014, he started his career at Sigtran Limited Software company Dhaka,Bangladesh as Executive (Finance and Account). He is engaged in maintaining the whole account section, keeping regular deal with clients and bank and also maintain the human resource of the office employee. In 2017 he joined Hishab Ltd. As Operation Executive, MFIAcademic Background
Postgraduate degree of Economics at Dhaka University, Bangladesh.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Traveling, Reading BookFavorite Food
Bengali FoodMotto
I Believe honesty and hard work.


Md Nazmul Hossain
MFI OPERATIONCareer
In 2017 he started his career in Ordinary IT as a Trainer of Office Application, Graphics Design and Computer Networking(CCNA). In October 2018, he joined Hishab Limited as an Operation Executive (MFI)Academic Background
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering University of Information Technology and Science (UITS). Diploma in Computer Technology Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Traveling, Cycling, Fishing, Gardening and PhotographyFavorite Food
Beef Tehari, Kacchi Biriani and All kind of Bengali FoodMotto
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." -Albert Einstein


Kallol Paul
TRANSCRIPTION OFFICERCareer
Kallol started his career as a transcriber in Hishab Ltd. In his student life, besides his studies, he worked with Ekmattra Handicraft and Ranga communications per-timely. Kallol also volunteered some of the non-profitable organizations such as Ekmattra society, Ain O Shalis kendra, National Wall Magazine Council.Academic Background
Diploma in Electrical Technology Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute. Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT).Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Doing Scatch, Craft, Alpana and Theater, watching movies, Listening Music and Audio story.Favorite Food
The food that makes my mouth and mind feel good.Motto
Do everything you want, but remember freedom and arbitrariness are not the same.


Syed Kamal Hossain
TRANSCRIPTION OFFICERCareer
In 2015, he started his career at SOA Associates, as Marketing Executive. In 2020, he joined HISHAB as a Transcriber.Academic Background
Maple Leaf International School. O & A’ Level (Private Candidate) British Council.Nationality
Maple Leaf International School. O & A’ Level (Private Candidate) British Council.Hobby
Cricket, Basketball, Badminton.Favorite Food
Chicken Roast, Kacchi Biryani, Chocolate Pastry.Motto
If you believe, you can achieve.


Clinton Munna Muhuri
TRANSCRIPTION OFFICERCareer
He started his career as a Freelance translator. He worked in different fields. Throughout his life, he kept his life simple in order to do the volunteer work that he needs to do to live as a Christian.Academic Background
Higher Secondary School Certificate Mirpur Bangla College, Dhaka.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Fishing, Cricket, Collecting Coins, Singing, Learning Japanese LanguageFavorite Food
All the food that my Mom Cooks & Sushi, Okonomiyaki, Biriyani, Tonjiru Ramen, Miso SoupMotto
All things that you want others to do to you, you also must do it to others.


Mazharul Islam
ACCOUNTING MANAGERCareer
He starting his career as audit supervisor to Mushi Muhit Haque & Co. Then, he moved as a professional accountant to CARE International (As a project JITA social Business Bangladesh Ltd for five years). Afterwards he moved to a consultancy firm as a manager finance named Change Associates ltd for three years. Later he began his journey in Hishab ltd.Academic Background
CA Partly qualified from ICAB. LLB National University. Bachelor of Commerce and Honours in Accounting National University. Master of Commerce in Accounting National University.Nationality
BangladeshiHobby
Cricket, Reading bookFavorite Food
Any fruits, Beef Bhuna, Chicken fry and chotpoti.Motto
Always learning

