Summary
Hadi Aridi is a founder and principal consultant with eight years of hands-on experience building digital products and leading innovation programs across the Middle East. He runs Omatidea Innovations, translating human-centered design into working web, mobile and AI/automation solutions while running corporate innovation, hackathons and executive training for banking, aviation, healthcare, telecom and government clients. Hadi combines practical technical execution as a web and game developer with strategic advisory skills, having launched Cardee.ai to rethink professional networking via digital business cards. His background in sociology and communication informs a people-first approach to digital transformation that emphasizes measurable outcomes and capability building. Clients benefit from his rare mix of product delivery discipline, facilitation expertise, and a track record of turning prototypes into deployed solutions.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Sociology, Master of Arts - MA Sociology at American University of Beirut