Neil Ford
Managing Director at GELLIFY
United Arab Emirates
Summary
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Top SchoolNeil Ford is a seasoned innovation and product leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling innovation engines across corporates, governments, and ecosystems from the UAE and beyond. Currently Managing Director at GELLIFY and Director at Voidonauts, he blends strategic advisory with hands-on product and IT portfolio management to drive omnichannel and digital transformation initiatives. His background spans multinational brands including Al Futtaim, Al Tayer Group, and Diageo, where he led vendor management, global applications, and innovation functions. Known for translating complex organizational needs into pragmatic innovation programs, he often operates at the intersection of strategy, technology delivery, and ecosystem development. A commerce graduate with finance and HR grounding, he brings a rare mix of commercial acuity and delivery-focused leadership to scaling new ventures and corporate ventures.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Finance General & Human Resource Management, Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Finance General & Human Resource Management at Deakin UniversityVictoria Certificate of Education, Victoria Certificate of Education at Ringwood Secondary College
Spanish
Github Skills (21)
jekyll7
version-control7
command-line6
css6
python6
javascript6
html5
ruby5
git4
right-to-left4
jekyll-theme4
bootswatch4
sass3
liquid3
machine-learning1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NeilCFord/raspberrypi-projects
Oct 2013 - Jan 2016
Contributions:24 commits, 12 pushes in 2 years 3 months
AbbeywoodIrregulars/website
Dec 2015 - Jul 2017
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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