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Hamid Hajian

FOUNDER & CEO

Hamid grew up in the construction industry by learning the trade in his family’s real estate development business ever since highschool. He has pursued a technology-oriented education and professional life in the past 15 years. Hamid has worked on a wide array of project types from retail to infrastructure to multifamily. He led the adoption of different technologies, including BIM, 3D laser scanning, and data analytics in his previous roles at EnTech, a Civil Engineering consulting firm in New York City, and Western National Group, a large vertically integrated multifamily development firm in Irvine, CA.

EDUCATION

Hamid received a Master of Business Administration from Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, earned a Master of Science in Construction Management and an Engineer degree in Construction Information Technology both from University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Shiraz University.

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