leadership

Farhan Muhammad, President and Chief Architect
In addition to being the president and founder of ILM Professional Services, Farhan is the chief technologist at Fusion Room and leads and mentors the development team. He is widely recognized in the development community as an expert in interactive development. He has led the .NET user group for over 7 years, which is now serving over 2500 members. He is a published author on web technologies, speaks internationally on interactive development, and founded and runs the annual Minnesota Developers Conference (MDC). And...he loves to code. It's his favorite thing - seriously.

In 2011, Farhan was awarded the prestigious 40 under 40 recognition by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. This award is given to 40 most successful business and community leaders under the age of 40. tweet Farhan >

Luna Ahmed, Managing Partner
Luna co-founded ILM with Farhan with the same vision of providing leading-edge, quality-focused, IT consulting services. Luna is responsible for all operations of Fusion Room and ILM. She has 14 years of experience in management and project management and oversees project management functions of Fusion Room. She holds a Masters degree in Technology Management from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Luna is also a huge fan of music and in fact, used to be a professional singer in her home country of Bangladesh.

Carrie Ek, Senior Sales Executive 
Carrie has a 12-year agency background working for creative shops including Little & Company, space150, Go East and Yamamoto Moss. Her expertise lies in business development and helping clients achieve their objectives through insight and ideas that advance the cause. At Fusion Room, Carrie is responsible for developing relationships with agency partners and leading the account management team. As a lover of politics, Carrie began her career on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., working for the United States Senate. tweet Carrie >

Sally Stewart, Human Capital and Talent Manager
Sally is a seasoned recruiter and HR manager, overseeing Fusion Room's talent acquisition team. She is responsible for ensuring that Fusion Room's team members are the best-of-the-best, the premier in the Twin Cities. Her network of high-level talent is key to Fusion Room's success. She manages all aspects of HR and recruiting for both Fusion Room and ILM. In her spare time, Sally volunteers at the Job Transition Support Group here in Minneapolis. And, little known fact, Sally was actually a piano performance major before getting her Masters degree at Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.