Anil Rao - Founder & Proprietor

Anil has been in the field of Entrance Automation for more than 23 years. He started his career with Al Shirawi Enterprises in Dubai, U. A. E. with their Elevators & Escalators Division . He was involved with the installation & commissioning of several key turn-key projects in UAE including O & K ESCALATORS from Germany in the Dubai International Airport Project, and Pneumatic Tube Systems from HANTER IT Sweden in the Dubai International Airport Cargo Complex Project coordinating with M/s. Bechtel. Subsequently he formed & headed the Automatic Entrances Division representing RIB from Italy; was involved in the installation & commissioning of 12 metres long Automatic Industrial Drop-Arm Boom Barriers of RIB Italy in the well-known Articulated Maktoum Bridge Project in Dubai, UAE.

After completing about 4 years with the Shirawis, he joined Al Zamil, Dubai, in the Entrance Automation Division majorly representing products from DORMA & RIB of GERMAN & ITALIAN origin. Subsequently he stepped into the wonderful world of entrepreneurship and started his own partnership firm ASTCO with the support of Zamils. In 2001 he moved to India, with an opportunity to represent RIB Italy in India and started INTERTRADE AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS. Over the past 12 years he has grown IAS to be at the forefront of service of entrance automation products in India with simple Dedication, Passion and Love for work without compromising on quality.

Anil got his BE Mechanical Engineering Degree from R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. He spends his spare time riding his immaculately maintained 1984 Yezdi Roadking on the streets of Dadar, Mumbai.

Mr. Naeem Ahmed - Technical Head

Naeem has more than 37 years of Technical experience. Apart from having choice education in electrical & electronic faculties he is also very sound in the mechanical field; thereby achieving a lethal technical combination ! With hard core exposure in Saudi Arabia and India in repairs & maintenance of various products including entertainment electronics, computer hardware at chip level, assorted machinery like blow & injection moulding machines and printing press equipments, he joined Intertrade Automation Solutions in 2002 and has driven its Technical Division over the past 12 years to be robust with stringent practices, principles and ethics. He has passionately strived hard to train & build a small but highly efficient team of technicians to ensure prompt service to existing and new customers without compromising on workmanship. Thanks to Naeem’s due diligence, today Intertrade Automation Solutions could boast of more than 100s of existing installations and projects under Annual Maintenance Contracts with satisfied customers; also his creation of customized solutions tailored to specific engineering needs have garnered satisfying comments ! Naeem spends his spare times wonderfully lost with ideas in his self-created electronic zone & enjoys spending quality time along with his family with daughters & grand-children !