Mahdi Parak

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DISC Type : C

Sr Technology Manager - Digital discipline (Baroid & Multi-Chem) at Halliburton

Greater Houston, United States

Overview

Mahdi is a technology leader at Halliburton with over 10 years of experience specializing in digital solutions, drilling automation, and edge computing. He leads multidisciplinary teams in an Agile environment and holds a Masters of Engineering. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, passionate, and a creative innovator.

He has a keen professional interest in the work being done at major technology companies like IBM and HPE Labs.

He was a featured speaker at a 2024 drilling technology conference on the topic of Digital Twins and also holds a patent for a new fluid simulation method.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Precise

Negotiator

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Digital Twins
He was a speaker at a major 2024 industry conference, presenting on "Leveraging a Digital Twin for Well Program Generation, " indicating this is a key area of his current focus.
Drilling Automation
A core theme of his career, having held roles as Product and Program Manager for drilling automation and real-time analytics platforms at Halliburton.
Edge Computing
His headline and product management experience specifically mention leading the delivery of an Edge IoT and drilling automation platform.

Media Appearances

Mahdi has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2023
Sr Technology Manager - Digital discipline (Baroid & Multi-Chem) at Halliburton
6-2020
Sr Program Manager – Halliburton Digital Solutions (Automation) at Halliburton
8-2018 - 6-2020
Product Manager - Drilling Automation Solutions at Halliburton
2-2014 - 8-2018
Sr, Engineer – End to End workflow Solution Specialist at Halliburton
2012 - 2013
Research Officer at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

Education

2009 - 2011
Master's of Engineering (M.Eng.) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
2003 - 2008
Bachelor's degree from Azad University of Omidieh

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Insights For Selling To Mahdi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mahdi is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mahdi

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mahdi move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Mahdi take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Mahdi

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