Shafiq has worked in telecom infrastructure sales in Canada for Glenayre in bid management where he had global responsibility for technical and commercial aspects of bids. He then moved to the UK as Regional Sales Director for Europe at Glenayre. He has been in recruitment since 2006. He has lived in Uganda, Sweden, Canada and the UK and is fluent in English and Swedish. This cultural diversity helps in dealing with candidates throughout Europe, the Middle East and North America. Shafiq has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada.