Braxton Cosby and Haamid Ali Join the Local Health and Fitness Community of Smashon

San Jose, California, November 12, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Smashon is pleased to announce that it has added Braxton Cosby to its esteemed group of brand ambassadors and that it has appointed Haamid Ali as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  Braxton is joining a group of more than 100 health and fitness experts and 300 merchants that market their services and products through Smashon.

Smashon is a budding health and fitness social network that supports local people and communities to help them meet their goals.  Speaking about the new additions, Tasawar Jalali, Chief Executive Officer of Smashon said, "We are thrilled to welcome these two talented individuals into the Smashon family.  Braxton has made it his personal mission to help people change their lifestyles to be more healthy and fit, and he will be a tremendous advocate for Smashon as the company grows and expands its reach to new communities.”  Jalali continued, “We are also excited to welcome Haamid Ali to our management team as CTO.  Haamid has a long track record of success in software development, and his experience will be invaluable as we improve our product offerings to better serve the Smashon community.”

"We are thrilled to welcome these two talented individuals into the Smashon family. Braxton has made it his personal mission to help people change their lifestyles to be more healthy and fit, and he will be a tremendous advocate for Smashon as the company grows and expands its reach to new communities."

Tasawar Jalali, Chief Executive Officer at Smashon

Braxton is a certified Sports Nutritionist and Personal Trainer and has his doctorate in Physical Therapy.  He currently co-hosts a weekly radio show Ask the Fat Doctors with Jamie Dukes (analyst for the NFL Network) on Atlanta radio station 1380 WAOK.  Braxton’s new book Fat Free for Life:  13 Principles of Guaranteed Weight Loss and Ultimate Health will be published in January 2015 by Charisma House Publishing.  Braxton is known for his dedication in his community and beyond.  He has received inspiration from his uncle and world-renowned comedian, Bill Cosby.  Braxton also has partnered with his cousin Leon Cosby III to create a new entertainment production company called Cosby Media Productions.  Braxton lives with his wife and 3 daughters in Atlanta, GA.

Haamid brings over 18 years of in-depth and varied experience in software development to the Smashon team.  He has successfully led engineering teams in delivering high-priority projects with aggressive deadlines at companies ranging from conglomerates to startup ventures.  At Smashon, Haamid wants to leverage technology to enable members to effortlessly interact with their local communities, allowing them to access and share relevant information and metrics as they choose. Prior to joining Smashon, Haamid served as CTO of Narvar, a tech startup that provides supply chain as a service cloud platform for ecommerce.  Haamid led the team at Walmart Labs, developing a new service-based global ecommerce platform for the world’s largest retailer.  Haamid did his undergraduate work in Computer Science and Mathematics at IIT Delhi. He also holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.

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