Hafeez spent 15 years in production at Saatchi & Saatchi working on all the major brands including General Mills and Procter & Gamble before joining Nickelodeon in 2009.He has worked with talent from Beyonce to SpongeBob and spanned the globe producing commercials from New Jersey to New Zealand. He served on the panel of Shoot Magazine New Directors Showcase in 2013 and Montreal Effects Festival in 2016 Hafeez attended Hunter College and earned a graduate degree at St. John's University.In addition he has worked on several short films, winning awards for his student film and short film work. He also teaches an Advertising Production course at School of Visual Arts.