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AMR ABD EL WAHED

AMR ABD EL WAHED

Riyadh

Summary

A quality and organizational excellence consultant with over 10 years of experience in the field of business excellence across well-known international companies and consulting firms, holding job-related certifications such as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Business Process Management, Total Quality Management, and Project Management Professional. I have extensive experience in applying quality and organizational excellence tools and techniques, and leading continuous improvement projects that aim to reduce operational costs, increase productivity, improve quality, optimize business processes, and more. Additionally, I have worked as a quality and excellence instructor at well-known educational institutions and as an operational excellence consultant for numerous organizations, coaching them through their improvement journeys. As a professional, I am a team player, quick learner, and confident individual with outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality and Organizational Excellence Senior Consultant

Tharwah
Riyadh
06.2024 - Current
  • As a Senior Quality and Organizational Excellence Consultant, I serve as a trusted advisor to clients across diverse industries, guiding them on their journey toward organizational excellence and the achievement of recognized quality credentials.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Comprehensive Assessments: Conduct comprehensive evaluations of the client's current state, identifying areas for improvement in quality, efficiency, and organizational excellence.
  • Management System Framework: Develop and implement an integrated management system framework, including policies, procedures, and controls, to align the client's operations with quality standards.
  • Certification Support: Facilitate the client's attainment of prestigious quality and excellence certifications, such as ISO and EFQM, by guiding them through the necessary documentation, auditing, and certification processes.
  • Best Practices Implementation: Introduce and oversee the implementation of global best practices to drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement within the client's organization.
  • Business Process Optimization: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and optimize the client's business processes, identifying opportunities for streamlining, cost reduction, and performance enhancement.
  • Employee Training: Design and deliver training programs to educate the client's employees on quality management principles and change management strategies.
  • Performance Measurement: Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and performance measurement systems to track the client's progress toward organizational excellence.
  • Project Management: Develop comprehensive project plans, allocate resources, and oversee the execution of quality and excellence initiatives.
  • Strategic Advisory: Provide strategic advisory services to the client's leadership team, aligning quality and excellence initiatives with the organization's overall business objectives and long-term growth strategies.

Operational Excellence Manager

Abdulsamad Al Qurashi
Jeddah, Makkah
11.2022 - 05.2024
  • Assess existing processes and procedures, find improvement opportunities, design, develop, and re-engineer processes and procedures in line with the company’s strategy and priorities, and standardize all processes and procedures for all business units by developing and maintaining SOPs, WFS, OLAs, SLAs, and WIs and formulating policies and procedures manuals.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensure operational excellence across all processes and procedures for all business units.
  • Design and implement changes to processes that improve results, reduce costs, and eliminate different types of waste.
  • Coordinate with departments and business units to develop, test, and refine business processes and practices.
  • Assess internal processes and conduct benchmarking with best practices.
  • Leverage data to drive continuous improvement in areas such as productivity, quality, logistics, etc.
  • Conduct a problem root-cause analysis and document key findings with recommendations for changes and improvement.
  • Create a roadmap for tools and resources needed to ensure improvement in processes.
  • Proactively address problem areas and improve efficiency.
  • Standardize all processes and procedures across business units by developing SOPs, OLAs, SLAs, WIs, and manuals.
  • Train employees on SOPs, manuals, and work instructions.
  • Identify KPIs of operational excellence and evaluate performance.

Business Process Excellence Manager

Ghabbour Auto
Giza
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • Company Overview: GB Auto is a leading automotive company in the Middle East specializing in the manufacturing, assembly, distribution, and after-sales of different types of vehicles ranging from 2 and 3-wheelers to passenger cars, commercial vehicles, construction equipment, and tires for numerous brands such as Hyundai, Chery, Mazda, Volvo, MG, and Bajaj Auto.
  • I worked there as a Business Excellence Manager with three executives under my supervision to define and eliminate gaps in various business processes and achieve cost-saving targets using the appropriate tools and techniques included in different improvement methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and TQM.
  • Achievements:
  • Working with GB Auto’s different business units, we were able to achieve the following:
  • Create and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions (WIs) for the following processes:
  • - Machining, assembly, painting, and trim operations.
  • - Inbound and outbound warehouse processes.
  • - Process engineering, including new process design and process change management.
  • - Demand, material, and production planning processes.
  • - Pre-delivery inspection process.
  • - Jigs and fixtures calibration process.
  • - Corrective and preventive maintenance execution.
  • Train GB Auto employees on lean manufacturing tools such as 5S, SMED, RCA, and OEE while following and coaching them through the different stages of implementation in various business units.

Part-Time Instructor

Brooklyn Business School
Cairo
02.2021 - 10.2022
  • Company Overview: Brooklyn Business School is an academy of excellence for the design, delivery, and dissemination of training and professional development programs in a variety of domains and fields.
  • I worked there as a Lean Six Sigma and TQM part-time instructor.

Part-Time Consultant and Instructor

Six Sigma School
Cairo
10.2019 - 10.2022
  • Company Overview: Six Sigma School is a well-known training and consulting firm specializing in the field of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  • I worked there as a part-time consultant and instructor, and in the meantime, I had the honor to work as a lean six sigma consultant in the following companies:
  • Ahram Security Group
  • Krah Misr
  • Badawy Group
  • Abu Qir Fertilizers
  • Gest for metals

Process & Continuous Improvement Head

Juhayna Food Industries
Giza
08.2020 - 10.2021
  • Company Overview: Juhayna Food Industries is a leading Egypt-based manufacturer specializing in the production, processing, and packaging of milk, yogurt, juice, and juice concentrate.
  • I worked there as the head of the process and continuous improvement department in the juice production sector, which includes two manufacturing facilities producing juice and juice concentrate.
  • Achievements:
  • Leading cross-functional teams, we were able to achieve the following:
  • Increase the OEE of juice-filling production lines by 5%.
  • Decrease the C/O time of 1L juice filling production lines from an hour to 40 minutes using the SMED tool.
  • Apply 5S to the juice concentrate manufacturing facility.
  • Launch problem-solving system using the 8D report and different RCA tools.
  • Train white-collar workers on the most popular RCA tools and coach them through the problem-solving process.
  • Train blue-collar workers on lean basics, concepts, and the 5S tool.

Head of Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing

Elsewedy Electric
Sharqia
06.2018 - 07.2020
  • Company Overview: Elsewedy Electric is a global provider of energy, digital, and infrastructure solutions.
  • I worked there as the head of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing in the wires and cables sector, which includes four factories that produce low, medium, and high-voltage electrical cables.
  • My main responsibilities were to implement different lean and six sigma tools and techniques while leading various improvement and cost-saving projects.
  • Achievements:
  • Leading cross-functional teams, we were able to achieve the following:
  • Train employees on lean six sigma tools such as OEE, 5S, RCA, MSA, and SPC and apply them through several Elsewedy Cables factories.
  • Increase the OEE percentage of steel wire armoring and assembly machines by 10%.
  • Reduce CU material consumption by 2% and AL material consumption by 1.6%.
  • Reduce metal scrap rates by 25% (from 2% to less than 1.5%).
  • Reduce the number of non-conformities by 20%.
  • Reduce spare parts cost per ton by 22% and spare parts stock value by 2.7%.

Senior Process Improvement Engineer

Mintra
Cairo
10.2017 - 05.2018
  • Company Overview: Mintra is a leading office supply, household, and leather products company.
  • After my achievements while working as the leather notebook production supervisor at Mintra, I was promoted to senior process improvement engineer, leading a team of two junior engineers to achieve more improvement results in other production lines.
  • Achievements:
  • Working as the leader of the process improvement team, we were able to achieve the following:
  • Reduce the scrap percentage of plastic injection lines from over 8% to less than 5%.
  • Reduce the changeover time through the plastic injection machines from 45 minutes to less than 30 minutes using the SMED tool.
  • Apply 5S and line balancing tools to the plastic product packaging line.

Production Supervisor

Mintra
Cairo
04.2017 - 09.2017
  • Company Overview: Mintra is a leading office supply, household, and leather products company.
  • After finishing my military service, I joined Mintra as a production supervisor to lead over 120 laborers through the leather notebook production line, manage line daily activities, and improve the line’s overall performance.
  • Achievements:
  • Increase the productivity of the leather notebook production line by 25%.
  • Generate new production reports to monitor and analyze line KPIs.

Production Engineer

Military Production
Cairo
04.2015 - 03.2017
  • While I was serving as a reserve officer in the Egyptian armed forces after graduation, I joined military production as a production engineer in the 27th military factory, which produces bullets, electrical panels, and different electrical devices. I worked there as the leader of the bullet casing production line and acted as the commander of an army unit that contained more than 80 soldiers.

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Production Industrial Section

Benha University
07.2014

Skills

  • Organizational Excellence (OE)
  • Business Process Management (BPM)
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Business Consulting
  • Project Management
  • Quality Management
  • Organizational Development (OD)
  • Strategic Management
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Six Sigma
  • Minitab
  • IGrafx
  • Visio
  • Draw IO
  • Microsoft Office
  • AutoCAD
  • SolidWorks
  • Inventor

Certification

  • Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the International Quality Federation - IQF USA, Credential ID: AS14056.
  • Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor from TUV SUD Middle East L.L.C, Credential ID: TUVSUDMEQM/2801042021/002074.
  • Certified Strategic Management Professional from London School of Business Administration, Credential ID 19585-174-196-1205.

Languages

Arabic, English

References

  • Mohamed, Moazin, Quality and Organizational Excellence Senior Manager, 00966-539177444, Tharwah
  • Mohamed, El Gamal, OD Director, 00966-562120252, Abdulsamad Al Qurashi

Hobbies and Interests

Playing Chess, Reading Novels, Writing Poetry, Listening to Music

SOCIAL COMMITMENTS

  • Giving free lectures on lean manufacturing tools
  • Teaching English to kids at my neighbor’s kindergarten

NOTICE PERIOD

1 Month

LINKS

LinkedIn Profile

COURSES

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB), Six Sigma School October 2018 — April 2019
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Ain Shams University July 2018 — October 2018
  • ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor, Near East Services March 2021 — April 2021
  • Strategic Management, London School of Business Administration February 2025 — March 2025
  • Supply Chain Management (SCM), Highly Professional Advisors August 2019 — December 2019
  • Value Stream Mapping, Symbios Consulting September 2019 — October 2019
  • Statistical Quality Diploma, Six Sigma School October 2018 — April 2019
  • Quality Management Diploma, Six Sigma School October 2018 — March 2019
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), Six Sigma School June 2018 — September 2018
  • Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Egyptian Culture Center May 2018 — June 2018
  • AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Inventor, Egy-Cet January 2016 — March 2016

Timeline

Quality and Organizational Excellence Senior Consultant

Tharwah
06.2024 - Current

Operational Excellence Manager

Abdulsamad Al Qurashi
11.2022 - 05.2024

Business Process Excellence Manager

Ghabbour Auto
11.2021 - 10.2022

Part-Time Instructor

Brooklyn Business School
02.2021 - 10.2022

Process & Continuous Improvement Head

Juhayna Food Industries
08.2020 - 10.2021

Part-Time Consultant and Instructor

Six Sigma School
10.2019 - 10.2022

Head of Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing

Elsewedy Electric
06.2018 - 07.2020

Senior Process Improvement Engineer

Mintra
10.2017 - 05.2018

Production Supervisor

Mintra
04.2017 - 09.2017

Production Engineer

Military Production
04.2015 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Production Industrial Section

Benha University

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