Ahmad Mad Saad

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Manager, Downstream Engineering @ SD Guthrie International
Petaling Jaya, MY
Ahmad Mad Saad's Location
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
About Ahmad Mad Saad

I am a seasoned Project Manager with engineering background and approaching 10 years of experience in Food Product & Process Innovation Cycle (France, USA, Singapore) with verified track record in the establishment and management of pioneering projects. I have proven leadership, creative problem-solving skills, data driven decision making and equipped with experience in navigating in Start-Up and Fortune 500 companies cultures.I help companies to set up a framework in solving strategic issues, either in Technical, Operation or Project Development. My proficiency in analyzing data trends and identifying patterns would enable me to uncover actionable insights and develop data-driven strategic initiatives and my experience in Project Management allows me to coordinate cross functional team to execute the strategic initiatives and ensure that they are continuously aligned with stakeholder's objectives and expectations.Fluent in Malay, French and EnglishKey achievements:• Built the world’s largest Cultivated Meat factory in Bedok, Singapore capable of producing 5000 mt/year of Cultivated Chicken. (Good Meat Asia, 2023)• Orchestrated the launch of the world’s first sellable Cultivated Meat, partnering with local university, government authorities, contract manufacturer, and local high-end restaurants. (Good Meat Asia, 2023)• Successfully developed and led the execution of Remote Commissioning Procedure to start-up 2 Green Fields factory in China and avoided delays in product launch. (Nestle Purina AOA, 2022)• Led the start-up team to achieved 70% Asset Intensity target within 4 weeks after the start-up and reduce monthly OPEX by reducing manpower needs and improving energy efficiency. (Nestle Purina Marconnelle, 2021)• Successfully implemented and demonstrated a newly developed technology that improved energy efficiency (+15%) and production capacity (+25%). (Nestle Purina Marconnelle, 2021)

Ahmad Mad Saad's Current Company Details
SD Guthrie International

Sd Guthrie International

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Manager, Downstream Engineering
Petaling Jaya, MY
Employees:
561
Ahmad Mad Saad Work Experience Details
  • Sd Guthrie International
    Manager, Downstream Engineering
    Sd Guthrie International
    Petaling Jaya, My
  • Eat Just, Inc.
    Sr Manager Product Platform At Good Meat Asia
    Eat Just, Inc. Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
    Singapore, Singapore
    Supervised the Product Innovation Cycle and the production team in manufacturing operation while building the world’s largest cultivated meat factory.• Co-led in establishing world's largest cultivated meat factory.• Led the team through the complexity in developing and launching novelty food technology products (authorities, regulations, consumer trends, socioeconomics).• Drove the initiative to evaluate Halal Cultivated Meat with government authorities to accelerate business growth.• Collaborated with internal global team (Marketing, R&D, Operation and Manufacturing) to launch product in Singapore.• Developed questionnaire and database on customer feedback as benchmark to strategize the development of product pipeline and improved customer repeatability.• Slashed capital expenditure by nearly 60% for downstream process while preserving production goals.
  • Nestlé
    Regional Engineering Expert - Nestle Purina Aoa
    Nestlé Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
    Singapore
    Supervised the process design, Commissioning, Qualification and Validation process, and process troubleshooting for factories in AOA while leading regional sustainability projects.• Developed and executed Remote Commissioning Procedure to overcome travel restrictions during COVID-19.• Monitored commissioning schedule and prepared progress updates to stakeholder.• Coordinated with cross functional teams (R&D, QA, Production, Marketing, Sales and Regulatory) to ensure on time delivery of projects KPIs and production of sellable product.• Investigate the feasibility of Food Waste Upcycling project based on project’s economics, technology readiness and potential business growth.
  • Nestlé
    Operation & Start Up Manager - Nestle Purina Emena
    Nestlé Mar 2021 - Nov 2021
    Marconnelle, Hauts-De-France, France
    Managed the commissioning and start-up operation of a revamping project (CAPEX 20M USD) to increase production capacity and energy efficiency.• Prepared and monitored Commissioning Operation’s budgeting.• Improved OPEX and operation manpower by reorganizing process design layout.• Developed core competencies teams of operators, technicians, and supervisors to ensure smooth production (hiring and training).• Monitored vendor performance during various stages of an engineering project lifecycle to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
  • Nestlé
    R&D Project Manager - Nestle Purina Emena
    Nestlé Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
    Amiens, Hauts-De-France, France
    Managed R&D projects around process, product and sustainability while standardizing the process design for green field projects globally.• Collaborated in Carbon Neutrality Project that led to an expected reduction in usage of natural gas by 30%.• Established progress tracking methodology on assigned engineering projects, measuring performance against established metrics and providing regular status updates to management and stakeholders.• Drove new technology innovation projects from feasibility study to detail design and implementation to project defect analysis.
  • Nestlé
    R&D Process Engineer - Nestle Purina North America
    Nestlé Aug 2017 - Mar 2019
    Saint Louis, Missouri
    Collaborated with Operations and Manufacturing to create Gold Standard in process, products, quality, and food safety to be implemented globally.• Coordinated a Global Hygienic Engineering Project to improve GMP resulted in improvement of Nestle Global Hygienic Engineering Standard• Analyzed and interpreted data to identify opportunities for process improvement through statistical analysis and continuous improvements methods (Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing principles).
  • Nestlé
    R&D Associate Process Engineer - Nestle Purina Emena
    Nestlé Feb 2016 - Aug 2017
    Amiens, Hauts-De-France, France
    Worked with R&D Pilot Plant alongside product developers to develop new product and process.• Created detailed reports summarizing research findings and results.• Provided technical support in troubleshooting complex issues arising during product design or testing phases.
  • Total
    Engineering Apprentice
    Total Apr 2015 - Sep 2015
    Lacq, France
    Completed a feasibility study to utilize Pulverization Reactor with Amine Based Solvent in Natural Gas Sweetening Process at high pressure alongside a financial analysis of the capital expenses and operational expenses between Pulverization Reactor and Packed Column.Published a feasibility study report detailed on equipment’s sizing, P&ID and capital expenses of both processes.
  • Sbm Offshore
    Engineering Internship
    Sbm Offshore Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Developed a calculation tool to estimate the increase of pressure in the two phase separator on a FPSO during the activation of High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS)Created a data base comparator for previously done projects.
  • Ineos
    Engineering Internship
    Ineos Apr 2013 - Jul 2013
    Lavéra, France
    Verified the conception of the safety valves in the pilot station of the production of polyethylene and created piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) in the Polyethylene Developpement Labotories for safety measuresAwarded Safety Challenge prize for my work in the laboratories from INEOS Technologies
  • Mf Production Maromme
    Student Internship
    Mf Production Maromme Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
    Rouen Area, France
    Conducted analysis to find replacement of the depth filter sheets used in a perfumes filtration processEvaluated the quality of the perfumes using gas chromatography method to analyze the performance of different filter sheets
  • Technip
    Summer Internship
    Technip Jul 2009 - Aug 2009
    Le Trait, France
    Assisted a maintenance engineer at the end of the production line of Flexible Pipeline used in deep sea petroleum transportation

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Ahmad Mad Saad attended Ensic, Iut De Rouen, Institut National Des Sciences Appliquées De Rouen.

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