Esmail Arshad Email & Phone Number

West Lafayette, IN, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Palo Alto, California, United States

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

• Developed product feature roadmap in a cross-functional team, employing Generative AI and multi-modal Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies to elevate quality of AI-driven educational content
• Performed data-driven competitor and customer requirement analysis to identify and address critical user pain points, guiding product strategy for CorpusKey’s $10.5 billion edtech target market

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Led TLS’ expansion into emerging IT sectors within EMEA and APAC by onboarding 5 vendors quarterly and establishing region-specific trade compliance teams, achieving 12% increase in market share
• Revamped IT/Telecom supply chain distribution network with scaled agile framework, reducing order processing time by 10% and accelerating project delivery timelines by 3% monthly
• Spearheaded company-wide migration to new ERP system, incorporating enhanced order tracking features driven by customer feedback, leading to a 20% improvement in quarterly customer satisfaction scores

Greater Seattle Area

• Optimized KPI tracking by designing advanced Tableau Dashboard, allowing enhanced stakeholder visibility into critical performance metrics and a reduction of 20 labor hours per week
• Implemented dynamic pricing rule adjustments responsive to fluctuations in external market conditions across Amazon Freight (AF) business domain, cutting network costs by 5%
• Conducted weekly root-cause analysis on multiple shipping routes across USA, leveraging SQL and VBA macros to maintain 98% on-time delivery rate on Amazon’s shipment booking platform (Amazon Relay)

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed essential warehouse planning operations such as scheduling inbound and outbound freight loads through strategic collaboration with 3PL partners, resulting in 50% decrease in average truck turnaround time
• Integrated WMS with existing ERP to automate pick/pack processes, attaining 95% annual order fulfillment rate
• Reorganized warehouse layout by adopting 5s principles to systemically sort items into separate bins based on product properties and sales history, boosting warehouse and throughput capacity by 20%

Kokomo, Indiana Area

• Streamlined Prawema Sun Gear honing process by applying Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) as a lean manufacturing methodology, lowering cycle time by 20%
• Conducted Value Stream Mapping to identify and mitigate bottlenecks in production process by 15%
• Employed Hierarchical Task Analysis to develop Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) for production process, curtailing back injuries by 30%

West Lafayette, IN

• Developed predictor model for hospital using machine learning, improving drug forecasting accuracy by 18%
• Redesigned hospital database by digitalizing paper-based platform, enabling 35% reduction in patient data loss
• Created customized website for hospital stakeholders, facilitating quick and secure access to patient and drug records, elevating operational productivity by 10%
• This project was conducted under the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at the Mukono Heath Center in Uganda

Faisalabad G.P.O., Lahore, Pakistan

- Incorporated Value Stream Mapping and 5s as continuous improvement (CI) practices, scaling down operating costs by 25% - Directed Kaizen events at production plant, improving employee motivation and increasing labor productivity by 15%- Executed Kanban as a Just-in-time (JIT) technique to fulfill customer orders while minimizing inventory on-hand by 30%

Faisalabad, Pakistan

- Enhanced the machine utilization rate at the plant by 15% through the successful implementation of the CRAFT algorithm- Implemented Kaizen principles to eliminate bottlenecks in the system, leading to a 20% increase in the efficiency of the production process

Melbourne, FL

- Implemented VARK strategies to address the issue of poor academic performance on campus- Mentored high school students and helped them master new skills and competencies pertaining to STEM fields- Developed unique project plans to better facilitate the needs of students with learning disabilities

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: Product Management Club ASEM (American Society of Engineering Management) MEMPC(Master of Engineering Management.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering, Gpa: 3.03/4.0

Activities and Societies: Member of IISE (Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering). Treasurer of PSA (Pakistan Students.

Mechanical Engineering, Gpa: 3.65/4.0

Activities and Societies: ASME, Dean's List