Faisal Alikhan, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

- Project lead for national deployment of Drive Thru Digital Menuboard program across 1000 restaurants- Act as first point of contact and coordinator for all project vendors (Pride Signs, Pattison Sign Group, Samsung, Melitron, and Coxcom), restaurant Owner/Operators, and internal cross-functional teams- Create monthly dashboards to provide status updates to Directors and Vice-Presidents on total number of completed installations, issues faced (and resolutions), as well as current project financial position

- Improved labor hour utilization rate by 10% and reduced overtime work by 39% for an industrial manufacturing and engineering client based out of Florida by creating a daily activity tracking sheet for supervisors in 4 departments.- Implemented operational improvements by identifying non-value-added processes for a nationwide insurance provider (such as removing instances of duplicated efforts).- Build and maintain working relationships with department managers to develop and manage project plans to support process improvement initiatives and increase productivity.- Prepare and present material during weekly Executive Update Meetings to provide a status overview of project deliverables and outline next steps for long-term tasks.

Toronto, On

- Led two IT projects, which involved partnering across business and IT stakeholders in requirements gathering activities and completing all deliverables prior to their respective deadlines.- Created and managed project schedule for multiple project phases by identifying tasks and required resources, as well as leading daily status meetings to identify any potential issues regarding project tasks and completion estimates.- Supported the creation of the Deal Letter Application, which streamlined the process of generating new product information letters for a team of 6 analysts on the Line Review team.- Led the implementation of the SAS Assortment Management tool aimed at standardizing forecasting procedures and financial reporting, and directed the training of 50 Category Business Managers and 90 Category Business Analysts on the new system.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Assisted Category Business Manager by providing monthly analysis on specific product lines, including investigations into effective promotional strategies, as well as a weekly mathematical analysis for key vendors to identify weekly year-over-year sales trends.- Communicated with new and existing vendors across North America to guide them through the Vendor Gateway website, and provided ad hoc reports to capitalize on potential sales opportunities.- Developed and pitched multi-page product spreads in biannual DRIVER Magazine and The Outsider magazine to showcase assortment in a compelling fashion and educate customers to allow them to make informed decisions

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Accounting Specialist, Economics Major

Activities and Societies: Special Events Director of the Undergraduate Commerce Society Executive Council from 2009-2010.

Project Management Certificate Program