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Responsible for Plant, supply chain, Technical service, and Warehouse operations in GCC and North Africa.Highly skilled in integrating various product lines viz Construction chemicals, Fireproofing, fire-stopping, waterproofing, and protective coatings. Successfully integrated and brought to market quickly, taking care of the entire supply chain, production, Research and development, and site applications.Implemented/maintained ISO 9000:2008 in Dubai and KSA.Implemented Six Sigma techniques (FORD motors) in operations and Quality control departments, resulting in near-zero customer claims year after year.Sybase and Solaris implementation production modules implementation experience at Asian paints BaaN IV implementation( Operations and Formula management) and enhancement project experience at StonCor ME.Best Operating department using Lean and innovative management techniques, swift scale-up and scale-down changes with less than 0.5% loss factor.Follower Dr.Goldratt's Theory of Constraints in the day-to-day management and implemented Drum-Buffer-Rope techniques, resulting in 99% effective scheduling of production batches.Attended yearly HSE, Operations, and Risk management conference of RPM group at Ohio, USA in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2016Traveled extensively worldwide, namely in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, for sales and technical service activities. Trained the customers on paint applications ( Taiwan rail line project, Argentina petrochemical plant gas sphere fire protection, Holland petroleum storage, process vessels, Qatar Asian games stadium fire protection, to name a few). Presented papers in Singapore and local NACE, SFPE, and SSPC chapters on corrosion and Fireproofing. Wrote specifications, managed projects, and trained manpower in Fire protective coatings for on-shore and off-shore structures.Specialties: Fire protective coatings, ISO implementation, Change management, Operations Management

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