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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Developed project plan, project schedule, and monitored projects throughout the project lifecycle to ensure success implementations.• Supported business transformation projects, such as SAP Ariba (for Procurement & Invoicing processes), Salesforce (for Sales & Marketing processes), and many other individual applications (facility maintenance, health & safety, corporate web site), to add value into the corporate business processes.• Worked with different business teams and stakeholders to gain positive relationship including service providers and internal executive team.• Reviewed licensing and SOW agreements and negotiated pricing and T&C with vendors to control development expenses.• Created project plan to support leading cross-functional team members to accomplish project tasks on time and engaged business teams to develop comprehensive business requirements and future process development.• Led UAT test by creating test scenarios and scripts on different applications and collected internal customers’ feedback for further enhancement.• Developed wireframe diagram and SOW based on the business requirements to obtain software development quotation. • Created process document, future state process map, and control plan for projects to demonstrate the future workflow and project sustainability to all stakeholders.

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

• Developed international supplier contract and discussed terms and conditions, such as incoterm, production throughput, quality and packaging requirements, to international suppliers and contract manufacturers.• Negotiated pricing with suppliers and contract manufacturers to reach pricing goal which resulted winning a contract from customer. • Oversaw the in-house Production and Contract Manufacturers to ensure product quality and on-time deliveries.• Oversaw the SCM (sourcing, logistics, and shipping and receiving) to ensure components and finished goods were delivered internationally.• Reviewed Quality findings with customers and developed corrective actions and plans with contract manufacturers for continuous improvements.• Led meetings with suppliers and contract manufacturers to go through the operational and contractual requirements for Proto-type and Mass Production including forecast, throughput, quality, pricing, safety stock, packaging, and logistics.• Analyzed forecast demand and worked with material vendors and contract manufacturers to develop production plans and releases to make on-time deliveries.• Trained/demonstrated useful skills, such as analytics and Excel, to operations analysts and mentored their personal growth by aligning them to the corporate values.• Documented process and procedure for training, future quality improvement, and knowledge management purposes. • Approved and issued PO, with appropriate terms and conditions, to suppliers and vendors.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Project/Program Management and Operations• Participated in a $200+ million business transition projects and delivered a seamless transition to the local R&O team by leading the business and operations teams to complete deliverables such as flat rate pricing project and inventory acquisition plan. • Developed pricing models though financial modelling to an expected EBIAT return for multiple Celestica sites where the combined annual revenue was over $30 million.• Reviewed and validated customer financial data and successfully restored $1 million cost of material on the COGS baseline on a business transition project. • Provided expertise advisory to the transition team and avoided a quarter million inventory risk and led the team to complete the inventory acquisition for the R&O site.• Developed PxQ model and revenue forecast for the R&O site to determine the site’s revenue projection in the transition project.• Completed flat rate pricing project for two Celestica sites and participated in pricing negotiation with customer and business unit executives.• Developed Annual Operations Plan (AOP) to budget resources for the site and developed performance reports to review the budgeted performance.• Worked due diligently on the business transition project to validate financial rates before project closure and found $1.19 million opportunity due to new agreement.• Supported reconciliation for both Mississauga and Tucson sites where the combined annual reconciliation value was over $30 million.• Worked closely with Material Manager to achieve 99% inventory accuracy and reduce holding inventory to the corporate required level.• Acted as a SAP Super user to maintain system integrity and led operations teams to resolve systemic and/or process issues.• Developed financial report to review financial performance, such as revenue, shipping performance, and TPS, with Operations and Finance leaders.

Nova Scotia, Canada

Process Improvement• Developed Improvement proposals with costs/benefits analyses results to illustrate the feasibility of improvement solutions and to facilitate decision making process.• Led improvement teams to implement lean solutions to optimize production efficiency and delivered measurable saving over $200,000.• Created resource plans and facility layouts to optimize the production flow and production capacity of high-volume production lines.• Trained department managers and supervisors on re-engineered processes using step-by-step manual, process maps, and physical demonstrations to maximize training results.• Coached managers and team members in lean thinking and project/change management skills to achieve project goals and sustain changes. Quality Management• Administered an ISO9001 based Quality Management Systems by developing quality goals, leading internal auditors, and fostering quality improvement culture.• Attained an average satisfaction score of 98% from a Costco’s accredited auditor on the Quality Management Systems and the Competency and Capability Apparel audits.• Reviewed quality performance and opportunities for improvement with department managers and quality committee in quarterly basis.• Developed quality policies and work instructions to maintain Quality Management Systems and enhance production quality, efficiency, and safety.Inventory, Supply Chain, and Operations Management• Developed inventory forecast and production plan for a major brand (700+ SKU) which reduced forecast errors by over 25% and visualized production budget and corresponding supply chain plan.• Managed the piece-work labour standards of 200+ operators for multiple departments such as the Cutting, Sewing, and Shipping departments.• Led project team to perform warehouse study and successfully developed an effective slot model that improved order picking efficiency by 10%.

• Monitored team delivery schedule (SLA) and supported team members to resolve sophisticated financial discrepancy to maintain team performance through superior supervisory, financial auditing, and problem solving skills.• Trained new team members in hedge fund products, financial reconciliations, and problem solving techniques, through demonstration to improve team performance.• Performed reconciliation of cash flow, stock trading and positions through evaluating the portfolio’s cash and stock transactions.

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Obtained an industrial engineering award by demonstrating excellent supply chain and logistics skills, project management skills, and the use of technologies, i.e. MS Access and MS MapPoint, on a transportation project for microbiology specimens. • Researched specimens quality control criteria with ISO15189:2003 and OLA standards to set guidelines for the logistics models.

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Improved wait-time by 273% (equivalent to annually $120,000 Cost of Poor Quality) through performing an effective facility redesign, 5S Implementation, and Lean thinking.• Trained operators and supervisors on the tool database through demonstrations as well as improved the operation manual to provide clear instructions to the end users.• Demonstrated good time management skills by completing all projects on time, which allowed me to take on extra responsibilities within the company.

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Integrated all information from mental health doctors and physicians and created a floor plan through AutoCAD to maximize patients’ comfort level. • Assisted with the development of an accreditation database through MS Access for planning and supporting the upcoming 2007 CCHSA • Contacted vendors for trial software and created a comparison report between each, based on their functionality and performance, for recommendation of further purchases.

Nova Scotia, Canada

• Trained in Six Sigma and 5S Principles to facilitate all projects.• Analyzed current processes through interviewing Production operators and data collection then recommended future improvement opportunities through process mapping.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba-Cma

- Strategic Management - Performance Measurement and Management - Strategic Design and Improvement of Operations - Financial Management.

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Engineering

- Operations and Manufacturing Design - Operations Research - Quality Control & Management - Production Planning & Scheduling - Inventory.