• Led transformative initiatives to streamline manufacturing processes, optimizing workflows, and identifying cost-saving opportunities• Managed project timelines for manufacturing enhancements, consistently delivering results on schedule and meeting critical milestones• Delivered impactful presentations to engineering and management teams, facilitating well-informed decision-making• Spearheaded the implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions, ensuring seamless integration of advanced technologies across the organization• Cultivated a culture of continuous improvement, resulting in a steady flow of valuable process enhancement suggestions from team members

• Directed a team in enhancing shop floor processes, leading to improved machinery throughput and optimized production• Integrated shop floor machinery into an IoT-driven Intelligent Maintenance module, enhancing efficiency and minimizing downtime challenges• Implemented OEE and performance routines, identifying actionable improvements and optimizing production tools• Introduced process automation and robotics integration, boosting production output without expanding the workforce

• Spearheaded platform-driven transformations, establishing digital thread frameworks to drive smart manufacturing• Engaged with customers to align project requirements with their specific needs and preferences, fostering strong relationships• Leveraged predictive and prescriptive analytics, optimizing production processes and enhancing operational efficiency• Implemented AI-driven digital twins for assets, processes, quality, and plants, improving performance and reliability• Collaborated across teams to define product specifications aligned with industry trends, ensuring a cohesive approach to meet client needs. Provided support during the rollout of solutions to customers, offering training and assistance as needed, facilitating adoption

• Led a 23-member team in constructing a bitumen and furnace oil plant involving intricate steel and sheet metal fabrication within an expansive project scope• Develops performance standards, programs and analyze costs of production, evaluating systems, wages and incentive. Ensures smooth work flow of operations in shop floor by routine monitoring of supervisors, sub-contractors on their assigned duties• Enhanced inventory and material handling processes to improve operational efficiency and reduce waste• Streamlined production operations and automated workflows to increase productivity• Implemented TPM & TQM methodologies to improve asset reliability and performance management

• Oversaw advanced machinery utilization, applied Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, and led a 35-member team to achieve operational excellence• Enhanced quality management systems and implemented process improvements to ensure compliance with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards• Streamlined production planning and scheduling processes to optimize resource allocation and improve efficiency• Deployed advanced automation solutions, including robotics and vision systems, to automate manual tasks and improve productivity• Utilized process design & simulation techniques to optimize production processes and enhance operational efficiency