Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Furqan Ali Nasri is a Business Leader with expertise in Strategy, Governance, Program Management, Business Development and Project Management. He has held various leadership positions during his successful career at Fortune 100 companies, including Siemens, Motorola, and ABC Television. Currently, he is heading a consulting practice in an IT and Business Services organization. Besides his Electrical Engineering degree from Rutgers University, Furqan Ali Nasri has completed post-graduate work in Project Management from George Washington University and earned an MBA Honors degree in International Business from Nova Southeastern University. He is a member of Sigma Beta Delta -- International Honor Society in Business and Management. Nasri has led international assignments covering Operations Review, IT Systems development, Business Growth and Process Improvement. He has expertise in turn-around programs in Balanced Scorecard Strategy, Customer Relationship Management, and Human Capital Development. He possesses valuable market understanding from assignments in North America, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America for establishing high performance teams to generate Revenue, Profit and Sustainable Growth. Specialties: Organizational Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Governance, Leadership Development, Customer Relationship Management, Business Development, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Controls, Project and Program Management, Supply Chain Management, Vendor Relationships, Change Management, Financial Analysis, Budget Development, Contract Negotiation, Process Improvement, Six Sigma Methodology, Requirements Management, Workflows, Balanced Scorecard, Executive Reporting, Board of Directors roles and responsibilities, Audits, Forensics, Operational Review, Team Leadership, Management
Practice lead in a consulting organization serving medium and large firms across USA and Asia. Portfolio included assignments as business partner of C-suite emphasizing Innovation, strategic transformation, structuring financial deals, sales growth, cost reductions, and process improvement solutions. - Led programs for growth initiatives and digital transformation for domestic & international customers, focusing on Agile development of IT Automation, Enterprise Data, VR solutions, Financial restructuring. - Quality delivery under strict budget and timeline constraints and managed cross-functional teams of 5-55 professionals to execute multiple, concurrent projects in SDLC migration, Innovative products for cross-border sales, Finance & Accounting processes, Vendor management, and Business Continuity. - Achieved 150% of targets for Revenue and Cash Flow, while reducing cycle-time by 50%.
Served in multi-disciplinary roles in Siemens, which is a large multinational engineering conglomerate. Portfolio included assignments as business analyst, audit director, and consultant to C-suite executives. Oversaw automation and IT system deployments, developed business score cards, and implemented multi-jurisdiction governance programs by building and mentoring a core team of professionals -- Strategy and Governance role -- - Management Consultancy assignments working in close business relationships with CEO, CFO and Business Heads. - Leading a multi-cultural team of talented professionals to achieve aggressive business targets. - Multi-discipline and multi-jurisdiction execution of programs focusing on Performance Improvement, Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial reviews for the organization. - Heading the Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestures integration activites for this dynamic and growing organization. ** Improved successful completion of programs by 2X ** Achieved benchmark success via 90% closure of open issues ** Directing business managers and individual contributors as direct reports and in matrixed roles ** Overseeing multi-Country projects
Led the Business Program Office for Tracfone, which is a US subsidiary of the largest telecommunication conglomerate of Latin America. Direct responsibility to top management and senior partner for projects in retail automation services and workflow solutions to international customers across multiple industries. - Achieved 9% growth by executing CRM programs to support 24x7 sales solutions of services in domestic and international markets, focused on world’s largest retail chain. - Built a successful team of professionals that surpassed departmental project goals by 25%, while going through cost cutting measures and maintaining budget under allocated target. - Achieved significant improvement, evidenced by 90% score in feedback surveys, on customer relationships, through creation and delivery of retention programs, roadmaps, and scorecards.
Served in multi-disciplinary roles in Motorola, which is a large multinational telecommunication conglomerate. Portfolio included multi-channel assignments in IT workflow solutions, program management, and business development for telecommunication verticals serving international customers. - Strategic Business Development for value-added features incorporated into mobile devices. e.g. Image editing, Podcasting, Audio + Video Streaming, Stereo sound, etc. - Vendor relationship management for high value business partners.
Served in multi-disciplinary roles in Motorola, which is a large multinational telecommunication conglomerate. Portfolio included multi-channel assignments in IT workflow solutions, program management, and business development for telecommunication verticals serving international customers. Senior Project Manager (1999 - 2004) • Led team of managers in establishment of project management office and developed comprehensive set of business rules and processes for result-driven project leadership and reporting using Microsoft Project. • Introduced Earned Value principles and implemented into project accounting within organization to realize 15% net savings in project costs. Templates and automated calculations were instituted. • Managed on-time deployment of project management and time tracking processes to three major clients with over 1000 customers in globally dispersed locations. • Negotiated support contracts and assembled teams for providing comprehensive post-award support. • Award winner for top customer service and established rank as senior analyst and mentor to other team members due to exceptional performance in IT support services and contact center operations. • Successfully developed project teams and coordinated scheduling of resource members from globally-dispersed IT organizations in critical inter-group projects within Motorola. Senior Information Systems Engineer (1997 - 1999) • Led team of experts in planning, performing, and service of high priority business assignments. • Identified and evaluated complex business and technology risks, developed plans to mitigate risks, and created dash-board reports for executives to improve management of top-box risks. • Researched Motorola's business exposures and implemented creative IT solutions that reduced risk.