Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Senior Quality Assurance and Process Excellence leader with over 20 years of experience across petrochemicals, manufacturing, garments, banking, and consulting. Certified Master Black Belt with a track record of delivering multi-million-dollar savings through data-driven process redesign, Lean Six Sigma deployment, and capability improvement programmes. Trusted strategic advisor to C-suite executives across multinational organisations; skilled at building high-performance teams and embedding sustainable cultures of continuous improvement. Currently based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and actively open to senior opportunities globally. Willing to relocate internationally.
Delivered both live and virtual coaching and mentoring to Black Belt and Green Belt candidates across Asia, supporting end-to-end project execution and certification completion.
Supported business development through strategic client visits and proposal development, provided hands-on technical mentoring to project teams to deliver targeted KPIs and operational improvements, and upskilled 3rd Wave Consulting's internal consultants in Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
Partnered with senior leadership teams of large multinationals across garments manufacturing, logistics, BPO and agro-processing sectors to deliver Business Transformation through the introduction of Lean Six Sigma-based Continuous Improvement systems, encompassing process redesign, performance measurement frameworks and people development initiatives to build lasting operational excellence.
Led a strategic cross-functional project bridging our Product Development and Merchandising departments. His work was central to optimizing the end-to-end process of prototype approval and the transition to mass production. My key contributions included: • Time-to-Market Acceleration: Designing and implementing improvement initiatives specifically aimed at reducing the lead time for new product development and external customer approvals. • Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Collaborating with technical teams to design robust manufacturing specifications, ensuring a seamless launch from prototype to mass production. • Process Integration: Synchronizing the workflows between Merchandising and Product Development to eliminate bottlenecks in the sampling and prototyping phases. • Operational Advisory: Providing data-driven insights to senior management to enhance the agility of the product launch cycle.