Arshad Ihtisham Mirza, Project Director

Arshad Ihtisham Mirza

Project Director

Obeikan Investment Group

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Diploma, Project Management Professional- PMP
Experience
45 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :45 years, 2 Months

Project Director at Obeikan Investment Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2017 to May 2019

OBEIKAN INVESTMENT GROUP (OIG) Aug ’17 till date Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, OIG is a major Industrial Group with diversified Companies, Plants, Centers and Strategic Partnerships with top International Companies in the fields of Paper & Board, Printing, Plastics, Liquid Packaging, Glass, Education & E-learning, Digitalization and Real Estate employing around 5, 000, (www.obeikan.com.sa ).
Obeikan Industrial City, P.O. Box 355023, Riyadh 11383, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Project Director - Obeikan Printing & Packaging

Project ‘NILE’ Management & physical Implementation, a major Turn-Key Project in FMCG Sector.


Director Strategic Projects

 Planning and Development of the Group’s Strategic Projects.
 Project Management & physical Implementation of the Strategic Projects in their totality.
 Contributing intelligently towards realigning of the company strategies.
 Assisting in Business Plans formulation and strategic partnerships with top Int’l Companies.

Project Manager at SIG Combibloc Obeikan Co. Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2015 to July 2017

SIG COMBIBLOC OBEIKAN Co. Ltd. April ’15 till date
(A JV of SIG Combibloc of Germany and Obeikan Industrial Group for Production of Laminated Packaging for Liquids)
8922 New Industrial City, Unit # 1 Riyadh 14336-3859, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Project Manager

 Project Management & physical Implementation of the Extrusion Project in its totality.
 Managing Consultants/Contractors, tendering, techno-economic bids evaluations & award.
 Involved in International Contracting for Plant Construction, Machinery/Equipment., know-how & technology including Contracts drafting, negotiations, execution & contract administration.
 Managed Plant Electro-Mechanical Installations along with overseeing the Civil & infrastructure Works
 Managed to have the Project completed maintaining the time and cost baselines per Project Charter.
 Member Project Steering Committee.
 The Project completed within Budget and ahead of schedule, now in full scale commercial production.

Project Manager at Obeikan Glass Company / Yanbu Glass Co. Project
  • Saudi Arabia - Yanbu
  • March 2014 to March 2015

 OBEIKAN GLASS COMPANY / YANBU GLASS COMPANY PROJECT
(A JV of Obeikan and Babtain Industrial Groups for Production of Glass Tableware within Obeikan Glass Co. Yanbu)
P. O. Box 30083, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Project Manager

 Global Project Planning, Management & physical Implementation of the Glass Tableware Project in its totality.
 Pre-qualifications of Consultants/Contractors, tendering, techno-economic bids evaluations & award.
 Involved in International Contracting for Plant Construction, Machinery/Equipment & Raw Materials, know-how & technology including Contracts drafting, negotiations, execution & contract administration.
 Preparing Applications for Environmental/Construction Permits from Royal Commission & authorities.
 Member Project Steering Committee.
 Prepared and submitted Techno-economic Project Feasibility to Saudi Ind’l Dev. Fund/Banks and follow-up till financing approval.

Project Consultant at Projects Consult Canada Inc.
  • Canada
  • August 2013 to February 2014

 Rendering Contracted Project Planning, Development & Project Management Consulting Services for a Joint Venture Project of Obeikan & another Saudi Industrial Group, project in Yanbu Industrial City, KSA
 Prepared complete Project Feasibility Study for Saudi Industrial Development Fund and Development Banks for financing.

Senior Manager - Projects, Project Implementation Manager at OBEIKAN GLASS CO., KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Yanbu
  • June 2007 to July 2013

 Global Project Planning, Management & physical Implementation of the Glass Project in its totality.
 Pre-qualifications of Consultants/Contractors, tendering, techno-economic bids evaluations & award.
 Involved in International Contracting for Plant Construction, Machinery/Equipment & Raw Materials, know-how & technology including Contracts drafting, negotiations, execution & contract administration.
 Prepared Portfolios for Environmental & Construction Permits from Royal Commission & authorities.
 Formulated corporate strategies, developed organizational set-up & devised induction & Training Plans.
 Member Project Steering Committee. Acted as Gen. Manager in his absence during project impl. Phase
 Planned corporate Projects, Value added Product diversifications and strategic business developments.
 Handled Project Closeout (Acceptance Protocols, Administrative/financial/Doc. Control, lessons learnt).
 Started work on next project of the Group, a joint venture with a Swiss/German multinational Group.
 Managed ADRs (amicable dispute resolution) meetings with Suppliers, Contractors & Consultants.
 Techno-economic Project Feasibility preparation for Saudi Ind’l Dev. Fund/Banks till financing approval.
 Chair Person Apex Committee on Safety, Health and Environment. Devised policies, SOPs & Systems.

General Manager at Arabian Yadong Coating Company Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2005 to March 2007

 Reporting directly to the Board of Directors. As Secretary of the Board, conducted all Board Meetings.
 Managed company Operations in their totality incl. Sales, Production, QA & QC, Fin & Admin, HS&E etc
 Assured that operating costs and capital expense are within the approved budget
 Devised strategic Business Plans, corporate expansions and industrial joint ventures.
 Achieved targets set forth with complete P & L responsibility
 Won Pre-qualifications & Approvals from major Clients in the Oil & Gas Industry.
 Chair Person of Joint Health and Safety Committee.
 Formulation of corporate strategies, identification of business opportunities and business development.

Sr. Project Consultant / Sr. Project Manager at INDUSTRIAL CONSULTING GROUP - ICG / INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORP.
  • Saudi Arabia
  • April 2003 to February 2005

 Planned & designed industrial Plants and Projects.
 Prepared Pre-investment & comprehensive bankable Industrial Projects feasibility Studies for financing thru SIDF- Saudi Industrial Development Fund & other financial institutions
 Rendered Industrial Project Management, Plant Design & Sourcing and other Management Consulting Services to diversified industrial clientele.
 Designed & implemented SOPs -Standard Operating Procedures governing engineering/management

Project Manager / Engineering Manager at Par-Pak Limited, Canada
  • Canada
  • March 1999 to January 2003

 Designed, managed & completed ‘New Plant Project’ incl. Layout, permits from authorities,
constructions, utilities network, erection, start-up/operation aiming at on budget & timely completion
 Negotiated! Administered all contracts for machinery, construction along with plant & facilities
maintenance contracts.
 Designed & Implemented Systems for plant & facilities operational integrity & developed special machines.
 Developed SOPs & Implemented safety compliances to OHSA, WHMIS, NFP, Electrical Safety Authority, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Labour and Pre-start Health & Safety Reviews.
 Devised & implemented continuous improvements (Kaizens) & Lean Manufacturing Culture.

Factory Manager at ZHENJIANG SCHAEFER OTL STORAGE EQPT. CO. LTD., CHINA (German J.V)
  • China
  • September 1997 to October 1998

 Implemented the project thru design, construction, erection & commissioning to full commercial operations.
 Managed factory operations in their totality. These include: production planning, manufacturing, vendor parts Development, computer-aided design for systems & products, quotes preparation, quality control, plant engineering. & maintenance, inventory control, packing / dispatch, customer service & continuous Improvement processes.
 Handled large budgets & controlled costs. Negotiated all machinery, tooling & raw material contracts.
 Introduced & implemented Systems & Procedures covering all aspects of factory operations.

Industrial Consultant at PRO-CONSULT CANADA, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA
  • Canada
  • October 1996 to August 1997

-Consulting for diversified industrial projects, ergonomic and process improvements for productivity & capacity.

Plant Manager at ANJALI GROUP OF COs. , RIYADH/DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • June 1991 to July 1996

 Managed all corporate industrial projects from inception to execution incl. feasibility study, financing thru SIDF, project design, engineering, construction, installation, commissioning & plant operations, salient projects being:
*Light Industrial Steel Factory: Steel Storage Systems manufacturing, steel processing/fabrications
*Welding Electrodes & Machines Factory: Manufacturing of welding electrodes & machines
 Created strategic corporate plans, negotiated/administered contracts for technology, plant, machinery & tooling.
 Designed plant layouts, prepared tenders, evaluated bids & carried out pre-delivery inspections of eqpt. in Europe. Associated as Consultant with few more industrial projects funded by SIDF.

Manager Mechanical at PAKLAND CEMENT LTD. (Heavy process Plant)
  • Pakistan
  • January 1988 to June 1991

 Administered plant integrity. Initiated & implemented continuous improvement projects for capacity optimization.
 Increased plant operational worthiness & decreased maintenance budget by cost effective systems & procedures.
 Reduced plant expansion project cost thru alternate sourcing & local mfg. / development of equipment & spares

Deputy Chief Engineer -Head of the Project Implementation Dept at ATTOCK CEMENT PAKISTAN LTD.
  • Pakistan
  • August 1982 to January 1988

 Monitored the project execution, supervised contractors, coordinated with consultants & utilities corporations.
 Supervised Mechanical, Electrical erection & commissioning of the plant plus Ph. II civil constructions
 Prepared tenders, evaluated bids, negotiated & administered contracts, attended design conferences, carried out pre shipment inspections of Machinery & Equipment at various plants in Europe.
 Managed preventive maintenance & troubleshooting at plant & facilities (Mechanical, Electrical & Civil)

Manager Projects at PAKISTAN AUTOMOBILE CORPORATION –PACO (state corpn. with 18 auto mfg. plants)
  • Pakistan
  • June 1973 to August 1982

Manager Projects
 Prepared project feasibility studies for assembly and progressive manufacturing of Suzuki Automobiles, Hino & Toyota Commercial Vehicles jointly with Suzuki & Toyota Motors of Japan. The projects are already in commercial production
 Negotiated technology/licensing contracts & involved in development of vendors for automotive OEMs.
 Executed manufacturing analysis, plant capacity appraisals, project evaluations, costing & estimations

Mechanical / Production Engineer & Asst. Manager Assembly Plant
 Enhanced output at Assembly Plant & engineered new assembly lines as part of major balancing/modernization project.
 Supervised stamping/machining/welding of automotive OEMs & manufacturing of vehicles Assembly jigs & fixtures.
 Carried out Quality control of in-house & vendor components / assemblies, O E Ms & product developments

Education

Diploma, Project Management Professional- PMP
  • at Project Management Institute - PMI
  • June 2002
Diploma, Auto- Cad
  • at -SHERIDON COLLEGE
  • June 1997
Diploma, Integrated Computer Applications
  • at -SHERIDON COLLEGE
  • December 1996
Diploma, -Process Plant Operation/Maintenance
  • at -Fiene Cement Complex
  • August 1983
Diploma, Production, Project Planning, Manufacturing, Assembly, Research & Dev. & Plant maintenance
  • at -German Govt.'s fellowship at main plant of VolksWagenwerk A.G. Wolfsburg
  • November 1977
Diploma, German as a Foreign Language
  • at -Carl Duisberg Sprachinstitut
  • July 1977
Diploma, Low-cost Factory Automation & Production Management,
  • at -University of The Philippines - On United Nations Fellowship
  • November 1975
Diploma, Projects Preparation & Development
  • at -University of The Philippines
  • November 1975
Diploma, Attended Business Management Courses, 1975.
  • at - The Institute of Business Administration (I.B.A), Karachi University
  • May 1975
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at N.E.D Govt Engineering College, Karachi University
  • January 1973

Specialties & Skills

Consulting
Plant Operations
Project Management
Project Management - on budget / in-time, Certfied Project Management Professional 'PMP'
Plant Management / Factory Management / Operations Mgt. in totality
Plant & Facilities Maintenance Mgt. (Preventive, Predictive & trobleshooting), Plant Engineering
Project Planning / Feasibility Studies Preparation
Word-processing (Word), Excel, M.S Project, Power Point etc
Strong Consulting background, preparation of feasibilities for diversified Ind'l. Mfg Projects
Continuous improvement Kaizens, Lean Manufacturing, SOPs, Cost Reductions.
Safety Compliances, OHSA, WHIMS, NFP, ESA, Min.of Env, Min of Lab, Pre-start Health & Safety Review
Overcoming Language & Cultural Barriers. Travels to around 30 countries
Large multiethnic workforce Management thru team buiding, training, motivation & communication Skill
Contracts negotiation strategies & administration, Tenderiing, Bid Eval., Eqpt. Preship. Inspections
Industrial Plants Construction, Mechanical & Electrical Erection, Commissioning & Operations
Diversified Expertise in Automotive Assy/Mfg, Heavy Process Plants, Steel Processing, Plastics & Mfg
Finance and Business Management

Languages

English
Expert
German
Intermediate
Arabic
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert
Chinese
Beginner
Romanian
Beginner
Punjabi
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute - PMI, USA
  • Member
  • March 2002
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME, USA
  • Member
  • January 1994
British Institute of Management - BIM, U.K
  • Member
  • October 1978
The Institute of Engineers Pakistan - IEP
  • Fellow
  • August 1996
Pakistan Engineering Council - PEC, Pakistan
  • Life Member
  • July 1977
Professional Engineers Ontario - PEO, Ontario, Canada
  • Licensed Professional Engineer, P. Eng.
  • May 2000
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure - VDI, Institute of Engineers Germany
  • Member
  • July 1978
American Production & Inventory Control Society - APICS
  • Member
  • March 2000
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers - OSPE, Canada
  • Member
  • August 2003

Hobbies

  • Listening to Music, Travelling,
    Traveled to more than 35 Countries