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Kashif Akhtar

Head of Consulting

Confidential

Location:
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience:
26 years, 6 months

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Total Years of Experience:  26 Years, 6 Months   

June 2021 To Present

Head of Consulting

at Confidential
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Heading the consulting business and consulting team from project bidding to closing.
January 2021 To Present

Lead Consultant and Trainer

at confidential
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Lead a team of consultants for ISO standards, supply chain, Business Process Engineering, IT & Cyber Security, BCM & Disaster Recovery

Lead Team of Trainers for all the subjects
January 2021 To Present

Lead consultant and Trainer

at confidential
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Lead Consultant and Lead Trainer
April 2007 To January 2021

Manager - Technical, Special and Compliance Internal Audits

at Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• Reporting to Vice President - Internal Audit
• Responsible and accountable for Management of Technical and Compliance Team.
• Supervision of following categories of Audits:
 Technical Reviews for various DEWA activities including Power Plants, Desalination Plants, Transmission & Distribution Networks (Electricity & Water), project sites, etc.
 Commercial Contract Reviews
 OH&S Process Audits
 EMS Process Audits
 Compliance Audits
 IT Audits, SAP Audits, IT Controls Review in SAP Purchasing and Contracting Modules, HR Module, PS, WCM, CATS, FICA, FICO, AM Modules.
 SAP Billing Audits
 Strategy Planning and Excellence Model Assignments
 SLA Audits
 Site Visits and Special Assignments
 Risk Assessment and Financial Audits
 Technical Audits, LAB audits,
May 2005 To April 2007

Incharge (Quality, Health, Safety & Environment-QHSE) Additional Responsibility for Manager Trainin

at DESCON Engineering Limited
Location : Pakistan - Lahore
• Reporting to Head Infrastructure Projects Business Area and Responsible & Accountable for Managing and implementation of QA/QC, Environmental Health and Safety systems for the large infrastructure project sites in Pakistan.
Responsible for the recruitment and management of site QA/QC and HSE teams for the projects.
Planning, schedule & Conducting of the QMS, EMS and OHSMS Internal Audits.
Site Visits to above projects and managing Consultants and sub-contractors at sites.
Training Needs Analysis for the Business Area. Delivered 500 - 600 man-hours of training in the previous year.
June 2002 To May 2005

QHSE officer with additional charge of Training Manager

at Master Foods Middle East FZE
Location : United Arab Emirates
• Reporting functionally to Regional Director HSE and Administratively to Plant Manager.
• Responsible & Accountable for Managing and Implementation of Safety & Environmental Systems of the Company.
• Responsible and accountable for safety inspections, safety programs, HSE induction and training.
• Responsible and Accountable for TNA, TLR`s and arrangement of functional, competence and HSE training
• -Liaison with suppliers and training institute to arrange trainings in compliance with the training plan helped in achieving targets.
• Development of functional and HSE training plan and arrangement of the trainings such as Mechatronics, electro-pneumatics, Hydraulics, Manufacturing good practices, HACCP, Food Safety etc.
• Delivered training and periodic reports on training objective performance.
February 2001 To June 2002

Production Team Leader (Mars Incorporate - Snack Food)

at Master Foods Middle East FZE Dubai
Location : United Arab Emirates
• Reporting to the Shift Manager, responsible for managing the Chocolate Manufacturing facility in shift.
• Accountable for the Line Management of a team of Production Staffs in Shifts.
• Accountable for the delivering the set targets and production deliverables.
July 1999 To February 2001

Production, Maintenance & Project Engineer

at Seagull Traders LLC
Location : United Arab Emirates
• Responsible & Accountable for the Production & Quality management of the HVAC Duct & Sound Attenuators Manufacturing Facility
• Project Management Planning for all new Projects and Liaising with Consultants and Contractors for design and specifications.
• Management Representative for the company for conducting and supervising the internal & external Audits.
• Making of submittals, Project quality & HSE plan and generation of the ductwork schedule for all new projects in accordance with the standards. This also involved resource planning (ERP planning).
June 1997 To June 1998

Trainee engineer

at Special Scientific Services
Location : Pakistan
SES is a subsidiary of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission in Islamabad - the only manufacturer of the heat exchangers in Pakistan. Here both the chemical and mechanical design of the H-X is performed before the final fabrication phase. This is the only unit in Pakistan performing Non-Destructing Testing (NDT)
 Initial designing i.e. paper work
 Chemical Designing using the following standards
❆ ASME Viii Div 1 ❆ ASME III B ❆ TEMA
 Initial Mechanical Design using the high pressure boiler standard (ASME Viii)

Education

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September 1998

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

at University of Engg. & Technology
Location : Taxila, Pakistan
Grade: 80 out of 100
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering with Honors
• 4-Year Degree Program of Professional Engineering.
• Obtained 3rd position in the university with 88% marks
• Designed a shell & tube Heat exchanger as final year project.

Specialties & Skills

MS Office

Engineer Software

Balance Score Card and KPI

Strategy Building

Technical Report Writing

Management Consulting

Food Safety

ISO Auditor

Supply Chain

Contract Review

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English

Expert

Arabic

Beginner

Memberships

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Organization : Pakistan Engineering Council
Membership/Role : Professional Engineer
Member since : September 1998
Organization : American Society for Mechanical Engineers
Membership/Role : Profession Engineer Member
Member since : September 2000
Organization : Project Management Institute
Membership/Role : PMP Member
Member since : May 2012

Training and Certifications

NEBOSH IGC Certificate ( Training )

NEBOSH UK
January 2016

Certified Fraud Examiner ( Training )

ACFE USA
April 2017

Lead Auditor - ISO 9001, 14001, 22301, 27001, 55001, 26000, 22001, 19600, 37001, 44001, 28001, 50001 ( Training )

PECB
January 2017

Certified Penetration Testing Engineer ( Training )

MIle 2
October 2016

Certified Digital Forensic Examiner ( Training )

MIle 2
October 2017

Lead Implementor - ISO 27001 ( Training )

Mile 2
January 2017

Lead SCADA Security Manager ( Training )

PECB
November 2017

ISO 27032 Lead Cyber Security Manager ( Training )

PECB
November 2017

SAP MM, ISU Billing, CRM, SRM, PS, SSM ( Training )

Multiple including Big 4
January 2016

Compliance and Ethics Professional ( Training )

Society of Compliance & ethics USA
January 2018 (35 hours)

Certified International Supply Chain Manager ( Certificate )

Issued in: September 2012 Valid Until: - September 2012

Certified International Commercial Contracts Manager ( Certificate )

Issued in: September 2012 Valid Until: - October 2012

Certified International Supply Chain Professional ( Certificate )

Issued in: September 2012 Valid Until: - September 2012

Project Management Professional ( Certificate )

Issued in: October 2012 Valid Until: - October 2012

CDPSE ( Certificate )

Issued in: June 2020

Lead Auditor - LAB Management System ISO 17025 ( Certificate )

Issued in: January 2018 Valid Until: - January 2021

Lead Auditor - LAB Management System ISO 17025 ( Certificate )

Issued in: January 2018 Valid Until: - January 2021

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Reading

Career Counseling

Motivational Speaker

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As Senior Technical Auditor in Dubai Electricity and Water authority

By natarajan srinivasan (COLLEAGUE) on 05-06-2013
"Mr. Kashif is sincere, hardworking person. He is good at Quality, Safety and Environment Auditing. He has carried out many Technical operational Audits. I strongly recommending him for senior positions."

As Technical Auditor in Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

By natarajan srinivasan (COLLEAGUE) on 28-04-2008
"Mr. Kashif is sincere, hardworking person. He is good at Quality, Safety and Environment Auditing. He has carried out many Technical operational Audits. I strongly recommending him for senior positions."

As QSE MANAGER in SENSAIRE SERVICES LLC

By Kamal Khan (COLLEAGUE) on 22-04-2008
"He is honest, sincere and hardworker. He is has got good managerial skills and abilities, can work both individually and as a team member. He is capable to handle the situations with objectivity and positiveness. He is capable to bear the pressure of job and time contraints. I found him to be a best person with pleasant attitude while working together. I wish him all the best for his future endeavors."

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