Consulting Manager
Palladium
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :9 years, 9 أشهر
Consulting Manager: The Palladium Group (Dubai, UAE) -Global Leader in Strategy Execution Consulting 2010-Present
* Developed and implemented strategy execution framework for the Abu Dhabi utilities sector
* Defined 5 year strategy for the Utilities Sector in Abu Dhabi and cascaded it to all concerned entities and business units
* Established & implemented performance management framework and governance model for the Abu Dhabi utilities sector
* Designed and implemented strategy capability training programs, internal communication initiatives, leadership retreats, and employee engagement programs to help promote organizational change
* Led commercial business development initiatives leading to over 3 million US dollars in revenue
Lead Consultant: Gallup Consulting (Dubai, UAE): Leading global management consultancy 2008- 2010
* Helped develop and implement regional strategy and secure contracts growing revenues by 150%
* Acted as the primary liaison to clients, ensuring seamless execution of human capital and performance solutions
* Drove organizational change through employee engagement, customer engagement, and leadership development leading to an average 15% annualized gain in business outcomes for clients
* Led performance management audit and overhaul of leading regional telecom provider
* Conducted B2B customer engagement assessment for leading global confectionary giant
Strategic Consulting Project: Bombardier Aerospace (Montreal, Canada): World's third largest aircraft company July 2008
* Built a reusable methodology to assess low cost countries for outsourcing manufacturing aircraft components
* Constructed an exhaustive database and scoring matrix with over 150 country profiles
* Recommended a short list of countries aligned to BA's strategic and operational manufacturing objectives
Special Mandate: McKinsey & Company (Montreal, Canada): Big 5 strategy consulting firm May 2008
* Performed strategic analysis to reposition an academic institution's finance program
* Completed student, teacher, and department diagnostics for elite finance schools
* Performed extensive field research, market studies, and benchmarking to formulate strategy and action plan
* 1st Place Winner NUS Global Business Challenge 2008 ("The World's Largest Master's- Level Competition")
* Finalist in MBAs Without Borders Global Business Competition 2009
* Editorial advisor for the 2010 New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best Seller "Well Being: The Five Essential Elements"
* Winner of Gallup's Rising Star Award (given to less than 1% of employees)
* Personality of the Week for Montreal's La Presse, also featured in the Globe & Mail, The Business Times, Global TV, and others
Performance Manager-Supply Chain: Loblaw Companies Limited (Toronto, Canada): Canada's largest food retailer 2003-2007
* Led and managed teams on over 50 strategic and tactical projects throughout distribution centers (DC) across Canada
* Executed various productivity and process excellence initiatives
* Performed process mapping and reengineering for distribution functions and established continuous improvement frameworks
* Identified cost-saving opportunities and conducted follow-up measurement and workforce training sessions
* Developed and audited standard operating procedures and best practices for over 30 facilities
* Supervised DC operations and helped manage over 100 employees to help ensure on time store deliveries
* Reviewed and assessed efficiencies within the business to increase facility performance, on average, by 15%
* Rolled out national KPI alignment initiative to all WMS operating DC's, improving productivity on average, by 10%
ACHIEVEMENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND INTERESTS
MBA in Strategic Management: HEC (Montreal, Canada): Top 10 International MBA Program (Business Week & Forbes) 2008 Graduating with Distinction
Bachelor's of Industrial Engineering: Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) 2003