Romeo Abou Samra

Al FarDan Jewelery March 2012 till present

Production Manager
• Planning, coordination and control of manufacturing processes. To ensure that goods and services are produced efficiently and that the correct amount is produced at the right cost and level of quality.
• Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule; ensuring that the production is cost effective. Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality.
• Working out the human and material resources needed.
• Drafting a timescale for the job, estimating costs and setting the quality standards.
• Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed.
• Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment.
• Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programmers.
• Liaising among different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers.
• Working with managers to implement the company's policies and goals.
• Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed.
• Supervising and motivating a team of workers.
• Reviewing worker performance and providing feedback when needed, identifying training needs.

• Built and managed productive relationships with retail accounts, promoting services and identifying cross-sell and up-sell opportunities.

• Created dynamic marketing plans and monitored results to obtain revenue and business goals.

Lazordi Euro Egypt 2009-2011 Cairo - Egypt
Production and Sales Manager: • Model making (casting) - making an object or decorative detail using a mould.
• Stamping and presswork.
• Chasing - making a raised pattern on the surface of the metal.
• Soldering and fabrication.
• Mounting - making the framework for the piece of jewelry. This involves handling, forming and drilling metal, and opening out holes in which to place the selected gems;
• Polishing - ensuring the finish of the piece.
• Manage 680 employees in production.
• Manage 23 sale's supervisors.
• Cooperate between productions & sales.
• Check the drawings of the jewelry and make own designs.
• Make sure of meeting deadline deliveries.
• Coordinate between different branches to make sure that work is consistent and presented according to the drawing designs.
• Prepare the monthly sale inventory.
• Use the motivation method to encourage the team in achieving the sale target, ex: gifts - promotions - rewards - letter of appreciation.

Edward Ouzounian & Sons 1998-2008 Mansourieh, Lebanon

Production Manager: • Involve, share and interfere in inventing & creating new jewel models.
• Implement and execute all jewel models.
• Manage five teams of supervisors.
• Follow up on implementation and production of all jewel models.
• Day to day management of the main workshop (35 employees)
• Follow up on all plans implementation, production, execution & finalizing.
• Main responsible of all projects from creation till final delivery before due date (from A to Z)
• Co-operator of sales.

Team Supervisor: • Implement, execute and manufacture new models.
• Follow up on producing and finalizing new jewels
• Monitor Schedules, leaves, vacations, sign in & out, monitor employees work and report to the superior management in case of shortfalls.

Training Experience

Victor Aoun jewelry 1993-1995 Beirut, Lebanon

Senior Workshop Trainee: • Member of a workshop team (17 employees)
• Assist in all workshops projects.
• Learning how to implement & execute jewels models (polishing, producing & finalizing)

Euyarian Workshop 1994-1995 Dekwaneh, Lebanon
• Trainer Dr.Jacques Euyrian (PHD in chemistry)
• Gold Chemical Refining.
• Dealing with jewels raw materials.
New chemicals methods in Cleaning, Polishing & Shining Gold & jewels