Tom Talal Asadi, Senior Project Manager

Tom Talal Asadi

Senior Project Manager

Kanooq Industries Inc,

Location
United States
Education
Master's degree, Electronics & Computer Engineering
Experience
21 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 5 Months

Senior Project Manager at Kanooq Industries Inc,
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since January 2019

• Management of piping systems manufacturing
• Management of cost control and budgets
• Planning and establishing work schedules
• Preparing management reports of production and progress results
• Management of skilled staff, as well as subcontractors
• Internal and external problem solving
• Analytical skills and business strategy
• Contingency management
• QHSE, construction safety, and quality standards management
• Use of KPI and metrics to ensure continuous improvement

general manager operations at Saudi ACICO
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • December 2014 to November 2018

• Operation streamlining
• Lean manufacturing
• Gaining national and international product certificates
• Producing building materials such as AAC blocks, wall panels, slabs, lintels and modular for our multi home projects
• Implemented Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment
• Eliminated redundant processes to increase efficiency
• Decreased turnaround time to increase manufacturing efficiency
• Established traceability and accountability programs
• Reviewed objectives on a monthly basis
• Sales, profit, and loss
• Pricing and promotion
• Budget and cost control
• Purchasing, supply chain, and inventory
• Warehousing, distribution, and logistics
• Production management
• Accounting, finance, and collection
• Administration, human resources, and staff affairs
• Use of KPIs
• Interviewing, hiring, and training new employees (staffing)

Project Manager at Chicago Bridge & Iron
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2012 to November 2014

Supervised and coordinated the activities of production and operating staff, such as: engineers, inspectors, precision workers, operators, assemblers, fabricators, plant foremen and subcontractors.
 Managed costs for specific projects
 Having strong commercial background and contracts administration
 Experience with modular fabrication
 Performed a variety of complicated tasks and solved complex problems
 Interpreted internal/external business issues and recommended best practices
 Acted as a key contributor in a complex and critical environment
 Anticipated customer needs and identified solutions
 Team leader; motivated other team members
 Forecasted and planned resource requirements in order to meet objectives
 Determined standards, budgets, production goals and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labors availability and workloads
 Enforced safety and sanitation regulations
 Requested and inspected materials, products and equipment parts to detect defects or malfunctions
 interpreted specifications, drawings, job orders, and company policies and procedures to workers
 Communicated with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments
 Communicated with various departments such as QAQC, HSE, Procurement, HR and Production
 Planned and established work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
 Maintained operations data such as time, production, and cost records, and prepared management reports of production results
 Calculated labor and equipment requirements and production specifications
 Planned and developed new production processes
 Managed outfitting & paint subcontractors and coordinated their works with company’s departments
 Have excellent communications and written skills

Managing Director at DCI
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2011 to November 2012

Managing Director responsible for:
Overseeing Plant Operation in term of Sales, procurement, Warehousing & Distribution, production, Accounting & finance, Administration & Staff Affairs and Quality Control.
Attend design and construction meetings on equipment installations and progress meetings, dealing with the drawings, specifications and reports from the various projects in the plant; attend various design and construction project inspections, Hedging metal forward to secure reasonable metal prices, Participated in sales service activities, ensuring that all areas of operation are adequately resourced to enable the function to operate effectively and meeting their objectives.
The review of performance in terms of achievement of objectives and the effectiveness of strategy in operation, and assigning actions where appropriate to change an ongoing business improvement, Ensuring that all Safety guidelines were implemented and enforced.

Plant General Manager at Gulf Steel Rolling Co.
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • October 2007 to December 2010

Plant General Manager responsible for:
Overseeing Plants Operations in terms of:
- Sales & marketing
- Warehouse
- Precurement/Purchasing
- Production Planning and Control
- Quality Control
- Human Resources
- Production
Dealing with the drawings, specifications and reports from various projects in plant, attend various design and construction project inspections, field investigations, attend equipments installation and progress meeting,
Ensuring Policies in line with Company business plans and any short term
Strategies enhanced and compatible with the long term goals of the organization,
The establishment of Performance parameters in term of quality, production and
Business objectives to be achieved and strategy in support of the continuing
Growth and prosperity of the company ensuring that all areas of operation were adequately resourced to enable the function to operate effectively, ensuring Quality of products and services were provided to our customers, dealing with customer claims, ensuring that all Safety guidelines were implemented and enforced.The review of performance in terms of achievement of objectives and
The effectiveness of strategy in operation and assigning action where
Appropriate to change an ongoing business improvement.
ASTM's steel standards & British Standards, Carbon steels, Alloy steels, Stainless steels, steel grades, composition and physical properties Knowledge.
Major Customers were Al Zamail Steel, Al Fozan, Atia Steel, KSA,
Al Kharafi Const. Co., Kuwait,
Al Amara Steel, BSI & MECENG, Qatar

Sales & Marketing Manager at Gulf Aluminium Rolling Co.
  • Bahrain
  • November 2002 to September 2007

Developing objectives, policies and programs for sales and marketing activities within the agreed objectives of the Company. Planning, directing and coordinating the efforts of sales personnel. Supplying information on current and future markets to management and planning personnel. Responsible for achieving budgets within the assigned territories.
•Developed with the CFO an overall Marketing and sales strategy
And initial product mix for use in Planning production and Equipment utilization
•Prepared short and long term sales forecasts
•Planned sales programs, which included analysis competitive products, competitive sales techniques, marketing legislation and sales budgets.
•Monitored sales coverage within the territories, made proposals to CFO regarding improvements in training, guidance and management of agents. •Studied market and company products to determine if product modification or improvements were needed in conjunction with the Technical Manager
•Participated as necessary in collecting payments. Received customer claims and ensured that they were processed to completion•Determined pricing policy with the assistance of other members of management and marketing team.

•Participated in the development of advertising programs, brochures, trade fairs, and customer presentations.•Prepared monthly sales reports on market activities.


•Prepared annual sales budget and plan for approval. Specified sales targets by product and sales territory.
•Negotiated all long term contracts where feasible and desirable and prepared contract terms for management approval.•Screened all significant leads and inquiries and decided which to pursue•Assisted customers in developing their business(Recommending Alloys for protecting Oil pipe lines against explosion); customers visiting, caring & services (Metal Hedging & Stocks Management ) .
Major Customers were: Carrier A/C, KSA & Egypt, SKM UAE & KSA, Al Zamial A/C, KSA, NAPCO, KSA, Awal Gulf, Bahrain, MFCM London, UK.

Education

Master's degree, Electronics & Computer Engineering
  • at California State University Chico
  • May 2019
Diploma, Contracts Management
  • at London Metal Exchange
  • March 2004

London Metal Exchange course: The course provided an in-depth understanding of the workings of the Exchange and how its contracts can protect and add value to our business. The course gives a perspective of the role of the Exchange and provides attendees with a solid understanding of market processes, pricing, hedging, delivery, and how to minimize the effect of volatile prices on our business, the course included hedging with futures and options workshops.

Diploma, Certified Internal Auditor ISO 9001.
  • at Millennium International
  • June 2000

Certified Internal Auditor (Millennium International) ISO 9001.

Higher diploma, Consumer behavior, communication & Marketing Management.
  • at Dale Carnegie Business Management School.
  • October 1993
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at CSUC
  • December 1985
Diploma, Community College Instructor Credential
  • at State of California Sacremento
  • September 1985

Community College Instructor Credential (Engineering, Computer and Related Matters)

Specialties & Skills

Production Planning
Operation
Hedging
Millennium
Production
Training
Metal "Steel & Aluminium" procurement knowledge management
Stock management
Steel Plate Structuers Project Manager
Understand the factors influence the metal prices.
Plant Management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Oman Business and Professional Network
  • Member
  • March 2013

Training and Certifications

CB&I HSE Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2013
Valid Until:
August 2013
ISO 9000 Certified Internal Auditor (Training)
Training Institute:
Millennium International
Date Attended:
March 1999
Construction Safety (Training)
Training Institute:
CB&I
Date Attended:
August 2013
Customer Relation Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Franklin Covey
Date Attended:
March 2017

Hobbies

  • Tennis