Usama Ali, Operations / R&D Manager

Usama Ali

Operations / R&D Manager

SIKA

Lieu
Irak - Arbil
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Chemical Engineering
Expérience
20 years, 2 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 2 Mois

Operations / R&D Manager à SIKA
  • Irak - Arbil
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2017

Responsibilities:
As Operations Manager:
• Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising and reviewing job contributions
• Plan and review compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures
• Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce and evaluate policies and procedures; develop processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management and shipping
• Analyze process workflow, employee and space requirements and equipment layout; implement changes
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Accomplish operations and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Responsible for all department managers and supervisors, with review/approval responsibility for all operations employees
• Run a safe, injury/accident free workplace
• Work closely with GM and management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures and systems and to follow through with implementation.
• Work closely with the inventory manager and team to perform analysis of our inventory and ensure we are utilizing our inventory effectively, purchasing the right equipment, maintaining solid inventory data and reduce sub-rental expenses .

AS R&D :
• Develop concepts, products, and solutions by coordinating with Orthopedics business units.
• Understand customer expectations on to-be manufactured product.
• Determine and execute improved technologies used by suppliers, competitors, and customers.
• Support Director to hire and develop R&D personnel.
• Establish project goals and priorities by collaborating with Marketing and Operations.
• Transfer new technologies, products, and manufacturing process into and out of the company.
• Research, design and evaluate materials, assemblies, processes and equipment.
• Document all phases of research and development.

Procurement engineer / Oil field chemicals à AL-Mrooj Company for Oil Services
  • Irak - Bagdad
  • novembre 2016 à avril 2017

• Identifies business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the industry.
• Perform sales activities on major accounts.
• Interprets short and long term effects on sales strategies in operating profits.
• Meets potential customers (new and old) on a daily basis with reports.
• Sells products by establishing contact and developing relationships with prospects recommending solutions.
• Maintains relationships with clients by providing support, information, and guidance researching and recommending new opportunities; recommending profit and service improvements.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Activities are in accordance with the guidelines of the Group Code of Conduct.

Project Engineer / H2S absorbent Replacement project /Gas sweetening units, LUKOIL-CPF, West Qurna 2 à M-I SWACO aSchlumberger company / Contract
  • Irak - Bassorah
  • novembre 2016 à avril 2017

AL-Mrooj company has a 3 years contract with M-I SWACO a Schlumberger company as a sub contractor to change out catalyst for gas sweetening units for Lukoil at West Qurna 2 field & I am the project engineer from AL-Mrooj company side for this contract,
My Job is to supervise the change out process including the ( Purging - Unloading the used catalyst - loading the new catalyst - all logistics needed ) & finishing all necessary PTWs for this process .

Production / Quality control Manager à FOSROC
  • Irak - Arbil
  • février 2014 à novembre 2016

As Production Manager :

1- Manage and evaluate machine resources to ensure productivity and minimal downtime
2- Oversee a workforce of 4 employees in the manufacturing department
3- Strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines
4- Ensure all employees follow industry standard health and safety guidelines
5- Set ambitious production goals and communicate them to key personnel
6- Provide motivation, support and guidance to all employees
7- Communicate any problems or obstacles to senior management
8- Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity
9- Create schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels
10 - ensuring quality systems & procedures are adhered to & revised in line with continuous improvement philosophy .
11- identifying training & development needs, agreeing plan with Operation manager & facilitating execution of plan .

As Quality Control Manager :

1- Ensure production quality continuously tested and recorded and complies to QC specification advice correction to the batch if they fall out side QC limit
2- Evaluating new raw materials.
3- Extending the shelf life of both Raw and finished products
4- Actively participate in setting and implementing processes that will deliver the HSE standards set by Sika .
5- Follow Sika strategy in the Technical department.
6- In coming raw material and Finished Product Testing.
7- Routine production batch adjustment or correction, if any anomalies found during production.
8- Raw material Evaluation and report to GM accordingly
9- Product comparison with competitor product.
10 - Trials for new product development and product modification
11- Provide test certificate for the customers
12- Documentation of QC specification for raw materials and finished product.
13- ISO documentation.
14 - Shelf life extension of the expired raw materials

Procurement Engineer / water - waste water treatment units à UES - AL-Usool engineering services company
  • Irak - Bagdad
  • octobre 2012 à février 2014

• Identifies business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the industry.
• Perform sales activities on major accounts.
• Interprets short and long term effects on sales strategies in operating profits.
• Meets potential customers (new and old) on a daily basis with reports.
• Sells products by establishing contact and developing relationships with prospects recommending solutions.
• Maintains relationships with clients by providing support, information, and guidance researching and recommending new opportunities; recommending profit and service improvements.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organisation standards.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Activities are in accordance with the guidelines of the Group Code of Conduct.

also i was the Head of Technical team that responsible for set up a new plant ( Firefighting foam plant)

Quality Assurance Manager à Syrian pharmaceutical & chemical company ( SYPHCO )
  • Syrie - Damas
  • octobre 2010 à octobre 2012

1- Oversee plant quality by conducting and evaluating various tests of finished products, components and packaging.
2- Confirm plant audit procedures and assigned work schedules.
3- Resolve major quality problems for production and warehousing.
4- Monitor product date coding and trade age management at all levels of product movement.
5- Educate and instruct plant personnel regarding quality control testing, equipment sanitation and general sanitation and housekeeping practices.
6- Review operational procedures and make recommendations to management to improve efficiency and project yields.
7- Review plant evaluation and make appropriate recommendations to management.
8- Work closely with customers regarding quality issues.
9- Prepare plant evaluation reports for Corporate QA Director monthly.
10 -Develop, maintain, and conduct a review of internal quality systems quarterly.
11- Assist in development of special department projects and work in conjunction with Corporate QA Director.
12- Provide training for new employees.
13- Administrative operation of the Preventative/Correction Action System as needed.
14- Support third party audits.
15- Ensure documentation and controls are appropriate for organization.
16- Maintain Quality Assurance records.
17- Performing internal audits quarterly.
18 - Address non-conformities from internal and external audits.
19- Act as authority for product acceptance/rejection and release of goods.
20- Work as a team with the quality control (QC) & production departments in order to reach the standard specification that compatible with the GMP standard.
21- Assurance of applied the (SOP’s) in each step of each process (cleaning, operation, delivering & receiving materials, preparation & packaging processes )
22- Assurance of applied ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 that the company had adopted as a part of work.

Packaging supervisor à Syrian pharmaceutical & chemical company ( SYPHCO )
  • Syrie - Damas
  • octobre 2008 à octobre 2010

1- Supervises operations employees (e.g, manufacturing, filling, granulation, compression/encapsulation, inspection and/or packaging staff) of high quality pharmaceutical products according to schedule, cost and quality standards,
2- Maintaining employee engagement, safety performance, and ensuring adherence to all regulatory control and documentation procedures.
3- Provides leadership to assigned staff by performing the following: leading organizational change;
4- developing and empowering staff; cultivating relationships; putting staff in a position to succeed, meeting their personal career goals while also achieving organizational goals.
5- Supervises employees in day to day operations by spending at least 50% of available time interfacing with employees to ensure that every product unit is of high quality and exceeds all the Company’s current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).
6- Ensures that production schedule is met by distributing workload in accordance with changing priorities.
7- Ensures production operations are properly controlled and regulatory compliance requirements are met by ensuring batch documentation is accurate, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are accurate, training is current, critical documentation templates are accurate, equipment is in good repair and current calibration, and high standards of housekeeping are maintained .
8- Prepares performance reviews for all employees and evaluates personnel performance according to
performance management process.
9 - Evaluates/solves operation problems by reviewing the area of concern, developing potential solutions, technically evaluating or testing the solutions, and preparing summary reports/recommendations for management.
10 - Supports the company’s safety program to maximize safety awareness and provides a safe work
environment.

Production Supervisor à Syian pharmaceutical & chemical company ( SYPHCO )
  • Syrie - Damas
  • octobre 2006 à octobre 2008

1- Create, revise and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Production Batch Records.
2- Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
3- Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
4 - Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
5- Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
6 - Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
7 - Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
8 - Conducts interviews and makes hiring decisions on hourly employees.
9 - Conducts employee performance evaluations
10 - Reviews and approves direct report timesheets.
11 - Communicates and sets daily production priorities with Process Leads and hourly employees.
12 - Monitoring the training progress and readiness to work independently of all direct reports.
13 - Ensures production team’s adheres to all quality standards and specifications.
14 - Performs Batch Record review, including prioritization, reviewing corrections, and following up to ensure timely completion.
15 - Pre-approves expiration dates on batch records prior to manufacturing.

Head of liquid dosage forms department à Syrian pharmaceutical & chemical company ( SYPHCO )
  • Syrie - Damas
  • mars 2005 à octobre 2006

1- Authorisation of written procedures and other documents.
2- Monitoring and control of the manufacturing environment.
3- Plant hygiene.
4- Process validation.
5- Training.
6- Approval and monitoring of suppliers.
7- Approval and monitoring of contract manufacture.
8- Designation and monitoring of storage conditions.
9- Retention of records.
10 -Monitoring of compliance to GMP.
11- Inspection, investigation and taking samples.

Water treatment unit engineer à Syrian pharmaceutical & chemical company ( SYPHCO )
  • Syrie - Damas
  • mars 2004 à mars 2005

1- Ensure the operations of the Water Treatment Plant and corresponding decisions and purchases conform with the cGMP & WHO policies .
2- Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises and reviews the work of staff to ensure that work is completed in a safe and appropriate manner, within regulatory requirements.
3- Trains staff in work procedures and methods; evaluates the work of staff, initiates and implements work selection and disciplinary procedures.
4- Inspects the facility and reviews applicable data to determine operational status; authorizes changes in activities to meet regulatory requirements and ensures the most effective and efficient processes are used.
5- Directs the purchase and inventory of materials, chemicals, supplies and equipment; contacts vendors and service contractors regarding prices, delivery and services required for the effective operation of water treatment facilities.
6- Oversees collection and related laboratory testing activities or submits samples to contract laboratories; prepares or directs the preparation of regulatory reports and ensures their timely submission to appropriate agencies.
7- Monitors source water quality and activities at wells and reservoirs; authorizes operational modifications to meet regulatory and supply requirements.
8- Troubleshoots operational and maintenance problems; corrects, repairs or directs the correction and repair of operational and/or equipment problems.
9- Oversees the maintenance of treatment plant, shop areas and other facilities and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
10 -Operate valves, pumps and automated controls to regulate the flow of water through the plant; operates and performs preventive maintenance on a variety of treatment plant equipment, such as pumps, motors, chlorinators or other chemical application equipment.
11- Assurance of applied ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 that the company had adopted as a part of work.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Chemical Engineering
  • à University of technology
  • août 2003

Specialties & Skills

QA QC Engineering
Chemical Plants
Production
Water Treatment
M.S. office & Outlook

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Langue Maternelle
Kurde
Débutant

Adhésions

Iraqi engineers union
  • member
  • August 2012

Formation et Diplômes

H2S GAS AWARENESS (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
October 2016
Valide jusqu'à:
October 2018
IELTS - band 6 (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
July 2015
Valide jusqu'à:
July 2017
QMS internal auditing training course (Formation)
Institut de formation:
SGS
Date de la formation:
January 2008

Loisirs

  • swimming - football - computer games - traveling