Engineer Quality

IMRAN ALI

*** **** *****, ********, **, Canada, Postal code E6G1H3.

Cell #: 506-***-**** E-mail: *************@*****.***

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE:

. Experience in, Pulp and Paper making, Rotogravure, Litho, Flexo

printing, Paper board converting, Corrugation board making.

. Designed, led and assisted in trials for new product development

. Assisted in projects from conceptual into development phase

. Led machinery selection, procurement, installation & process

optimization assignments

. Comprehensive knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Power Point, PI, Outlook

Express, Maximo

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

QUALITY & COST ENGINEER, _ AV-NACKAWIC, Nackawic, NB, Canada, April, 2010-

till date

. Ensure to provide a safe work environment

. Ensure company specifications are met, required testing is conducted,

and products are being shipped according to contractual quality

specifications

. Develop and update SOPs for new process changes. Train and supervise

staff for following quality procedures according to company's Quality

Management System

. Ensure effectiveness of quality control system on all incoming raw

material concerning process operations

. Ensure testing equipment proper maintenance and test being performed

according to standard procedures, and provide assistance during

troubleshooting times. Recommend improvements to testing equipment as

required

. Prepare and distribute various daily, weekly and monthly quality

summary reports and keep all records of quality specifications and

related changes

. Lead new trials, prepare reports/ presentations and present results

with comparisons, using appropriate IT tools

. Review quality data on daily basis for any discrepancies and report

results/ investigations/ analysis to Senior Management concerning

quality & customer issues

. Maintain effective customer relations with regular communication and

reporting on concerning issues

. Lead role in the identification of areas to concentrate cost reduction

initiatives

. Track cost of activities associated with cost reduction programs

against targets and regularly report on progress

. Provide financial information and analysis to members of Operations,

Technical & Maintenance group

. Support in developing & maintaining adequate systems to facilitate

timely and accurate analysis of activity based costs

. Work with VP operations and Financial controller on cost reduction

initiatives for the mill operations

. Trap & Track capital cost justification analysis for all executed

capital & engineering projects

PROJECT ENGINEER PAPER MILL, _ Eurocan Pulp & Paper Co, Kitimat, BC,

Canada, 2008-2010

. Provide engineering assistance for new capital investment & major

maintenance projects

. Create capital cost justification analysis for engineering projects

. Identify work required for Paper mill's civil, structural and

mechanical assets, with cost estimates

. Perform inspections of assets and address required scope of work

. Provide weekly on call coverage for Environment control activities

PROCESS ENGINEER, _ Footner Forest Products Ltd, High Level, AB, Canada,

2007

. Process optimization and engineering assistance for capital and

maintenance projects

. Drafted a cost reduction plan for OSB board making, which included

o Wood recovery, yield improvement

o Resin Reduction in the OSB board making

o Process optimization and product quality improvement

o Bring improvement in laboratory testing procedures and quality

management systems

IMRAN ALI

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PROJECT ENGINEER, _ Packages Ltd (Pulp, Paper, printing & packaging Co),

Pakistan, 2000-2006

. Lead engineer role in dismantling, re-erection & startup of waste

paper pulp making plants

. Lead engineer role in a team of engineers. A $300 Million investment

project in pulp and paper making operations at a new site by the

company

. Conducted technical and feasibility studies to determine projects

viability and plant layouts

. Prepared engineering package for plant shutdowns

. Worked as Incharge Production for Stock Preparation Plants delivering

pulp to Bleach board, Test Liner, Fluting, and writing/printing paper

and bard making machines

. Selected, commissioned and optimized a paper core (spiral tube) making

plant

PROCESS ENGINEER, _ Packages Ltd (Pulp, Paper, printing & packaging Co),

Pakistan, 1994-2000

. Performed studies and technical analysis to bring improvement in

process operations of corrugation making, bleached board making by

keeping close Liaison between Paperboard mills and converting

operations.

. Performed pulp & paper laboratory testing, which included pulp, paper

and print quality testing

. Assisted Quality Assurance Department as Quality Systems Engineer for

ISO 9001 certification

. Commissioned & optimized complete rotogravure cylinder making plant

. Performed as production engineer in the pre press production

department for 2 years

EDUCATION:

1986 - 1991 Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering), University of the

Punjab, Pakistan

1998 - 2000 Diploma in Business Management, Lahore University of

Management Sciences, Pakistan

RELATED TRAINING:

. Course on "Basic Principles & Rules for Labor Laws in Unionized/ Non

Unionized Industrial Environment" at Nackawic, NB, Canada, 2011

. Industrial environment awareness courses at Eurocan Pulp & Paper Co,

BC, Canada, 2009

. Incident investigations, organized by Alberta Forest Company, High

Level, AB, Canada, 2007

. Supervised dismantling & shipping of a 200 tpd DIP stock preparation

plant from Zwingen, Switzerland, 2005

. Pulp & Paper making, 4-days training at Stora-Enso Mill in Varkaus,

Finland for recycling liquid packaging waste, 2004

. Supervised dismantling, shipping, re-erection, startup & optimization

of a 400 tpd OCC pulping plant from UK mills, 2003/ 2004.

. Paper Converting, "8-days training at Ahlstrom's core winding

operations in Krefeld, Germany, 2003"

. Paperboard Converting, Study on "Dimensional stability and Printing

issues on Bleached Cigarette board & Liquid packaging board" 2001

. Paper Converting, "16 weeks training on Corrugation Plant, and 12

weeks on Clay coating plant" 1999

. "Trainer's Training for Supervisory development", sponsored by Asian

Productivity Organization (APO, Japan), 1997

. "Statistical Quality control", organized by PITAC, held at Packages

limited, 1997

. "Ensuring Customer Satisfaction", organized by Lahore University of

management (LUMS), 1996

. Pre Press Training, "10-days rotogravure cylinder making plant/

machinery pre-erection training at Daetwyler, Langenthal, Switzerland,

1995"

. 8-days industrial operations management training at Aker Lund &

Rausing, Lund, Sweden, 1995

PERSONAL PROFILE:

. Canadian Citizen

. Open minded and ability to think analytically, resolve problematic

issues

. Ability to visualize complex processes and equipment

. Flexible in relocating

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