MD. ZILLUR RAHMAN
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Bozeman, Montana 59715
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EDUCATION
Master of Science in Industrial & Management Engineering
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Graduation Date: May 2010
Cumulative GPA: 3.59
Professional Project: “Orthogonal & Rotating Handicap Loading Dock (ORHLD): Its Functional Design &
Economics”
Relevant Course works: Design of Industrial Experiments & Statistical Analysis, Multi attribute & Economic
Analysis, Engineering Project Management, Production & Engineering Management, Optimization Techniques,
Engineering Management Systems, Ergonomics & Safety Management, Computer Decision Support Systems.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Production Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Senior Design Project: “Productivity improvement in a pharmaceutical production plant”.
Graduation Date: May 2005
GPA: 3.26 (on 4.00 scale)
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Business Consultant
Industry & Rural Sectors Division, Swisscontact Katalyst, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
November 2005 – August 2008
Managed $1.2 million projects of maize, poultry and shrimp, and $0.3 million vegetable and fisheries
projects as a project leader.
Led teams of twenty persons design, implement, monitor, and statistically measure the impact of projects.
Assisted twenty business entities to develop maize contract farming system, five commercial compost
fertilizers entities and three semi scavenging poultry firms to develop their business, the first of its kind in
Bangladesh.
Involved in studying and analyzing food processing supply chains, maize, poultry, vegetable, fisheries,
spices and shrimp sectors, and supply chains of organic compost fertilizer, waste management in
Bangladesh.
Formulated innovative market strategies to develop maize, poultry, vegetables & fisheries sectors in
Bangladesh.
Industrial Engineer
Research and Development department, Burlingtons Garments Limited, Bangladesh.
July 2005 – October 2005
• Involved in time study, productivity and process improvement in cutting, sewing, and finishing floors.
• Developed the mechanism to find out the resource requirements (worker, machine, shifts) for a
particular product type without making any actual sample in the production line, production
planning and scheduling.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant (TA)
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
August 2008 – May 2010
Courses Assisted: Engineering Economy, Production Systems, Quality Assurance, and Probability and
Statistics.
Grading assignments, tests, project reports, and quizzes and organizing industrial plant visits for the
students.
Tutoring students and assisting study sessions, designing and conducting lab classes.
Community Assistant (CA)
Family & Graduate Housing (FGH), Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
June 2009 –present
• Responsible for sixty four (64) families regarding any issues and representing FGH office whenever
needed.
• Facilitating the conflict resolution among the tenants and fostering healthy neighborhood in the
community.
• Assisting the tenants & FGH office to overcome any emergency or maintenance issues or whenever
needed.
• Developing and organizing community development programs.
• Monitoring and promoting FGH contract policy around the community.
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
• Two months internship experience in an automotive battery manufacturing plant for studying the process
variability using the statistical process control tools (2004).
• Two months internship experience in the production floor of a pharmaceutical plant to study the production
processes (2005).
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Graphics: Solid Works, AutoCAD
• Webpage Design: PHP and HTML
• Database: MySQL and Microsoft Access 2002.
• Statistical: Minitab and MatLab
• LINGO and Microsoft Office, IBM Lotus Note.
• Microsoft Visio, Outlook, and Project
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• President and one of the founders, Bangladesh Student Association (BSA), Bozeman Montana State
University.
• Organizer of Bangladesh stall, International Street Food Bazaar 2009 & 2010, Montana State
University, Bozeman, MT.
• Former Entertainment Secretary (2002 2003) and current member, Association of Industrial & Production
Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
REFERENCES
Available upon request