Manager Six Sigma

ADNAN A. KHAN

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Sugar Land, Texas 77478 *****-****@*******.***

EXPERIENCED PRODUCT & PROCESS EXCELLENCE LEADER

PROFILE Experienced product and process improvement leader with strong

background in Stage-Gate project disciplines:

* Over twelve years of product development and strategy

definition for industrial products

* Extensive knowledgebase of operational excellence toolsets

like DFSS and Lean Product Development

* Comfortable presenting to all levels of the organization and

complex facilitation challenges within matrix teams

EMPLOYMENT

10/2007 - 11/2009 Director, Business & Product Development Cameron

International Corp.

Petreco Process Systems Division

An energy services industry player with strategic engagements with

virtually every Engineering, Procurement & Construction organization

around the world.

Responsible to division President to direct product development

strategy and technology portfolio execution. During this period, the

division developed a strong commitment to competitiveness, latest

technology solutions, expanding into new market segments and

acquisitions.

Key Achievements

* Led strategy definition for served markets expansion, legacy

product disengagement, processing systems, natural gas treatment

technologies and game-changing R&D opportunities

* Utilized Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology to identify 25

strategic growth programs aligned with customer expectations

* Aligned product development programs with DFSS stage-gate model

* Executed market and competitor assessment initiatives crossing

functional boundaries at global headquarter in Houston and regional

headquarters in Asia, Europe, Latin America and Middle East

* Evaluated 23 acquisition candidates representing full spectrum of

technology start-ups and publicly traded companies

* Served as Director, Marketing and Business Development until Q3

2008

08/2005 - 10/2007 Six Sigma Business Leader Cameron International

Corp.

Compression Systems Division

Responsible to L6S Master Black Belt and Vice President of New Product

Development (NPD) for the division to execute internal consulting

opportunities with executive and P&L leadership. The division

developed a corporate best practice NPD process and delivered the

strongest L6S performance in the corporation.

Key Achievements

* Led a cross-functional team of functional and P&L leaders in a

division-wide Kaizen format event to develop, negotiate and

implement NPD process

* Developed trade-off and prioritization "grid" to manage over 36 NPD

programs at four sites

* Mentored and Trained Six Sigma team members and NPD project

managers

* Executed L6S projects delivering over $ 2M in audited savings and

received corporate Epsilon Award

07/2004 - 08/2005 Engineering Manager - OEM Accounts Suntron Corp.

Gulf Coast Operations Division

A contract Electronic Manufacturing service provider with prestigious

instrumentation and semiconductor fabrication client portfolio. A

publicly traded company, at the time, with focus on low-volume and

high complexity products.

Responsible to Business Development Manager and Vice President of

Customer Relations to lead a team of engineering and field service

personnel to achieve product cost, delivery and quality goals.

Key Achievements

* Dedicated efforts to motivate the team and extensive Root Cause

Corrective Action (RCCA) discipline resulted in 23% improvement in

supplier quality score in less than six months

* Defined engineering change management process enhancements and

quality council methodology

* Led the team to resolve more than an year old Intel Supplier

Corrective Action Request backlog resulting in first commendable

quarterly performance report in more than a year

02/2000 - 05/2004 OEM Program Leader General Electric Co.

Industrial Systems Division

A provider of electrical distribution and control products, services

and solutions to automotive, fire-control equipment,

telecommunications, electric power utility and other industrial

applications.

Responsible to Technology Leader and Vice President of Marketing to

lead strategic OEM Conversion Program, develop international NPD team

leaders and spearhead DFSS driven Innovation Initiative for power

distribution and control components at GE Global R&D.

Key Achievements

* Delivered $ 900k Contribution Margin via share growth in a year

* Led product and technology development programs in the areas of

MEMS sensing and distributed power generation technologies

* Led product development programs for electrical power distribution

and control components

* Responsibilities expanded in 2002 to include emerging technology

initiatives at GE Global R&D

01/1998 - 02/2000 Product Development Engineer General Electric

Co.

Electrical Distribution & Control Division

Responsible to Technology Manager and Executive Plant Manager to lead

technology programs aimed at reducing product cost and RCCA for

customer quality concerns.

Key Achievements

* Received Outstanding Variable Cost Productivity Achievement award

* Developed transfer function demonstrating relationship between

electrical power bus design and cost resulting in over $ 1M in cost

savings

* Hired as Engineering Cooperative Education Program member and

promoted to development engineering assignment

1997 Engineering Cooperative Education Program Continental Airlines

Inc.

Aircraft Structures Engineering

An international airline with routes and support operations at every

major airport around the world.

Responsible to Manager of Structures Engineering to enhance fleet

reliability and execution of on-time performance improvement

initiatives.

Key Achievements

* Led engineering part substitution / obsolescence evaluation process

* Developed a Fleet Campaign Directive addressing a key flight

reliability / safety issue

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science credits in Aerospace Engineering, University of

Texas at Austin

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston

Masters of Science credits in Physics, Central Connecticut State

University

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Cameron Corporation - Certified Lean Six Sigma Black-Belt

Society of Manufacturing Engineers - Lean Product Development (Toyota

& Mascatelli)

American Society for Quality - Certified Six Sigma Black-Belt

GE Six Sigma - Certifications in Design for Six Sigma, DMAIC and

Design for Reliability

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Innovations in Product

Development conference

Project Management Institute - Advanced Project Management training

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