Project Manager Engineer

IRFAN M. ALAM, MBA

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EXPERIENCE

GENENTECH INC., South San Francisco, CA 2002 – Present

Biotechnology Research Company

Automation Engineer

• Perform project management of facilities projects with budgets up to $250K and over $600K in man-hours

• Manage up to four projects simultaneously, with all projects pertaining to streamlining current manufacturing

processes and manufacturing new biotech products

• Responsible for drafting project plans, formulating project budgets, conducting research on existing and

upcoming molecules, conducting financial due diligence, and overseeing profits and losses

• Accountable for ensuring projects are completed on time and within budgetary constraints while meeting

requirements for high-quality technical content

• Received Genentech Recognition Award in 2003 and 2006, cash awards for on-time delivery of technical projects

BOC GASES, Murray Hill, NJ 1997 – 2002

Industrial gas manufacturer, purifying oxygen for industrial use

Process Controls Project Manager

• Acted as project manager for facility projects for cryogenic oxygen plants, ensuring budgetary constraints and

managing two engineers in North and South America

• Interacted and negotiated prices with vendors as well as ensured A/P and A/R were processed in a timely manner

• Successfully worked around budget by working and implementing projects iteratively and defining project

requirements upfront

• Notable Achievements/Awards:

- Promoted twice from an engineer role into a manager role

-Received BOC Outstanding Project Achievement Award in 1998 and 1999 for Corning Asahi Video and

Paxon Steel on-site projects

FINANCIAL TRAINING

INVESTMENT BANKING INSTITUTE, San Francisco, CA November 2007

• Participated in a one-month intensive Investment Banking Seminar focused on (i) financial statement analysis, (ii)

financial modeling (iii) valuation methodologies and (iv) transaction structuring

• “Normalized” and “Spread” historical and projected financial statements, including in depth analyses of operational

and leverage ratios

• Built fully-integrated financial models, with projected financial statements, debt and interest schedules, and

sensitivity tables

• Performed company valuations utilizing (i) comparable public company analysis, (ii) precedent transactions analysis

and (iii) discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis

• Modeled leveraged buy-out (LBO) and M&A transactions, utilizing pro-forma financial statements, sources and

uses tables, purchase price considerations and synergy assumptions

EDUCATION

CFA INSTITUTE – Level 1 Candidate December 2009

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, CA, August 2007

Master of Business Administration, Finance

• Completed MBA while working full-time

• Related Coursework: Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis, Corporate Finance; Generated Pro Forma

Financial Statements, conducted financial analysis and financial modeling, Venture Capital and Investment Banking,

Mergers and Acquisitions for Small Businesses

DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA June 1997

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

ADDITIONAL

• Familiar with LEAN/Six Sigma best practices in general industry as well as biotechnology manufacturing, high

proficiency with automated manufacturing processes and business processes

• Interest in gaining more knowledge about Private Equity, Best Business Practices

• In the process of obtaining my professional pilots license

• Member of AICHE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)

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