Six Sigma Quality

Ejaz Rahim

Master Black Belt QMS Leader Program Manager Project Engineer

www.linkedin.com/in/ejazrahim Houston Area

ac1nwo@r.postjobfree.com 817-***-****

Professional Profile

Certified Master Black Belt working as Quality Manager with extensive experience in Engineering, Quality, Project Engineering and Power System Operation. Strong skills in Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma and Quality Management System. Developed a highly effective team to instill quality culture in organization where our employees and customers felt the difference, creating a competitive advantage for the business.

Competencies and Skills

Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC / DFSS)

Project Engineering

Continuous Improvement

Engineering Design

Operational Excellence

Power Plant Engineering

Risk Mitigation (FMEA)

Power Distribution Network Design

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Power System Operation

Lean, TPS and 5S Methodologies

Aeroderivitive GT Packages

Quality Management System

Wind Turbine Generators

Internal and External Audits

SCADA and Control Systems

Professional Experience

General Electric Company – Houston, TX 2007 - 2017

Master Black Belt and Quality Management System Leader – Gas Power Systems (2014-2017)

Collaborate with Packaging Systems Engineering leadership to drive Quality culture. Mentor and coach Black Belts and Green Belts while ensuring consistent application of Lean Six Sigma methodology. Act as a change agent to drive process improvements on key business KPIs; On Time Delivery, First Time Quality, Net Promoter Score and Cost of Poor Quality. Develop and execute Quality Management System strategy across all sites. Lead RCAs and drive Corrective/Preventive actions as part of the continuous improvement and first time quality culture.

Managed team of 7 Black Belts, mentored/coached BBs in achieving six-sigma certifications. Closed 59 GB/BB projects with cost savings of $4.5M in ’14, $3.3M in ’15 and $0.5M in ‘16

Realized 34K Hrs. Touch Time and 3.6 Months of Cycle Time savings through 84 process simplification projects resulting in cost savings of $3.7MM

Executed GB training plan, provided 14 GB training sessions at 6 global sites

Completed DFSS MBB Project on LM6000 Combined Cycle Fast Power program. Utilized DFSS tools and methodology to ensure the plant design met $10MM cost reduction and 12-month installation cycle targets.

Established strong long term systemic quality improvement culture. Efforts resulted in reduction of Cost of Poor Quality by 33% continuing 3-year downward trend

Maintained zero defect QMS, no observations and findings from internal and external audits

Facilitated Lloyds Register Quality Assurance audits and Quality Framework assessments and maintained Quality Star certification for Houston site

Headed QMS Integration resulting from mergers and restructuring by driving out cost and complexity

Black Belt, Six Sigma DFSS - Aeroderivitive GT Engineering (2011-2014)

Drove improvements in quality and process cycle time reductions by applying Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology. Championed the use of metrics and data to drive projects with long-term business impact.

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Championed Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) effort and improved New Product Introduction (NPI) related to both specific incidents and systemic conditions adverse to quality.

Led formal training and mentoring of Green Belts on Lean Six Sigma projects. Closed 7 GB projects and led 4 lean action workouts contributing $191K in savings. Recipient of “Clear Thinker” Award

Improved cost and cycle estimation process by removing complexity. Reduced CT by 18 days and estimation cost by $1MM, resulting in fast response to customers with improved productivity. Obtained “Expertise” Award

Streamlined drawing review process by eliminating non-value added steps resulting in 36% CT reduction and cost savings of $229K. Earned “Clear Thinker” Award

Mentored 76 Kaizen projects leveraging LSS tools, resulting in savings of $15.36MM. Acquired “Clear Thinker” Award

Requisition Engineer Project Fulfillment – Renewables Engineering (2007-2011)

As primary technical interface to the customers during project fulfillment. Led global team and resolved wind turbine installation and commissioning technical issues. Responsible for improving on time delivery, first time quality and net promoter score metrics.

Deployed Issue Elimination process. Created web based support site for data and scorecards. Obtained “External Focus” Award

Maintained OTD above 94% and FTQ above 91% and NPS above 83%

Developed blade pitch system troubleshooting guide, reduced defect rate of pitch control cards by 52% projected saving of $512K

Designed a single crane lifting procedure for 40m blade that helped customers save millions in installation costs. Recipient of “External Focus” Award

Prior Professional Experience

Water and Power Development Authority - Islamabad, PK

Responsible for control and coordination of 13,000 MW Power Generation with load demand under the principles of economic load dispatch. Managed power flow on EHV and HV transmission network, executed switching operations, arranged routine and emergent outages and system restoration. Carried out power flow studies and contingency analysis. Prepared and analyzed trip reports. Identified transmission constraints and recommended viable solutions to correct them.

Analyzed 11 KV and 440 V power distribution network for design and renovation. Proposed measures to avoid overloading, line loss reduction and voltage profile improvement. Prepared material estimates and delivery schedules in coordination with warehouse and construction team.

Education and Professional Development

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar Pakistan

Additional Professional Certifications and Trainings

Quality Technical Leadership

DFSS Six Sigma MBB

Becoming Digital Industrial Leader

Presenting with Impact and Clarity

DFSS Six Sigma BB

Combined Cycle Power Plant

Leadership Development Course

CITC – Apollo RCA

Product Safety Engineering

Project Leadership at GE

Internal Auditor (IATC)

NEC 2011 training course by NFPA

Building Essential Leadership Skills

ISO 9001:2015

Wind Turbine Generator Training

Effective Coaching Skills

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