ODAY ALSHAKHSHIR
***** ******* ****** *****, *******, Texas 77084
****.*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVES:
I am aiming to be a part of high caliber organization, where I can add
value to it through a full utilization of my expertise and knowledge
in engineering and business.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
. Led projects and supervised teams in engineering and IT projects
in cross functional environment
. Redesigned existing functional and business processes to insure
applying the best business practices.
. Won the 3rd place, 5th IEEE International Symposium on
Mechatronics conference (ISMA'08)
. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Candidate
. Bilingual, English & Arabic
EDUCATION:
. Dec 2011: Master in Business Administration (MBA), Texas A&M
University, Commerce, TX, (4.00/4.00)
. Jan 2007: B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering, University of
Jordan, Amman, Jordan (3.67/4.00)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
. Project Engineer, Feb 2014 - Current
Zodiac Aerospace, Gainesville, TX, United States
. Establishing manpower project requirement, consistently track
and monitor engineering hours
. Responsible for project design (i.e. gather specifications,
coordinate with departments for testing, manufacturing,
certification and technical documentation). Produce
innovative, intelligent designs (models & drawings) for on-
site production in a timely manner with respect to the
project schedule, while optimizing ease of manufacturing,
cost, weight and function.
. A member of an IPT team that diagnoses the current business
and planning activity.
. Act as main contact with customer and converse with Program
Manager on a daily basis
. Act as a shop liaison during initial production of new
product designs to prevent and/or solve any engineering issue
that may arise.
. Project Manager/Functional Designer, Aug 2011 - Feb 2014 (2
Years and 8 Months)
eComleads Inc., Houston, TX, United States
. Maintained projects schedules and budgets for one or multiple
projects, Developed and execute project & financial control
processes, made reports and analytical insights, Hand
experience on Earned Value analysis, Critical Path and value
adding process using MS Project and Excel
. Working directly with the board of directors; Leading a team
to redesign existing functional and business processes to
insure applying the best business practices.
. Developing business plans and participating in the company's
business decisions while monitoring products' profit and loss
statements, interlocks on all companion activity, and
prioritizes as necessary to execute business actions to
support plan throughout the year.
. Lead the efforts of recreating the company's business
reporting system (Hoshin Kanri) based on accurate high
quality data gathering and thru the feedbacks from all
functional department.
. Liaising between the business and the technical teams to
ensure specs are understood and developed.
. Provided Project Controls: forecasting, budgeting,
estimating, cost analysis and Project reporting.
. Graduate Research Assistant, Jan 2010 - Aug 2011 (1 Year and 8
Months)
Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX
. Utilizing SAS software to build mathematical models for the
investors' approaches based on demographic distribution and
personal information
. Project Engineer, Feb 2007 - Jan 2010 (3 Years)
Jordan Aerospace Industries, Amman, Jordan
. Working with the company's executive team, Leading a team to
build our own Aircraft Lean Production, and ERP.
. System Integration and Control Design Engineer from the
prototyping to the production stage
. Constructed firmware for multiple devices used in Aviation
flight Controls and Navigation
. Coordinated and secured the compliance of the FAA regulations
(FAR21 & FAR23)
. Aircraft sheet metal part design and modeling using Pro/E,
sand AutoCad
. Engineering Consultant, April 2007 - Dec 2009 (2 Years and 9
Months)
Miscellaneous companies, Amman, Jordan
. Worked as a part time Consultant (Parallel with my Full time
job) in the following fields: MATLAB, PLC, C++, PCB Design
for Microchip Microcontrollers, Embedded system design, and
VB.NET where we built systems for medical and industrial use,
different types of sensors, actuators devices as well as
communication protocols such as RS232, I2C, USB, InterBus,
and CANOpen.
. Engineering Intern, June 2006 - Sep 2006 (3 Months)
Luneburg University, Emden, Germany
. Developed software for Interbus (Industrial Communication
Network) for OSPAC project (Open System for Process
Automation and Communication)
AWARDS & HONORS:
. MBA Summa Cum Laude honor student, Texas A&M University -
Commerce, 2011
. Star Team, Jordan Aerospace Industries, 2008
. 3rd place, 5th IEEE International Symposium on Mechatronics
conference (ISMA'08)
. Engineering Magna Cum Laude honor student, University of Jordan,
2007
. Valedictorian, Annual Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship,
2003 - 2006
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:
. OrCAD (Printed Circuit Board -PCB- and Electronics Schematic
Design and Simulation)
. Pro/Engineering, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD
. MATLAB (Simulation, Algorithm Development, and Data Analysis
software)
. Visual Basic, C++, PLC, and RTOC Microcontrollers' assembly
programming languages
. Microsoft Project (Project Management Software)
. SAS (Business Analytics software)
.
TRAINING COURSES:
. Leadership Summit, Prothro Center, Texas A&M University-
Commerce, August, 2010
. Project Management Professional (PMP), Jordanian Engineering
Center, August, 2008
. INTERBUS Industrial communication system, Emden, Germany, July-
September, 2006
. "Leadership program", Injaz Organization, Jordan University,
December, 2006
. "Foreign Exchange Market", King Abdullah II for Development
Institute, December, 2006
. "Programmable System on Chip PSOC", IEEE Institute, Jordan
University, February, 2006
. "Printed Circuits Boards", Computer & Internet Club, Jordan
University, July, 2005
. "Microcontroller and embedded system", IEEE Institute, Jordan
University, June, 2004
. "Project of the life", Injaz organization, Jordan University,
May, 2004.
. Future Leaders Program, Ministry of Education, Amman, Jordan,
June, 1999
ACTIVITIES:
. Student Senator, Student Government Association, Texas A&M
University-Commerce
. Residents Assistant, Residential Living & Learning, Texas A&M
University-Commerce
. Public Relations Officer, International Students Association,
Texas A&M University-Commerce
. President of JAI's Social Community, Jordan Aerospace
Industries, Amman, Jordan
. Parliament Election Promotion Commission Member, Amman, Jordan
. Director of Advertising and Graphic Design, IEEE-Jordan Branch,
Jordan
References:
. Quam Koton, Marketing Manager, eComleads, 713-***-****,
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. Shashitha Francis, Business Analyst, eComleads, 832-***-****,
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. Ray Davis, Human Resources Manager, eComleads, 713-***-****,
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