Project Manager
Resume:
European and North American Experience in Project Management for
IT, Logistics and Distribution
Elias Aziz, PMP
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3G 2M2
Mobile: +1-514-***-****
E-mail: *****.****@*****.** Date of birth: 11.SEP.1980
Project Management Office executive with proven record of successfully establishing and leading multiple departments (2 PMO
Departments and 1 Business Analyst Department) and managing a successful Enterprise Project Portfolio in a matrix
environment; holder of the PMI’s Project Management Professional Certification (PMP). Passionate in orchestrating People
and Projects to successfully deliver enterprise strategies. Advocate of servant leadership where I excel in building teams,
mentoring/coaching team members & evaluating performance based on KPIs. I have proven people management skills, with
the ability to define & manage performance while motivating staff on an individual and team level. Comfortable working with
people of all levels and having an excellent commercial approach to solving problems and continuously improving business
processes. Operate using all the knowledge areas and Process Groups of the Project Management Institute (PMI) as defined
in its Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK). I implemented/Maintained the following system:
- Primavera P6
- MS Project Server 2013
- SAP Business ByDesign Cloud ERP
- Highjump WMS
Work experience
Jun’13 – Present Global PMO Director Montreal, Qc, Canada
DiCentral
Achievements: Managing a Virtual Global PMO and an international Enterprise Portfolio. Implemented
MS project Server 2013 & Managed the Integration program following the acquisition of Alligacom by
DiCentral. Achieved the highest score between all managers based on an evaluation by employees.
Increased T&M revenue to $800K
• Leading the Global Project Management Office under the PMI Standards
• Leading the Virtual Project Management Team and the Enterprise Project Portfolio
• Recruiting, mentoring, coaching, training project managers
• Responsible of the Enterprise Project Portfolio P&L
• Crisis Management and Continuous Process Improvement
• Outsourcing & Offshoring extensive experience
• Controlling & Monitoring Project Governance and the Primavera & MS Project data integrity
• Create and Measure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Managing Risks, Issues, Lessons Learned & Historical Data
May’11 – June’13 PMO Director Montreal, Qc, Canada
Alligacom
Achievements: Implemented T&M and achieved $500K revenue the first year, reduced operational cost
by 20% & implemented Primavera P6
• Leading the Enterprise Project Management Office under the PMI Standards
• Leading the Project Management Team and the Enterprise Project Portfolio
• Recruiting, mentoring, coaching, training project managers
• Responsible of the Enterprise Project Portfolio P&L
• Crisis Management and Continuous Process Improvement
• Controlling & Monitoring Project Governance and the Primavera data integrity
• Create and Measure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Managing Risks, Issues, Lessons Learned & Historical Data
May’10 – May’11
Project Manager – System Implementation Montreal, Qc, Canada
Alligacom
Achievements: Learned Primavera P6 and delivered 12 medium size projects
• Managed a portfolio of 12 international EDI Implementation projects, mainly in Distribution
• Managed customer relations with Clients and Partners
• Act as a consultant for our clients in Supply Chain-Related subjects
Nov’09 – May’10
Operations Coordinator Montreal, Qc, Canada
Wolseley North America, a FTSE 100 company
Achievements: Renovated the Eastern Canada Headquarter and centralized all pipe in one warehouse
• Managed all the repairs, renovations, migrations for all the Wolseley Canada Branches in Eastern
Canada
• Managed all Lease Administration for all the Wolseley Canada Branches in Eastern Canada
including Lease Renewals Negotiations, Lease Termination, New Lease Negotiations
• Managed Special Projects to improve service, reduce cost and increase efficiencies of our branch
warehouses
• Managed all the tendering of forklifts, racking and warehouse equipment
Mar’08 – Nov’09 Distribution Centre Development Coordinator – Europe Multiple Locations, Europe
Wolseley Europe, a FTSE 100 company
Achievements: Migrated 3 warehouses, implemented 3 WMS locations in 3 different countries
• Managed the testing and configuration of the European Wolseley Warehouse Management
System Solution WMS (Powered by Highjump)
• Managed the Implementation of a WMS in British, French and Irish Distribution Centres
• Managed the Team of ‘Lean Champions’ based in all UK Distribution Centres. The main task of
the team is to analyse the Distribution Centre Processes in order to eliminate waste, improve
efficiency and reduce cost
• Coordinated the Optimization project for the Wolseley UK North-Eastern Regional Distribution
Centre (RDC) – Cutting its cost by third
• Following the Decision to close the Wolseley UK North-Western Regional Distribution Centre, I
Managed the Migration of the BCGXL, a Wolseley UK Company based in the North-Western RDC,
into the Wolseley UK National Distribution Centre. The Migration included a WMS implementation,
Inventory Migration and Operations Setup
• Following the Decision to close the Wolseley UK North-Western Regional Distribution Centre, I
Managed the Integration of Bathstore, a Wolseley UK Company, within DHL on a 3PL Contract
• Managed the Configuration setup of the New Wolseley Ireland National Distribution Centre
• Coordinated the Testing of the WMS version to be implemented in the Wolseley Ireland NDC
• Introduced a new Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) that will improve supplier compliance due to
Macro Controls preventing common mistakes
Jun’07 – Mar’08 Project Manager – Supply Chain & Logistics Meung-Sur-Loire, France
Wolseley France
Achievements: Designed a picking rack for laminates picking using a custom designed forklift
• Coordinated the Opening of the New Wolseley France National Distribution Centre including the
Racking Layout Design & Tendering, Forklift Need Analysis and Tendering, Implementation of a personal
innovative idea to store Laminated Sheets and the Implementation of the Cormag WMS
• Managed the Renovation of the Brossette Saint-Avertin Hub Warehouse including the Tender of
Racking, Forklifts and Equipment
• Analysed inventory and reduced Dead and Obsolete Stock
Sept’06 – May’07
Project Manager – Inventory Gravesend, UK
Wolseley UK & Ireland
Achievements: Opened a National Distribution Center & Created a system that redistributes dead stock
in trading areas
• Managing projects in branch and distribution centre operations, sourcing, inventory management and
logistics
• Managed the development and presented the business case for an IT solution enabling efficient
inventory re-distribution within trading areas thereby reducing waste and increasing product
availability
Jan ’06 -- Aug ‘06
Project Manager – Transport Laval, Canada
Wolseley Canada – HVAC/R Division
Achievements: Reduced 3PL transport cost by $1.5M
• Analysed the Carriers used in Eastern Canada
• Defined the Best Carriers to handle our operations
• Planned a Transport Strategy for Eastern Canada that integrates with the North American
Transport Strategy
• Reduced the Number of carriers from 45 to 5 and implemented ‘Unattended Deliveries’
• Centralised Transport in the Eastern Canada Regional Offices
• Managed the Implementation of the Strategy and also managed the customer services aspect
• Reduced Cost by 1.5 Million Dollars and improved customer service
Education
2006 - 2008 European Leadership Program, Wolseley plc United Kingdom, France & Ireland
Hands-On Experience, MBA-Level Classroom Training, Mentoring
• 3 Rotations in 3 different European countries
2001 - 2005 Concordia University, John Molson School of Business Montreal, QC, Canada
Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Management Information Systems
Skills & Competences
Languages: Lebanese-Arabic (mother tongue), French (fluent), English (fluent)
System Experience: Primavera, Salesforce, SAP ByD, MS Office, Powerpoint, Outlook, MS Project Server 2013, MS Visio, JIRA
Driving licences: Manual and Automatic Transmissions from France, Quebec and Lebanon
Completed trainings: Sales Skills, Management Skills, Leadership Skills, Change Management, Project Management,
Merchandising, Lean Processes, Supply Chain Management
Completed Certificates: Forklift Training, Multiple First Aid and Rescue Training, Ordinary Seaman Training under the UN
STCW95, Multiple Lifeguarding Certificates, Sailing Certificate
Skills: Leadership, Self-Leadership, Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Strengths: Team-Building, perseverance and results orientation
Interests
Snowboarding, Snowkiting & Kite boarding
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