Air Force Civil Engineering

AKBAR ALIZADEH

*** ***** **** ******: 716-***-****

Grand Island, NY 14072 E-Mail: *******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PANASONIC SOLAR NORTH AMERICA, BUFFALO, NY

Panasonic Eco Solutions (Panasonic Solar) is the world leader in research, development, and delivery of high quality, high efficiency solar panels

IT Senior Engineer 2017-Present

SAP implementation manager for the local Buffalo Start-up facility

• Performed configuration, testing, documentation and training for newly identified processes

• Conducted training for all first time SAP users in MM, PP, QM, PM and SD

• Provided continuous support for all the changes in the highly dynamic start-up facility

• Created SAP blueprinting process for QM and PM activities in the plant COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP., AMHERST, NY

Global manufacturer of Material Handling Equipment and solutions. New SAP implementation from the legacy system for all plants worldwide. Plants are in Europe, North and South America, China, and Africa SAP Business Analyst 2011-2017

• Successfully Completed 5 full cycle SAP implementations within 7 major facilities in US, Germany, UK and Brazil, and 3 sales offices for all activities related to Customer Service (CS) module, Quality Management

(QM) module, Shipping and Transportation including interface with carriers, and two third party solutions.

• Blueprinted global template design for SAP CS, QM, Shipping and Transportation, during and after site visits

• Configured CS, QM, Shipping and Transportation in SAP which includes Service Certificates, Quality Certificates, Shipping plants and locations, Service plants and Work Centers, Sales Order types, Service Order types, Equipment and Serial number profiles, Quality Inspection types, Sampling Plans, Quality and Service Notification types, Catalog types, Classifications, Characteristics and any Master Data requirements

• Created all specification for RICEF development

• Created specification for all SD, CS, QM and Shipping forms and labels for incoming/outgoing orders

• Created training documents and trained end users in CS, QM, and Shipping processes MATERION, BUFFALO, NY

Business System Analyst 2007-2011

Successfully Managed 3 SAP implementations within 3 major facilities in US for all activities related to MM and PP, and after Go Live support for QM and Shipping

• Managed activities related to developing material master, classification and characteristics; material routings and bill of materials

• Re-engineered routings and work centers, and developed standard machine setup and run times

• Reviewed various process plans, functionality and business in detail to prepare integration test plan

• Managed unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing

• Created training documents and trained end users in MM and PP Inventory Control Manager 2006-2007

Successfully managed the inventory of all refined/recycled precious metals

• Created a new database for controlling materials valued over $100 million entered in the refining stream from the manufacturing process

• Enhanced the database to monitor vendor quote details, charges, and lead times related to all refines processed internally and externally to reduce carrying costs and improve raw material delivery times

• Conducted a six-sigma project to demonstrate a cost reduction of 50% equivalent to $500k for Platinum refining internally vs. outsourcing

AKBAR ALIZADEH

262 South Lane Mobile: 716-***-****

Grand Island, NY 14072 E-Mail: *******@*****.***

Materials Manager 2003-2006

Managed operation of the Vault, Inventory Control and Production Control in business of fabricating precious metals, engineered materials with the inventory value of over $70 million; Coordinated with cross functional team/Operations Management in the scheduling of the production floor, and Provided in-house Refining with adequate scrap metal for recycling, to ensure timeliness of pure raw material production for stock. Four direct reports, reporting to Director of Finance.

• Developed an analytical method to utilize scrap material, reducing refining costs by 15%

• Revised work orders to improve efficiency in raw material usage and production final yield – 20% reduction in WIP

• Defined new applications for continuous cast process to reduce scrap by 20%, saving over $100,000 in value of precious and non-precious metals

Refining Marketing Manager 2001-2003

Managed market development, sales, promotions, cost analysis and pricing policies of sales over $5 million in business of refining precious metals. Directed all communications with outside sales personnel, industrial customers and metal scrap dealers. Maintained all customer data information.

• Improved sales by $190,000 in one business segment, an increase of 59.7%, by pursuing new customers and developing additional shield kit business

• Communicated and implemented changes with Operations to improve process and product efficiency

• Reduced 90% of errors in receiving refine materials and shipping of new products, revised process and consolidated workflow

Refine Accountant 1998-2001

Processed all refining documentations for payment to customers, posted all refine accounting entries for proper allocation to journal accounts, communicated with and serviced all refine customers

• Developed job responsibilities and procedures for Refine Accountant

• Defined and developed new Refine Module in the ERP system to track refines data for accounting.

• Identified precious metals entry errors valued at over $1,000,000 and created a system error proofing method to eliminate root cause

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, ACTIVE DUTY

Civil Engineering Squadron, Structure Specialist 1986-1990 Performed heavy construction and maintenance, bare base development and operations of Air Force facilities in the United States, South Korea and The Philippines. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESERVES

Civil Engineering Squadron, Air Force Readiness 1994-1998 Instructed and trained Air Force personnel in preparation for the defense against chemical, biological, and nuclear attack; use and maintenance of personal protection gear in attack situations. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE, BUFFALO, NY

Bachelor of Professional Studies, 2000

NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SANBORN, NY

Associate of Applied Science Accounting, 1996

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