AHMED TALAAT
KHALIFA
Information
Address
Maadi
Cairo
Egypt
Phone
Ahmed.khalifa1984@gmail.c
om
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE PROJECT MANAGER
GB GHABBOUR AUTO
Experienced professional with a passion for continuous improvement and efficiency. Certified in Lean Sigma Black Belt with twelve years of progressively responsible experience including leadership opportunities in both office and shop floor manufacturing environments. Responsible for driving over 50 Kaizen events and Six Sigma projects throughout my career, offering 12 years of regional experience in Production and Technical teams’ leadership, product launches and management with performance history of achieving lean and a new layout, integrate innovation and get new field of customer and business approach. Rank opportunities, lead prioritization, resources planning to secure the Project Opening condition, Experienced leader in reshaping organizations, defining KPIs and leading multi- cultural teams to drive business growth and capture business opportunities through cross functional team leadership. A proven track record of creativity in product launching and market development in the Equipment’s and transformers and energy fields.
EXPERIENCE
GB GHABBOUR AUTO
Business Excellence Project Manager
Ensuring operational and business excellence throughout the initial, transition and stability of on-going services within the SSC
Define and establish process metrics and controls
Deploy Operational Maturity Framework & the leading business excellence and innovation to our clients
Identify and address potential risks/ failure modes by resolving it with leading practices, tools & processes Analyze Processes End to End and Drive Process
diagnostics using Six Sigma and Lean methodologies to identify process improvements
Define and identify roadmap for continuous service improvements, Cost reduction, Automation and Projects to improve client Business Outcomes.
Drives implementation and optimization of Operating System (OS) to continually improve operations and
measure sustain improvements achieved
Mentors process owners on change management and
cross functional alignment
Interacts with functional leaders to ensure effective understanding, buy-in, and integration of common
business systems; facilitates sharing of best practices 01/2021 – present
Establishes key working relationships with senior leaders to develop and maintain continued focus on process simplification and optimization through operational excellence.
Works closely with internal stakeholders to drive projects to on-time, successful completion
Extended travel facilities is required to support business needs
Understand cross-functional implications when planning and implementing projects
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC EGYPT
PRODUCTION SECTION MANAGER
Leading the Medium Voltage Production line and team with total revenue of more than 30 MUSD and 200 direct reports and responsible for the operational cost and efficiency. Member of the safety and Schneider production system for operation teams; responsible of applying safety and 5S in all production areas according to Schneider Global rules and lean strategy, setting up and monitoring key strategic KPI’s across all plant.
Organize development-training needs of teams & manage the versatility in accordance with target defined.
Notable Accomplishments:
Reorganized the plant new layout by increasing the production capacity by 4 times and applied the cost and productivity optimization within all production areas with 25 % by applying continuous improvement methodologies. Creating and implementing manufacturing Standard
Operating Procedures for medium voltage factory.
Restructured the Team, generating a change management and rotation plan inside all production teams.
Streamlining manufacturing process for the energy
Workflows, leading to ensure a full portfolio delivery and maximizing Schneider revenues in projects
Cost Savings of 50 KUSD through developing the
Productivity projects implementation process while ensuring a higher quality project delivery, while growing the Business double digit growth.
Clear cost reduction 500 KEURO by repairing defect components delivered from supplier side.
Responsible of delivery very strategic projects inside and outside Egypt: Zohr, West Nile Delta, Energos, Kayan. Assuit Banisuf, Egypt new capital, El Masa and
Alamyien,KPLC, All Cairo Metro stations.….etc.
08/2013 – 12/2020
SCHNEIDER ELECTIRC
Technical Product Manager
Leading launching of all Medium voltage products’ projects. Notable Accomplishments:
Anticipate and pre-develop marketing and technical requirements.
Integrate innovation and get new field of customer and business approach.
Rank opportunities, lead prioritization, resources planning to secure the Project Opening condition.
Organize the offer creation team to integrate the offer creation challenges, solution and approach within product management.
Optimize Schneider Electric Offer creation strategy while targeting project profitability.
01/2012 – 07/2013
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC EGYPT
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Owner of all non-standard mechanical customized solutions for all Schneider Egypt customers in medium voltage products. Notable Accomplishments:
Design all Nonstandard solutions for Projects: El Doha International Airport, Petrobel Sites, Electrical Distribution Station of El Owaynat, Commons Project in Ghana,
PortoCairo, Amer Group and Sumid El Sokhna.
04/2010 – 12/2011
MANSOUR AUTOMOTIVE
Maintenance Workshop
Maintenance Workshop”, Mansour Automotive, Cairo, EGYPT, July 2009 - March 2010
Wire line Trainee - Schlumberger EGRS, Sep 2008
Maintenance Workshop Trainee Engineer, Mansour
Automotive, July 2008
Maintenance Workshop Trainee Engineer, Mansour
Automotive, July 2007
Summer Internship Scheme BOT, Baker Hughes July 2006 Summer Internship – ABB - Training course in Mechanical Department July 2005
Schlumberger NEG Matrouh July 2004
EDUCATION
AUC (INTERNATIONAL QUALITY FEDERATION)
Black Belt lean six sigma.
2017
AUC (INTERNATIONAL QUALITY FEDERATION)
Green belt Lean six sigma AUC
2014 – 2014
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
HAP “Hourly Analysis Program
2009 – 2009
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Bachelor's
BSc, Mechanical Power Engineering,
Excellent in Graduation Project.
2001 – 2009
Bachelor's
CORE COMPETENCIES
Strategic Planning & Analysis
Production Leadership
Interpersonal Abilities
High Level Productivity Proficiency
Channel Management
Competitive Intelligence
New Business Development
Territory Management
Product Development
Customer Engagement Event
Problem Analysis & Resolution
Organisational Leadership
COURSES
Leading Leaders
Leading People
Effective Management skills & Team Building, Business Correspondence & Report Writing
Maintaining Corporate Image, Effective Presentation Skills, Finance for Non-Financials
& Lean experts
Effective Project Management, Creative Problem Solving & Decision Making. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nationality: Egyptian
Military service: Exempted
Marital status: Single.