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Ali Farokhsiar, MBA, P.Eng., PMP, ASQ CSSBB, CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA

* ******** *****, ******** ****, Ontario, L4C 6K1 416-***-**** aduuz0@r.postjobfree.com PROFILE

Business Improvement Professional with 20+ years’ experience in Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, Strategic and Tactical Planning, Project Management, Engineering, and Business Process Improvements. Diverse industry experience in operations and quality processes within Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Metal and Mining, Transportation, Transit and Rail, Automotive, Telecommunication, and Construction industries. Proven ability to collaborate with people at all business levels to drive performance.

Recognized for ability to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and improve process and product quality by deploying quality management systems, Lean, Six Sigma, value stream mapping, best practices and other quality tools in manufacturing value added and supply chain environments. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Quality Management (QA/QC), ISO 9001:2015, ISO-14001, OHSAS-18001, ISO-29001, Project Management (PMP), Quality Performance Indicators (QPI), Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, QMS and EMS Audits, Supplier Quality Surveillance, Supplier/Contractor Pre-qualification, Construction Quality, Cross-operation Performance Management, KPI, Kaizen, 5S, 5Why's, Pareto, Statistical Process Control

(SPC), ASME, CSA, CWB, NACE, API, and ABSA.

Change Management, Strategic / Tactical Planning (Multi-Site Operations), Productivity and Efficiency Improvement, Operations Management, Business Development, Risk Management, Business Analysis, Quality Engineering, Business Planning and Execution, Mentoring and Coaching, and Team development. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Strategic Planning

• Served as a member of Executive Management Group; developed and executed strategic initiatives, identified, and resolved business and operational issues, and delivered on revenue objectives. Defined and developed Quality, Safety, Health, and Environmental audit strategy for one of the largest Oil Sands Projects in North America (approximately $8B). Quality and Production Improvement

• Slashed quality non-compliance by 64% by defining new standard operations procedures (SOPs), and teaching, coaching, and leading the project management team.

• Developed and implemented safety and health policies and procedures that decreased non- compliance by 52%.

• Utilized "point of origin" quality deployment to reduce quality staff by 40% and reduce departmental costs by +25%.

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• Developed and implemented balanced scorecard metrics and monthly reviews that delivered +50% year-over-year improvements in Cost of Quality.

• Implemented Lean techniques; improved customer complaint response cycle times by +20%. ISO Certification (ISO-9000, 14000, OHSA-18000)

• Certified Lead Auditor in Quality, Environment, and Health and Safety Management Systems; conducted 500+ assessments including Product & Process, Project, and System Audits world-wide.

• Implemented 48+ Quality, Environment, and Health and Safety Management Systems resulting in certifications with major Global Registrar and customer appreciation and approvals. Six Sigma Projects

• Developed and implemented plant-wide Six Sigma program. Identified and improved production processes in both materials and people resulting in a 35% defect reduction.

• Led new product development cross-functional teams through Design for Six Sigma initiatives.

• Led cross-functional product improvement team; reduced supplier defect level by 70% while delivering a $500K productivity improvement.

• Drove customer satisfaction by reducing defects to less than 3 per million units sold. Project Management

• Developed dashboards that tracked 47 quality key performance indicators.

• Executed continuous improvement projects that reduced product lead times from 18 weeks to 3 weeks, and from 3 days to 1 day, delivering savings of $1.2M per year.

• Implemented procedures that improved on-time delivery from 53% to 95%, reduced scrap rates from 13% to 0.35%, and slashed rework rates from 11% to 0.24%. Training

• Provided training to thousands of candidates in 48+ countries in a broad spectrum of industries. Subject matter includes Lean, Six Sigma, Project Quality Management (QA/QC), ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, OHSAS-18001, Quality Performance Indicators (QPI), Root Cause Analysis, QMS and EMS Audits, Supplier Quality Surveillance, Supplier/Contractor Pre-qualification, and Construction Quality. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kiewit (KIE-Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering), Oakville, Canada July 2022-Present Senior Quality Manager- All Canadian’s Projects from Coast to Coast.

• Provided quality tailored Infrastructure solutions from design concepts to completed projects. Metrolinx/Jacobs, Toronto, Canada 2020-July 2022

Project Quality Assurance Lead – Capital Project Group (CPG) /Go Expansion project Delivery

• Lead and Manage Quality Assurance for 96 discrete projects executed throughout scope development, Approvals, bidding, and post award phases (consulting, Procurement, design, construction, and testing and commissioning activities)

• Develop continual improvement, Plan and conduct Audits, Train and educate projects team. Ali Farokhsiar Page 3 of 5

Baffinland/HATCH - Oakville, Canada 2017 - 2020

Project Quality and Risk Manager –May River Project

• Established and maintained Quality Management System,

• Oversaw the implementation of relevant internal policies, and developed processes, methodologies, systems, and functional plans for May River Project,

• Provided risk management expertise, developed, and maintained the strategic and operational risk profile and processed to drive continual improvement of the risk management performance,

• Projected and developed Quality plans for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction activities

(EPC) from start to the end, and

• Developed, maintained, and improved company-wide audit systems for projects, processes, and sub- contractors.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - Calgary, Canada 2011 - 2017 Specialist, Business/Quality Audit - Horizon Oil Sands Project

• Oversaw the implementation of relevant internal policies and standards, and developed processes, methodologies, systems, and functional plans for Horizon Project,

• Led in the identification and implementation of improvement initiatives, including programmatic opportunities for increased efficiency and productivity in strategic projects,

• Developed, maintained, and improved company-wide audit systems for projects, processes, and sub- contractors, and

• Performed Internal/external audits of projects, processes, and suppliers as a Lead auditor. Bell Canada - Toronto, Canada 2010 - 2011

Quality Advisor/Process Improvement

• Implemented and managed Business and Quality Management System (BMS/QMS) for Bell Mobility. Audited and assessed status; upgraded system to meet standard model requirements. Prepared comprehensive report with 500 immediate solutions and 35 medium to long-term projects,

• Trained 2000 employees (from C-suite to production floor staff) on new system requirements,

• Sponsored and managed 3 large projects totaling +$10M; developed practical recommendations and solutions to implementation challenges, and

• Reduced lead times by 58%; resolved quality and performance issues in telecommunication systems. AMEC Canada - Calgary, Canada 2008 - 2010

Senior Advisor

• Developed and owned processes, tools, and templates used by stakeholders in all project execution,

• Defined and developed Audit Strategy for +$8B Horizon Oil Sands Project,

• Audited activities of all prime companies, sub-contractors, and owner representatives (Imperial, Esso, ExxonMobil) according to Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety and other internal standards,

• Worked on special projects, investigations, compliance/risk assessments, and advisory work, and

• Contributed to establishment of Best-in-Class operations within ExxonMobil global facilities. Ali Farokhsiar Page 4 of 5

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) - Oslo, Norway 2003 - 2007 Consultant and Lead Auditor

• Assessed business requirements and designed solutions using Best-in-Class techniques,

• Leveraged problem solving skills and frameworks to develop solutions to client business problems,

• Audited Business Improvement, Quality Assurance, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems at 100+ companies in multiple industries; budget compliance improved by 95%,

• Synthesized and communicated results; collaborated with client and teams to implement solutions,

• Directed and managed 12 teams to collect data, develop custom analysis tools, analyze results, and create high-quality deliverables

• Taught, mentored, and coached 5000+ people at 25+ companies on management tools, techniques, standards, and models.

Shoula Engineering Consulting Co, (1997-2003)

Founder, Owner and CEO,

Proven business experience as a founder, built my own success group of 25 business leaders in my company, successfully influenced and persuaded others by understanding their needs and motivated to my company’s goals.

• Conducted assessments and proposed improvements to methods, systems and procedures in areas such as management, operations, human resources, maintenance, and communications in more than 35 companies of a public and private sectors and provided direction and support to customers throughout the implementation process,

• Managed/coached implementation projects and manages project work plans, communicated project status and any potential areas of project risk and adhered to project scope, schedule, and budget,

• Conducted research to determine efficiency and effectiveness of managerial policies and programs in 10 companies and improved with new management techniques,

• Implemented and developed Business Management system, Quality Management System (ISO- 9000), Environmental Management System (ISO-14001), Health and Safety System (OHSAS-18001) in 24 companies in private and government sectors, and

• Taught in a systematic way thousands of learners using a systematic plan of lectures, demonstrations, discussion groups, shop sessions, seminars, case studies, and field assignments in ISO-9000, ISO-14000, OHSAS-18000, Risk Management, SPC, Lean Production, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Integrated Management system (IMS) and Quality Circle. General Electric Co. - Erie, PA., U.S.A. 1994-1997 Field Service Manager/Engineer,

Worked directly with clients to resolve any problems and provided ongoing support. Developed procedures, checklists, and training protocol for customer to operate 64 locomotives (worth of the project was $900 million in 1994)

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EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA) 2012 - 2014 Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada Project Management 2014 - 2015

University of Calgary, Canada

Bachelor’s degree, Chemical Engineering 1990-1994

Abadan Institute of Technology,

ACCREDITATIONS

Professional Engineer - APEGA (Alberta) and PEO (Ontario) 2011 - present Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI) 2014 - present Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) 2009 - present American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Certified Six-Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) - American Society for Quality (ASQ) 2009 - present Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) - American Society for Quality (ASQ) 2009 - present Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) - American Society for Quality (ASQ) 2009 - present Senior Member - American Society for Quality (ASQ) 2015 - present Lead Auditor in ISO-9001, 14001 and OHSAS-1801 1995- present Professional Track Safety (M`etrolinx) Exp.2024

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