SYED A. AKBAR

3811 Ashlee Lane

Houston, TX 77014.

Phone:  (281) 382-1925

E-mail: sakbar@sbcglobal.net

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Customer oriented professional with extensive experience in manufacturing and project management of consumer and industrial products. Highly focused in meeting deadlines for clients.  Adept at listening to people and identifying solutions. Background in various environments such as subsea, oil & gas, medical devices, healthcare and contract manufacturing. Talented at planning and coordinating while attending to details and identifying beneficial alternatives. Areas of expertise include:

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

AKER SOLUTIONS SUBSEA INC., Houston, Texas                            Jan 2007 – Mar 2016

Aker Solutions is a leading global provider of engineering & construction services, technology products & integrated solutions.

Project Planner /Scheduler Senior SLS----- September 2010 till Present

Engineering Coordinator/Project Planner------January 2007 till April 2009

Responsible of overall project planning and scheduling of various projects in Subsea division.

·              Last worked on remediation/refurbishment project of Subsea Control Module for Anadarko, BHP Billiton, FMOG, Hess Murphy and Noble Energy.

·              Successfully completed ExxonMobil MC 354 Well Decompletion, Noble Parker MQC Plate, Petrobras LARS, Murphy HFL, ATP Clipper SCM, Jubliee Connection System and BP Nakika Wellhead project on schedule.

·              Developed fully integrated Master Schedule for SLS to optimize service technician man hours.

·              Prepared resource planning for engineering, assembly and test departments resulting in the formation of work teams dedicated to customer needs.

·              Monitored actual progress compared to baseline and reported progress against schedule increasing right First Time (RFT)

·              Prepared detailed task lists & work effort assessment using tools such as work breakdown structure (WBS) to assure seamless product transitions

·              Developed schedule for FAT & SIT of XMS tree for ENI Longhorn and Murphy Projects which supported the offshore installation of XMS tree.

 

 

 

 

AKSA BUSINESS, INC., Houston, Texas                                           March 2002- Dec 2006

Aksa Business, Inc is a retailer of oil and gas products.

Project Manager                        

Scope responsibilities included personnel resources, manufacturing operations, customer satisfaction, productivity and cost.

·              Achieved 15% capacity increase through process debottlenecking. 

·              Conducted workflow analysis and layout optimization for productivity improvement.

·              Successfully completed West Oaks Shell project on time  and within budget.

 

NUTRAMAX PRODUCTS, INC., Houston, Texas                    March 1987 – Feb 2002

NutrMax is a leading manufacturer of health care products and medical devices.

Materials Manager                                                                                      July 1996 – Feb 2002

Responsible for materials management and customer service. Managed twelve person department responsible for materials, contracts and customer service.

·              Negotiated freight contracts for an annual savings of $100,000.

·              Standardized all packaging resulting in $85,000 annual saving.

·              Reduced excess and obsolete inventory $3M by monitoring and tracking inventory levels.

·              Reduced 18% procurement cost by negotiating with vendor and suppliers.

·              Promoted to Materials Manager.

Production Planning Manager                                                           July 1990 – June 1996

Managed eight person department responsible for planning, scheduling and production control.

·              Reduced manufacturing cycle time by 35% while reducing WIP inventories by 75%.

·              Reduced 63% production overtime by eliminating downtime.

·              Implemented manufacturing efficiencies reducing direct costs by 10%.

·              Achieved ISO 9002 certification.

·              Promoted to Production Planning Manager.

Production Planner                                                                               March 1987 – June 1990

Responsible for overall project planning and scheduling of various projects.

·              Slashed 34% production lead-time by implementing MPS.

·              Solved successfully discrepancies with the master schedule by communicating schedule changes to project manager.

 

                                                           EDUCATION

 

Engineering Degree (Associate) Mechanical, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Dacca

 

                                      PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Primavera Planning & Scheduling with P3 & P6	MS Project 2003 & 2010
Project Controls as Business Manager	Project Execution Model
Essential Project Management (Oil & Gas)	Applied Project Planning & Control
SAP WBS PS51 & PS52 Training	Material Requirement Planning
Project Management Professional(PMP)Courses	Master Planning & Scheduling
MAPICSII Manufacturing Control Application	ISO 9002 Certification