1. AZZAM MAGBOUL
Saudi Arabia • + 966 557111162 • magboulz@yahoo.com
SUMMARY:
I am a senior mechanical engineer with an experience of 15+ years of leading teams to ensure consistent
operational excellence and safe reliable execution of production operations combined with reputation of driving
business growth by shaping strategies, defining requirements and contributing to the goals of the companies
comprising in production and project management; thriving on new challenges, showing initiative and leadership
and possessing creative ability to seize new opportunities within the plant/ site management discipline with
continued safety and profitability. Seeking a position to implement benefits of acquired experience and market
savvy to catalyze organizational excellence
As apparent from my CV, I have successfully delivered on productivity goals by increasing plant efficiencies while
maintaining strict conformance to applicable quality standards and safety protocols. I have demonstrated
consistent performance in terms of meeting and exceeding KPIs and have developed and delivered successful
strategies that optimize production lines thereby expedite sales. My profession till date has embedded in me
robust understanding of plant staff supervision (over 200), ensuring production efficiencies, plant machinery/
equipment maintenance in addition to prudent management of technology and processes to maintain plant at its
optimum level of production output.
What deserves a special mention is that I am concurrently serving as Board & Executive Committee Member
whereby I am involved in devising targets, shaping strategies, allocating resources, evaluating impact as well as
directing modifications to ensure business heads in a positive direction. My performance till date has so
impressed my employers that I have been consistently awarded letters of appreciations along with promotions to
roles of increasing authorities and responsibilities. I have regularly taken up various learning assignments as an
endeavor to further expand my knowledge horizons. This along with my managerial mindset and ability to
implement eminent business practices enables me to draw upon my experiences in a customized business
perspective.
My commitment to excellence, ability to work effectively with multi-cultural groups & proven problem-solving skills
allow me to contribute to the success of your organization & make me a valuable team member. My attached CV
details my experience. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you to discuss my qualifications further.
Best Regards,
Azzam Magboul
2. AZZAM MAGBOUL
Saudi Arabia • + 966 557111162 • magboulz@yahoo.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
A senior mechanical engineer with an experience of 15+ years of leading teams to ensure consistent operational excellence and safe
reliable execution of production operations combined with reputation of driving business growth by shaping strategies, defining
requirements and contributing to the goals of the companies comprising in production and project management; thriving on new
challenges, showing initiative and leadership and possessing creative ability to seize new opportunities within the plant/ site management
discipline with continued safety and profitability. Seeking a position to implement benefits of acquired experience and market savvy to
catalyze organizational excellence
SKILLS
• Production Management, Plant Operations, Profit Maximization, Plant/ Site Management
• Business Excellence, Budgeting & Forecasting, Resource Optimization, Quality Assurance/Control
• Policy Formulation, Corporate Strategy, Operational Effectiveness, Profit Maximization
• Writing Procedures/ Plans, Deployment of Policies, Designing Process Schedules, & Implementation
• Troubleshooting, Risk Evaluation, Commissioning, Modeling Concepts, System Engineering, ISO Standards
• Operation & Safety Engineering Designing processes, Contractors/sub-contractors & Vendor Negotiations
• Internal Audits, Budgeting, Recruitment & Training, Project Implementation, Operational Governance
• Driving Growth, Financial Management, Budgeting, Human Capital Management, Time Management
• Communication & Interpersonal Networking, Analytical & Problem Solving, Team Building
• IT Skills: MS Office, SAP, PP Module, MAC, Windows, Internet Usage & E-mail Applications
• Language: Fluent in English & Arabic
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Plant Manager January 2008 - Present
Amaintit, Saudi Arabia
Highlights:
• Integrated strategic planning with optimal management of people, technology and resources for managing plant operations
thereby registering best RM efficiency, highest operating/ safety standards and a monthly turnover of SR 35 MN.
• Contributed significantly in up gradation of GRP production lines while successfully achieving prescribed KPI’s.
• Played a significant role in establishing a SAP system in 2012 that advanced automation of critical plant operations.
Key Responsibilities:
• Spearheading a workforce of over 200; planning production strategies comprising pre-production (planning) as well as
production (control and supervision) stage for two plants GRP and HDPE pipes (Current Turnover- SR 35 Millions).
• Establishing and implementing policies, processes, goals and objectives for production for pipes; mediating extensively with an
average of 400 contractors to ensure uniformity, seamless and efficient execution of plant operations.
• Inspecting all plant facilities, machineries/ equipment to determine performance under various circumstances; scheduling
corrective and preventive maintenance to increase productivity and augment operational efficiency.
• Administering resource procurement and management, integrating production activities with cost management initiatives while
ensuring they are completed within resource constraints and envisaged time frames.
• Conducting production audits and evaluating production records, registers/ log books to compute various technical reports for
strategic analysis and interpretation by senior management.
• Leading and supporting safety process to insure a safe, hazard-free working environment. Ensuring strict conformance to safety
and environment policies/ procedures in addition to applicable legal protocols and standards.
• Partnering with client organizations to analyze requirements; effectively translating these into highly specific project briefs to
further plan production and subsequently installation activities.
• Ensuring all pipes are manufactured as per client’s/ project requirements; moderating installation activities, analyzing possible
risks and bottlenecks and suggesting modifications to circumvent the same.
• Demonstrating effective client relationship management skills; facilitating changes/ modifications to production/ installation
plans to provide deliverables that best meet client requirements.
Concurrently serving as Board Member & Executive Committee Member at Tawzea Co. (Saudi Arabia) since November 2012
Key Responsibilities:
• Effectively applied functional expertise and proficient deployment of resources/ strategies and successfully won Modon contract
– water supply management and sewer treatment for industrial areas of Jeddah, Riyadh & Qasem.
• Recorded a sterling turnover of SR 185 MN in 2015 by attributing key driving factors as well as systematizing activities and
strategies with strategic priorities of the organization.
3. AZZAM MAGBOUL
Saudi Arabia • + 966 557111162 • magboulz@yahoo.com
• Presenting to business technical advisory in setting business objectives, plans, KPI’s along with realistic target and budgets to
establish a result-focused environment with precise performance parameters.
• Prioritizing and allocating resources, reviewing programs/ service delivery; identifying and recommending improvements to
ensure operational quality and performance excellence.
• Actively involved in team meetings, presenting reports on business activities, performance, opportunities as well as issues with
build in measurable contingency plans.
Production Line Manager 2006 - 2008
Procter & Gamble, Jeddah – Saudi Arabia
Key Responsibilities:
• Customized production plans in alignment with organization’s marketing/ sales goals, monitored production operations by
establishing plans, budgets, resource allocation and result management with high levels of efficiency and effectiveness.
• Embedding an optimum production function by assigning workers, creating/-implementing production schedules for production
line of Pampers under Production line #13.
• Organized and allocated resources, fostered efficient use of materials, machines and personnel for vertical organizational
growth; directed modifications to prevalent processes for profitable site operations.
• Generated an array of production reports periodically, established trends, identified deviations from forecasts and recommended
turnkey solutions to maintain optimum balance demand and supply.
• Monitored processes/procedures, and production systems to ensure that they comply with the highest standards in health/safety
regulations and legal requirements in addition to organizational policies and methodologies.
Operation Manager/ Production Engineer/ Design Engineer 2002 - 2006
Amiantit, Jeddah – Saudi Arabia
Designation Chronology:
• 2004 – 2006: Operation Manager
• 2003 – 2004: Production Engineer
• 2002 – 2003: Design Engineer
Joined the organization as Design Engineer and moved up the career meriting multiple promotions up till the position of Operation
Manager through exceptional performance
Highlights:
• Recognized as a consistent performer and merited promotions with roles of increasing authorities and responsibilities along with
Letters of Appreciations from seniors as follows:
- Symbolized as MR and played a strategic role in acquiring ISO 9000 certification
- Reputed as efficient engineer by Plant Manager for smooth and efficient administration of plant operations
- Acknowledged for achieving monthly sales target of newly established plant (APPSCO)
Key Responsibilities as Operation Manager:
• Managed production operations including people, resources and equipment, applied controls and work procedures for increased
productivity, reduced costs and enhanced operational efficiency.
• Expedited a variety of operational processes, assisted management in developing short/ long term production strategies,
monitored performance and implemented improvements to ensure quality of production.
• Administered daily production functions that include procurement of raw-materials, organizing labor and ascertaining
operational readiness of production equipment/ machineries in conformance to health, safety and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities as Production Engineer:
• Developed plans for scheduling production operations as per job-sheet provided to meet production schedules; recommended
measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of production.
• Served as an escalation point for production issues/ bottlenecks; devised solutions in line with organizational policies to achieve
and maintain superiority of production operations.
Key Responsibilities as Design Engineer:
• Developed mechanical layouts, models and blue prints in accordance with client requirements, while stating technical/
conceptual specifications and presenting the same to senior management for approval and subsequent production.
• Optimized a variety of mechanical concepts/ theories including CAD to conceptualize new product designs and existing product
engineering improvements
4. AZZAM MAGBOUL
Saudi Arabia • + 966 557111162 • magboulz@yahoo.com
Production Development Engineer 2000 - 2002
Aircraft Accessories & Components Co., Jeddah – Saudi Arabia
Highlights:
• Received accolades from TACOM (US manufacturer of Tanks M1A2) and Royal Saudi Land-Force
• Acknowledged by Ministry of Defense & Aviation under The Sword Project
Key Responsibilities:
• Engineered new production lines for TANKS M1A2 by leveraging strong technical and mechanical acumen with keen emphasis
on maintaining quality, costs and high technical standards for production.
• Devised production plans/ programs and schedules with key emphasis on time, resource and costs. Provided overall evaluation
and control with regular supervision of production activities to enhance productivity, quality and profitability.
• Supervised work of production staff and/ or sub-contractors, validated conformance to specifications including quality, cost and
time-plan. Proactively identified potential risks/ bottle-necks and undertook actions to counter the same.
EDUCATION
King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Mechanical Engineering (2000) GPA 2.9/4
- Received “Letter of Appreciation” from Unilever Arabia/ KFUPM for being Squash Referee
- Acknowledged for participating in 4’th Sports Tournament for all GCC Universities
- Bestowed with Certificate of Honors for displaying academic excellence in certain semesters
Professional Development:
• 2014: MBA in Leadership & Management Masterclass (Kingston International Limited)
• 2011: PE Blown Film – Application & Processing by SABIC
• 2010: PE Bimodal Pipes – Advantages & Applications by SABIC
• 2010: Mind Mapping Skills (LOGIC Management Consulting)
• 2010: Facilitation Skills (Meirc Training & Consulting)
• 2009: Negotiation Skills (Meirc Training & Consulting)
• 2007: Time Management (P & G)
• 2007: New Hire College (P & G)
• 2007: Quality Assurance – Key Elements Course (P & G)
• 2007: People & Communication Skills (P & G)
• 2007: Memo Writing (P & G)
• 2007: Global Application Trainer (P & G)
• 2006: Certificate of Recognition (International Beach Clean-up with Desert Sea Divers)
• 2005: ISO 14001:2004 Awareness (FAHSS/ TUV)
• 2005: Rescue Diver (PADI)
• 2004: Supervisory Safety (Amiantit – Saudi Arabia)
• 2004: Advance Open Water Diver (PADI)
• 2004: Control of Hazardous Energy LOTO (Amiantit – Saudi Arabia)
• 2003: Certified Auditor/ Lead Auditor – ISO 9000:2000 by iQ Management Systems
• 2003: ISO 9001:2000 Awareness Training Program (Environmental Consulting Bureau)
• 2003: Job Hazards Analysis, Safe Chemical Handling (Amiantit – Saudi Arabia)
• 2003: Process Expert Professional Awareness Training Program (Environmental Consulting Bureau)
• 2003: Occupational Health Hazards, Emergency Response Planning, Accident Investigation (Amiantit – Saudi Arabia)
• 2001: Professional Responsibility in Practice of Engineering (University of Missouri Rolla USA & King Saud University)
• 1999: Cooperative Education Program on Mechanical Engineering (Aircraft Accessories & Components Company)
• 1999: Job Search & Interviewing (Unilever Arabia/ KFUPM Seminar Series)
• 1998: Statistical Concepts & Methods (Jordanian University – Amman)
• 1998: Open Water Diver (PADI)
• 1994:3B Lower Intermediate English Course (The British Council)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Nationality: Saudi Arabia
• Date of Birth: 01/06/1978
• Marital Status: Married