Hani Noshi
Houston
Summary
Experienced Continuous Improvement executive with more than twenty-five (25) years’ experience in consulting and industry across the Upstream and Downstream Petroleum value chains. Advised management at Fortune 500 companies while driving strategy development, change management, and operational excellence to improve profitability and organizational effectiveness. Looking for an opportunity to lead a team and create value for an innovative and inclusive organization. I love working with organizations on deploying Continuous Improvement and Lean Transformation to improve performance and delivery. I am excited with the idea of connecting people with the right resources, skills, and information; and helping in the development of innovative solutions to meet projects & business goals. I hold an MBA from the University of Chicago with highest honors, and master’s and bachelor’s degree in mechanical Engineer with distinction. I am also a certified Master Black Belt and Lean Sensei.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Program Manager
Microsoft
05.2022 - Current
- Championed several transformational initiatives across Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) to drive cost and schedule optimization for Data Center (DC) Build programs.
- Identified 138 DC projects with 6.2 GW scope of deployment from FY25 through FY28 with 1.5 months of schedule predictability impact on OKRs. Implementation underway on 20+ DC Build projects.
- Obtained SVP level approval for 5 FTEs through a 48X ROI business case that demonstrated 1.5 months of schedule acceleration across the DC portfolio, major win for DC Construction globally.
- Instrumental in setting up the Integrated Business Planning scope and initiatives, that was endorsed by SVP for implementation across EPC. Initiatives spanned demand and supply planning through Sales & Operational Execution (S&OE) rhythm of business.
Global Project Manager
BHP
Texas
05.2017 - 05.2022
- Led and set up a new global PMO team that extracted significant value from key capital projects globally.
- Mentored and trained a pool of BHP project managers in value optimization techniques to improve net present value of a $6B Capital Project portfolio over a 5-year period.
- Implemented Agile techniques in new Project Delivery across the portfolio accelerating schedule by 20%.
- Coached and trained senior leadership in PM, Agile techniques, and Scrum methodologies.
Director, Continuous Improvement
Halliburton
Texas
02.2016 - 05.2017
- Led several Order to Cash business improvements and technology deployments that resulted in a Return on Investment of 15X and a total estimated cost savings of US$60M to the bottom line.
- Led core supply chain transformations for several functional areas including Sales & Operational Planning, Finance, and Field Logistics Operations.
- Developed and implemented a divisional Continuous Improvement roadmap and project selection methodology.
- Acted as a deployment champion to fully instill the culture of Operational Excellence and embed the mindset.
Senior Manager, Operational Excellence
Accenture Consulting
Global Positions
03.2006 - 02.2016
- Worked with multiple Oil & Gas clients to translate their vision into long-term strategies, while driving step change operational performance improvement that led to north of US$200M annually of productivity savings.
- Deployed Supply Chain transformation initiatives around Inventory Management, Logistics Network Optimization, Procurement spend optimization, S&OP, and Strategic Sourcing.
- Led a large-scale engagement for Oil Supermajor to merge and streamline their Trading and Supply organizations.
- Implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to transform the Energy trading platform and landscape for an Oil & Gas Supermajor.
- Led core digital transformations for several Energy Clients in multiple functional areas including subsurface reservoir optimization, facilities design, and drilling and completions.
- Led core business Lean Six Sigma transformations and full Operating System implementation for several Oil & Gas clients.
- Mentored and trained 500+ Lean Six Sigma black belts while driving the Continuous Improvement transformational roadmap over 3 years.
- Executed 100+ Kaizen events that leveraged Shingo VSM, Shanin methodologies, 5S, Kanban management that resulted in US$5M in annual savings.
- Master Black Belt, Lean Master, and PMI Agile certified.
Lead Engineer and Black Belt
General Electric Energy
01.2000 - 03.2006
- Led New Product Introduction program for GE Gas Turbine equipment from conceptual phases to product release, while reducing product complexity and reducing time to market by 30%.
- Applied Lean, Design to Cost, Design for Manufacturability, & Design for Reliability (DFR) tools to process / product optimizations for a US$40M product.
- Led cross-functional quality team, while reducing manufacturing cycle time by 3X and optimizing product workflow via Lean transformation methodologies.
- Led several Lean initiatives, reliability, & serviceability improvements to improve delivery processes.
- Improved Power Plant uptime, reliability, & serviceability by improving spare parts / service delivery processes.
- Led the development and integration of a new PDM/PLM system based on GE's state-of-the-art QMS standards
- Led & resolved multiple customer escalations at various field sites nationwide using Root Cause Analysis techniques.
- General Electric & American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Black Belt.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Strategy and Finance
University of Chicago (Booth School of Business)
Illinois, USA01.2014
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Gannon University
Pennsylvania, USA01.2001
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
American University
01.1999
Skills
- Operational Excellence
- Lean Transformation
- Change Management
- Engineering and Operations Management
- Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Business Strategy & Process Transformation
- Executive Leadership
- Global cross functional experience across 36 countries
- Operational excellence
- Integration management
- Business analysis
Certification
- Certified Master Black Belt
- Lean Sensei
- General Electric & American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Black Belt
- Master Black Belt, Lean Master, and PMI Agile certified
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Arabic
Full Professional
French
Elementary
Timeline
Principal Program Manager
Microsoft
05.2022 - Current
Global Project Manager
BHP
05.2017 - 05.2022
Director, Continuous Improvement
Halliburton
02.2016 - 05.2017
Senior Manager, Operational Excellence
Accenture Consulting
03.2006 - 02.2016
Lead Engineer and Black Belt
General Electric Energy
01.2000 - 03.2006
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Gannon University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
American University
Master of Business Administration - Strategy and Finance
University of Chicago (Booth School of Business)