Shahid A. Khan
Annandale,VA
Summary
Dynamic Executive with 30 years of C-Level experience, helping organizations reach their full potential. Adept in making key decisions and working with other professionals to achieve goals and solve problems. Experienced in managing employee and community programs, and dedicated to successfully directing business operations. An inspiring and passionate leader with 30 years experience in managing the operations, business development and service delivery. Also provided consultancies to the Industry, Private Sector and Development Sector in policy matters and development of strategies. Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills to push first rate performance. Highly organized and have demonstrated ability to work under stress to meet deadlines, while ensuring accuracy and quality outputs. Have proven experience in product & system development and implementation; cost reduction while ensuring high quality. Participated in diversified initiatives including infrastructure design process, operational management and re-organization of resources Proficient to operate MS Word, Excel and Power Point
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Two Star Razak Mining
Lahore
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Copper Exploration, Mining and extraction company
- Acquired a 250 acre lease in the mountainous region of the country
- Identified 3 different sites for extraction of High grade copper ore
- Started the mining and extraction of high grade copper ore from one site
- Instituted quality control measures post extraction to improve the percentage recovery of high grade copper from the ore
- Lab testing instituted for each batch of production so as to adhere to strict quality parameters as required by the customers
- Took production to approx 40 tons per day of high grade copper ore with an average recovery between 6%-8%
- Directly oversaw a staff of over 30 people
- Sales for the first 6 months stand over $3,0 million dollars
- Work has started on the next two sites with plans to enhance production for all combined sites to over 150 tons per day.
Sole Proprietor
Pak Minerals
Lahore
03.2019 - 08.2022
- Set up a Himalayan Rock Salt Exploration, Mining, and Extraction company at 3 different sites across the country
- Managed a team of heavy excavators, loaders and Dumpers at each site
- Managed logistics for the transport of the finished products to destinations across the country
- Instituted Quality control measures along with Daily Lab Tests for each shipment in order to adhere to the parameters established by the customers
- Provided Export quality Himalayan Rock Salt Lumps to Vendors for further value addition in the form of Industrial / Edible Salt and Rock Salt Figurines
- Took production to approx 100 tons per day per site
- Managed to improve the quality of the product from 85% purity to 99% purity
- Directly oversaw a staff of over 75 people
- Sales for the first year were recorded at US $ Seven Hundred and fifty thousand
- Started a state of the art Edible Salt Production Plant in conjunction with a partner for export Purposes.
Sole Proprietor
Pak Gypsum
Lahore
08.2009 - 02.2019
- Started my own Gypsum Mining, Extraction and Processing Company
- Identified different Mining Leases with high quality Gypsum in several different parts of the country
- Set up fully vertical setups of Mining, Extraction and Crush plants at 4 different sites across the country
- Managed heavy excavators, loaders, Dumpers at each site and a fleet of 15 Trawlers to transport the finished products to the port
- Instituted Quality control measures along with Daily Lab Tests for each shipment in order to adhere to the parameters established by the customers
- Exported the Crushed / Sized Gypsum to India for the manufacturing of Cement
- Took production to approx 800 tons per day or 20,000 tons per month
- Managed to improve the quality of the product from 75% purity to 90% purity
- Directly oversaw a staff of over 100 people
- Took sales from US $ Five Hundred thousand per year to over $ 3,000,000 per year
- Started a Gypsum Powder plant for the use of Agriculture in the last year of operation and successfully started the sale of Powder as well.
Consultant
Matrox Consultancy
Lahore
08.2006 - 07.2009
- Ran a Consultancy which specialized in Apparel manufacturing and Marketing
- Clients were existing manufacturing Plants which required up gradation of Technical along with Management and Procedural Deficiencies
- Worked with client to assess business progress and identify problems and shortcomings
- Conducted data analysis to understand problems
- Outlined problem areas and created real solutions
- Effectively communicated complex information to clients
- Created measurable benefits for the company, and provided employees with long lasting tools for growth
- Turned loss making enterprises into Profitable concerns with short spans of time
- Achieved high levels of success in productivity along with quality and achieved measurable results in Cost cutting and Profitability targets.
Director of Operations
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
Lahore
08.1998 - 06.2006
- Oversaw the manufacturing, purchasing and sales activities; monitored revenue margins, oversaw employee productivity, identified and targeted areas that required specialization, managed the procurement processes, reviewed financial information, adjusted operational budgets, evaluated overall performance by interpreting data and metrics; and ensured that the organization ran as per legalities
- Directed day to day operations
- Established and maintained procedures that maximized productivity and reduced costs and monitored and reviewed company's KPI's
- Increased capacity of production by 20% while reducing unnecessary cost and improved high quality standards
- Increased revenue from $ 8 million to $20 million and profits to 1 million dollars.
Marketing Head
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
Lahore
08.1996 - 06.1998
- Managed a team of marketing professionals to ensure the success of marketing campaigns
- Developed the R&D Dept in conjunction with the sampling Team for more innovative fabrics and apparel products
- Introduced diverse printing and embroidery techniques into the product line, which led to higher per value sales prices
- Put forth carefully planned strategies to improve company business and overcome weaknesses
- Effectively managed a variety of vendors ranging from the Gap, Target Corp, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Levi's Corp, AMC, etc
- Analyzed past marketing initiatives and revamped the company's marketing efforts to retain relationships with existing clients, while developing new relationships to attract potential clients
- Brought the Lead time for new order booking down from 120 days to 90 days
- Per Unit average Sales price increased by 30% due to innovations in fabrics, finishes and the addition of printing and embroidered apparel
- Oversaw a team of 25 people.
Head of Fabric Division
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
Lahore
08.1994 - 07.1996
- Oversaw the Fabric Manufacturing facility for the mill, from the procurement of the desired quality yarn to the knitting, dyeing and finishing of the fabric along with meeting the desired Production and quality control parameters desired
- Oversaw the expansion of the Knitting Division from 2 Circular Knitting Machines to 10 Machines
- Furthermore a team was developed to access third party Knitters to match production requirements beyond in-house capacity
- Involved of the development of different fabrics for R&D Division with an emphasis on innovative fabrics
- Managed the Fabric Dyeing and Finishing Department
- Oversaw the expansion of the Dyeing Plant from 1200 kg per day to over 5000 kg per day
- Was involved in the setting up of Poly-Cotton High Pressure Dyeing Process allowing the mill to expand into Fleece Fabrics
- The Finishing plant was taken from a basic Tumble Drying system to an Open Width Fabric Stenter Process for greater Fabric Quality control and finish
- A fully compliant Lab was setup for independent quality testing to ensure strict quality parameters were met for bulk fabric production and finishing
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- Directly oversaw a staff of over 200 people.
Head of Garment Division
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
Lahore
08.1992 - 07.1994
- Made Head of Garment Production
- Oversaw expansion of the Garment divisions production from 50,000 units per month to 150,000 units per month with an addition of two more Sewing units,
- Oversaw the addition of Printing and Embroidery facilities for value addition to the Garment division during this time
- Improved Acceptable Quality levels (AQL) from AQL 4 to AQL 2.5
- Worked with brands such as Target stores, Wal Mart, JC Penney, the Gap, etc during this time and met with over 97% on time deliveries
- Directly oversaw a staff of over 500 people.
Apparel Production Manager
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
Lahore
08.1991 - 07.1992
- Served as a Sewing Unit Production Manager for a Knitwear Apparel Manufacturing factory,
- Managed all aspects of Production Planning, Cutting, Stitching, Finishing, and Packing Department
- Introduced Time and Motion studies in the sewing lines to improve productivity by over 50% and took production from 25,000 units per month to over 50,000 units per month within one year, without sacrificing on quality standards
- Directly oversaw a staff of approximately 150 people.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Lahore American School
Batchelors of Commerce - undefined
Hailey College, Punjab University
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Multi Tasking Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Project Management Skills
Languages
Urdu
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Director
Two Star Razak Mining
06.2021 - 09.2022
Sole Proprietor
Pak Minerals
03.2019 - 08.2022
Sole Proprietor
Pak Gypsum
08.2009 - 02.2019
Consultant
Matrox Consultancy
08.2006 - 07.2009
Director of Operations
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
08.1998 - 06.2006
Marketing Head
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
08.1996 - 06.1998
Head of Fabric Division
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
08.1994 - 07.1996
Head of Garment Division
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
08.1992 - 07.1994
Apparel Production Manager
Amira Textiles (Pvt) Ltd
08.1991 - 07.1992
High School Diploma - undefined
Lahore American School
Batchelors of Commerce - undefined
Hailey College, Punjab University
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