Salman Mohammed Abdul

• Launched a new product feature, streamlining the automation of digital art production from musical nodes, engineered the go-to- market strategy, negotiated implementation, and reduced time to market thus boosting a growth of 350%+ over previous quarter. • Engineered a 4-stage partnership workflow, from planning to onboarding, thus achieving the goal of onboarding 1000 top freelance photographers in 2 months and cutting onboarding time by 40%. • Formulated the end-to-end inbound and outbound process flow and onboarded print-on-demand suppliers for digital art production, packaging, shipping and returns.

• Decommissioned the Pack&Ship system at the Charleston (SC) Plant & Warehouse and implemented Oracle Warehouse Management System to optimize the process flow from WIP job creation to Shipping thus reduce system errors by 13%. • Customized Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Application pages for Hot/Cold Testing, Teardown, Pick Drop, Packing and Shipping, effectively reducing the process cycle time of outbound flow of finished goods by 9%. • Handled project responsibilities including requirement gathering, documenting functional & technical specifications, testing scripts and coordinated internal & user acceptance testing.

• Created value stream map and cycle time analysis, thereby implemented Express Pack in 7 busy distribution centers resulting in overall 20% optimization in packing cycles. • Performed inventory migration of the Singapore Hub Warehouse in Oracle ERP with zero budget over-run and 100% pass rate. • Managed a cross-functional team of 15 to constantly maximize efficiency in month-end inventory book closure activities incorporating kaizen (DMAIC, 5whys) techniques to decrease system delivery time by 27% y-o-y. • Collaborated constantly with North American manufacturing/supply chain leaders & stakeholders, provided troubleshooting expertise and technical support for seamless warehouse operations leading to a decline in inflow of incident tickets by 13% y-o-y. • Adopted Agile & Scrum methodologies to manage, track, and deliver 85 change requests across monthly sprints using Atlassian Jira with 100% internal and user acceptance testing demonstrating commitment to continuous improvement of the Oracle ERP. • Handled project responsibilities including requirement gathering, project scheduling, documenting release target timelines, milestones, deliverables, and user testing with an average Customer Satisfaction score of 94% for all projects. • Honored as Best Engineer of the Year for leveraging customer insights and constantly identifying new product and project opportunities during delivery and feedback cycles.

• Led a team of 10 to digitalize the steel trading markets, orchestrated full software development (Saas) process from ideation to launch by running 4-week agile sprints, prioritizing feature backlog, and launching the website in 6 months. • Led the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, ensuring a seamless distribution from vendor to manufacturing. • Executed successful contract negotiations, achieving 15% cost savings on materials, and securing favorable terms with suppliers. • Introduced 3PL logistics strategies, reducing delivery lead times by 20% and improving OTD (On Time Delivery) performance.

• Pioneered design and development of an automotive vehicle to win 7th position in University Rover Challenge, Utah and 1st position at the Indian Rover Challenge by developing roadmap, defining functional specifications, and driving requirements. • Orchestrated work of 27 engineering students, across 4 cross-functional teams, to complete development in 10 months by driving the project through ideation, design, 3d modeling, materials, and manufacturing, ensuring Design for Manufacturability (DFM).

Dual degree: Project Management & Industrial Engineering

Minor in Business Management