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Ken Fareid Ali C.E.T. 77 Parkwoods Village Drive Suite 408 Toronto, Ont. M3A 2Y3 416.627.

4623 POSITION APPLIED FOR: EDUCATION: SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY, Toronto Diploma in Electronics Certified Engineering Technician (OACETT) Certificate in Alternate Dispute Resolution (Negotiation, Mediation and Arbi tration) Local Area Network Administration (Novell System) ADDITIONAL COURSES: Successfully Completed Ground School for Private Pilot + 35 Hours Flying Crown Law as it applies to the Canadian Government Contract Law (Seneca College) Corporate Law (Seneca College) Litigation (Seneca College) Real Estate Law (Seneca College) Studies in Negotiation Skills (Corporate Training a" Sheridan College) Studies in Time Management (Corporate Training a" Sheridan College) Defense Acquisition University (Continuing Education a" On Line - 2001 to Prese nt) PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: July 2010 a" Current A.C.E. Consulting a" Contracting Officer Reviews Open Solicitations and responds to the ones that are a fit for the Orga nization Responds with an RFP/RFQ to the Manufacturer of the component(s) for a Price an d Delivery (OEM). Ensures that all due Diligence is undertaken so compliance to terms and condit ions are met All Commercial / Military clauses are reviewed for compliance with Regulations Nov 2009 a" July 2010 Propharm / Project Coordinator - Deployment Coordinated all efforts internal and external involving human resources and inv entory/equipment to ensure a smooth transition of all installs at Propharm Indep endent Stores across Canada Ensured Training (Nexxsys) Dispensary and POS were coordinated with Propharm Cu stomers (Drug Store Owners and Personnel) Scheduled, Assigned and Tracked these Activities and Closed out the Assigned Ta sks when completed. Task/Incident Activities were tracked using the Remedy Softw are Program Working knowledge of Point of Service / Sales (POS) Cash Register System - Fr ont End Dec 2008 a" Dec 2009 Guelph University at Humber / Invigilator a" Stud ent Exams Monitored University Students Exams for any Academic Misconduct Oct 2008 a" Nov 2008 Saint Elizabeth Health Care / Telecom Department Setup a System for Merging and Sorting Excel Files in very large Workbooks- usi ng V/H Lookup Formulas Verified Organizations Phone Billing Accounts and verifying that phone / pager Scheduler

numbers were active and billed properly All inactive numbers were sorted and forwarded to the phone / pager companies f or Deletion Set up a System to have this done using Excel with approximately 30 Spreadsheet s in a Workbook

Page 2 Jun 2008 a" Oct 2008 Merangue International Limited / Purchasing Tracked and Verified all Shipments coming from the Orient were on time Ensured all shipments were delivered to the organizations warehouse on time by the trucking companies after rail pickup On a daily basis ensured all OBLs (Original Bills of Lading) were received and forwarded to the Steam Ship Lines to release Cargo content and verified as per M anifest All partial shipments had to be recorded and the remainder were assigned a revi sed delivery date and Tracked for Timeliness from the Orient Jan 2008 a" Jun 2008 Acklands Grainger - Contracts / Customer Renewa ls Entailed having access to their Customer Database and ensuring that all Custome r Renewals pushed out 2 months ahead of schedule Reviewed for accuracy the Contractual Purchases Obligations as per Management Instructions Contracts were sent to the Purchasing Manager(s) responsible for their respecti ve Customer Accounts ensuring on Time / Early Renewal Sep 2007 - Jan 2008 GPX / Dynamic Tire Corp a" Logistics Department Tracked their Container Shipments from China, after disembarking at ports acros s the US and Canada Verified on a Daily basis that containers were loaded onto trains across the US and Canada Coordinated Assignment of Pickup Numbers to Truckers Ensured all Shipments arrived on Schedule and on Time Apr 2007 a" Sep 2007 OPERATED OWN BUSINESSa" Bidding on US Government S olicitations. Department of Defense. Continued a Sole Proprietor Business responding to Solicitations that were sent to me by the Government that my company was eligible to bid on. Familiar with t he ITAR Provisions as per U.S. Government Feb 2007 a" Apr 2007 Highland Transport a" Pricing Coordinator Reviewed all customer billing entered were accurate and payments received timel y eg Mileage travelled, Fuel surcharge, Border fees and Accommodation for and fr om their Truckers. Used Excel to set up this information in easier accessible Spreadsheet Nov 2006 a" Feb 2007 Victaulic Canada a" Production Clerk Using the Visual Manufacturing Ordering System- Scheduled work for the Prod uction Floor i.e.: Quantities to be built as per production run Ensured On-Time Deliveries were met. If late, revised schedule was forwarde d to the Account Manager All work orders were submitted to the production floor on a timely basis

On a daily basis ensured that the Leveling of Work were in line with Produc tion and Sales Aug 2006 a" Nov 2006 Nortel Networks a" Finance Department Sorted and Validated Account Information, placing them in aToolkitsa for th e Auditors a" Ernst & Young and Deloitte Touch Verified and Approved before filing with the SEC a" under the Sarbanes Oxle y Act Jan 2006 a" Aug 2006 OPERATED OWN BUSINESS a" Bidding on US Governmen t Solicitations. Department of Defense Started own business a" Sole Proprietorship. Started responding to Governme nt Solicitations. Registered Business with the CCR, DUN & Bradstreet and obtaine d NATO Cage Code Aug 2005 a" Jan 2006 LUXELL TECHNOLOGIES INC, Toronto, Ontario a" Program M anagement Project Coordinator / Planner / Liaising with Program Managers Compiled and prepared Delivery Schedules as a Snap-Shot View for Upper Manage ment to track the progress of Production ensuring on time deliveries Other duties included aid to Purchasing / Procurement in locating Suppliers for immediate procurement of long lead items decreasing turn-around time for manufa cturing. Used the ERP Ordering / Inventory System Collected and Disseminated Engineering Design information for Configuration Con trol for the Arrows Program, Toronto, CANADA Working knowledge of the Primavera Project Scheduling as well as Microsoft Proj ect

Page 3 2001-Aug 2005 HOME DEPOT CANADA, Toronto, Ontario Sales Associate - Partime Employed as a Sales Associate in a local Home Depot Store. Assisted customers i n obtaining the right product for their project needs. Educated in Product Knowledge with the Pr oducts Suppliers 1994 - 2001 oronto, HONEYWELL CANADA (MILITARY AFTERMARKET), T

Ontario - Contract Administrator / Aerospace Technician Administered and Negotiated all aspects of Government Contracts, (Aftermarket C anadian, U.S. and Foreign) a US$8.5 Million account Signing Authority of US$2 Million for Honeywell Canada Negotiated with the Government to waiver penalties for late deliveries in excha nge for a 2 week turn-around-time to ship delinquent items thus saving Honeywell $8,000.00 annually Negotiated with the Government to purchase Honeywellas product in quantities at best price, thus reducing inventory in house by US$ 5,000.00 Coordinated and liaised with Marketing, Production, Planning, Pricing, Engineer ing (Design and Process), Configuration Control, Quality Assurance and Procureme nt to ensure all activities were proceeding according to work plan Effective in Facilitating, Communicating and Liaising between Management and th e Project Team. (Program Management) 1982-1993 LITTON SYSTEMS CANADA, Toronto, Ontario (Now L-3 Communications-Canadian Electronic Systems). Project Coordinator (Program Management)

Engineering Technologist (Test Equipment Engineering) Test Technician (Systems Test) Tested, Troubleshot and Repaired Avionic Navigation Systems, used in both Comme rcial and Military Aircraft Coordinator on a Technology Transition Team for the CF-18 Aircraft Display Syst ems from California Developed technical and economical analysis (forecasted possible business for t he coming year) and made recommendations to upper management considering: cost a nd budget factors, technical specifications, scheduling and planning Assessed the impact of various activities in the project schedule and made appr opriate adjustments (recovery schedule being communicated to the customer) Prepared Avionic Systems Test Procedures for Production Testing and Sale of Nav igation and Display Systems OVERALL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: Accessed the Canadian Supply and Services MERX website daily for any applicable Business Solicitations Reviewed Solicitations for any Special Provisions / Requirements in Manufacturi ng, Assembly, and Testing as per Government request Responded to Government Solicitations, ensuring that all the applicable FAR,DFA R,AFFAR clauses were addressed and created a Template(s) and forwarded to the OE M for Price and Delivery Request Information Prepared and answered RFQas (Request for Quotation) and RFPas (Request for Prop osal) on an ongoing basis (U.S. and Canadian Military) Working knowledge of the ERP / MRP Ordering / Inventory System Submitted and prepared Monthly Status Reports to DCMAmericas and the Canadian C ommercial Corporation on the progress of Military Contracts (Aftermarket, U.S. a nd Canadian Government) Coordinator on a Technology Transition Team for the CF-18 Aircraft Display Syst ems and the Power Management Generation Systems for the Gulfstream Executive Air craft. Succeeded in resuming production testing within 1 week turn-around-time following receipt of Test Equipment in house for both Programs Responded on an on-going basis to customer inquiry for progress report or contr act acceleration Developed technical and economical analysis (forecasted possible business for t he coming year) and made recommendations to upper management considering: cost a nd budget factors, technical specifications, scheduling and planning (Aftermarke t). Assessed the impact of various activities in the project schedule and made appr opriate adjustments (recovery schedule being communicated to the customer) Prepared Avionic Systems Test Procedures for Production Testing and Sale of Nav igation and Display Systems Entering, Editing, Maintaining Financial Controls in the NICAT System. A System designed by Nortel to comply with the Sarbanes Oxley Act AFFILIATION: Member - The Ontario association for Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

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