Aleem Khalid - consultant

 Having spent his career in sector-leading international organisations, Aleem has developed exceptional breadth and depth across the full portfolio of Quality, Risk, and Business Process Improvement.  Aleem has over 30 years' experience designing, and implementing Quality and Risk Management and Process Improvement frameworks in multinational companies. 

A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Aleem has trained 200+ staff in Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt, and assisted them to complete 50+ improvement projects. 

Aleem has a demonstrated track record in improving customer satisfaction through solving complex problems and improving business processes in multinational companies:

Fujitsu Australia

Quality Lead, NV1 security, Lean Six Sigma, Risk Management and Agile Scrum training provided to 200+ staff & 35 improvement projects successfully completed.

Nokia Telecommunications (based in Finland, UK, Singapore & Australia)

Deputy Head of Global Quality & Processes, and later Head of APAC Quality & Processes.

Global Quality & Processes strategy developed and implemented in Finland, USA, UK, China, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

Improved business processes and saved Nokia $100+ million per year.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Executive Manager – Process Excellence.

Developed & deployed ‘Zero errors, Zero defects’ program, a strategic initiative of CBA, reducing errors by 30%.

Provided coaching for 6 Lean Six Sigma improvement projects that saved CBA $7+ million per year.

Qualifications

• Master of Management, School of Business, Western Sydney University, Australia
• Engineering Management and Communication, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Professional Development

• Lead Auditor/Assessor - QMS ISO9001, EMS ISO14001and OH&S AS/NZ 4801 management systems– SAI Global, Sydney
• Six Sigma Black Belt, DRAKE International, Melbourne
• Master Black Belt – LEAN, Nokia Telecommunications – Global, Finland & UK
• Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving Methodology – Sydney
• Successful Project and Programme Management (Prince2), UK
• Coaching Skills for Managers – Australian Institute of Management, Sydney
• Certified Agile Scrum Master - Agile Scrum Alliance USA
• SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) - USA

Professional Affiliations (past and present)

• Senior Member American Society of Quality, USA
• Fellow Quality Society of Australia
• Qualified Senior Management Consultant – Quality Services of Australia
• Member Agile Scrum Alliance – USA